[ADXA] Bouvet

[Jay Bromley]

Hi Dennis,
I think you are right, I don't see them offloading more gear to provide a better signal.  Conditions are too rough for a zodiac.  Weather too bad to be putting up gain antennas or more of them.  So we are on borrowed time.  Still I think a few ADXA members got them in the log.  I was printing them on 17m for over a hour today for the first time.  During that time I had that feeling I was going to work them, but ran out of propagation.  I always want just one chance and I am good from that point on even if I don't get them!  They faded out and was gone the rest of the day.  Makes me wonder why so many continued to call while I never saw them give a R report indicating it was their turn.  I was on the last frequency I printed them on so I was watching folks being pulled down from Fox/Hound giving them a report.  When I didn't see the stations being pulled down to their frequency again it gave me the impression they got the RR73.  I could have wrote down the ones I was seeing getting into the log.  The rest were blind calling!  I was also tuning 15m CW, I was on the right frequency as nothing but DQRM.

What makes this hard no matter the mode, if you are not coping them, but calling with full legal power and gain antenna.  They could very well be coming back to those folks with no answer.  No telling how many watts they are really running with multiple streams.  Even with 100 of CW into a vertical or wire it not much considering the pileup they have.  Probably less than 20 watts on digital with that 100 watt rig.  I know they are frustrated calling folks that don't reply and so are the folks calling not getting through the DQRM.  When I stopped printing, I quit calling.  I knew or felt like they could see me, but unless I have a remote receiver around the world there is no way I would see them come back to me.  

I don't plan on giving up until they leave, but I have moved on mentally, hi.  Looking for more DX like the HV0A today was a nice surprise thanks to K5VR alerting me.  

Then worked Eddy 3W1T on 12m FT8, YJ0A on CW 12m, and YJ0A on 17m FT8.  Then a good old fashion ragchew with K5DXR on 20m SSB.  

Was fun to visit with many here via text, email and even a nice Big Dog phone call today.  Made my day joking around!  So even though I may not get them, nice memories overall.

73 de w5jay/jay..

-----Original Message-----
From: adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net <adxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On Behalf Of Dennis Schaefer
Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2023 10:11 PM
To: ADXA List <adxa at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: [ADXA] Bouvet

Most of you may be ahead of me, but I just listened to a conversation between N2AJ and one of the operators on Bouvet.   They have one tent, with no tables or chairs.  They have only about one hour of heat each day.  Unless they get a good weather day to resupply, it looks like the end could be near.

I actually heard them well enough to call awhile earlier this evening.  They were readable on 10.120 CW but the jammers were difficult.  When they zero beat exactly and the DX is at the noise level, it is a problem.  I copied them well enough to try for 30 minutes or so, and then they went QRT.  So far, they haven’t shown up anywhere.   I think I would have worked them if they had stayed on another hour and into our sunset.

The DX’ers lament - “maybe tomorrow!”   Just one CW contact and I’ll be satisfied.
Dennis/RZ
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