[South Florida DX Association] BS7 operation tips from K32ZO

[Pete Rimmel - Marine Chemist - N8PR]

Bruce and Fred (K3ZO)

This is how I worked them on SSB...  I heard someone give a 2 number
frequency -- 52, and I went there and got through right away... It was on my
SSB QSO on 2 May at 1258.  Bill - W2CQ was here and he worked them there
right after me.

I needed to work them 3 times on CW before I was sure that I had a good
QSO... Too much QRM in their freq. to be sure on the second one - 2 may at
1251 Z, and of course, everyone said that the first one on 30 apr at 1842 Z
was a slim...  When the logs come out I will know.   The last one on 4 May
at 1154 I know was good.

73,  PeteR   N8PR

-Fred K3ZO wrote:

It pays to listen carefully to what the operator sends.  Operator
9V1YC would occasionally send something like "32" in a quick
transmission where he gave only the two numbers and nothing else.
These transmissions were separate from his "TU  NA UP" or "W9XXX 599"
type  transmissions.  The minute he sent "32" I went to 14032 and
called.  Only one other op figured it out, and he got him first, I got
him next.  Two calls and BS7H was in the log!  After I worked him
nobody else remained on 14032 calling him.  There was still a big mess
of callers in the area 026-030.  Later he sent a quick "35" on three
occasions and NOBODY took him up on it.