[Elecraft] Who is P40A?

[Bill Coleman]

On May 23, 2006, at 9:38 AM, Darwin, Keith wrote:

> Last night on 40 meters, there was a pile up on this S9+20dB  
> signal.  He
> was sending pretty fast - P40A (or was it P40N?).

P40A. I worked him, too.

He wasn't S9+20. More like S9+40 here in Georgia. Sometimes he lit up  
every segment of the S-meter.

Working him was easy. He had a TON of callers, so it isn't surprising  
he needed some repeats. I put in a late call, he came back to AA4R, I  
resent my call twice and he came back with the correction. He was a  
quick and efficient op.

>   I gave him a call.
> He came back to another station.  After the next QRZ, I called, paused
> then called twice.  He came back to me ...
>
> KD1E?
>
> I answered KD1E KD1E 5nn 5nn BK

You should have just sent the call twice.

> He answered KD1E?
> I slowed just a bit and repeated KD1E KD1E KD1E  5nn 5nn 5nn BK

You didn't have to slow down, you should have just sent the call twice.

> KD1E QSL 5nn TU.
>
> So who is this?  A DXpedition?

Likely someone warming up for the CQ WPX CW this weekend.

> And more importantly where do you find info on stations like this -  
> you
> know, the ones with the odd calls that appear and disappear from  
> time to
> time.

There are lots of DX bulletins, most of which you have to pay for.

Perhaps the most up-to-date source is the DX packetcluster (although  
most people access it through the internet these days).

Bill Coleman, AA4LR, PP-ASEL        Mail: aa4lr at arrl.net
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