I can confirm the signals heard on the east coast were at the S9 level
on 20 meters. I heard them fairly well on 17 wking JA's so that was a
no go and 40 but didn't make the contact. I am very happy to have made
the SSB and CW contacts on 20
Until 2001 I was using an R5 vertical and swore to my friend NR0J (SK)
I lived in a DX "hole" where i could hear almost nothing and if I did
hear something of interest working them would be a fantasy. Now I have
been finally able to erect an antenna system that is very effective. It
has been 40 years of hamming in the making and brings with it a new
outlook on the hobby.
Even with a yagi at less than 100 feet at this time in the sunspot
cycle with these types of pileups it is going to be pretty tough to
make it through. But let's face it, this is ham radio not an exchange
of emails or a telephone call. The challenge is always going to be
there and guess what folks, as in all challenges their will be times
when efforts come to naught. You know even when I was a kid and
couldn't get that rare one, I did not have the emotional meltdown that
I have witnessed exhibited on reflectors, DX clusters and worst of all
on the transmitting freq of the DX as I have in the past few days.
I will forgo any analysis of this behavior and its ties to modern
culture but if you want to work them i think one needs patience,
operating skill the right equipment a sense of humor and a bit of
humility.
73
de
todd
WB2ZAB
On May 5, 2007, at 4:28 PM, Chet Moore wrote:
Brian,
Maybe that was the case in California. On 20 they were S9+ on both
ssb and cw for at least 5 of the 8 days. Some days they were in here
for 4 full hours in the morning. It would have been even better
without the qrm, jammers and policemen etc. They were very weak on
40, 30 and 17.nil on 10 and 15 on the east coast.
This was definitely not a dxpedition that was going to be worked by
the little guys because of the low point in the sun spot cycle.
Expeditions do have to go when they can get permission from all those
claiming ownership of scarborough. Who knows when the stars will line
up again for permission to be given again.
I don't think this will move down many places on the North American
most needed list, but it sure should quench the thirst in Japan.
Our dx club here has 60 members, as of today only 4 had made it
through. Another 30 or so members claim to have heard them, the other
30 never even heard them. Even the guys with tribanders at 40 - 50
feet and low power got skunked.
Considering the conditions both on and around the reef, I think these
guys did a commendable job. If they had room for beams instead of
verticals it would have been sooooo much better for all of us.
73
Chet N4FX in s.e. virginia
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Subject: Re: [DX-NEWS] BS7H on 80m
I just gave up after 3 days and after four hours this morning on 30M
listening to a 95% QSO rate with JA
S9 signal here (great ad for Stepp IR I'd buy one after hearing them)
but over the last week and today can't here me and the dozens of
stateside callers :-(
40 and 30 were the only bands with strong signals
We need another DX pedition when its not at the bottom of the cycle
73
Brian
KI6HT
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