[ADXA] So, You Working Anyone???

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

I failed to mention that there are currently two DXPeditions to 5H 
Tanzania. The second is the OM7M crew on Pemba Island operating as 
5H4WZ. They are just firing up as well and, as it seems routine these 
days with DXPeditions, did not receive all of their equipment/antennas 
and a big part of it is lost somewhere between Addis Ababa and Zanzibar!

They were on 20 meter CW earlier with a very nice sig and hopefully can 
locate and retrieve the rest of their gear/antennas ASAP.

ZN


On 2020-02-08 11:05, w5zn at w5zn.org wrote:
> The reflector must be refracting rather than reflecting....not much
> traffic!!! Kim and I were out all last week on business so it was gud
> to get back last evening, fire up the rig and get my sanity restored!
> 
> We currently have 5I5TT (and 5I4ZZ on Digi) on from Tanzania 5H. This
> is Silvano and his Italian team who always do a great job. They have a
> noise issue on 160 that appears at night, most likely from the
> lighting system where they are. They're working to resolve it. I did
> manage to work them on 160 last night for #281 on that band.
> 
> The F6KOP French team have fired up from Palestine, E44CC. I only need
> this one on 160 so I'm gunning for them there. They, like 5I5, are
> struggling with severe noise on the low bands. Manu, F8FKI, tells me
> via email they have laid out a BOG in the garden at the hotel where
> they are in hopes of reducing the noise level. Their xmit signal last
> night was excellent, they just couldn't hear anything due to the
> severe noise! They also experienced a storm last night (high wind,
> snow) that damaged some of the antennas. They have repaired what they
> could today and are continuing to get everything back up. I see they
> are now being spotted on several bands so should be OK. I worked them
> on 80 and 40 last night. They had gud sigs and the ops are doing a
> fine job. I saw a few ADXA folks in the pileup last night.
> 
> HU1DL is still on from El Salvador and we have the South Orkney VP8
> DXPedition coming up in about two weeks.
> 
> Let's get in there and get a bunch of ADXA folks in these logs!
> 
> If you missed K5EJ's "DX'ing on a Budget" presentation at our annual
> conference you have another chance to catch it this Thursday night
> (February 13) in Searcy at the North Central Arkansas Amateur Radio
> Service (NCAARS) club meeting. If you want to attend and need
> directions to the meeting location contact me, N5QS, N5QT, N5LKE or
> just about any of the Searcy mafia folks!
> 
> And don't forget our 1st Quarterly Meeting March 7 at the ARRL Delta
> Division Convention and ARVARF-Russellville hamfest. Our program will
> be Bill Priakos, W5SJ on the TX7T DXPedition.
> 
> Turn on your rig......I want to hear more ADXA folks in the
> pileups!!!! There are east coast and W6's that need recalibrated!!!
> :-)))
> 
> 73 Joel W5ZN
> 
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