{"id":7825,"date":"2024-01-15T09:49:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-14T22:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2024\/01\/15\/clock-chimes-from-japan-contact-with-ja0lbe\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T18:01:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T08:01:42","slug":"clock-chimes-from-japan-contact-with-ja0lbe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.homebrewradio.us\/blog\/2024\/01\/15\/clock-chimes-from-japan-contact-with-ja0lbe\/","title":{"rendered":"Clock Chimes from Japan &#8211; Contact with JA0LBE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/E1oijUiIzTs?si=G4hRhIX6XWG4EcAB?rel=0\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"440\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><b>This contact with Masa was a lot of fun. 2300Z January 14, 2024. 15 meters was obviously in great shape. Suddenly I started hearing clock chimes. The sound seemed to be coming from my rig. Then I looked at my watch and realized we were at the top of the hour. Masa-san&#8217;s clock chimes were being picked up by his microphone. The microphone was in his I-pad, which he was using to connect to his ham radio station. Very cool. <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>This email came in from Masa: <\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"gE iv gt\" style=\"background-color: white; color: #222222; cursor: auto; font-family: \"Google Sans\", Roboto, RobotoDraft, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem; padding: 20px 0px 0px;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"cf gJ\" style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; border-collapse: collapse; display: block; font-size: 0.875rem; margin-top: 0px; width: auto;\">\n<tbody style=\"display: block;\">\n<tr class=\"acZ\" style=\"display: flex; height: auto;\">\n<td class=\"gF gK\" style=\"display: block; line-height: 20px; margin: 0px; max-height: 20px; padding: 0px; text-wrap: nowrap; vertical-align: top; width: 699.8px;\">\n<table cellpadding=\"0\" class=\"cf ix\" style=\"border-collapse: collapse; table-layout: fixed; width: 699.8px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"c2\" style=\"display: flex; margin: 0px;\">\n<h3 class=\"iw\" style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: auto; 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u014N:xr6bB; 1:WyIjdGhyZWFkLWE6cjYzOTAzMDU1NTQxMDc5MTAzMDR8bXNnLWY6MTc4ODA3MDQ1ODk2MjA5ODgyMSJd; 4:WyIjbXNnLWY6MTc4ODA3MDQ1ODk2MjA5ODgyMSJd\" style=\"direction: ltr; font-size: 0.875rem; margin: 8px 0px 0px; overflow-x: hidden; padding: 0px; position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"a3s aiL \" id=\":pr\" style=\"direction: initial; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: small; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: 1.5; overflow: auto hidden; position: relative;\">\n<div dir=\"auto\"><b>Hello Bill<\/b><\/p>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Thank you very very much for your Email attached the video of our QSO.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Your homemade transceiver is working excellent! I was very surprised to watch the video. I checked transmitting of your equipment is very good this morning. And this evening I understood receiving was also very very good. Congratulations on your homemade equipment.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>I have tried remote operation for several months. But I\u2019m afraid my transmitting is not good.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Thanks for your video, I could tell following things. Thank you so much l appreciate it.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>My remote signal has almost no blinking up,I felt.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>There are about 2 seconds latency on my transmitting.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Most important thing I realize is English conversation over the phone is very difficult for me. I need to learn intonation and pronunciation of English much more.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Again thank you very much for your Email,I appreciate it.<\/b><\/div>\n<div><b><br \/><\/b><\/div>\n<div><b>Have a nice day. And good night from Japan.<br \/>73!<br \/><\/b><\/p>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><b>JA0LBE, Masa in NAGANO<\/b><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This contact with Masa was a lot of fun. 2300Z January 14, 2024. 15 meters was obviously in great shape. Suddenly I started hearing clock chimes. The sound seemed to be coming from my rig. Then I looked at my watch and realized we were at the top of the hour. 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