I only needed KH1 on 17, 30 and 160. I didn't much care about 17 and 30 but 160
is my newest interest. My station is modest, particularly on Topband, where I
use on both TX and RX, an inverted-l with 55' vertical and the top wire sloping
down to about 45'. At the moment about twenty 55' radials laid on the ground. A
K3S and KPA500 round out the station.
I first heard and worked them at 1134Z on 6/27. That is just beginning my
sunrise. They were weak and in the noise, but I eked out a marginal contact.
Ten minutes later they were way out of the noise and I considered making an
insurance contact but didn't want to get on their bad side, so I refrained. A
couple of days later on the 29th I thought I would get some insurance. This
time I worked them @0618Z which was their morning twilight. The enhancement
peak was amazing. They boomed in for ten minutes or more and then started
fading into my noise, but they were still readable when I believe they gave up.
My first QSO didn't show up in Clublog at first so I was glad for the
insurance. Later it did show up along with an extra one. They show me making
three Qs but I only made 2.
Maybe they're making up for 20-meters where I called and they came back to
N7WH. I sent my call twice and he finally sent it correctly but must have left
the log wrong. So I worked them again. I did also get them on 30 and after
working them on 17 CW and SSB, I broke down and let my computer work them on FT8.
Wes N7WS
On 7/6/2018 5:34 PM, David Olean wrote:
I would echo the comments about the Baker/ Howland Island DXpedition and
Elecraft. I am only on two HF bands: 160 and 10 meters. I figured that ten
meters was a stretch, but that 160 meter CW was possible from Maine with a
little luck. I was away from my shack for most of the operating period, but
managed to get home on July 3rd and set my clock alarm for 4AM on July 4th for
about the last chance to work them. When I got on and listened at 0800 UT I
heard nothing. No KH1 and no callers either. I parked on 1822.5 and set my TX
up 1 kHz. I heard static crashes and white noise for about an hour. No signals
heard at all!! I was all set to give up, and was reading an article on the
web, when, all of a sudden, KH7Z popped out of the noise, weak but fairly
audible calling CQ and UP. I was startled by how fast they peaked up from
nothing and called them once. Imagine my surprise when they answered my first
call. (Someone had really good ears!) I could not believe it and called them
again. This time I was sure they heard my call and we completed the contact.
I just sat there in awe contemplating the fact that I had them in my log
within one minute after they first appeared out of the noise on 160 meters.
The contact took place right at sunrise. I suspect that the KPA-1500 was
working overtime on 160 M. Thanks Elecraft for the support of the operation,
and thanks for making such a nice receiver that is the K3! I used diversity
reception with two beverages. The TX antenna is a single vertical. All I can
say is WOW!
Dave K1WHS
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