[ADXA] Any 15 Meter Copy on FT8WW?

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Yea looks like it was a PIRATE.

On 2023-01-10 19:01, David Norris wrote:

> I worked a station yesterday on 15 CW running that call- FT8WW. 
> However, I am a bit suspicious of it being a pirate.  WFWL...
> 
> 73
> 
> David A. Norris, K5UZ
> Director, Delta Division
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Jan 10, 2023, at 2:43 PM, jayw5jay <jayw5jay at cox.net> wrote:
> 
>> We were monitoring for him on Ft 8. Popped up his call sign but I 
>> think it was a pirate. Wrong sequence and too strong. We only saw him 
>> print twice. Like I said I think it was a pirate.
>> 
>> Had a ton of fun with the Congo today.
>> 
>> 73 Jay/w5jay..
>> 
>> Sent from my Galaxy
>> 
>> -------- Original message --------
>> From: w5zn at w5zn.org
>> Date: 1/10/23 2:39 PM (GMT-06:00)
>> To: adxa at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [ADXA] Any 15 Meter Copy on FT8WW?
>> 
>> FT8WW has been on 15 mtrs the past two mornings, starting on CW then 
>> moving to FT8.
>> 
>> Has anyone copied him on 15 meters??
>> 
>> He was very very weak this morning on 15 CW SP. I had no copy LP or 
>> via a skewed path. He was not strong enough for me to call and bust 
>> through the EU pileup. He faded out after a bit. When he moved to FT8 
>> I had no copy. There were a few east coast USA stations calling him, a 
>> few on FT8WW's xmit sequence who obviously were NOT hearing him at 
>> all!!!!! No USA stations were working him.
>> 
>> I actually saw an EU station calling him during FT8WW's sequence and 
>> calling with "FT5WW". Quite obvious he never copied Thierry!!! Some of 
>> this is very comical, most of it is sickening but this is not new. It 
>> has existed on CW and SSB forever!
>> 
>> Anyway, just curious of any ADXA folks have copied him on 15 meters?
>> 
>> 73 Joel W5ZN 
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