[ADXA] Massive JA Opening on 6 Meters

Sun Jun 7 13:58:33 EDT 2020

*Oops, typo......  June 19, 2010.*


On 6/7/2020 12:56 PM, Steve Norris wrote:
>
> Rick,
>
> I checked and I did not work any of those grids the other night.
>
> And to add one last comment on bigger openigs.  Besides that June 6, 
> 2006 opening, my best run was Jun 16, 2010.  A little over an hour 
> only, but I worked 40 during the opening.
>
> Steve, W5KI
>
>
>
>
> On 6/7/2020 10:33 AM, Rick Roderick - K5UR - aol address via ADXA wrote:
>> It’s amazing how consistent year to year some of the 6 meter openings 
>> can be, almost to the day, to Europe. Not as much so for JA, but 
>> somewhat, especially the June 4-6 timeframe. Watch June 20-21 for Europe.
>> One of the biggest openings I had to JA was 14 years ago. I started 
>> working JA’s at 2355 on June 5 and stopped 1 hour 28 minutes later at 
>> 0123, June 6. I worked 161 JA’s, close to two per minute for an hour 
>> and half, all on CW. I didn’t look back past 15 years but seems I 
>> recall another opening when I worked 180+ JA’s. That may have been 
>> back in the 80-90’s but I couldn’t find the logs to check as they are 
>> in the attic or out in the shop.
>> For those that worked the recent JA opening, please let me know if 
>> you worked anyone in these four grids:
>> QN04
>> QN05
>> PM62
>> PN92
>> Those are the last grids I need in JA and would like to know calls 
>> signs to look out for.
>> 73,
>> Rick – K5UR
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> To: EJ <ejj at suddenlink.net>
>> Cc: 'adxa' <ADXA at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Sun, Jun 7, 2020 7:01 am
>> Subject: Re: [ADXA] Massive JA Opening on 6 Meters
>>
>> I never heard any on CW/SSB here either I was monitoring) but as Pat
>> notes most of the signal levels were in the -15 dB range.
>>
>> ZN
>>
>>
>> On 2020-06-04 07:05, EJ wrote:
>> > Thanks Pat!  I need to download it.  I listened on CW as well.  Not
>> > much activity and signals quite weak.  I bet your XYL thinks you have
>> > "selective" hearing"  Hi!
>> >
>> > EJ
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: patw5vy at gmail.com <mailto:patw5vy at gmail.com> 
>> [mailto:patw5vy at gmail.com <mailto:patw5vy at gmail.com>]
>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 11:42 PM
>> > To: 'EJ' <ejj at suddenlink.net <mailto:ejj at suddenlink.net>>; 
>> 'Crownhaven' <crownhaven at bellsouth.net <mailto:crownhaven at bellsouth.net>>
>> > Cc: 'adxa' <ADXA at mailman.qth.net <mailto:ADXA at mailman.qth.net>>
>> > Subject: RE: [ADXA] Massive JA Opening on 6 Meters
>> >
>> > EJ,
>> > I believe I read that in Release 2.2.0 GA, the WSJT-X team has added
>> > additional default dial frequency presets for FT8 in the "Frequency"
>> > tab for the three busiest bands. 40/30/20??  I have so many added
>> > freqs for DXpedition Fox/Hound in my config I can't tell where the new
>> > defaults are!  I checked 50.323 a couple of times today and heard a
>> > couple of US stations calling CQ DX but no JAs on the "DX" FT8
>> > frequency.  I've heard a few EU stations calling on 50.323 but the
>> > bulk of activity is on .313.  I use a couple of "slices" on my Flex to
>> > watch FT8 and SSB/CW on 6M.  I only have one antenna so I can't do
>> > single band SO2R like Big Dog Joel.  There was a lot of CW activity
>> > today but I didn't hear any DX on CW.  Most of the JA's were in the
>> > -10 to -20db/AWGN range ...not quite strong enough for CW unless you
>> > have bionic ears.  I've reached the stage where I'm blissfully unaware
>> > of annoying high pitched sounds...I can't hear them! I'm not sure my
>> > XYL believes me?
>> >
>> > 73,
>> > Pat, W5VY
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> <mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
>> <mailto:adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net>> On
>> > Behalf Of EJ
>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 10:50 PM
>> > To: 'Crownhaven' <crownhaven at bellsouth.net 
>> <mailto:crownhaven at bellsouth.net>>
>> > Cc: 'adxa' <ADXA at mailman.qth.net <mailto:ADXA at mailman.qth.net>>
>> > Subject: Re: [ADXA] Massive JA Opening on 6 Meters
>> >
>> > I agree with some of the suggestions to spread it out a bit.  They may
>> > have been in there but no way to work them with the JA free for all
>> >
>> > EJ
>> >
>> > -----Original Message-----
>> > From: Crownhaven <crownhaven at bellsouth.net 
>> <mailto:crownhaven at bellsouth.net>>
>> > Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2020 10:16 PM
>> > To: ejj at suddenlink.net <mailto:ejj at suddenlink.net>
>> > Cc: w5zn at w5zn.org <mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org>; adxa 
>> <ADXA at mailman.qth.net <mailto:ADXA at mailman.qth.net>>
>> > Subject: Re: [ADXA] Massive JA Opening on 6 Meters
>> >
>> > Wore me out, was looking for HL, BY, BV
>> >
>> > Steve, QQ
>> >
>> >> On Jun 3, 2020, at 8:55 PM, ejj at suddenlink.net 
>> <mailto:ejj at suddenlink.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> saw you working the pile.  I worked a few but was trying to hear the
>> >> HL.  No luck here with HL
>> >>
>> >> EJ
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> ---- w5zn at w5zn.org <mailto:w5zn at w5zn.org> wrote:
>> >>> Wow - what an opening to JA on 6 meters. It has been several years
>> >>> since I have seen a 6 meter JA opening that good. I worked 85 JA's.
>> >>> There was an HL and a BV on but I did not copy them here.
>> >>>
>> >>> Also saw some ADXA folks in the pile, W5KI, K5FUV, N5ZM, W5VY and
>> >>> maybe others.
>> >>>
>> >>> Very nice.
>> >>>
>> >>> 73 Joel W5ZN
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