[50mhz] SUMMARY: VK9C and VK9X 6m Results

[Lance Collister, W7GJ]

I have uploaded my log (hopefully with not too many typographical errors) to the 
bottom of my DXpedition web page at:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Indian%20Ocean%202017.htm 
<http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/Indian%20Ocean%202017.htm>

As you can see, VK9CGJ completed 86 6m EME contacts plus one local ground wave 
contact in a total of 28 different DXCC. VK9XGJ completed 106 6m EME contacts plus 
one local ground wave contact in a total of 33 different DXCC.  The QSL cards from 
each DXCC are also shown above each log.

I also updated my CALL3.txt file on my website, to include the new stations I 
contacted from VK9C and VK9X:

http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj/CALL3.txt

I hope to also upload all of the many stations I copied but did not work, along with 
graphs showing the percent of the total contacts made during each moon pass.  For 
that reason, you will see the numbered moon passes in the log.  The first moon pass 
from each DXCC is shown as '0' because neither pass was a complete pass from 
moonrise.  I got on the air as soon as I could, but some of the travel glitches made 
it impossible to start as originally hoped. Nevertheless, full moon pass operation 
took place many days, including during the best weekends for 6m EME.

Certainly, there were factors such as shrinking windows with North America, 
increasing Degradaton and fewer unworked large stations, that caused the decrease in 
activity during the final days of eack operation. However, there were many 6m 
stations currently active on 6m digital modes who were capable of completing contacts 
with my small portable 6m EME station.  I am not sure whether they just didn't know 
about the DXpedition, had too much local noise for 6m weak signal work, simply were 
not interested in working DX on 6m, or perhaps did not have the patience to make a 6m 
EME contact using JT65a mode.  I think the smallest antenna worked was a 6 element 
yagi, so many more capable 6m stations are out there!  Please spread the word to 
other 6m stations who are interested in working DX, and let them know what they are 
missing if they haven't tried 6m EME. There are more 6m EME DXpeditions taking place 
in the near future and now is the time to gear up and be ready!

Finally, thanks again to all the stations who did take the time to read the 
procedures on my web page and get on the air to call me.  It was very hard work on my 
end to repeatedly stay up night after night calling CQ, but it also was very 
fulfilling to be able to hand out an ATNO with virtually every contact ;-)  And it 
was certainly rewarding to complete more contacts than any other previous 6m EME 
DXpedition!  I appreciate your interest and support and hope to give you another rare 
one next year ;-)

GL and DX on the Magic Band!   VY 73, Lance



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Lance Collister, W7GJ(ex WA3GPL, WA1JXN, WA1JXN/C6A, ZF2OC/ZF8, E51SIX, 3D2LR, 5W0GJ, E6M, TX5K, KH8/W7GJ, V6M, T8GJ, VK9CGJ, VK9XGJ)
P.O. Box 73
Frenchtown, MT   59834-0073
USA
TEL: (406) 626-5728
QTH: DN27ub
URL: http://www.bigskyspaces.com/w7gj
Skype: lanceW7GJ
2m DXCC #11/6m DXCC #815

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