[OKDXA] FT5ZM

[Robert Redmon]

John,

I really didn't pay any attention to the size of the pileup, but it was 
clear that our area was enjoying exceptional propagation.

They have been on 20 meters almost 24/7 since the operation began. I 
already had (from a previous expedition) Amsterdam confirmed on 20 cw, 
so I never bothered there, so I decided to add a phone contact to my 
totals. That was (ironically) the easiest qso I made with this group.

I am in their log on all bands except 160 now....so that is my current 
challenge. So far I have not heard them well enough to turn on the 
amplifier and give them a call. We are in a kind of dead zone where it 
is always daylight here when it is dark there and vise versa. Absorption 
was low enough over the path to permit good propagation on 80 meters, 
but so far has thwarted my attempts on top band.

Bob
On 2/4/2014 1:13 PM, John Geiger wrote:
> It figures, had to teach a night class last night.  How bad were the
> pileups there?  Hope they get on 20m CW again in the next couple of days.
>
> John AF5CC
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 12:55 PM, Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> John, Have you tried 40 meter cw in the evening? They were an hones S9
>> last night.
>>
>> Bob
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/4/2014 8:12 AM, John Geiger wrote:
>>
>>> Great job. I did manage to get TY1TT on 10m RTTY Sunday for a new mode
>>> country. Still working on getting FT5ZM. Hope they go back to 20 CW soon.
>>>
>>> 73 John AF5CC
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary McCrorey" <garylm at kiamichiwb.org
>>> To: "Oklahoma - DX news and information" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2014 8:45 AM
>>> Subject: [OKDXA] FT5ZM
>>>
>>>
>>>      30M CONTACT FINALLY SHOWED UP.   WRKED ON 20M RTTY THIS MORNING OF 4
>>>> FEB,  HEARD SEVERAL 5 LAND STATIONS WORKING HIM.
>>>> GOOD LUCK ALL
>>>> 73  WQ5R
>>>>     ALSO TY1TT HAS BEEN ON 20M RTTY, AND 15M CW MANAGED TO GET THEM.
>>>>   USING INVERTED VEE AT 36FT.
>>>>
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