I don't have to do anything. I keep hearing how everybody else has this
amazingly easy time of working those stations, but after spending enough
time to decide that it wasn't for me and having no luck at all, I
decided it wasn't for me.
I planned. I checked the DX reflector. I tuned and I listened. I did a
bunch of transmitting, too, so telling me how you worked W1AW with a
pair of rocks and some wet string as an antenna just makes me want to
sell all my radios and go off and do botany or something.
On 8/5/2014 12:20 PM, Mike Hardwick via BVARC wrote:
I managed to work W1AW/2 on simplex with my FT-817 on 10m. I was using
a $15 CB antenna driving 70 mph in the middle of Arizona. It took a
few calls but they finally heard me. Not for 5 watts.
Jonathan you just have to be persistent when working the stations,
especially during a pileup.
Imagine VCX giving HF operating techniques! This must be another
dimension!
Mike
N5VCX
*From:*BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *K5HM via
BVARC
*Sent:* Wednesday, August 06, 2014 3:09 AM
*To:* 'Jonathan Guthrie'; 'BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB'
*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] W1AW Portable Ops
Sorry to hear that Jonathan. I have worked the W1AW Portable stations
many times when they were running simplex. Ususally that is when there
are no pileups. It iseasier than you may surmise with a little planning.
73,
Ron, K5HM
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www.qrz.com/db/k5hm <http://www.qrz.com/db/k5hm>
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*From:*Jonathan Guthrie [mailto:[email protected]]
*Sent:* Tuesday, August 05, 2014 9:58 AM
*To:* K5HM; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB
*Subject:* Re: [BVARC] W1AW Portable Ops
Oh, I gave up on W1AW portable weeks ago. They seem to never not run
split, and I don't have an outboard VFO.
On 8/5/2014 9:10 AM, K5HM via BVARC wrote:
Good morning RadioSport fans,
At 7PM local time today, W1AW/4, Kentucky and W1AW/0, South Dakota
will finish their second rotation. If you have not worked them,
this is your last chance!
After 7 PM, W1AW portable operations will shift to W1AW/1, Vermont
and W1AW/2, New Jersey. This begins the second and final go round
for these two states as well. So if you don't have these two in
your "win" column, get on the air in the next seven days, or 168
hours and snag 'em.
I've always found it easier to avoid the big pileups. Wait a day
or two before trying to contact them. The best times are
generally mornings or midday during the work week or late at
night. You can find their operating frequency by checking your
favorite DX Cluster. DX Summit, www.dxsummit.fi
<http://www.dxsummit.fi> has a search feature that will allow you
to find the spots where they are active.
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Jonathan Guthrie KA8KPN
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