[OKDXA] Path from Atlas Cove / Spit Bay to Oklahoma

[W5LE]

I see K5UV just got in their log too.

On 3/26/2016 7:35 PM, Glen Turner wrote:
> Just worked them on 10116.0.  Good signals and most of the US is not hearing
> him.  He is calling CQ a lot
>
> Good luck
> Glen W5IF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: OKDXA [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of W5LE
> Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2016 00:31
> To: Oklahoma DX Association
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Path from Atlas Cove / Spit Bay to Oklahoma
>
> I don't know if this will help or only muddy the waters but I use a little
> program called HamCap and there's a strange anomaly...If I input VK0EK it
> shows a lat/lon of 55S 159E.  When I input VK0IR (the previous DXpedition to
> Heard), I get 53S and 74E. Also, prior to my updating the ClubLog Entity
> database in Logger32, which is an optional function of that logging program,
> it was going to have me beaming 185 SP, thinking VK0EK was in Anarctica.
> Once I did the update, then it saw VK0EK as being the VK0/H entity and the
> SP beam heading was 160.  That made a lot more sense to me.
> For what it's worth, I got them on 30M CW about half past midnight, 100W to
> inverted vee, 40 ft at the apex.
> On 20M CW I got them at about 0330 local.  I first worked them with W5LE
> beaming SP and they were practically ESP reception.  Then, since I saw they
> were working a number of VK's, I swung my antenna around to beam VK and they
> were a good solid 539 copy that direction and I worked them with the OKDXA
> club call NE5OK that direction.
> They've had a few bumps in the road in the early stages but I feel sure that
> everyone can make it as time goes on and they get more stations up and
> running, especially on 30M since the power limitation levels the playing
> field a bit for most.
> I think, unless you're willing to stay up very late or get up very early,
> you may be out of luck on the lower bands.
> Hopefully they'll bang away on 17 and above as time goes by.
> 73 and good luck.
> Gene
>
>
> On 3/26/2016 2:59 PM, Roger Simpson wrote:
>> I was wrong about Big Ben being "in the way" of the short path from
>> Atlas Cove to Oklahoma.
>>
>> Headings from ATLAS COVE to places in USA short path [in degrees]:
>>
>> Oklahoma City   203
>> Los Angeles       152
>> Phoenix             166
>> Santa Fe            181
>> Atlanta              228
>> Olympia WA      113
>> Sacramento CA  138
>> Little Rock         215
>>
>>
>> Heading of the peak of Big Ben from Atlas Bay   140
>>
>> The bottom line is: From Atlas Bay there is a clear shot short path
>> [and also long path] to anywhere in the USA east of Santa Fe NM.
>>
>> So a signal going from Atlas Cove [via the short path] to California
>> has to contend with Big Ben. My guess is that most of the Calif
>> stations that have worked VK0EK -- especially on 30m -- have worked
>> him long path.
>>
>> I still think things will be better for many of us little pistols when
>> they setup on Spit Bay. Then there will be a clear shot to Oklahoma
>> [just as there is now] from Atlas Cove. The only difference will be
>> that EU and Eastern USA will be behind Big Ben. So this should reduce
>> the competition.
>>
>> VOACAP says a decent shot at Heard from Oklahoma should be on 20m from
>> about 0300 to 0700UTC. A shot on 30m should be between 1300 and
>> 1400UTC. However, for me at least, there have not been any decent
>> openings so far on either 20m or 30m given my modest antenna farm.
>>
>> Whatever my problem is I can't blame Big Ben.  Maybe I need more --
>> and higher -- aluminum!!
>>
>> 73  Roger   K5RKS
>>
>>
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