[OKDXA] Best times for VU7

[John Geiger]

Might be that I am not listening at the right time also.  What is the best 
time for them on 30?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Redmon" <k5sm.bob at gmail.com>
To: "Oklahoma DX Association" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 9:21 PM
Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Best times for VU7


> John, I am surprised you have not heard them on 30 meters. My current 
> antenna on that band is pitiful (fence mounted 1/4 wave vertical), but 
> they have been workable on several occasions. Unfortunately, they always 
> seem to operate rtty on 30 meters when we have propagation, and I just 
> don't have patience for that mode in big pileups.
>
> Bob
>
>
> On 12/6/2013 1:42 PM, John Geiger wrote:
>> I have listened a few times on 30m when they were spotted and haven't 
>> been able to hear them yet on that band. Seems like 17m or 20m might be 
>> the best hope here.
>>
>> Using 100 watts to a 110 foot dipole at 30 feet or so.
>>
>> 73 John AF5CC
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Redmon" <k5sm.bob at gmail.com>
>> To: "Oklahoma DX Association" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Friday, December 06, 2013 5:11 PM
>> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Best times for VU7
>>
>>
>>> John, I hear them on 30 and 40 meters most every day in the evening. I 
>>> only needed them on the higher bands, so only put out any effort there. 
>>> I have contacts on 17 and 15 meters, both around 1830z. Good signals on 
>>> both bands. Sure would like to qso them on 12 and 10, but they are 
>>> always just dirt weak here when they are on those bands (about our 
>>> sunrise).
>>>
>>> Bob
>>> On 12/6/2013 9:55 AM, John Geiger wrote:
>>>> Still hoping to work VU7AG for an ATNO before they leave.  What have 
>>>> others in Oklahoma found to be the best times and frequencies to work 
>>>> them? Don't have much of a station here but did hear them pretty good 
>>>> on 17m one afternoon.
>>>>
>>>> 73 John AF5CC
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