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>* H E A R D I S L A N D D X - P E D I T I O N *
>* PILOT PROGRAM MESSAGE # 23 *
>* T O 0 R IS BACK !! *
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>
>Jan 3rd, 17:30z.
>
>Listening on 1826.5 to TO0R calling CQ JA, with a solid S9
>signal in Europe. They are so strong I thought it was a
>"pirate", but the direction is OK. I can literally
>"hear" dozen of European stations biting off their
>fingernails.
>
>After 20 minutes of CQ JA, I have not heard them make a
>single QSO. And here we are in Europe, short-nailed by
>now....
>
>At 18:00 they are up to almost S9 , and "finally"
>working Europe.
>
>
>..... USA top banders: GET READY FOR A SHORT NIGHT!
>
>
>
>Maybe you like to listen on 1826.5 AND 1827.5. Here is
>what you hear (TO0R is all the time S8 on the vertical,
>and at least 4 S-units above the noise level. On the
>Beverage he is like a local):
>
>18:17 z: works DF3CB (559/323)
> ON7PQ calls on 26.5
> I2BBJ calls on 26.5
> QRZ EU
> big pile up calling
> HA8BE calls on 1826.5
> 3 police men tell him to qsy
>18:19 z: TO0R "22?" KN
> everybody keeps calling (e.g. G3YVH, G3OZF,
> ON7PQ etc)
> TO0R "9GW ? KN"
> on 27.5: DJ7RD, DL4SF, G3YVH, OZ8ZBE, ON7PQ
> + mni others
> finally they work DF9ZW
>18:23 z: TO0R "QRZ 1 UP"
> 1827.5: big pile
> TO0R: "OH3ES OH3ES OH3ES (3 times, fb!) 559 k"
> on 1827.5: SM?CXS calling on top of OH3ES _+ others
>18:24 z: TO0R: "QRZ UP 1"
> big pile
> TO0R: "5NM ? KN"
> on 1827.5: calling: G3KMA, DL4SF, DJ7AD, DK0EL,
> ON7PQ
>
>You've heard Enough..
>
>Is the problem that they hear them so poorly? In that case
>they'd better wait until signals get better.
>
>Or is it just "if I can't work them, they won't either... "
>
>Food for thought...
>
>
>73
>
>Your pilots: ON4UN, N1DG, W0EK, K0EU, W4WW, W2IJ, JH1ROJ
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