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

[David All]

I felt your Black Hole in FM19rw
Dave N3XUD FM19rw



On Sun, Jun 20, 2010 at 4:03 PM, Jim Hertel <n6kmr at frontiernet.net> wrote:

> 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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