I agree that the opportunity is there if you can convince the other end to start early.
Carl KM1H ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg - ZL3IX" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2012 1:53 PM Subject: Re: Topband: 9M0L > 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 > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2411/4942 - Release Date: 04/17/12 > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
