30 minutes of daylight overlap is not too much, and there should be a really good chance of a contact. I agree with Herb, starting at 1010z instead of bang on their SS at 1033z, would give him a real chance, especially if done over several days. I have had many good DX contacts 20 min before my SS.
73, Greg, ZL3IX On 2012-04-18 05:34 a.m., Steve London wrote: > Herb, > > You simply have no common darkness with 9M0L this time of year. > > KV4 sunrise: 1002Z > 9M0L sunset: 1033Z > > KV4 sunset: 2236Z > 9M0L sunrise: 2211Z > > What do you want them to do ? Change the declination of the earth's axis ? > > This is no different than the Kerguelen DXpedition a few years back. Those of > us > in New Mexico (and Texas) had no common darkness, and were shut out on 80 and > 160. > > 73, > Steve, N2IC > > On 04/17/2012 11:11 AM, Herb Schoenbohm wrote: >> Great! Yet Another Pacific DX-pedition that comes on TB 30 minutes >> after my sunrise in the Eastern Caribbean. >> >> I lost even a chance for 4 new ones this season because of the operators >> in the Pacific DX-peditions refusal to look at my Grey Line and >> concentrate on NA big guns. Oh well. >> >> Herb, KV4FZ >> St. Croix United States Virgin Islands >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 4/17/2012 9:37 AM, Mike Greenway wrote: >>> We will pick up NA around 1826 today and will transmit 1811 after our SS >>> 1033U >>> TC. We worked 100 EUs but very few NA. >>> Please forward this message to Top Band Archives for US Top Banders. >>> >>> >>> Joe JA1LZR Spratly >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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
