[Elecraft] Amsterdam Island, was: KPA500 Clicks

[WILLIS COOKE]

A lot of the world is transmitting half the time in the blind because the LIDs that are sending dits and UP UP, etc. cover the DX station even if they can hear the DX when the noise subsided a little.  The week end is over and some of the masses will have to go back to work.  When the first day is on a week end you can expect Bedlam for rare DX, but it will be worth it if I can work FT5ZM.  So far, no joy!
 
Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman
K5EWJ & Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart


________________________________
 From: Fred Jensen <k6dgw at foothill.net>
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 10:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Amsterdam Island, was: KPA500 Clicks
 

On 1/26/2014 7:46 PM, Bob wrote:
> "Strangely, it's about that wide, although a bit sparser, when he's
> transmitting too"
> 
> No kidding!  It is like 95% of the world is transmitting in the blind.  And
> I'm going to be hearing "up, up, up" in my sleep for days.

Yep, the pile never really subsides, but he calls someone and 30 signals pop up to add to the blind callers.  I'm retired, I can wait a few days, I'm not a Big Gun.
> 
> The ops do have great ears and great gear.  I'm very impressed with signal
> levels on 30/20/17 so far.

I am stunned!  They're close to the N. Cal antipode, Indian Ocean stations are usually ESP for me, these guys are over S9.  And they're picking stations out of a huge pile very quickly.  Great ops!

73,

Fred K6DGW
- Northern California Contest Club
- CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014
- www.cqp.org


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