[OKDXA] Anyone else work 5S3RK?

[n5pa]

That is 5H3RK, Ralph Karhammar, in Dar es Salamm, Tanzania.

73's
Alan, N5PA

-----Original Message-----
From: okdxa-admin@mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-admin@mailman.qth.net]On
Behalf Of Kim Elmore
Sent: Wednesday, January 22, 2003 11:08 AM
To: OK DX Association
Subject: [OKDXA] Anyone else work 5S3RK?


I was tuning around last night, searching for something I didn't have, and
heard a bit of a flurry on around 7005.  Listened a bit, and floating up
out of the mud was 5S3RK.  By the time I was certain where it was (I'm
rusty) and fired up and tuned the amp, he'd gone split.  I found the guy he
was working, went up 300 Hz from there, dropped in my call when he called
QRZ? and got him first time.

I then did a bit of listening and found that his signal had less QSB on
long-path.  However, this tended to vary from minute to minute: first
short-path was better, then long-path.  Not surprising, since 5S is pretty
far way (17000 km short path and 23000 km long path).  Did anyone else hear
him?  Also, the GOLIST has no routes listed.  Do any of you know any?  He
never sent QSL info.

73,

Kim
                           Kim Elmore, Ph.D.
                        University of Oklahoma
         Cooperative Institute for Mesoscale Meteorological Studies
"All of weather is divided into three parts: Yes, No, and Maybe. The
greatest of these is Maybe" The original Latin appears to be garbled.

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