[OKDXA] Mellish Reef VK9MA

[John Geiger]

I actually have VK9M on 12 and need them on 17 instead, in correction to my
earlier email, which is probably more possible given the sunspot numbers.
I was playing in the Sweepstakes all weekend and had the cluster off since
I was going non-assisted.  Looks like I should have been chasing Mellish
instead.  I did take a quick break from the contest to work Morocco on 15
CW Sunday morning as he was using a special prefix.  I am on the WPX honor
roll for CW, which might be the only honor roll I ever make!

73 John AF5CC

On Mon, Nov 6, 2017 at 10:13 PM, <GARYLM at kiamichiwb.org> wrote:

> CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL ON MELLISH REEF,  MANAGED TO GET THEM ON
> 15,17,20,AND 30M CW TODAY WITH MY HEX-BEAM AT 18FT, VERY LUCKY HI.  BEEN
> TRYING TO WORK 3C1L ON 80M CW BUT NO LUCK SO FAR, HEARING THEM BUT UNABLE
> TO WORK SO FAR, USING HEX-BEAM FOR RECEIVE AND VEE FOR TRANSMIT ANT;  WOULD
> LIKE TO GET MELLISH ON LOW BANDS.  LOOKING FORWARD TO GETTING BOUVET NEXT
> YEAR.
> GOOD LUCK TO ALL
> 73 GARY WQ5R
>
>
> --- rksimpson1 at cox.net wrote:
>
> From: "Roger Simpson" <rksimpson1 at cox.net>
> To: OKDXA at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [OKDXA] Mellish Reef VK9MA
> Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2017 03:34:20 +0000
>
> FB to all on working Mellish Reef. Before this current DXpedirtion I
> needed VK9 on 10, 15, 30 and 80.
>
> I worked VK9MA on 15 CW and 17 CW in the last couple of days.
>
> I heard him on very very weak and not workable at about 6AM local time
> this morning. I am going to try to wake up at about 3AM local time and
> see if I can work him on 30m. According to VOACAP the best opening to
> Central USA is from about 3AM to 5AM Central Time.
>
> I don't think there is much liklihood I'll be able to work him on either
> 10m or 80m because of a combination of marginal antennas and/or mediocre
> band conditions.
>
> 73    Roger K5RKS
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