[RRDXA] DJ1AA ----other----CW SOSB20 HP

Franki ON5ZO on5zo at telenet.be
Sun Apr 15 13:05:57 EDT 2007


> zumindest probiert auch auf anderen Bänderen als 20m JAs zu hören,
> aber NIX. Kein Japaner auf 10m, 15m, 40m, 80m, 160m. Also blieb
> nur noch die kleine kleine Auswahl auf 20m über. Teilweise hatten eine 
> Hand
> voll JAs aber trotzdem Signale von bis zu 59+20dB
> Viele von unseren kleinen japanischen Freunden waren wohl diesmal
> nicht so motiviert teilzunehmen.

I confirm. 55-60 QSOs, nil on 10+15 (expected), only 1 on 80m (big gun 
JH4UYB) but it was a painful QSO, 3 on 40m and the rest on 20m with rather 
strong signals. But not many JA QRV.

>Was ist los in JA ?

I have been at home for 2 weeks and made 900 casual QSO's on 40, 30, 20 and 
17m. I have worked more JA's on 17m and 30m on my dipole than in any contest 
with a yagi. One night on 30m I could even call 'EU QRX NW JA' and work a 
dozen JA's. And again a while later. That never happens to me in a contest!

They're there and work DX, just not in contests... Call CQ on a band with 
conditions to JA and you'll work some (special pfx helps!), but not on 
weekends in a contest. Strange. Will they show up when cycle 24 goes strong?

73 de Franki ON5ZO / OQ5M 




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