[MAMS] Good condx this AM (July MAD)

[Dave Calvert]

Hi Zack,
I tried to call you to see if the conditions were good enough that you possibly did work on 24 Gigs.
I guess sense you were late getting out there that you probably left the 24 Gig at home?  I learned
one thing from this MAD, to call you at 5am until you answer your phone hi hi.
 
Yes, it was hot out and St. Louis got to 105 on Sat.  I noticed that the Hepburn ducting maps had
a lot of the broken dashed lines in it that makes it really unpredictable !
 
I noted the K9MOT, NG9R and K9CT to look up there info and get ready to work them on 902/3.
Hope to be ready with the next MAD with a better setup for switching the bands.  Now have 902/3,
2304, 3456, 5.7, 10 (loaner unit) and 24 Gigs.
 
I wanted to talk about the Big 10 Gig and up gathering in Wisconsin in August and to hear your reasons
why you do not participate in this?  When I asked you at Dayton I noticed the tone in your voice that
set a flag off on not going myself but would like to hear from you on this.  It will not go any further than
our conversation here - OK.  Are you home now so that I can call you?  Your home # I mean?
73,
Dave


________________________________
From: Zack Widup <w9sz.zack at gmail.com>
To: Mid-America Microwave Society <mams at mailman.qth.net> 
Sent: Saturday, July 7, 2012 1:12 PM
Subject: Re: [MAMS] Good condx this AM (July MAD)

I got a late start for MAD. I wanted to get up at 5 am and be set up
by 7 am. I slept through the alarm and got up at 6:30. Whoops. I don't
think I got to sleep till 2 am though. It was just too hot overnight.

Anyway, got to the hill in EN50rl and got 10 GHz going by 8 am and
tried to work AF4JF in EM48sq, St. Louis. Nothing heard either way. I
also could not hear the St. Louis beacon on 10368.900. So we tried
1296. Great signals both ways on 1296. Then worked WB9PNU, also in St.
Louis, on 1296 with great signals.

I worked W9ZIH next. We had great signals on 1296, 3456 and 10 GHz. It
seemed there was a little enhancement. This was around 9 am. I was
also copying the K9MOT beacons on 903 and 1296 about S5 to S8. I then
worked Danny NG9R in EN40na on 902 and 1296, with decent signals both
ways. I was his first QSO on 902 MHz! I tried to work Marcel N9NJY on
902 and 1296 around 10 am but by then the band conditions were
deteriorating and I heard him briefly on 902, then he disappeared. No
QSO on either band with him.

I then worked Craig K9CT who is just west of Peoria on 902 and 1296.
Very good signals on that path but he was only about 70 miles away.

It was really starting to get hot by then so I tore down, packed up
and drove home. Sorry I missed you Dave. If I'd gotten up when I
wanted to, we probably could've worked.

73, Zack W9SZ


On 7/7/12, Dave Sublette <k4to at arrl.net> wrote:
> K8TQK and I are finding excellent propagation on all the bands from 902
> thru 10G this morning. I hope it holds for a few hours anyway.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave, K4TO
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