[CQ-Contest] MORE Re: Skimmer SWL-ing in WPX

Bill Tippett btippett at alum.mit.edu
Sat May 24 16:49:41 EDT 2008



         Just for fun, I decided to check DX Summit packet spots for
the same 0145-0215 UTC period last night.

DX Summit:

SP2LNW     1823.5 LX7I                                      0210 24 May
G4EZT      1826.3 N3UA        gd sigs wpx                   0200 24 May


CW Skimmer:

Confirmed (bold):  VE3MGY, VE3OSZ, E3OSZ (bust), N3UA, NR4M
Unconfirmed (light):  3V8BB, N1ZZ, VE1ZZ, VE1ZJ, HG1A, SV3RF, P33W
(I believe most of the unconfirmed were calling the confirmed above 
when Skimmer picked up their calls...i.e.  they were answering CQs).


Human ear:

VE3MGY, VE3OSZ, N3UA, NR4M, VE1ZZ, LX0RL, LX7I, LN9Z, UR6F, SN7Q, 
DR1A, YQ9W, LZ9W, 3V8BB, S50R, YT6T, SV3RF DF2UU, OM0M, 9A50KDE.  I 
was mainly listening for EU but do recall hearing VE1ZZ which I 
omitted in my previous summary.


Summary:

DX Summit:  =   2:    1 EU, 1 NA
CW Skimmer  (confirmed)  =  4:    4 NA (+ 1 bust)
CW Skimmer (total incl unconfirmed)  =  11:    7 NA (+ 1 bust), 2 EU, 
1 AS, 1 AF
Human ear  =  20:    5 NA, 14 EU, 1 AF

                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV



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