[OKDXA] Heard Island

[Ron Grossman]

I sat there this morning on 40m with a S3-4 signal from them and tried for at least 30 minutes.  At 0735, all of a sudden it went dead.  Rig - FTDX 3000 with an Al-811h Amp working split with 300 W.   
 
Results - Not in the log.
 
73,
 
Ron 

Bald Guys never have a bad hair day.


 
> From: af5cc2 at gmail.com
> Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2016 09:21:11 -0500
> To: okdxa at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] Heard Island
> 
> Ron,
> 
> You already have a better station than I do.  Last night was the first time
> I was able to even copy them on 30m.  I had only heard them once before,
> that was on 40 a couple of night before and it was a complete zoo there.  I
> didn't hear who they were working either, I just got lucky-set up 2khz
> below their frequencies and called.  I had heard them  earlier last night
> and called a few times on the frequency of who they just worked with no
> luck. They were just above ESP level last night as it was.
> 
> Sometimes it is better to be lucky than good.  30 is probably the best band
> from here to Heard.  It was also the band I was hearing South Sandwich the
> best on, but never did get them.
> 
> 73 John AF5CC
> 
> On Thu, Mar 31, 2016 at 8:11 AM, Ron Grossman <af5q at hotmail.com> wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > Congratulations!   I think what I'm going to do is wait until 1) I have a
> > better station  2) wait until it  comes around again.  I can't hear when
> > and who they calling.
> >
> > In essence for AF5Q....better luck next time.
> > 73!
> >  AF5Q
> >
> >
> > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone
> >
> > -------- Original message --------
> > From: John Geiger <af5cc2 at gmail.com>
> > Date: 3/31/2016  12:11 AM  (GMT-06:00)
> > To: Oklahoma - DX news and information <okdxa at mailman.qth.net>
> > Subject: [OKDXA] Heard Island
> >
> > Just worked them on 10.116 down 2-this is at 0508Z. Not real loud but the
> > pileup is small-go get them!!
> >
> > 73 John AF5CC
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