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Re: Topband: K5P first night

To: Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>, TopBand List <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: K5P first night
From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 16:35:32 -0400
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First night I heard K5P fine one a nice post S/R peak on TB 45 minutes after my SR. Unfortunately the wall from the mainland was non-penetrable. I noticed from the prop chart that the operation doesn't see the wonderful opening I an other Caribbean stations would have from 9:00 to 10:00. Even on 80 CW the ops did a great job an hour or so past my S/R. I know they are concentrating on N/A and I shouldn't try to nudge them on an hour earlier. But this is the constant dilemma with Pacific DX-peditions who watch the Sunrise-sunset charts as the boss. I will also try the EU only attempts at their Sunset but the Euros have an even more difficult problem of only a few minute window at best. If only they could stay on after the EU path is closed for a few minutes or in the alternative set the alarm clock and get one of the top band gurus to light up the path and forget those darn computer generate SR/SS charts for just a moment it would be great.

I am going again to the donation page to help a bit with the awesome expenses and put some money where my mouth is.


Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ

On 1/14/2016 4:08 PM, Mike Waters wrote:
Never mind. I just found a web site that said "Palmyra *Atoll*".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmyra_Atoll
All I have to do now is find your 160m  operating schedule, which so far
escapes my searches and browsing.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 1:46 PM, Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com> wrote:

Milt, are you on a DXpedition operating from Palmyra in Syria?! Of all the
places!

I should switch my antenna back to 160m and see if we can work you.


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