Hi Herb,
wel I think they were on 80m CW a few times, just not the exact good time
for us and maybe also for you (Caribbean).
I also guess they have lots of QRN on their side.
We will see what happens in the morning.
73's Filipe CT1ILT
Citando Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>:
> Fillipe, But for some reason they did not return to 80 CW for many days
> following that short stint. I sort of wonder why?
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> Herb, KV4FZ
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> On 4/4/2012 3:16 PM, ct1ilt@sapo.pt wrote: > They seem to have
> the antenna up already, I wonder if they will be qrv in
>> the morning at EU Sun rise (at least Western EU - CT,EA,F,G,GW etc).
>>
>> I worked them on 80m last week and they had a decent signal here.
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>> Filipe CT1ILT
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>> Citando Herb Schoenbohm<herbs@vitelcom.net>: > Jim,
>>>
>>> E51M operation has super signals on all high bands but
>>> their interest
>>> does not seem to be in 160 at all. I have asked them
>>> countless times
>>> and was told yesterday that there is some difficulty in
>>> getting up an
>>> antenna.. The SSB tent said they a have even sent over two
>>> of their crew
>>> to help out. The SSB crew is very friendly and easy to
>>> work. On CW
>>> however this morning they were on 14 CW and spent 6 hours
>>> sending E51M
>>> up EU and the same was being sent on 18 Mhz as well for
>>> about the same
>>> amount of time. It is very frustrating when a rare
>>> DXpedition is in
>>> here 599 plus for hours and refuses to work the America's.
>>> I just hope
>>> if they ever get on the lower bands that NA will even have a chance.
>>>
>>> My question is why should any portion of the world be locked out for
>>> long periods of time from calling for a new country.. Sure
>>> I have faced
>>> time and time again trying in vain to break a EU wall on
>>> 160. This was
>>> recently the case with 3C0E working Eu's for hours on TB and not a
>>> chance to NA at all. So my suggestion is to have at least
>>> a few minutes
>>> to QSX for NA under these circumstances instead of just
>>> raising a total
>>> blockade lasting over the whole path opening. And in the
>>> case where a
>>> DX-pedition ops want to disfavor some geographic location
>>> in deference
>>> to his buddies back in Europe, why not at least allow for a
>>> short open
>>> window from time to time?
>>>
>>> Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>>
>>> On 4/4/2012 12:40 PM, Jim WA9YSD wrote:> Check out E51M on the
>>> call search for E51M updates are posted there. > Latest post:
>>>> 4.02.12 2257 Z
>>>> I spoke to the Team Leader about 30 minutes ago. Because the
>>>> sat. phone is still too noisy, we spoke on 12 meters. Here are the
>>>> two matters he related to me; The Six meter station is available
>>>> and ready to make QSOs. If anyone is hearing them on six, or wants
>>>> to give it a try, call one of the stations operating on the low
>>>> band frequencies and ask for some one to go to the six meter
>>>> station. The antenna for 160 meters is still being worked on. Stay
>>>> tuned for that band to be QRV
>>>> Good Evening ,
>>>> Leon, (K2EWB)
>>>>
>>>> Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith.
>>>> Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
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