Fillipe, But for some reason they did not return to 80 CW for many days
following that short stint. I sort of wonder why?
Herb, KV4FZ
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).
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> 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,
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>> 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.
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>> 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?
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>> 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)
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>>> Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith. Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
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