Point is, why not try 160 in early morning, prior to their sunrise...
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> On Mar 26, 2019, at 12:18 PM, Tree <tree@kkn.net> wrote:
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> They were on 80 and 160 at the same time last night.
>
> Tree
>
>> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 9:17 AM WW3S <ww3s@zoominternet.net> wrote:
>> I’m not sure why they won’t try 160 closer to their sunrise.....every
>> morning they are on 80, and lately have been begging, with good signals, and
>> seem to hear ok on 80, but their rate is slow due to not many
>> calling.....why not try 160 then, rather than 80 ?!?!?!
>>
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>> > On Mar 26, 2019, at 10:00 AM, David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net> wrote:
>> >
>> > I am a bit puzzled by XR0ZRC. I thought they were going to have a major
>> > effort on 80 and 160, but so far I have heard from little to none from
>> > them on 160. (I am not on 80 M) Last night, 26th UTC, I did hear them but
>> > their signal was quite weak and the heavy QRN was making copy almost
>> > impossible. I think this was the first time I heard them. It was hard for
>> > me to copy much of anything between static crashes. On other days, I saw
>> > many spots from hams showing that they are on 160M but I hear nil and a
>> > check on the Reverse Beacon Network shows no spots for them. (?)
>> > (Pirates?) Last night, a few stations mentioned that XR0ZRC was loud in
>> > the SE. VA2WA, who is a couple hundred miles north of me, said something
>> > like "booming " to describe their signal last night. Not sure of the
>> > strength required for "booming", but it must be similar to "wall to wall,
>> > and treetop tall". At my shack I could not tell who they were working
>> > between the static crashes! I copied fragments between crashes. I know my
>> > receiving setup is working. Just a few hours later near my sunrise I
>> > worked VK6 and JA from here in Maine.
>> >
>> > I have read a few notes on DX sites (many days old) explaining that they
>> > are plagued by high noise levels and have poor internet accessibility. I
>> > understand that, but I am still concerned that I almost never hear them
>> > QRV on 160. Maybe it is just my turn to be in the barrel? I just wonder
>> > what is going on. I am curious. I hope no one takes this as a complaint
>> > about a DXpedition. It is not.
>> >
>> > My task for the day is to lay out another RX wire for 140 degrees and
>> > Bouvet! Unfortunately, all of my wooden stakes with insulators attached to
>> > them are stored in a shed and the ice around it is so thick, deep, and
>> > hard, that I cannot get to them!
>> >
>> >
>> > Dave K1WHS
>> >
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