[Wswss] [VHF] K7XC Report - June 20 2010 - 6M Es into EU... Again!!!!!!!!!!

[Jim Hertel]

yes but 150 mile north of you it was quiet... very quiet.... drats the 
black hole of cn91
Jim, n6kmr

On 6/20/2010 11:30 AM, T. M. wrote:
> Greetings from Fallon Nevada, DM09nm...
>
> When I awoke this morning I staggered into the radio room, turned the 
> rig on
> and immeadiately heard a 59 K8WFN in EN90 calling CQ on 50.125.
> Worked him @ 13:28Z. So much for my morning shower!
>
> After our contact was complete I swung the antenna up to 30 degress 
> and began
> tuning the band thinking "maybe I can get lucky again today and work 
> some more
> Europeans on 50 Mhz today.... Little did I know what lay in store for 
> the next few
> hours.
>
> At 1356Z I tuned past some moderately loud CW. Centering up on his 
> frequency
> of 50095.8 was found S53A calling CQ!!! I was floored! he was stable 
> and strong, true
> 549 to 559. Repeated calls met with no joy.
>
> At 14:09Z I found E70T CQing with a true 579 signal and worked him 
> easily.
>
> At 14:14Z I found a 569 HA1DH calling CQ and again repeated calls met 
> with no joy.
>
> At 14:21Z a 569 SV1DH was found CQing and worked fairly quickly. WOW!!!
>
> At 14:38Z PA0O was 559 to 579 and worked easily.
>
> At 15:00Z a 549 IK5MEN was found CQing but no joy.
>
> At 15:24 a 579 IK5MEJ was easily worked for new country #4 today! 
> FOUR!!!!!
>
> Shortly there after the band seemed to shift away and quiet down so my 
> lady and I
> went to the local Eagle pancake breakfast for a well deserved morning 
> meal.
>
> Arriving home I was surprised to hear the band once again open to EU and
> at 16:23Z a 569 9A1CCY went into the log for new country # 5 today! 
> Amazing!
>
> Spinning the band again it seemed to peak back up again lasting 10 
> minutes or so and
> at 16:33Z a 579 EA6SX was very quickly worked for country #6 today!
>
> Add that to working CT1HZE /CT1EEB on the 10th and ON4GG on the 19th that
> makes 8 new DXCC countries on 6M in a bit over a week! and ALL OF THEM
> EUROPEANS! That has NEVER happened in my life... EVER! What an amazing 
> day...
>
> Mind you.... all of this was done with a IC-746 putting out only 80 
> watts into a
> Homebreww 6 ele yagi on a 30 ft boom up 40 feet fed with 70 feet of 
> CQ-106
> low loss RG-8 style coax and NO preamp.
>
> I cringe when people use the highly over used phrase "Magic Band" 
> describe 50 Mhz...
> but today it lived up to that title and then some... I look at the log 
> and shake my head
> in utter amazement still.
>
> And for those that say CW is dead.... None of these contacts would 
> have happened on
> Phone.... CW is King,  Long live the King!
>
> LIFE IS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!!!!!!
>
> 73s de Tim - K7XC - DM09nm... sk
>
> PS: 18:28Z Just worked KL7/KB7Q on 50098 with a 559 signal... OHHH! 
> Maybe JA's today too!
>
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