[OKDXA] Anyone else miss FT5XO

[John Geiger]

Will Peter I be a tough path?  I figured it would be
one of the better paths we have since it is about due
south of us-that TE stuff and all.  After all, many
times I will hear SA on 10 meters when the band isn't
open elsewhere.

Or will it be tough because so many people need it?

73s John NE0P
Lawton, OK


--- Jay Bromley <jayw5jay at cox.net> wrote:
> I feel so lucky after reading the same thing on
> other reflectors.  I got 
> them on RTTY and SSB.  Both times when activity was
> low and one time when 
> they were begging for contacts SSB!  I was gong to
> gun them down on CW, but 
> they quit after I got the amp on line that night. 
> Like Peter 1 the path is 
> very tough and always will be.  I really thought
> this would be one of those 
> expeditions I would get in the log because of my
> work schedule and felt 
> lucky to work them at all.  Over here in Fort Smith
> there were a few needing 
> them on RTTY.  Last Saturday night I was working on
> a new computer and had 
> everything in disarray.  I could here them on 20m
> RTTY.  So I hooked up the 
> old computer because the new one has no com ports
> for the Rig Blaster.  Not 
> sure why but two hours later I still wasn't getting
> audio into the computer 
> for a print.  Multiple problems, but finally I found
> a plug not all the way 
> in and also the wrong input was selected on the
> computer.  After I got it 
> all going again, two calls later and I was in the
> log.  How lucky is that! 
> The FT5 expedition is one of those you are just
> lucky to get them period. I 
> missed the VU4 and I was looking for them hard.  I
> do love the expeditions 
> that have the log on the web you can check every
> couple of days and you get 
> them on all modes and bands, hihi.
> 
> 73 de jay..
> 
> 
> > Hi John and all,
> >
> > Here in Stillwater, they were often not even
> stealth, even though others 
> > in 5 land and 0 land were working them.   A couple
> of exceptions were a 
> > morning LP run on 20 SSB and a pretty good 40 SSB
> run.  I think we got 
> > them on 17 CW, 20 CW and SSB, 30 CW, and 40 CW and
> SSB.  We'll see.
> >
> > The only time I heard them very well on RTTY, they
> were working JA's. 
> > Maybe next time if I live that long.  It has been
> 35 years since I last 
> > worked FT5X.
> >
> > 73, Ken K5KC
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "John Geiger" <johngeig at yahoo.com>
> > To: <dx-list at yahoogroups.com>;
> <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 30, 2005 10:04 PM
> > Subject: [OKDXA] Anyone else miss FT5XO
> >
> >
> >>I feel like I am the only one who didn't work
> them.
> >> Maybe someday they'll be another DXpedition
> there.
> >>
> >> 73s John NE0P
> >>
> >>
> >> John Geiger
> >> Associate Professor of Psychology, Cameron
> University
> >>
> >> Ham Call NE0P, active 160m-70cm
> >>
> >> Radios: Kenwood TS2000 (HF/6/2/70cm), Kenwood
> TS60 (6M base and mobile 
> >> work), Yaesu VX7R 6m/2m/222mhz/70cm)
> >>
> >> Antennas: 2 element Mini Quad, Cushcraft A14810S,
> Cushcraft 719B Homebrew 
> >> G5RV
> >>
> >> 3 VUCCs on 50mhz: from EN41, EN51, EM04, #1014,
> #1015, #1290
> >> 2 meter VUCC #615
> >> Satellite VUCC #129
> >> County Hunters award (500): #3301, all 6 meters
> >>
> >>
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