Ann, V63HO (WA1S), was on 80 this morning for at least a couple of hours
around 1100z and beyond. She was doing quite well with the pile although
she was running simplex which was slowing the rate significantly. As
lowband piles frequently do, the callers gradually started drifting "up" (so
they could be heard) finally resulting in true split operation. At that
point her qso rate really took off. She is an excellent CW op and will hang
in there until she gets the correct call in the log. Just a suggestion that
it would expedite things to start out running split operation, regardless of
the band.
They're off to a good start. . . can't wait for them to get QRV on 160.
73. . . Dave
W0FLS
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Kaufmann [SMTP:kaufmann@ll.mit.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 24, 1998 8:17 AM
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: TopBand: NCJ CQWWCW DXpedition Listing
>
>
> More on the V63 operation by K1XM, KQ1F, and WA1S:
>
> They do plan to be on 160, although I haven't seen any spots for them yet.
> K1XM had been consulting with me on antenna choices for this trip and he
> said they would probably end up with an inverted L for 160. They are very
> close to salt water, so look for a big signal. They were booming this
> morning on 80 CW. Unfortunately K1XM also indicated that they weren't
> planning on any Beverages for receive because they would have to be over
> open water in the direction of stateside. Callsigns are V63HO (WA1S),
> V63YP (K1XM), and V63HC (KQ1F). They also will use V63X for the contest.
> Good luck with this one!
>
> 73, John W1FV
>
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