Remote from 200’ Below English Channel

KY6LA_Howard

Over the years I have remoted my Flex from 28 countries and lots of strange places like running across the beach at Mt Athos.SV/A or from airplanes at 40,000’ But today I did one for the record books I was on the Eurostar Train from London to Paris this afternoon when I decided to try making a QSO via SmartLink using SSDR for iOS on my iPad I called CQ on 20M SSB and quickly got a response.. I was about 200’ under the English Channel traveling at over 200MPH Then I went to FT8. Again Q’s. Thank you Flex and Marcus. This issooo Cool.

WA2SQQ

You know, I've got a new iPad and the new software on my 6500. I think you finally convinced me to get the app and join the movement!

Clay N9IO

Now that IS cool.

Steve W6SDM

And there aren't any bubbles on the panadapter.  Fantastic!

Jay - AJ6AZ

I love that.

Jim Gilliam

What a wonderful story!!! Thank you so much for sharing!

Jim, K6QE

Geoff

Trains don't travel at 200mph in the tunnel!

k3Tim

Really neat feat!

Jeff

Good point!  Within the Channel Tunnel, a reduced speed of 160 kilometres per hour (100 mph) applies for safety reasons.

Bob G W1GLV

oops, howar.d

k0eoo

wasn't he saying 200 feet below the channel not 200mph....

Geoff

No. 200' under the channel at over 200mph!

Pat W5VY

All that is cool Howard but, were you standing on your head?
73,
Pat - W5VY

Mike VE3CKO

One cool fish finder.

k0eoo

Yeah, you're right, missed that part....

Peter K1PGV

iPad in a plastic bag to keep it from getting wet, I assume? :-) Peter K1PGV

KY6LA_Howard

it was dry inside the train but I did use a plastic bag over the iPad when I was on the Zodiac landing in Mt Athos in Sept 2015

KY6LA_Howard

BTW... I stand corrected

Along the current route of the Eurostar service, line speeds are 320 kilometres per hour (200 mph) except within the Channel Tunnel, where a reduced speed of 160 kilometres per hour (100 mph) applies for safety reasons ( Mainly due to lower quality British Rail Construction.)

Either way it was still the deepest and fastest I have ever done a QSO on Land(/) albeit I have done QSO at 600 MPH @ 40,000' flying from San Diego to Dayton and 200MPH @10,000' flying to Visalia.

Flex just makes it so easy.

Reggie

How do you do FT8 using your iPad?

Reggie

KY6LA_Howard

I use parallels access emote desktop for FT8.

Reggie

Thanks.  I was hoping there was a new FT8 app that worked with SSDR for iOS.