[SEDXC] Working PJ2T

[Don Nesbitt]

Wow!  You d'man Jimmy!  Do you remember me coming back to you and pulling your chain as "the weak mobile" - guess it's just that superior antenna of yours!  Also, I think I remember working Gregg (W6IZT) on 160.


--- On Wed, 3/11/09, James Streible <k4dli at earthlink.net> wrote:

> From: James Streible <k4dli at earthlink.net>
> Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Working PJ2T
> To: n4hh at yahoo.com
> Cc: sedxc at contesting.com, "David Thompson" <thompson at mindspring.com>
> Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 9:58 AM
> Hi Donny,
> 
> No Power here.
> Only 100 wts. We had just gotten back home and
> I went down to see how you were on the  low bands
> and heard you before the amp came up and worked
> you on 160, then up to 80 and 40 and had the three
> bands in the log with 100 wts in a few minutes.
> 
> Jim  K4DLI
> 
> 
> 
> Don Nesbitt wrote:
> > Hi Dave - what a great effort!  Thanks for hanging in
> there!
> > 
> > RE: 160 - I don't know what time you were trying
> but I opened 160 for us each evening from 0000Z to 0300Z.  I
> can tell you the static levels were extreme and conditions
> were poor!  On the first night, I worked about 17 stations
> in the first hour.  Things improved and if I recall
> correctly, I ended the 3 hour shift with a total of 179
> Q's.  On the second night, I only managed to work about
> 20 stations during the same three (3) hour shift - it was
> miserable - pathetic!  I think Gordon followed me and
> don't know conditions picked up or not!  I did manage to
> work W2WG and K4DLI but both have excellent antennas and
> I'm guessing were running "power!"
> > 
> > Thanks again for your heroics - hope you're
> feeling better.  '73 es gud dxing -- Don N4HH
> > 
> > 
> > --- On Sun, 3/8/09, David Thompson
> <thompson at mindspring.com> wrote:
> > 
> >   
> >> From: David Thompson
> <thompson at mindspring.com>
> >> Subject: [SEDXC] Working PJ2T
> >> To: sedxc at contesting.com
> >> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 10:59 PM
> >> I was busy on Friday night and came down with a
> sore throat
> >> and fever on Saturday.  I did use my Yaesu
> barefoot to work PJ2T on 40
> >> and 75 (Mike ND4V op).  My voice was nearly gone
> on Sunday
> >> but using the voice keyer I worked PJ2T on 20 on
> the first
> >> call.  15 was a different story.  Chaz, W4GKF was
> operating and I heard
> >> several in South metro work him directly but at my
> QTh they were sounding
> >> like back scatter. I finally turned on the Henry
> which I have working on 17,
> >> 15, and 12 and Chaz heard me after a couple of
> calls (beaming due East
> >> over North Africa).
> >> 
> >> As last year with TI50DX, I then settled on 10
> (again
> >> barefoot).  Using my voice keyer I worked a page
> of mainly South America
> >> starting at 2155.   They as well as PJ4G were
> being worked by K1TTT, W3LPL, and West
> >> coast but not even a whisper here. At 2220 I
> started hearing them and
> >> when they reached S7 I worked them at 2228. In 20
> minutes they were almost
> >> pinning the needle as was PJ4G and P40A.
> >> I worked a few more stations but when TI8M wanted
> a repeat
> >> I used my real voice (a big mistake) and had to
> find some cough medicine.
> >> 
> >> I set my sights on working them on 160 and could
> hear them
> >> well on the K9AY receiving loop.  I loaded up my
> 40 meter beam which usually
> >> works Ok for USA and called them on 1834 and
> finally 1865 but they called CQ
> >> in my face. They were S8 on the K9AY and 10 over
> on the loaded beam. A
> >> fellow in NC told me I was S9 there but guess 90
> watts is still QRP
> >> especially when you don't have a real 160 TX
> antenna.
> >> 
> >> I gave it the old college try and finished with
> Q's on
> >> 75 to 10.  Sorry gang.
> >> 
> >> Dave K4JRB
> >> 
> >> 
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