[ADXA] VK9CZ 160 anybody hear them ?

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

A couple of days ago, about 30 minutes before SR here, I copied one CQ 
sequence and callsigns from them and that was it. The past two mornings 
they have ditched CW and gone exclusively with FT8. This has allowed 
them to work a few more NA.

Yesterday morning they worked a some of the south Texas gang that gets 
some nice prop down there but no one has decoded them any further east 
or north of there. Obviously, not too far east of there is past SR when 
they have SS. I've been listening every possible second. The same thing 
occurred this morning.

Even though we have a gray line a path that overlaps in the morning, it 
really doesn't provide enough darkness of either side to promote prop 
into Arkansas at this time of the year. I base this on the exact 5 
minute period when the Texas boys copy them...it is a very short window 
and they have about another 30 minutes or so of darkness beyond us.

So, no joy here yet on VK9CZ on 160 meters. I was excited just to hear 
them the one morning even if it was super duper short!

I did work ZD7W last night on 160 although they had VERY weak sigs. 
Oliver was on from around 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM local and the east coast 
guys and folks up north in 9 land were copying him very well and working 
him. He was pee weak here and I could just tell he was in there. Just 
when his sig was starting to build he went QRT around 0130z. He came 
back on about 30 minutes before his SR (which is at 0541z, 11:41 PM 
local) and was still very weak but strong enough to copy.

So, I'm looking forward to getting in bed a little earlier tonight. 
Staying up late for ZD7 and getting up early for VK9CZ was wearing me 
out!!!!

Gotta get some rest to get ready for the contest this weekend!

ZN


On 2019-11-19 07:31, EJ wrote:
> Good sigs on other bands considering the path.  Anybody hear em on 160 
> this
> am?  No copy here
> 
> EJ K5EJ