[Wswss] [VHF] EXPANDED RECAP OF: N6ZE/MM2 Vancouver, BC, CDN (CN89) - Los Angeles, CA, USA (DM03) 23-26SEP2013

[William Pasternak]

Anyone other than me remember back to the early 1960's when the late 
Marie Simon, K2YEA, in Far Rockaway, NY, worked a JA station 
(possibly JA1RNZ -- not sure) on 50.200 or so.  He on a frigate just 
off the coast of Japan.

The good part:  I recorded the contact audio on my then almost new 
Wollensak T-1500 tape recorder.

The better part was surprising Marie and her husband Lennie K2RMA 
with the tape.

My mistake:  Not making a copy of the tape.

But I was younger then and less wise.  A lot younger and much less wise.
de
WA6ITF


At 11:29 PM 9/29/2013, Chuck Smallhouse wrote:
>Hi Pete,
>
>Back, I believe, in the late '80's I worked a chap on, as I 
>remember, a tanker on several of it's voyages, from south of LA on 
>their trip to Alaska, on 2M.  I worked him in every grid from DM02 
>up until he was about equal to mid Washington, although quite far 
>off shore at that point.  I believe that he was one of the crew, not 
>the captain.
>
>He was running a Gonset Sidewinder (SSB & CW) and was using a 3 
>element beam on 2 M.  I was at my QTH in Los Altos, but was looking 
>west directly into the Santa Cruz mountain range.  I used my 8 long 
>yagi EME array and 1.5 + KW.
>
>In that time frame, using that equipment, I worked I believe, all of 
>the grids in CA and I think most of the NV ones, to earn 2M VUCC # 
>13 (1983).  When I retired from that QTH in CA,(1993),  I'd worked 
>well over 450 2M grids.
>
>73,
>
>Chuck,  W7CS  ex WA6MGZ
>
>
>At 08:42 PM 9/29/2013, n6ze at aol.com wrote:
>>30SEPT2013
>>
>>The following is (1) a briefer version of N6ZE/ Mobile VE7 & W7 (2m Sprint
>>Report) Aboard a Princess Cruise Ship which I sent previously +  (2) a new
>>summary of operations from the cruise ship from abeam Port Angeles, WA to the
>>Port of Los Angeles, CA.
>>
>>1. 2m SPRINT Operations:
>>
>>
>>Zero QSO to report for Fall 2013  (23Sept2013 PDT) Two meter Sprint by
>>N6ZE/shipmobile in CN88 between Victoria, BC, Canada and Whidbey Island,
>>Strait of Juan de Fuca, & Port Angeles, WA.
>>
>>N6ZE/ship mobile on M/V Golden Princess was unable to transmit 
>>during the Fall
>>2013 Two Meter Sprint because the vessel Captain had not yet granted me
>>permission to transmit. (Remember that FCC rule??)
>>
>>However I did SWL operations from the 14th deck and from the 
>>balcony of my 9th
>>deck stateroom located on the Port side of the ship. I used an Yaesu FT817 (2
>>w) with Madol 6m/2m/70cmwhip and briefly used a dipole made from a TV rabbit
>>ears.
>>
>>Between 8PM PDT and 8:30PM PDT from a position between the Canadian San Juan
>>Islands and the U.S. San Juan Islands, I heard VA7MM on CW; N7EPD, WA7BBJ,
>>KE0CO, WW7D/R (CN97), & VE7DAY.
>>
>>At 2105 PM PDT, I heard WW7D/R (CN96) from my stateroom balcony & again heard
>>Daryl at 2120 PM on CW from CN86 I believe.
>>
>>Zero QSOs made due to lack of permission to transmit
>>8 Stations heard. Grids CN86, CN87, CN96, CN97, CO70 heard.
>>Zero QSO times 5 grids = zero points.
>>SWL Operating time ~1 hour
>>
>>2. 2m + 6m + 70 Cm Report (23Sept2013 - 26Sept2013) Enroute from near Port
>>Angeles, WA (CN88) to Port of Los Angeles, CA (DM03)
>>
>>I received written permission from the ship's Captain to transmit with my
>>transceiver early on the morning of 24Sept2013.
>>
>>Unfortunately zero QSO to report for the entire trans-coastal trip. Distance
>>from shoreline typically 50 miles.
>>
>>Two 6 meter beacons at tropo distance heard loudly and one 70 cm 
>>beacon (loud)
>>also monitored at tropo distance.
>>
>>Nothing ever heard on 144.200 USB/CW or 146.52 MHz FM. I called CQ (both CW &
>>USB) (FM only infrequently)on a random basis during waking hours. (In
>>retrospect, I should have advertised that I would be on the air for 5 minutes
>>at the top of each hour.) I did not use internet or cellphone during the
>>cruise because rates were EXTREMELY expensive!  However the current ship
>>position was displayed on my stateroom TV screen about every 5 minutes!
>>
>>I was always able to monitor FM broadcast stations, some at a distance of 100
>>miles, even from small cities such as North Bend, OR.
>>
>>Thanks to those who took the time to look for my QRP signal with zero gain
>>antenna.
>>
>>Most of the U.S. West Coast does NOT have much 'weak signal 2 meter activity;
>>most yagis are not pointed out to sea, and the coastal range effectively
>>blocks signals from inland stations.
>>
>>I shall post a couple of jpegs at >>>>www.qrz.com/db/n6ze<<<<
>>
>>bt73Pete, N6ZE
>>
>>Some positions/comments from the ship's track are listed below:
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>>Date: Sept2013
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>>Time (Z)
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>>My QTH
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>>Band/Freq
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>>Callsign
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>>Grid/QTH
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>>24Sep
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>>0129
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>>CN88
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>>144.200
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>>SWL only N6ZE/Mobile
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>>1820pdt
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>>mon
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>>24sep
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>>0136
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>>48 56N
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>>123 12W CN88
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>>144.200
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>>Nil hrd or worked
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>>1836pdt
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>>mon
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>>24sep
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>>1530
