[Meteor-Scatter] Re:Details of trans-atlantic WSJT QSO?

Thu, 21 Mar 2002 15:56:15 -0800 (PST)

pardon my english is not good so i hope is i am
understand ok.

several things seem queer about this event:

husband-wife team
not announced operation ahead
no independent verification
no time for others to try QSO before QRTing
european side of QSO undetected by others there
too much delay in sharing details (freq used, etc.)

almost as if to wait to see what others say to make
manufactured detail easier to beleve?

If i was the one to do it i be jumping and shouting
and telling everyone everything fast.

too much imagination to believe as said.

73,
Won

--- Bernd Gapinski <[email protected]> wrote:
> At 03:46 21.03.02 -0800, you wrote:
> >de Steady Won <[email protected]>
> >is this the only list where the 'pig trans-atlantic
> >qso has been announced or discussed?  the details
> seem
> >a bit queer and would like to know more before
> >challenging it.  more information please!
> >...
> 
> 
>  Hi folks,
>  Last night, Mar 20th, 02 at 2134UTC, N2PIG's
> (Alexander Dutkewych)
>  mail arrived at my provider's server. I downloaded
> and read his note
>  at around 2210UTC (that's the same note that I
> later forwarded to
>  to the <Meteor-scatter>, <144mhzeu> and <HSMS>
> internet mailing
>  reflectors, as well as to the <vhf@eu> board of the
> packet radio net).
>  Frankly, I was more than sceptical, an expedition
> of that big a
>  dimension, finished with an even bigger success,
> run by a husband-and-
>  wife-team ? I checked Alex's call with <qrz.com>
> (turned out okay),
>  then checked weather condx in Newfoundland ( turned
> out okay, too).
>  Still not convinced, and considering that it was
> turning close to 
>  midnight on a workday in Europe, I decided not to
> forward Alex's
>  message... - and then the phone rang - with an
> excited Alex, N2PIG
>  on the far end. 
>  He basically confirmed the contents of his message,
> and, yes, he's
>  on site in Newfoundland right now, waiting for some
> pings from Europe,
>  and they've kept the preparations for and the fact
> of the DXpedition
>  "very, very secret". He said that they've shot a
> lot of pictures and
>  there will be a website later. 
>  So I then hurried to forward his note to the mail
> reflectors and to
>  packet radio, hoping that at least a couple of hams
> over here would
>  read it and try to get into contact with him,
> despite of short notice
>  and late hour.
>  Wonder who did ?
>  I haven't heard of Alex since, guess, he's in
> Newfoundland taking
>  down his station or is on his way back to
> Pulteney/NY.
>  Let's hope for a nice website with pics  - and a
> nice wav-file !!
> 
>  To all, thanks for your patience; and to Alex,
> thanks for your call
>  (guess, I haven't done so last night) and once
> you're home, please
>  drop us a line.
> 
>  73, 
>  Bernie dk3xt/ab7iy (in Germany, JN49fe)
>   <[email protected]> <[email protected]>
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