[ADXA] VK9CZ 160 anybody hear them ?

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

I believe that tops Dave's story!!!!!!  :-)))

ZN


On 2019-11-20 15:15, Steven Rutledge wrote:
> Here’s my best one.  Moved to Memphis in 96, no tower up.  Heard
> Island on, new one for me.  Found my 30 meter dipole.  Lived in the
> shack for days.  Last day my wife said she’d had it.  I said me too,
> one more try.  Bingo.  It was 10’ over patio.
> 
> Similar, T33BB maybe?  In Detroit, CC R5 vertical, no amp.  Another
> new one, huge piles.  At about 4:30a, made it.
> 
> Have card came with sticky, “last Q.”
> 
> Steve, QQ
> 
>> On Nov 20, 2019, at 1:26 PM, David Norris via ADXA 
>> <adxa at mailman.qth.net> wrote:
>> 
>> Here’s a strategy:
>> 
>> I confirmed this one on 160 CW several years ago - skewed LP, just at 
>> sundown so we might want to give it a listen from the opposite 
>> direction if it lines up in November. The gray line is magic so check 
>> the program.  Listen for the EU pile up. He may be down one from there 
>> and we just might hear him. Expect the unexpected and put ‘em in the 
>> log!
>> 
>> However, the two major differences are that the QSO was in October and 
>> at a very different part of a much better solar cycle. VK9CA was the 
>> call if I remember correctly. Probably the best spot of DX I ever 
>> worked!
>> 
>> That is one tough path from W5!
>> 
>> GL fellows!
>> 
>> 73 ES DX
>> 
>> David A. Norris, K5UZ
>> Director, Delta Division
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Nov 19, 2019, at 9:50 AM, 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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