[SADXA] VP8STI on 3.523.16

[Jim W]

I've never heard a pileup this size on 80 before.  I could hear hundreds 
calling so there must have been thousands that he heard.  A few days ago 
I heard the operator on 20 give an off-the-cuff comment.  He said that 
what he heard most of the time was an S-9 plus 20 roar that was 10 KHZ wide.

On 1/24/2016 6:01 AM, Jerry wrote:
> Congrats on getting them on 80.
> I listened and called him much earlier in the evening for a while but 
> the pile was unreal and I went back to watching for them on 160. Not a 
> whisper on 160 since the first couple of days after they arrived 
> there. We are about out of time with them on Sandwich so it may just 
> not happen.
>
> On 1/23/2016 11:16 PM, Jim W wrote:
>> Weak (with an RST of 519) but workable, so call anyway if you can 
>> hear him.  He's transmitting at 22 WPM, says the reverse beacon 
>> network.  He is answering the stations that match his code speed and 
>> ignoring the rest, so get as close to his speed as you can.
>>
>> He had trouble getting my call, but got it OK after a couple of 
>> repeats.  My transmit frequency was 3.526.91 .  This is a tremendous 
>> pileup with many, many very strong USA signals.  I didn't think I'd 
>> get through but tried anyway.
>>
>> I spent today raising the other half of my 80M dipole another 12 feet 
>> and it paid off tonight.
>>
>> GL and 73,  Jim  W9FI
>>
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