[Fourlanders] 6m open

[Randal DePriest]

Didn't make a 100 Qs, but did have 2 pile-ups on 2 separate passes of FO-29.

Farthest satellite contact was VE8EV in the Northwest Territory (Santa Claus
land).  He was my first contact on the 02:52z pass of FO-29.

The FM birds were nuts -- LOTS of doubling and overload for the birds.
SO-50 didn't perform normally under those conditions.

But what I have found about satellite operations during Field Day is that a
majority of the satellite operators have either (a) no previous experience
working satellites or (b) work satellites about once per year (Field Day).
In other words, they don't know what the heck they are doing.  I'd also
venture to say that most of the stations that I worked did not have computer
control.

Anyway, it was a blast -- lots of fun.  I can't ever remember being the
target of a pile-up via satellite... Quite unexpected.



Randal
N4AC



On 6/29/09 11:50 PM, "Jim Worsham" <wa4kxy at bellsouth.net> wrote:

> Yes, I agree.  Bob is not allowed to operate 6 any more!  By the way Randal,
> I didn't get a chance to congratulate you.  Someone told me you made over
> 100 satellite Qs during Field Day.  We definitely needed that to makeup for
> the somewhat dismal performance on 6.
> 
> 73
> Jim, W4KXY
> 
> It doesn't matter how beautiful your theory is, it doesn't matter how smart
> you are.  If it doesn't agree with experiment, it's wrong.
> Richard P. Feynman
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Randal DePriest
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 11:39 PM
> To: fourlanders at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Fourlanders] 6m open
> 
>> From what I heard and observed this past weekend, it seems to me that Bob
> used up all the 6m propagation on Friday and didn't leave any for us on
> Field Day.
> 
> Thanks Bob.
> 
> 
> 
> Randal
> N4AC
> 
> 
> 
> On 6/27/09 7:43 AM, "Ron Rogers" <RR124640 at ncr.com> wrote:
> 
>> Incredible !!
>> 
>> Let's hope we can ride that wave today and tonight at the Forsyth Co. FD
> site
>> when Jim (W4KXY) drives the efforts of the N4AC 6 meter team !
>> 
>> Ron 
>> WW8RR
>> ________________________________________
>> From: fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com
> [fourlanders-bounces at contesting.com]
>> On Behalf Of Bob Lear [w4zst at windstream.net]
>> Sent: Friday, June 26, 2009 10:59 PM
>> To: fourlanders at contesting.com
>> Subject: [Fourlanders] 6m open
>> 
>> Six was open this afternoon.  I worked Ireland, Scotland, England,
>> France, Spain and Austria in Europe and a lot of new grids there.
>> 
>> Let's hope it holds up for FD.  It was open to TX and AZ earlier in the
>> day today also.  I worked many also up in NE states and Canadian
> maritimes.
>> 
>> I even copied a beacon in Ireland, a first for me.  Also Austria OE was
>> a new country for me too.
>> 
>> 100W and one of the W4NH 5 el beams.
>> 
>> 73, Bob
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