Well, that will make it a tad more difficult to work them! :-)
> On Nov 1, 2018, at 4:19 PM, AB4IQ <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sorry but they have QRT'd. > > Ed.. AB4IQ > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > [mailto:[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>] On Behalf Of James Bennett via > Elecraft > Sent: Thursday, November 1, 2018 6:08 PM > To: Elecraft Reflector Reflector <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> > Subject: Re: [Elecraft] K3 FT8 Problem VP6D > > Clark - listen for them on 17 meter CW. I tried and tried on 20 and 40 CW > one evening last week with no success. On a whim I went up to 17 meters at > about 7:00pm local time and there was VP6D calling CQ with very few takers. > And the folks he did pick off I was not able to hear. With my K3/100 into a > wire antenna, I got him on the fourth try. This past Tuesday morning I heard > them again on 17 meters calling CQ - few responders. Give them a try on a > band with no huge pileups - you may be surprised! > > 73, Jim / W6JHB > > > >> On Nov 1, 2018, at 2:56 PM, engineercm <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> This is to close out this thread. >> >> Thanks to all who responded with suggestions all of which I had tried >> including setting up the software exactly as defined on the VP6D >> website and I never heard VP6D so I never called as they had >> requested. When I heard a local ham get get them on one call, and I >> could hear nothing, I attributed it to his GinNormAs antenna. >> >> I couldn't spend as much time as others in the seat listening but did >> try to operate when DXA said they were QRV. Nothing heard here. >> >> Not to be dismayed, I will continue to experiment with the mode as I >> find it interesting. CW is my passion, though. >> >> Thanks again to all, >> >> Clark, WU4B >> >> >> >> -- >> Sent from: http://elecraft.365791.n2.nabble.com/ >> ______________________________________________________________ >> Elecraft mailing list >> Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft >> Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm >> Post: mailto:[email protected] >> >> This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email >> list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected] > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message > delivered to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
