[DX] TX3A - a really tough catch on the East Coast

[Mark K3MSB]

Hi Mike --

I got up three times at 0400 EST, and thankfully worked them on 80 CW at
0430 EST the third time.  Nasty JA RF wall to be sure.   The 3-500Z's were
earning their keep that time.  My antenna is an HF2V with 32 radials.

I wish they'd do NA, EU, and JA segments;  that might help.

I was able to email them, and get responses,  when they were on Mellish Reef
a few months ago,  so if you have any suggestions for them you might try
email ( I was one of the "lucky" ones that lost my Mellish Reef QSO when
they dropped their laptop in the water..... oh well.....).

Getting up at 4 AM isn't a problem for me;  it's staying awake at work at 4
PM that's, shall we say, challenging!!

73 Mark K3MSB
(Southeastern PA).

On Wed, Nov 18, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Michael G. Carper <mike at wa9pie.net> wrote:

> I'm not sure if anyone else on the East Coast is facing this, but.
>
>
>
> I've got a lot of respect for 2 guys on an island in the South Pacific.
> That said, it's tough because:
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> .         It's only 2 guys and they've gotta sleep sometime
>
> .         Given they're on the other side of the planet, they're awake when
> we're sleeping, or.
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> .         We're awake when they're sleeping.
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> .         It looks like they have the ability to operate on one band at a
> time.  So the entire pileup is all at the same place (complete with LIDS
> and
> an Italian station calling CQ).
>
> .         When they are on, they've concentrated on 160 and 80. given the
> grey-line. that's again, while we're sleeping.
>
> .         Sometimes they're on 30m. which is great. levels the playing
> field
> a bit. but I'm suspicious when I hear folks tuning on 30m. what are they
> tuning?
>
>
>
> But it's a tough one here on the East Coast.
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>
> As I'm told - "if you live long enough, you'll work 'em all".
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> Mike, WA9PIE
>
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