[OKDXA] Midway signal strength

[John Geiger]

THey were coming in on 160 from 1700 to 1800Z?  Isn't that pretty late for 160 to be open?

73s John AA5JG

--- On Thu, 10/15/09, Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.net> wrote:

> From: Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.net>
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Midway signal strength
> To: "OKDXA" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Thursday, October 15, 2009, 7:16 PM
> Rick,
> 
> Congratulations!  Your in the log.
> 
> Coy, N5OK
> -- 
> Coy Day
> 20685 SW 29
> Union City, OK 73090
> 405-483-5632
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Rick Vidmar - K9KK wrote:
> > Coy
> > Thanks for the info.
> > I was trying to work them same time as you.
> > I think I may have worked them at 12:45 but I'm not
> 100% sure.
> > I'm running a 45' center fed Gap Voyager vertical.
> > It seems competitive on 40 and 80, but I've always
> wondered about 160.
> > Now, thanks to your report, I know it is not the best
> antenna for 160.
> > I tried from 1700 to 1800.  Their signal was
> pretty constant all that
> > time.
> > I did not notice any sunrise effect.
> > They were definitely fading at 18:00
> > 73 Rick Norman
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Coy Day" <n5ok at arrl.net>
> > To: "Rick Vidmar - K9KK" <k9kk at atlinkwifi.com>;
> "Discussion of OKDXA"
> > <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> > Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 11:39 AM
> > Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Midway signal strength
> >
> >
> >> Rick,
> >>
> >> On my NW half wave sloper they were at least 2 S
> units above the noise
> >> this morning.  I was listening from 12:00Z to
> about 12:30Z.  I worked
> >> them
> >> at 12:28Z.
> >>
> >> Coy, N5OK
> >> --
> >> Coy Day
> >> 20685 SW 29
> >> Union City, OK 73090
> >> 405-483-5632
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Rick Vidmar - K9KK wrote:
> >>> 160M peaks at 1 to 2 S-units above the noise
> 10% of the time.  In the
> >>> noise
> >>> the rest of the time right now.
> >>> 80/40 M S9 to 10 over
> >>> 15, 17, 20, 30M  peaks at S5
> >>> Rick K9KK Norman
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at yahoo.com>
> >>> To: <dx-is at yahoogroups.com>;
> <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:12 PM
> >>> Subject: [OKDXA] Midway signal strength
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> How are other stations hearing K4M? 
> They have not been loud at all at
> >>>> my
> >>>> QTH, at least when I am listening-they are
> either at the noise level
> >>>> or
> >>>> completely unreadable.  Are others
> finding them fairly weak as well? I
> >>>> know my antennas aren't much, but I heard
> TX5SPA with no problem and
> >>>> worked 3D2KJ easily on 30 meters last
> night.
> >>>>
> >>>> 73s John AA5JG
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
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