[FARC] DX

[M and J Gillespie]

Kirk,
Great on the DX.  That is wonderful.  Good to see the bands perking up a 
bit. The time will come soon when thkere will be hukndreds of DX stations 
coming through.

I did hear a single signal on 20 CW Tuesday nightr.It was a ZL1 in New 
Zealand. I did not try to work him as he was in QSO with someone else.

Good luck,
Jim Gillespie, K3DQ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kirk Talbott" <KirkTal7237 at msn.com>
To: "Frederick, Maryland ARC" <farc at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 10:16 AM
Subject: [FARC] DX


> Hello all. 20 meters was very open last night, Thursday, Aug 3, 14.070.15 
> MHz from about 6:00 to midnight on PSK31.  I was very excited by the DX 
> contacts I made, and not just 1 minute RST signal report exchanges, actual 
> QSO's. South American and Caribbean contacts were made using a Kenwood 
> TS-2000 and 45 watts on a 20 meter dipole. The South Pacific contact was 
> made using the Kenwood TS-2000 and 75 watts on a 20 meter dipole. Dipole 
> is a shortened version, 20 feet long, mounted on house roof.
>
> Contacts were as follows:
>
> CX4ACH - Montevideo, Uruguay
> PT8CWA - Rio Branco, Brazil
> VE6WIZ - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
> FK8GX  - Bourail (Near Noumea) New Caledonia
> C03CJ  - Havana, Cuba
>
> Doesn't seem like a lot of contacts in the time window involved for you 
> pros out there, but I was excited about it. I chased FK8GX around the 
> waterfall for two hours.  CX4ACH, PT8CWA, and C03CJ I got right away by 
> answering CQ's.  For PSK31 users who want DX there are some regulars that 
> hang around (14.070.15) all the time.  TG9AHM Emmanuel, Guatemala City, 
> Guatemala. C02HQ Rey, Havana, Cuba. C6AXD Crooked Island, Bahamas.
>
> Curiously though, while I can contact the South Pacific (New Caledonia and 
> New Zealand) and I routinely can contact Central and South America, 
> Mexico, the Caribbean, and Canada, Europe and Japan seem closed.  I've 
> made only two European contacts since starting PSK31 last month and that 
> is EB1ISN in Palencia, Spain and IV3YER Roveredo, Italy. I've made no 
> contacts with Japan or Australia.  I did monitor a station from Hawaii 
> last night, but was unable to contact him.
>
> I was wondering, what kind of equipment and power would be required to 
> contact countries like these via SSB phone?  I can't contact anyone in the 
> USA via SSB phone on 20 meters using the above listed equipment and power. 
> Hurray for PSK31!
>
> 73
> KB3ONM
> Kirk
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