[CQ-Contest] VP8PJ - WW CW wrong zone sent

Michael Keane K1MK k1mk at alum.mit.edu
Wed Nov 28 11:04:39 EST 2007


Of course, I meant to type VP8PJ, not VP8KJ (yet another busted call!)

Yes, things can get confusing down there and a list (or database) 
comes in handy

VP8PJ is definitely Antarctica, zone 
12  <http://www.geocities.com/vk0ld/home.html>

73,
Mike K1MK

At 10:32 AM 11/28/2007, John Geiger wrote:
>So he must be in Antartica vs. the VP8 islands, which
>could put in him several different possible zones.
>Things always get confusing down there.  Sounds like
>he is definitely in zone 12.
>
>73s John AA5JG
>
>--- Michael Keane K1MK <k1mk at alum.mit.edu> wrote:
>
> > What's gonna happen ? What would you expect to
> > happen?
> >
> > VP8KJ is at Patriot Hills which, at 81 deg West
> > longitude, is
> > definitely in zone 12
> >
> > 73,
> > Mike K1MK
> >
> > At 12:25 PM 11/27/2007, Paul Mackanos - K2DB wrote:
> > >On another note, I worked VP8PJ in the middle of
> > the night on 20 meters,
> > >N1MM said he was in Zone 13, he obviously was NOT
> > in the contest. I asked
> > >him what zone he was in and he asked me to QRX a
> > minute. He came back in
> > >about 2 minutes and sent: I am in CQ Zone 12, log
> > it as zone 12 for your
> > >contest. I did, I logged what he sent !
> > >What's gonna happen ?
> > >
> > >Paul K2DB
> >
> > Michael Keane K1MK
> > k1mk at alum.mit.edu

Michael Keane K1MK
k1mk at alum.mit.edu



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