[OKDXA] Fwd: FT5ZM - forward from Coy, N5OK

Gary McCrorey garylm at kiamichiwb.org
Thu Jan 30 16:37:27 EST 2014


    Only bands I have heard them on is 20m 30m but no 40 or 80m.   Only have 
at inverted vee at 36ft at apex.
wq5r
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Redmon" <k5sm.bob at gmail.com>
To: "Kimberly Elmore" <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>; "Oklahoma DX Association" 
<okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 3:30 PM
Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Fwd: FT5ZM - forward from Coy, N5OK


> Kim,
>
> I think Gene worked them om 80, but I don't know how. I have devoted 
> several (hard) hours (so far) but no joy as of yet. They had a good signal 
> both in the evening and the morning. I am still chasing on 12, 30, 80, and 
> 160. Listened last night on 160, but they were dirt weak here.
>
> Bob
> On 1/30/2014 1:05 PM, Kimberly Elmore wrote:
>> I managed a contact on 10 m but it was a battle. They were calling for NA 
>> and SA only, but it was still pretty tough. I could hear them on 12 m, 
>> but the EU wall was in full wail and I have only a rotatable dipole up 50 
>> ft on the WARC bands. I tried for about 20 min but had to leave for work. 
>> Still need 17, 15 and 12 m. Has anyone heard/worked them on 80 m from 
>> here?
>>
>> Kim N5OP
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>>   From: Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com>
>> To: Oklahoma DX Association <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2014 9:51 AM
>> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Fwd: FT5ZM - forward from Coy, N5OK
>>
>> Good going, Coy! They were never over S3 down here, but managed a
>> contact on 10 meters.
>>
>> Bob
>> On 1/30/2014 8:59 AM, W5LE wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>> Subject:     FT5ZM
>>> Date:     Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:01:53 -0600
>>> From:     Coy Day <n5ok at arrl.net>
>>> Reply-To:    n5ok at arrl.net
>>> To:     W5LE <w5le at beggstelco.net>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Gene,
>>>
>>> I can't post to the reflector.  It keeps getting bounced.  Will you post
>>> this for me?
>>>
>>> The 10 and 12 meter bands were wide open to FT5ZM this morning. They 
>>> were
>>> 599 at times.  Due to some very slick operators and band condx, I was
>>> able
>>> to catch them on both.
>>>
>>> Coy
>
> -- 
> Robert Redmon K5SM
> AMA 58073
>
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