[Mldxcc] FT5ZM

[Chris Tate - N6WM]

It's a strange expedition when the 80 &160 q is easy and the 30 m q is luck ;-). 


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On Feb 7, 2014, at 5:04 PM, "Bill Haddon" <haddon.bill at gmail.com> wrote:

>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Robert Hess <w1rh at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> I also got them on 80 this morning but listened and listened and could not
> hear them on 160.
> 
> Heard you work them this morning on 80cw. . .  FT5ZM was running an
> incredible 20 over nine earlier (on the 40m DE Zepp at 75 feet) down to S-8
> when you worked them.  Much weaker yesterday morning  an hour earlier for
> my own QSO with 200w, maybe 4th call.
> 
> I overslept a bit and didn't get down to the shack until maybe 0215Z I
> think they quit 160 at 0230. . . peaking at S-3 on the Beverage, invisible
> on the vertical.
> 
> Later FT5ZM was on 30m, S-8 working mostly Eu plus lucky N6WM.   No luck
> for me, but earlier easily worked FR5ZL for a new 30m country, #203 on 30m.
> 
> 73 Bill n6zfo
> 
> 
> 
>> On Fri, Feb 7, 2014 at 3:25 PM, Robert Hess <w1rh at yahoo.com> wrote:
>> 
>> I also got them on 80 this morning but listened and listened and could not
>> hear them on 160.  I started listening around 6:40 AM local time.  I live
>> just below the top of a mountain, but on the east side.  Noise level was
>> high on 160.  I worked them at around 7:30 local time on 80.
>> 
>> Bob
>> W1RH
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Thursday, February 6, 2014 8:34 AM, K6LE - Rick <k6le at mac.com> wrote:
>> 
>> While not quite as quick as Shirl (took me 3 calls) I had a heck of a time
>> dragging myself out of bed by 7 this morning but I got them on 80 CW at
>> 1521.
>> 
>> 100 Watts to a 94' wire (ZS6BKW) @ 30' -  internal tuner in the K3 handles
>> it's 6:1 nicely.
>> 
>> So, I have three of my four objectives done (Phone, CW and 80M) just need
>> them on RTTY to call it a wrap for me.
>> 
>> Rick
>> K6LE
>> 
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