Re: [DX-CHAT] Most Wanted
On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Nick W9UM wrote: I've just looked at the most recent Most Wanted list from clublog.org. I can't believe ZS8 is number 26 on the list. I need two to have them all, P5 and ZS8 and that's after 42 years of trying. I couldn't hear Marti from P5, worked Romeo though (lol), and never heard the last ZS8 on any band. This is the black hole of Calcutta for the midwest. Carl N4AA does a very good job compiling a most needed list every year see: http://dxpub.net/MOST-WANTED-SURVEY.html If you look at top ten or twenty, many of these entities have not been on the air for YEARS. So it's expected that they would rank as highly as they do. ZS8 is ranked a lot higher (more needed) in this list than on ClubLog. I worked ZS8M on 25 July 2010, on 40 SSB, running 100W to a multi-band vertical, from Colorado. Around that time period, he seemed to show up at the same time each night, just before his local sunrise. I had to listen loud, as did he, but we exchanged 55 reports. If you could hear him, you probably had a chance to work him. And if you missed him one night, you could try again the next. Longevity and persistence pays. Some countries which were impossible in the past, like Albania, are not so rare today. Yet others like Turkmenistan (EZ) have disappeared from the airwaves. If it were easy, it wouldn't be as fun or as rewarding. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] Most Wanted
Amen! Jim Reisert AD1C wrote: On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Nick W9UM wrote: I've just looked at the most recent Most Wanted list from clublog.org. I can't believe ZS8 is number 26 on the list. I need two to have them all, P5 and ZS8 and that's after 42 years of trying. I couldn't hear Marti from P5, worked Romeo though (lol), and never heard the last ZS8 on any band. This is the black hole of Calcutta for the midwest. Carl N4AA does a very good job compiling a most needed list every year see: http://dxpub.net/MOST-WANTED-SURVEY.html If you look at top ten or twenty, many of these entities have not been on the air for YEARS. So it's expected that they would rank as highly as they do. ZS8 is ranked a lot higher (more needed) in this list than on ClubLog. I worked ZS8M on 25 July 2010, on 40 SSB, running 100W to a multi-band vertical, from Colorado. Around that time period, he seemed to show up at the same time each night, just before his local sunrise. I had to listen loud, as did he, but we exchanged 55 reports. If you could hear him, you probably had a chance to work him. And if you missed him one night, you could try again the next. Longevity and persistence pays. Some countries which were impossible in the past, like Albania, are not so rare today. Yet others like Turkmenistan (EZ) have disappeared from the airwaves. If it were easy, it wouldn't be as fun or as rewarding. --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] Most Wanted
3Y0E was a tough one from here. Many of my fellow DXers in the area couldn't hear a peep, we worked them twice (once each, KC2OYY and me). Some of these guys here have large antennas on tall towers and had to wait for a really good opening. ZS8 I just couldn't get because by the time I get home there was no propagation... that is until Petrus popped up one night while I was cruising the bands, a few calls and I put him in the log! Same with 9N Nepal. Waited patiently until Dov 9N7DX showed up on the cluster, really weak signals, but after some patience I finally got him in the log. It truly is a chase. As much as I truly appreciate organized DXpeditions, sometimes the ones you really appreciate the most are the truly difficult ones to get. I may not have honor roll, I don't even have 300 countries (I have 221 confirmed in LoTW, 277 worked and almost 250 confirmed including cards) but I do have a fair bit of rare ones in the log. I guess it can only get more difficult from here. 73 Ryan, N2RJ On Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 8:00 PM, Jim Reisert AD1C jjreis...@alum.mit.edu wrote: On Thu, Jan 26, 2012 at 6:45 PM, Nick W9UM wrote: I've just looked at the most recent Most Wanted list from clublog.org. I can't believe ZS8 is number 26 on the list. I need two to have them all, P5 and ZS8 and that's after 42 years of trying. I couldn't hear Marti from P5, worked Romeo though (lol), and never heard the last ZS8 on any band. This is the black hole of Calcutta for the midwest. Carl N4AA does a very good job compiling a most needed list every year see: http://dxpub.net/MOST-WANTED-SURVEY.html If you look at top ten or twenty, many of these entities have not been on the air for YEARS. So it's expected that they would rank as highly as they do. ZS8 is ranked a lot higher (more needed) in this list than on ClubLog. I worked ZS8M on 25 July 2010, on 40 SSB, running 100W to a multi-band vertical, from Colorado. Around that time period, he seemed to show up at the same time each night, just before his local sunrise. I had to listen loud, as did he, but we exchanged 55 reports. If you could hear him, you probably had a chance to work him. And if you missed him one night, you could try again the next. Longevity and persistence pays. Some countries which were impossible in the past, like Albania, are not so rare today. Yet others like Turkmenistan (EZ) have disappeared from the airwaves. If it were easy, it wouldn't be as fun or as rewarding. -- Jim Reisert AD1C, jjreis...@alum.mit.edu, http://www.ad1c.us --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org --- -- Ryan A. Jairam --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] Most Wanted
Longevity and persistence pays.Yet others like Turkmenistan (EZ) have disappeared from the airwaves. If it were easy, it wouldn't be as fun or as rewarding. Absolutely and I am happy it is difficult, otherwise, there would be do challenge nor a feeling of accomplishment. By the way EZ8BP was on 10M last week. I assume he is good as he is quite active. K1VSK --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] Most Wanted
At 10:17 PM 1/27/2012, Don Berger wrote: Longevity and persistence pays.Yet others like Turkmenistan (EZ) have disappeared from the airwaves. If it were easy, it wouldn't be as fun or as rewarding. Absolutely and I am happy it is difficult, otherwise, there would be do challenge nor a feeling of accomplishment. By the way EZ8BP was on 10M last week. I assume he is good as he is quite active. K1VSK Unfortunately not. Amateur radio is still banned in Turkmenistan. Some locals are getting on with their old licences or with made up calls, but it is officially banned by the government. So while he may well have been in EZ, it is technically an illegal operation and will not be counted by the DXCC desk. Amateurs in Turkmenistan are reportedly trying to get this restriction removed, but so far they have been unsuccessful. 73, Paul VE1DX --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
Re: [DX-CHAT] Are your HK0NA CW contacts showing up in the online log?
Thanks for the replies, guys. Jay, the dates were the 24th and one early on the 25th. It seems other Ops are missing Qs in this time frame as well. Glad to see it isn't just me. I'll hold off on trying to rework them as it's just band fills now, and I'm sure others still need them for a brand new one. 73 es gl, Mike, K2CD --- To unsubscribe or subscribe to this list. Please send a message to imail...@njdxa.org In the message body put either unsubscribe dx-chat or subscribe dx-chat This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org ---
