[OKDXA] FT5ZM

Tue Jan 28 11:06:46 EST 2014

Congrats, Kim, and anyone else who has snagged them.  I've been up to my 
ears in operating digital modes as W1AW/5 for the ARRL Centennial this 
past week so haven't had much time to zero in on FT5ZM but our week ends 
tonight at 1800L so after that will be gunning for 'em in earnest.
73, Gene

On 1/28/2014 9:27 AM, Kim Elmore wrote:
>   got them on 40 m this morning; the pile was quite manageable and I could find who was being worked.  30 m sounded good, too, but was going downhill by 1500 UTC. 15 was a zoo and they were barely audible on 10 m. 17 sounded good (SSB) but 12 m was nil. I checked spits and K5UR worked them on 80 m at 0100 UTC, do there's some faint hope there.
>
> Kim N5OP
>
> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>
>> On Jan 27, 2014, at 23:03, William Stacy <wstacy at outlook.com> wrote:
>>
>> Congratulations.  I got them on 20 about 9:50, just as they were down almost
>> in the noise.  Never give up hope, apparently.
>>
>> 73,
>> Bill, N5TU
>> (Pleasant Hope, MO)
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
>> On Behalf Of Kim Elmore
>> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 10:22 PM
>> To: Oklahoma DX Association
>> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] FT5ZM
>>
>> I just got them on 20 m. The pile was utterly inaudible here, so I landed
>> near the latest spot QSX and called. I got them about the 3rd or 4th try. I
>> heard them quite well this morning on 40, 17, and 15 m I even heard them
>> briefly on 10 m, but they were not strong there and were working primarily
>> EU.
>>
>> One band down!
>>
>> Kim N5OP
>>
>>
>>> On 1/27/20 14 3:55 PM, Robert Redmon wrote:
>>> John,
>>>
>>> It was much better this morning than yesterday. Keep the faith.
>>>
>>> Bob
>>>> On 1/27/2014 2:47 PM, John Geiger wrote:
>>>> I sure hope it thins out some, and that the lids lose interest.  It
>>>> amazes me the number of people who are so clueless about chasing DX,
>>>> calling when he comes back to someone else, etc.
>>>>
>>>> 73 John AF5CC
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 27, 2014 at 2:41 PM, Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> It should thin out by tomorrow, Kim. Hang in there! I wish I lived
>>>>> closer to other dxers. Back in the 80s, in local qth's around the
>>>>> globe, local dxers spotted for each other on an open 2 meter
>>>>> frequency. That was really nice and both promoted interest and
>>>>> provided encouragement and modeling of good operating practice for
>>>>> new dxers. Spots were real time and relevant.
>>>>> Unfortunately, the current equivalent (internet DX cluster) is only
>>>>> marginally  useful and encourages (or at least facilitates) the
>>>>> growing ranks of poor dxers and outright qrm factories. Legions of
>>>>> hams seem to relish the chaos they can cause during rare expeditions.
>>>>>
>>>>> Bob
>>>>>> On 1/27/2014 2:09 PM, Kimberly Elmore wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> It's such an astounding, jaw-dropping lidfest that I may not get
>>>>>> them in
>>>>>> any log (mine or theirs) before I leave for my trip on Sunday. I'm
>>>>>> back on
>>>>>> Thursday, but they may be done by then. I simply can't tune across
>>>>>> a 20 kHz
>>>>>> wide pile up (that never lets up) fast enough to catch who they're
>>>>>> working.
>>>>>> I've managed to find their target only a few times and never
>>>>>> repeatably, so
>>>>>> I've never been able to drop a call where they're listening. My
>>>>>> Orion II
>>>>>> has a subreceiver that's pretty good, so I'm better off than if I
>>>>>> have to
>>>>>> switch between VFOs. But if this keeps up, without a good
>>>>>> panadapter, I may
>>>>>> be out of this hunt...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Kim N5OP
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> ________________________________
>>>>>>    From: Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.net>
>>>>>> To: OKDXA <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>>>>>> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 1:14 PM
>>>>>> Subject: [OKDXA] FT5ZM
>>>>>>
>>>>>> GA All,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Worked them late morning on 17m at 17:32Z.  Their sigs were 599 at
>>>>>> heading
>>>>>> of 300 deg.  The pile was only about 5KHz wide.  I listened to the
>>>>>> pile
>>>>>> with the sub receiver and moved up or down a KHz or two to call
>>>>>> them.  It
>>>>>> still took a while to work them.  They were fairly weak but
>>>>>> readable on 10
>>>>>> and 12 this morning.  No cigar on 10 or 12 but will keep trying....
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Using the new KPA500 with the K3.  It sure works slick.  I forget
>>>>>> that it
>>>>>> is even on.  ;-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Coy
>>>>> -- 
>>>>> Robert Redmon K5SM
>>>>> AMA 58073
>>>>>
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