Fillipe, But for some reason they did not return to 80 CW for many days following that short stint. I sort of wonder why?
Herb, KV4FZ On 4/4/2012 3:16 PM, [email protected] wrote: > They seem to have the antenna up already, I wonder if they will be qrv in > the morning at EU Sun rise (at least Western EU - CT,EA,F,G,GW etc). > > I worked them on 80m last week and they had a decent signal here. > > > > Filipe CT1ILT > > > Citando Herb Schoenbohm<[email protected]>: >> Jim, >> >> E51M operation has super signals on all high bands but their interest >> does not seem to be in 160 at all. I have asked them countless times >> and was told yesterday that there is some difficulty in getting up an >> antenna.. The SSB tent said they a have even sent over two of their crew >> to help out. The SSB crew is very friendly and easy to work. On CW >> however this morning they were on 14 CW and spent 6 hours sending E51M >> up EU and the same was being sent on 18 Mhz as well for about the same >> amount of time. It is very frustrating when a rare DXpedition is in >> here 599 plus for hours and refuses to work the America's. I just hope >> if they ever get on the lower bands that NA will even have a chance. >> >> My question is why should any portion of the world be locked out for >> long periods of time from calling for a new country.. Sure I have faced >> time and time again trying in vain to break a EU wall on 160. This was >> recently the case with 3C0E working Eu's for hours on TB and not a >> chance to NA at all. So my suggestion is to have at least a few minutes >> to QSX for NA under these circumstances instead of just raising a total >> blockade lasting over the whole path opening. And in the case where a >> DX-pedition ops want to disfavor some geographic location in deference >> to his buddies back in Europe, why not at least allow for a short open >> window from time to time? >> >> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 4/4/2012 12:40 PM, Jim WA9YSD wrote:> Check out E51M on the >> call search for E51M updates are posted there. >>> Latest post: >>> 4.02.12 2257 Z >>> I spoke to the Team Leader about 30 minutes ago. Because the >>> sat. phone is still too noisy, we spoke on 12 meters. Here are the >>> two matters he related to me; The Six meter station is available >>> and ready to make QSOs. If anyone is hearing them on six, or wants >>> to give it a try, call one of the stations operating on the low >>> band frequencies and ask for some one to go to the six meter >>> station. The antenna for 160 meters is still being worked on. Stay >>> tuned for that band to be QRV >>> Good Evening , >>> Leon, (K2EWB) >>> >>> Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith. Jim K9TF/WA9YSD >>> _______________________________________________ >>> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK >> _______________________________________________UR RST IS ... ... >> ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
