[NLRS] Six meter dx.

Fri, 31 Oct 2003 08:03:40 -0600

Hi guys, great job on the 6M DX.

Dave N0KP called me about KH6, I was not all that excited about it as my
tower was still down on its side and I already worked out there.  But, I
fired an FT-817 up in the living room with a car antenna whip dipole and was
receiving the NH7 S8 at times with Patricia holding the dipole up about 3
feet off the ground!

I made a few calls, but it was apparent that with the QRM, the non calling
of zeros, etc....It was not going to happen.    But it was cool hearing him!

You know your a zero when you dont have your tower cranked up for the most
major solar flare we will see in a bit, not to mention the F2
possibilities.....

Oh...one other thing about zeros....I really hate that when they say KM "OH"
T...gimmie a break :)

73 and GL with the F2.  I would be on the lookout this afternoon and early
evening for VK!

Mike - KM "OH" T

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric and Angie Shook" <[email protected]>
To: "Scott L." <[email protected]>
Cc: "nlrs" <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2003 7:03 AM
Subject: Re: [NLRS] Six meter dx.

> I can understand with what Jon was saying.  He didn't
> seem to be running the pileup well.  I can remember
> when I lived in Michigan, while I was on HF, that
> Europe and Africa wanted West coast stations and Asian
> stations wanted the East coast.  The midwest does get
> forgotten a lot.  There are many times that I wish
> that I was a 0 instead of KT8(Zero), which some people
> say.  Go figure.
>
> I am still amazed at what 6m has to offer.  Just when
> I was forgetting about 6m and excited about 10ghz this
> happened!
>
> Thanks Chuck (K0SQ) for the explaination on what is
> going on.  I will keep my radio on.
>
> -Eric KT8O
>
>
> --- "Scott L." <[email protected]> wrote:
> > I have to agree with that, it is tough to be a Zero.
> >  Although I managed to
> > work NH7RO, I missed working an Alaskan station this
> > summer late one
> > evening.  He did the same thing, by numbers, but he
> > kept skipping over Zero
> > and right back to the beginning.  It was REALLY
> > frustrating and I never did
> > get him in the log, although he told me to standby a
> > few times while he
> > worked 4's and 5's, that's a interesting coincidence
> > since NH7RO was doing
> > the same thing to us Midwestern hams.  Are we just
> > no longer needed by any
> > of the DX anymore?  It really bites sometimes.
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Scott, KB0NLY
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <[email protected]>
> > To: <[email protected]>
> > Cc: <[email protected]>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 9:45 PM
> > Subject: Re: [NLRS] Six meter dx.
> >
> >
> > > Congradulations on working State #50 Eric.   Wahoo
> > !
> > >
> > > Heard you work NH7RO as I stood by in the pile-up
> > for "W8s" .... made me
> > want
> > > to change my call sign .... W8ZQ taken ?     NH7RO
> > appeared to be not all
> > to
> > > comfortable running the pile-up but to his credit
> > he was giving it his
> > best
> > > ...... heard him listen for all sorts of stations
> > like QRP, W4's, East
> > Coast,
> > > W8's, W1 thru W3, W8 and W9's, but I never heard
> > him ask for just W0's.
> > >
> > > Sometimes its hard to be a Zero.
> > >
> > > 73, Jon
> > > W0ZQ.
> > >
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