[SOC] DX Cluster Clog

[Bob Nielsen]

On Mon, Nov 18, 2002 at 01:36:21PM -0500, W2AGN wrote:
> On 18 Nov 2002 at 9:56, Bob Nielsen wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I kept checking just the WARC bands, which did yield contacts with
> > XT2DX and 9L1AB on 17 meters, so all was not lost.  Then I stayed up
> > until CY0MM finally started listening in the 40 meter US phone band at
> > 0800Z.
> > 
> 
> 
> Guess I'm lucky that CY0 is a "chip shot" from here. Even got him on 
> 160M. 

I saw a lot of spots for them on 30 meters, but couldn't hear a peep. 
I think I made a valid 20 SSB contact, but they were really 3-3 instead
of 5-9.  The signal on 40 was pretty good, however.

Oh well, at least I can work a lot of JAs.

> 
> BTW, speaking of SOC, the CY0 group had also planned on a 27 Mhz 
> operation. They even had a separate web page for it, but the hue and cry 
> was raised so they cancelled it.

The recent Chesterfield Is. DXpedition got a lot of flak for doing
that.

73, Bob

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Bob Nielsen, N7XY                          n7xy@n7xy.net
Bainbridge Island, WA  
IOTA NA-065, USI WA-028S