At 02:20 PM 05/06/2007, Mike(W5UC) & Kathy(K5MWH) wrote:
IMHO what is between the ears counts at least as much as that 1.5
KW amp and a giant antenna at 100 feet, and when the chips are
down, that big killer signal isn't worth much if you don't know
what to do with it.
So true. I have to wonder how many folks who didn't get the BS7 just
parked on one frequency and kept calling over and over and over and
over, not trying to find his QSX or his pattern. That's how I've
gotten every single rare one, without exception. When he's on a fixed
split, play to the fringes and be as loud as you can be. Works every
time. Am I the first one through? Hell no, but if there's propagation
between me and the DX, and the DX is wide open or calling North
America I'll be in the log within the first hour that (a) he's
audible, and (b) I'm at the radio.
Well, unless Glorioso makes it to the airwaves this year, I think the
only other interesting operations (that have been announced) will be
Agalega/St. Brandon (June to Agalega, September to St. Brandon).
Here's hoping St. Barts gets "new one"status soon, or a DXpedition to
another top-10 or top-20 most-needed entity is in the planning stages <grin>.
Cheers,
Peter,
W2IRT
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