[ADXA] China on 6m?

[Steven Rutledge]

Stories.  Got my first beam up in MI, TH5.  Worked DXCC plus more on CC R5 vertical.  I am a CW op, prop was good, 10 F2 starting to happen.

My pals left and I started tuning on 10 with TS-830, I miss that receiver.  Anyway, at about .650 I hear station calling CQ.  I called him, QTH “Bird Island.”  Not sure where that was but VP8 call.  I got on DX repeater and told K8NA.  He exclaimed “that’s South Georgia!” 

When I went back to the freq, it was a giant hetrodyne.

Another time in R7 there was T33 op.  I tried for days on CW, no amp.  I got up in middle of night last day, worked him.  Cats came with note, “last QSO.”

Finally, arrived in Memphis, 96, no antennas.  Heard Island on.  Tossed up 30 meter dipole about ten ‘ off ground.  Almost wore out TS850.  Last day, Sunday, wife said let’s go for walk.  I said I’m going to call one last time and forget it.  Bang!  Good Q.

There is something to be said for perseverance.

Steve, QQ



> On Jun 28, 2019, at 10:53 AM, HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> Hey, when prop is down and nothing of note to work, get on OUR ADXA chat page! HI  Great fun forum full of ideas, etc.
> Gotta run errands.. 73 all,
> san
>  
> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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> From: Jay Bromley
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 10:50 AM
> To: w5zn at w5zn.org; k5ur at aol.com
> Cc: adxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>  
> I bet there are a ton of them we haven’t heard B4  😊
>  
> 73 de jay..
>  
> From: w5zn at w5zn.org <w5zn at w5zn.org> 
> Sent: Friday, June 28, 2019 10:48 AM
> To: k5ur at aol.com
> Cc: ejj at suddenlink.net; jayw5jay at cox.net; adxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>  
> Is it time now to “unzip” and start telling DX stories?????  :-)))
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Jun 28, 2019, at 9:50 AM, Rick Roderick - K5UR - aol address via ADXA <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
> 
> I worked China, BA4SI, and BV also, on 6 meters a few years ago, human to human, none of that digital stuff where you can't hear the station. (hi).
>  
> 73
> Rick - K5UR
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: EJ <ejj at suddenlink.net>
> To: 'Jay Bromley' <jayw5jay at cox.net>; adxa <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Fri, Jun 28, 2019 8:27 am
> Subject: Re: [ADXA] China on 6m?
> 
> Good one.  I saw some west coast guys posted him last night and a VK was copying KA9CFD.  Have to listen this evening to see if they are in there again.  I got in a little later and didn’t hear anything good
>  
> EJ K5EJ
>  
>  
> From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jay Bromley
> Sent: Thursday, June 27, 2019 8:07 PM
> To: adxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [ADXA] China on 6m?
>  
> Guys this seems to be real.  I am pointed in the right direction and printing out BA4SI on 6m FT8.  Even on that mode it is hard for me to believe.  Sadly I don’t have enough power for the BA4 to see me!  ☹
>  
> I was telling Bill K5FUV that I was seeing some countries all over the UK and now in the far east. 
>  
> That does it, the manual on the 7 element M2 is on the bench and been looking at 6m amps, hi.
>  
> BTW, he is a -17 on me right now.  Has been as high as -12
>  
> 73 de jay/w5jay..
>  
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