[OKDXA] EP6T - Iran

[Rick Vidmar]

I heard them last evening on 20 CW between 6 and 6:30 PM local time.
He started fading about 6:20 and was gone by 6:30.
Also heard him on 30 CW between 5 and 6 PM BUT it was a ZOO !!!!
GOOD LUCK....
Last night was the 1st time I even bothered to try since the pileups are 
UNREAL !!!!
73 de K9KK, Rick





On 1/17/2015 8:38 PM, Roger Simpson wrote:
>
>
> ------ Original Message ------
> From: "W5LE" <w5le at beggstelco.net>
> To: "Oklahoma DX Association" <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: 1/17/2015 7:35:17 PM
> Subject: [OKDXA] EP6T - Iran
>
>> The DXpedition to Kish Island (Iran) is now underway. The callsign is 
>> EP6T.
>>
>> From the information they provided on their website: www.rockall.be , 
>> it sounds like this is going to be full-blown aggressive operation.
>> There are a handful of hams in the country but operation from there 
>> is very spotty and it seems like it can be quite an expensive
>> proposition to get a confirmation from the permanent resident operators.
>> If you're someone who needs this one, this could very well be your 
>> golden opportunity.
>> 73 and see you in the pileups.
>> Gene W5LE
>>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
> Gene:
>
> I have been listening all day on various frequencies that EP6T is 
> operating on but I have not even heard him. There are tons of spots of 
> him being on either 40m CW, 40 RTTY, or 30m CW or 30 RTTY but I can 
> NOT hear him. He has been working stations which are in W8, W3, W4, 
> W1, and W2 as far as I can tell from listening to who is calling him 
> and who is spotting him. I don't have a decent antenna for 30m / 40m 
> but usually I can at least hear the DX if they have a decent signal -- 
> even if with this marginal antenna I can't break the pileup and work 
> them.
>
> It could be that the path to IRAN falls off a cliff when it crosses 
> over the Great Lakes. I don't know. All I know is that "everybody" to 
> the east of OK seems to be working / calling him and I can't even hear 
> him.
>
> Just this morning (local time) I worked a guy in OMAN [A4] on 20m SSB 
> solid as a rock. So if EP6T spends some "quality time" on 20m (i.e. 
> between about 1300-1700 UTC long path or 2200-0300 short path) then 
> maybe I'll have a shot at him.
>
> There have been the usual policeman hanging around but the pileups are 
> not too bad -- at least that portion of the pileup from USA that I can 
> hear.
>
> One thing I can tell from listening to the pileup is that the rate of 
> working stations by EP6T is SLOW. Maybe one QSO per minute or even one 
> every couple of minutes. They need to get Wild Bill [N2WB] in there to 
> cut that pileup down to size. He can take the most unruly pileup and 
> cut it down to size in no-time.
> Hi Roger--------


> I need IRAN as ATNO so I'll keep hanging out and see if I can find him 
> on when I can hear him -- which is probably going to be 20m, 17m, or 
> 15m. My Inverted "V" fan dipole for 30m / 40m is evidently not up to 
> the task.
>
> 73      Roger   K5RKS
>
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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