[OKDXA] 6O6O

Kim Elmore cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net
Fri Jan 12 20:51:57 EST 2018 

I think their biggest problem is that RFI makes them deaf as a post. 

73,

Kim N5OP

"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith

> On Jan 12, 2018, at 16:31, w5le at beggstelco.net wrote:
> 
> They are copyable on 30M CW right now...10111.
> 
> 
> 
> 
>> I have only heard a whisper once from them.  I don't need them since I
>> only
>> track CW, but most of the time
>> expeditions put out good signals.
>> 
>> Doug N4IJ
>> 
>> On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 1:39 PM, Kim Elmore <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> They’d be an ATNO for me, but ya can’t work ‘em if ya can’t hear
>>> ‘em. Oh,
>>> well!
>>> 
>>> 73,
>>> 
>>> Kim N5OP
>>> 
>>> 
>>> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as
>>> the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>>> 
>>>> On Jan 12, 2018, at 12:25, Robert Redmon <k5sm.bob at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Kim, I have been listening since they started up. Only once did I
>>> see/hear? them strong enough to be reasonably copy (on 30 meters).
>>> Unfortunately, they were working Asia through strong EU QRM. I waited
>>> for
>>> them to shift to NA, but they had faded almost completely into the noise
>>> by
>>> then. They are having trouble receiving due to high (but variable) qrn
>>> at
>>> their qth. Consequently, they are only hearing the loudest
>>> signals…..and we
>>> just haven’t had the propagation. I wanted to add a few bands
>>> (40/80/160)
>>> but I sincerely doubt that is going to happen given their performance
>>> thus
>>> far.
>>>> 
>>>> GL es 73,
>>>> 
>>>> Bob
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from Mail for Windows 10
>>>> 
>>>> From: Kim Elmore
>>>> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 9:49 AM
>>>> To: Oklahoma DX Association
>>>> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] 6O6O
>>>> 
>>>> I’ve not been able to be on much when they are and I’ve not heard
>>> them
>>> in any band. Sigh
>>>> 
>>>> 73,
>>>> 
>>>> Kim N5OP
>>>> 
>>>> "People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long
>>> as
>>> the music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
>>>> 
>>>>> On Jan 12, 2018, at 08:39, Jeff Martin <jeffmartin at valornet.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 6O6O - Somalia
>>>>> Congrats on working them Glen. They have been hard to work from W5
>>> land. I
>>>>> finally worked them a little while ago on 14.031 short path,
>>> listening
>>> up. S
>>>>> zero on the meter. Not a new one for me, but the only game in town so
>>> I
>>> have
>>>>> been listening for them... Their operating habits have not been
>>> favorable to
>>>>> W5, and I understand they have high noise levels. Their xmit signal
>>> has
>>> been
>>>>> weak on any band, and they seem to receive worse than they xmit.
>>> Loudest
>>>>> signals have been on 40 long path in the morning but then they were
>>> only
>>>>> asking for W6...
>>>>> Bouvet should be coming up soon... Good luck to everyone...
>>>>> 73,
>>>>> Jeff - K5WE
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.
>>> qth.net]
>>>>> On Behalf Of Glen Turner
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 9:01 AM
>>>>> To: 'Oklahoma DX Association'
>>>>> Subject: Re: [OKDXA] 6O6O
>>>>> 
>>>>> Was able to get them last night on 40 CW short path at 0329Z.  QSO
>>> confirmed
>>>>> via Clublog within
>>>>> 5 minutes.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 73
>>>>> Glen W5IF
>>>>> 
>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>> From: okdxa-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:okdxa-bounces at mailman.
>>> qth.net]
>>>>> On Behalf Of Jeff Martin
>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2018 14:47
>>>>> To: OKDXA at mailman.qth.net
>>>>> Subject: [OKDXA] 6O6O
>>>>> 
>>>>> Now hearing them long path on 7.023 calling for W6... Fair signal, S3
>>> on the
>>>>> meter... Lots of folks calling them but they don't seem to hear
>>> anybody...
>>>>> Barely heard them on 20 about an hour ago, not loud enough to call.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jeff - K5WE
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
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