[Mldxcc] QSL Cards

Wed Mar 15 16:56:07 EDT 2017

Good job!  I haven't heard them well here but I'm listening in that time 
period.  It's the same window that brings sunset in western AF, so I'm 
switching bands (160 requires a tuner change, I have a dipole and a R7 
40-10 vertical, KPA500).  I haven't entirely given up, but I'll not 
spend significant effort either.

They're clearly being elitist snobs and I have no time for that. Which 
means I'll have to wait for a real team.  If they can't 'bother' with NA 
(or SA, OC and AF for that matter) it shows near contempt.

I had a pretty good inkling it wasn't a serious attempt when they showed 
no pilots and then they chose to use all IC-7300 (donated by Icom).  In 
a contest environment (same as DX site), the front ends will crumple, 
becoming useless when exposed to a high energy RF field (ask me how I 
know!).  Using bandpass filters (the plan) likely won't be adequate, the 
front ends aren't that great.  There is no way they will be able to 
manage 5 continuous stations, using 7300's within several hundred feet 
of each other, at full power. That's 'less than brilliant'.

I'm glad they're heroes at home; the rest of the world has a much less 
flattering opinion.  I'll continue to 'dine' on AF in the meantime; it's 
just as tasty here.

Rick

On 3/15/2017 1:28 PM, Chris Tate - N6WM wrote:
> Rick I needed Nepal also and its confirmation from this group will represent an ATNO for me.
>
> Your right.  they are not gunning for US but rather glory in EU, and particularly EI with a side of JA/BA.
>
> So what is a DX er to do..?  try and be the 2%.  I studied the prop charts.  there are some oddball 15/17m openings in the 0100 timeframe.  I saw a spot for 17m and on a whim clicked the spot, there they were, Q5 in W6.  They had a huge JA pile up so strategy 1 worked then I employed strategy 2, contest mode and Tail ended a JA QSO to drop my call with a full Gallon.  and that was the snag of the week.  he came right back to me.  I told him he was Q5 in W6 suggesting JA QRX.. he said thanks and continued to work JA's.  Others I tipped off on NCDXC said they thanked them for listening for West Coast US, and the response was... we weren't.
>
> ~C./WM
>
>
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> From: Mldxcc [mldxcc-bounces at contesting.com] on behalf of Rick WA6NHC [wa6nhc at comcast.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 15, 2017 1:15 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Mldxcc] QSL Cards
>
> Other than Ogasawara, there was only one JA card.  I generally don't
> even try for JA, I have enough in that deck and I'm ashamed that I don't
> QSL as faithfullly.  ;-)  It's almost as bad as collecting W6 cards.
>
> I've been able to get two ATNO this week; 9G5X (Ghana) and 5U5R on two
> bands (Niger), plus added to the Ivory Coast collection with TU7C but
> Nepal is clearly, solidly IGNORING other than EU/AS (look at the Clublog
> stats, the few NA worked are likely accidental).  The percentage of NA
> has risen to 2% and if we're not being ignored, the 'collection of well
> known DXers' aren't bothering with using any propagation at all.  I'm
> not alone in the frustration, it would be new to me.  Yet they are
> (online) BRAGGING about how they're paying attention to everything (the
> stats disprove that soundly).
>
> Africa has been a mid-afternoon (our time) affair with the current
> conditions.  A few have worked them on 160M (about 1 UTC) but pay
> attention from ~3PM - Midnight local and you should be able to snag
> them.  Both TU7C and 5U5R were on 160 last night, I saw stations working
> them... not even ESP here.  With a slight increase in solar activity,
> Thursday looks promising (17th, St Patty's day).
>
> For sucky conditions, DXing is still fun and I'm REALLY building up an
> interest in Top Band.
>
> Now for a rant; how do we get folks to understand USE the DX Code of
> Conduct?  There are LOADS of really bad ops on all bands; DQRM has risen
> it's head... How do we fix this?
>
> Rick nhc
>
>
> On 3/15/2017 1:00 PM, Dennis Moore wrote:
>> Very nice. From the bureau along with 30 JA cards?
>>
>> I don't have any of the Africas going on right now, I can't hear them.
>> Go get 'em.
>>
>> Dennis NJ6G
>>
>>
>> On 3/15/2017 12:55, Rick WA6NHC wrote:
>>> Yay, the bird of QSL has landed with another batch!
>>>
>>>
>>> Some of the better places are ZL7 Chatham (5 QSOs); FM/ Martinique
>>> (2); T2 Tuvalu (2); 3D2 Fiji (2); V73 Marshall (7 over 2 cards); V5/
>>> Namibia (2); T32 Eastern Kiribati (6); VK9 Cocos (Keeling) (1); TX3
>>> Chesterfield Reef (6); A25 Botswana (1, nice Giraffe pic); FR1
>>> Reunion (1) and for really tasty icing on that cake; EP2A Iran (3)
>>> which literally took YEARS to finally obtain.
>>>
>>> Then the K1N cards (16) came in ; JD1/5 Ogasawara Island (2); CU2
>>> Azores (1, Martti Lane) and OH4 Finland.  Most but not all of these
>>> already had LOTW confirmations, but I've taken an interest in
>>> gathering cards again.
>>>
>>> It's been a good year and Christmas in March!  Around the world on
>>> radio!
>>>
>>> How's everyone doing with Africa (3 teams there now)... any luck with
>>> Nepal (9N7EI) or Bangladesh (S21ZED)?
>>>
>>> Rick nhc
>>>
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