Re: [Elecraft] Amsterdam Island, was: KPA500 Clicks
A lot of the world is transmitting half the time in the blind because the LIDs that are sending dits and UP UP, etc. cover the DX station even if they can hear the DX when the noise subsided a little. The week end is over and some of the masses will have to go back to work. When the first day is on a week end you can expect Bedlam for rare DX, but it will be worth it if I can work FT5ZM. So far, no joy! Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, TDXS DX Chairman K5EWJ Trustee N5BPS, USS Cavalla, USS Stewart From: Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Sent: Sunday, January 26, 2014 10:24 PM Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Amsterdam Island, was: KPA500 Clicks On 1/26/2014 7:46 PM, Bob wrote: Strangely, it's about that wide, although a bit sparser, when he's transmitting too No kidding! It is like 95% of the world is transmitting in the blind. And I'm going to be hearing up, up, up in my sleep for days. Yep, the pile never really subsides, but he calls someone and 30 signals pop up to add to the blind callers. I'm retired, I can wait a few days, I'm not a Big Gun. The ops do have great ears and great gear. I'm very impressed with signal levels on 30/20/17 so far. I am stunned! They're close to the N. Cal antipode, Indian Ocean stations are usually ESP for me, these guys are over S9. And they're picking stations out of a huge pile very quickly. Great ops! 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
[Elecraft] Amsterdam Island, was: KPA500 Clicks
On 1/26/14 at 4:37 PM, k6...@foothill.net (Fred Jensen) wrote: FT5ZM is S9 [i.e. -73dBm, I calibrated my K3 with my service monitor] on 14023 here in Auburn CA [No Cal] right now. Pileup is only about 30KHz wide. Strangely, it's about that wide, although a bit sparser, when he's transmitting too. :-) I understand they're running Elecraft gear, or at least a lot of it. That explains the strange looking stuff I was seeing on my P3 while working PSK on 20M. :-) What a pileup! (I'm continuing to try to fight my CW above 8 WPM so I can play in that ballpark.) BTW, I normally run the P3 covering a wide span when running PSK, because I can see the detail on the computer waterfall and sometimes find a PSK station way outside the normal range with the P3. Cheers - Bill --- Bill Frantz| If the site is supported by | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | ads, you are the product.| 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Amsterdam Island, was: KPA500 Clicks
Strangely, it's about that wide, although a bit sparser, when he's transmitting too No kidding! It is like 95% of the world is transmitting in the blind. And I'm going to be hearing up, up, up in my sleep for days. The ops do have great ears and great gear. I'm very impressed with signal levels on 30/20/17 so far. 73, Bob, WB4SON On Sun, Jan 26, 2014 at 9:16 PM, Bill Frantz fra...@pwpconsult.com wrote: On 1/26/14 at 4:37 PM, k6...@foothill.net (Fred Jensen) wrote: FT5ZM is S9 [i.e. -73dBm, I calibrated my K3 with my service monitor] on 14023 here in Auburn CA [No Cal] right now. Pileup is only about 30KHz wide. Strangely, it's about that wide, although a bit sparser, when he's transmitting too. :-) I understand they're running Elecraft gear, or at least a lot of it. That explains the strange looking stuff I was seeing on my P3 while working PSK on 20M. :-) What a pileup! (I'm continuing to try to fight my CW above 8 WPM so I can play in that ballpark.) BTW, I normally run the P3 covering a wide span when running PSK, because I can see the detail on the computer waterfall and sometimes find a PSK station way outside the normal range with the P3. Cheers - Bill --- Bill Frantz| If the site is supported by | Periwinkle (408)356-8506 | ads, you are the product.| 16345 Englewood Ave www.pwpconsult.com | | Los Gatos, CA 95032 __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
Re: [Elecraft] Amsterdam Island, was: KPA500 Clicks
On 1/26/2014 7:46 PM, Bob wrote: Strangely, it's about that wide, although a bit sparser, when he's transmitting too No kidding! It is like 95% of the world is transmitting in the blind. And I'm going to be hearing up, up, up in my sleep for days. Yep, the pile never really subsides, but he calls someone and 30 signals pop up to add to the blind callers. I'm retired, I can wait a few days, I'm not a Big Gun. The ops do have great ears and great gear. I'm very impressed with signal levels on 30/20/17 so far. I am stunned! They're close to the N. Cal antipode, Indian Ocean stations are usually ESP for me, these guys are over S9. And they're picking stations out of a huge pile very quickly. Great ops! 73, Fred K6DGW - Northern California Contest Club - CU in the 2014 Cal QSO Party 4-5 Oct 2014 - www.cqp.org __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:Elecraft@mailman.qth.net This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html
