[OKDXA] Fwd: 80 Meters this morning

[John Geiger]

Still no luck here.  They were booming in here on 20m SSB tonight (not my 
preferred mode) but no luck breaking the pileup.  This has to be one of the 
most frustrating DXpeditions I have been chasing.  Makes me wonder if I will 
ever make honor roll.

73 John AF5CC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Roger Simpson" <rksimpson1 at cox.net>
To: "Oklahoma DX Association" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2014 2:14 AM
Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Fwd: 80 Meters this morning


>
> =======================================================
> Reply from K5RKS       0200UTC    2 Feb
>
> Wow, Coy. That is a real story of perseverance. As Winston Churchill said 
> once,
> "Never, never, never, never, give up".   I see you are up there in FT5ZM's 
> log on seven band/mode slots.
>
> I worked him Friday morning local time on 12m CW which I didn't think 
> would be possible given my antenna.
>
> Also, I'm 99% sure I worked him on 15m SSB [2050UTC], but won't have 
> confirmation of this until he updates his online log again.
>
> I tried to work him this evening [Sat evening from 6PM to 8PM Central 
> Time] on 30m CW but couldn't break the logjam. He was running at a fast 
> clip and running solid NA. He was running about 70%   W5, W3, W1, W2 with 
> the rest W5, W8, and W0 with a couple of VE, XE. I think I'll give him a 
> shot for the next couple of evenings down there on 30m and see what 
> happens.
>
> I didn't know what to expect. However, I thought working him would be next 
> to impossible, but diligence pays off.
> 73    Roger    K5RKS
>
>
> -----Original Message----- 
> From: Robert Redmon
> Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2014 6:19 PM
> To: Oklahoma DX Association
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Fwd: 80 Meters this morning
>
> Coy,
>
> That was a very strange opening. I was hearing FT5ZM two hours after
> sunrise (S3). Couldn't break the west coast wall, though. Did work them
> on 80 a few minutes ago, though. Now only need 160 and 12.
>
> Bob
> On 2/1/2014 6:12 PM, W5LE wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>> -------- Original Message --------
>> Subject:     80 Meters this morning
>> Date:     Sat, 1 Feb 2014 15:19:05 -0600
>> From:     Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.net>
>> Reply-To:     n5ok at arrl.net
>> To:     Gene Lewis <w5le at beggstelco.net>
>>
>>
>>
>> Gene,
>>
>> Please post this for me.  Still can't get thru.
>>
>> In preparation for the FT5ZM operation, I struggled to get my 80 meter
>> sloper back up that had come down in the ice storm several weeks back.  I
>> got it up but strained my right knee.  Unfortunately something went wrong
>> as it was totally dead.  With my bad knee I couldn't go back up the tower
>> to check the connections, so I just said I won't get them on 80 meters
>> this time.  A couple of days ago, I thought about trying to use the
>> inverted vee that I use to check into the nets.  Not much hope since it 
>> is
>> only 50ft high at the top and is cut for 3900.  But.....  I got out the
>> old Dentron Super Tuner and gave it a try.  I was able to get the KPA-500
>> to load into it so I thought if I could hear them I would give it a try.
>> I had it all tuned up this morning waiting for the FT5Z but it was after
>> sunrise so I was about to give up.  That's when I saw the HS0 spotted and
>> sure enough I could hear him.  I called several times and finally he came
>> back to N4OK.  I sent my call several times and he came back to me with a
>> 449 signal report.  I was really surprised.  So maybe tomorrow I will 
>> have
>> a chance with the FT5.  That's when someone spotted them on 3523 and sure
>> enough I could hear them and they were fairly loud.  I thought maybe it
>> was a pirate but everything fit so I give them several calls when they
>> called N5OK?.  R R R and my call a couple of times and they came back 
>> with
>> N5OK 599....   Wow!  They are in the log on 80 meters...   Just telling
>> this long tale as an encouragement to those with marginal antennas. 
>> Never
>> give up.  Now for 160 meters and I'm done.  ;-)
>>
>> Good luck all!
>>
>> Coy
>
> -- 
> Robert Redmon K5SM
> AMA 58073
>
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