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>>46 09N
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>>125 16W CN76
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>>144.200
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>>Nil hrd or worked
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>>0830pdt
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>>mon
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>>24sep
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>>1900
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>>44 37N
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>>125 11W CN74
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>>144.200
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>>Nil hrdorf worked
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>>1200pdt
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>>tues
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>>25sep
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>>0040
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>>42 44N
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>>125 06W CN72
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>>144.200
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>>Nil hrd or worked
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>>1740pdt
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>>tues
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>>25sep
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>>1515
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>>37 51N
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>>123 44W CM87
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>>144.200
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>>Nil hrd or worked
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>>0815pdt
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>>Tues
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>>25Sep
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>>1530
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>>CM77
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>>50.068
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>>K26FV/B;
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>>Nil hrd or worked on 2m
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>>CN87
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>>0830pdt
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>>wed
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>>25Sep
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>>1533
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>>CM77
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>>432.304
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>>K6IR/B; nil hrd or worked on 2m
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>>CN87su
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>>0833pdt
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>>wed
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>>25sep
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>>1900
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>>36 45N
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>>122 05W CM86
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>>  144.200
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>>Nil hrd or worked
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>>1200pdt
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>>wed
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>>25sep
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>>1900
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>>36 45N
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>>122 58W CM86
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>>144.200
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>>Nil hrd or worked
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>>1200pdt
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>>wed
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>>25sep
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>>1930
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>>CM86
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>>50.068
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>>K6FV/B Strong!; nil hrd or worked on 2m
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>>1230pdt
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>>Wed
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>>25Sep
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>>2359
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>>35 15N
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>>121 49W CM95
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>>50.077
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>>K7AZ/B; nil hrd or worked on 2m
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>>CM94so
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>>1700pdtwed
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>>26sep
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>>0400
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>>34 08N
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>>120 54W CM94
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>>144.200
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>>Nil hrd or worked on 2m
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>>2100pdt
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>>wed
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>>26sep
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>>1400
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>>33 42N
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>>118 18W DM03
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>>Port of LA,   CA
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>>144.200
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>>Nil hrd or worked
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>>0700pdt thurs
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