Fw: [DX] anyone else NOT hearing VP8THU??

Tue, 22 Jan 2002 13:05:43 -0400

Sorry, forgot to mention using an old TH5DX at 50 feet.

73,   Carl   VE9OV
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Smidt" <[email protected]>
To: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>; <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2002 1:02 PM
Subject: Re: [DX] anyone else NOT hearing VP8THU??

> No problem hearing/working them from New Brunswick, not loud but probably
> 5/5.
> 
> 73,  Carl   VE9OV
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "John Geiger" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 4:30 PM
> Subject: [DX] anyone else NOT hearing VP8THU??
> 
> 
> > I was thrilled to hear that there was going to be an
> > operation from South Sandwich Islands, since that is
> > one that I still need.  There is only one problem-I
> > can't hear them.  I tune to the spots that I see on
> > the internet cluster-and NOTHING?  I don't think that
> > my antenna is that bad.  It is a Cushcraft MA5B-not a
> > monobander or anything, but it did work the Falkland
> > Is. Dxpedition ok last year.  I also worked VP8SGK on
> > South Georgia last year, and can hear LU1ZA on the
> > SOuth Orkneys, just can't find when they are taking
> > the list.
> >
> > SO what is going on with VP8THU?  THis should be a
> > fairly easy path from the central US.  I realize that
> > they are taking a more simplestic approach to this
> > DXpedition-but I am afraid that that means that only
> > big guns with stacked monobanders will work them.  Is
> > there some aspect of the dxpedition that I don't know
> > about?  Are they forced to run QRP, or dipoles, or is
> > there a big mountain between them and the US?
> >
> > This is really getting frustrating.  When and where
> > should I listen?
> >
> > 73s John KA0IFG
> >
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