[ADXA] VK9CZ 160 anybody hear them ?

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

The one sequence I heard was direct path NW. I haven't heard a peep, and 
neither has anyone else, from the skewed path SW.

ZN


On 2019-11-19 11:40, EJ wrote:
> Thanks info.  I couldn't hear ZD7 earlier and didn't stay up for their
> sunrise.  May try that if he is on again. Kind of surprised he didn't 
> have
> better signal.  Other signals from that part of the world like 9G2HO 
> and
> 5T5PA have been good
> 
> What direction did the VK9 peak? Wasn't sure if he was on skewed path
> 
> Yes, there were some really good Euro signals last night.  YL2SM was
> especially loud here
> 
> 73
> 
> EJ
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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> Subject: Re: [ADXA] VK9CZ 160 anybody hear them ?
> 
> I forgot to add that, while ZD7W was very weak on 160 meters last night 
> the
> prop to EU was fabulous. Very very good.
> 
> ZN
> 
> 
> On 2019-11-19 08:50, w5zn at w5zn.org wrote:
>> 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
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