[ADXA] FW: Rick and ADXA

Wed Apr 6 08:20:06 EDT 2016

Way to go guys.heard him last night on 30 meters but just too weak on R7 and
FT857D, barefoot.  I will try agn tonight, but look out this summer when we
are back and  I FINALLY  have a gain antenna and some wires above 30' :)

73,

Bill, W5SJ

Bill Priakos

19417 Gulf Boulevard

Indian Shores, FL 33785

Cell: 479.461.8368

From: ADXA [mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of hamop1
Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 12:56 AM
To: ADXA list <ADXA at mailman.qth.net <mailto:ADXA at mailman.qth.net> >
Subject: [ADXA] Rick and ADXA

Rick:

     Problem with VK0 is they decided to NOT go to the second spot which had
clear shot to west and middle USA. So entire team will stay at current site.
The current site of op has a mountain blocking USA except for east coast.
That is why so many K1-K4 are getting thru on high bands. Due to GCB
headings, a lot more K8 and K9 are getting thru than K5, unless one has a
great antenna system. 

     My beam at 38 feet has not heard a dot or dash or word on 24, 18 or 21
and for sure 28mc,  and I have listened religiously each morning from 1100Z
until 1400Z, including this morninng. NIL ... And I have changed receive
freqs every 20-30 seconds to the ones showing activity. Wearing paint off
the  pushbuttons on the 7600. hi

Glad you and Dennis got the FT4JA all OK! Good.  I just changed my 40m
sloper from due east to about 70 degrees to see if any improvement and heard
him a bit better tonight on 40 at about 0230-0300Z. Weak and the impossible
DQRM as usual. Am glad the ARRL and FCC have agreed to reinstall CW to the
license requirements and perhaps in a few years things will improve,
especially if some of the Extra and Generals lose their license due to not
taking the code test. 

    My sloper on 40m was lucky to work the VK0 despite being east and not
SSE at 154 degrees. I got lucky but still no RTTY for ATNO and no 24/18 for
ATNO bands..  The east coast guys should feel VERY fortunate to have worked
so many band modes compared to mid and west USA. Rick and Joel have done
very well on the low bands, 160 and 80m and did us proud here in Arkansas.
hi hi  Thought about getting one of the helium filled balloons like car lots
use, string up a long wire about 150-200 feet high and feed at ground level,
hoping not to deflate the balloon and then the wire falls into power lines
around my house. Uggg and sure death likely to all my equipment.... Oh, low
SSN and flux have hurt the Heard Island efforts to offset poor antenna
locations for getting to mid USA.... It is what it is, Rick...

San    Gotta run to bed ...

From: Richard Harris 

Sent: Tuesday, April 05, 2016 11:20 PM

To: adxa at mailman.qth.net <mailto:adxa at mailman.qth.net>  ; Rick ; George 

Subject: [ADXA] FT4JA

Like Dennis, I got thru to FT4JA on 30m cw at 0415 with my 100w and 

dipole. Great op on that end.... Nice... ATNO.  Still haven't even heard

the VK0..... Rick AI5P

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