[OKDXA] VK0IR 1997 question

[Robert Redmon]

John, My memory of the last Heard Is operation was that they were quite 
workable, but it was never easy....much like Amsterdam this time. Seems 
they are never particularly strong. I don't remember EU being such stiff 
competition and the deliberate interference was never an issue on cw 
...or on phone... on any band other than 20 meters.

Bob


On 2/1/2014 1:05 PM, John Geiger wrote:
> Hi Jim,
>
> Were they loud?  Do you remember how the pileup was?  I will need it 
> next year for an all time new one.  Back in 1997 I had just started a 
> new job, recently moved to Oklahoma, and had an indoor dipole in the 
> apartment. Didn't know about the DX cluster back then and wouldn't 
> have helped if I did as I didn't have internet access at the apartment 
> back then either.  Hope the pileups for it next year aren't as insane 
> as they are for FT5Z, but I am sure they will be.
>
> FT5ZM is proving to be frustrating for me so far.  I thought a hobby 
> was supposed to be enjoyable.
>
> 73 John AF5CC
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimmy Richardson" <n5ohl at cox.net>
> To: "Oklahoma DX Association" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 4:34 AM
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] VK0IR 1997 question
>
>
>> I remember this one very well. Sun was spotless and the solar flux 
>> was running around 77 for the entire event. At that time I did not 
>> have a beam or amp. I worked them on 20 meters with a dipole and 100 
>> watts.
>>
>> Jim N5OHL
>>
>> On Jan 31, 2014, at 10:07 PM, John Geiger wrote:
>>
>>> I was more or less inactive during 1997 when Heard Island was last 
>>> activated.  I know that it was at the bottom of Cycle 22.  Given the 
>>> lack of sunspots, how workable were they from Oklahoma?
>>>
>>> 73 John AF5CC
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