[South Florida DX Association] K4M OBSERVATION

[Norman Alexander]

Scott,
I agree with your observations - good signals on both 80cw, ssb as well as 40m (good 7mhz sig at 0900Z).  But the first 80m operator was a rank beginner - slow, yaking with all kinds of details as though he was being heard 20 over 9.  This is 80m, and most of us are lucky to hear our calls and reports.  And then he complained about the "dragon radar" - The new operator was good, listened down 5 to 10 and I got through.  80 CW was also a good operator and made that one okay.

The 40m guy in the beginning was slow, worked JA when he should have been working East Coast sunrise.  Later a faster operator began to knock them off, and was working the US (inspite of JA's) - made that one also.    30m is a tough band for me, but made the contact.

Need them now on 10, 12 also 15m & 40m ssb.   Got them on 17m both modes, and 15m CW.   Propagation for 10 and 12 look grim, but you can never tell we can get that 20 second burst on 12m. I don't think they have been on 40 ssb as yet.  Forgot, also 160 is needed.

I was hearing the 40m station 3 hours after sunrise, very readable, but probably not good from East Coast to him.

Good luck on the weekend, more competition, but many will have worked them by then.

 Regards,


Norm W4QN





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From: "W4so at aol.com" <W4so at aol.com>
To: sfdxa at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 9:22:37 AM
Subject: [South Florida DX Association] K4M OBSERVATION

JUST WANTED TO REPORT IN .

K4M WAS S7 -9 ON 3509 THIS MORNING AROUND 7 AM LOCAL.
THEY WERE ALSO VY STRONG ON 7004 AND 10104.0
THE 40 METER OP WAS MOVING TOO SLOW . I HAD TO HIT THE ROAD TO GET THE KIDS 
TO 
SCHOOL BUT SHOULD BE EASIER OVER THE WEEKEND 

THE 80 METER OP WAS QRQ AND QUITE READABLE . ALSO THE OP ON 3790 HAD A GOOD 
SIGNAL AS WELL 

LOOKING FORWARD TO FILLING IN THE BAND SLOTS .
SCOTT W4SO
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