[SEDXC] 6 M DX Today

[Mike Greenway]

HI Scott, yes it got good at times today.  Hope for a repeat soon.  We have had 1 excellent and 2 good days so far.  I expect some more excellent one but you just don’t know when they are coming.  Good luck on 6.  We will reach mid way of the season around June 21 st which is the summer solstice.  Stay tuned.  73 Mike 

From: Lin Holcomb 
Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2018 9:42 PM
To: Scott Straw 
Cc: Mike Greenway ; sedxc at contesting.com 
Subject: Re: [SEDXC] 6 M DX Today

The band was so good that I worked CT1 and EA8........ with 75 watts into a 6m double bazooka with FT8. MagicBand + Magic Mode

On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 8:52 PM Scott Straw <kb4kbs at gmail.com> wrote:

  Let’s hope this 6M bonanza holds out 10 more days... would it not be incredible to have a big fat band full of contacts on 6M for Field Day weekend?  NFARL has logged several hundred in past years - 500 Qs or more would be over the top!

  #1D-DXisavalidcontact!

  Scott, KB4KBS
  Roswell, Georgia USA
  (EM74)
  Sent from my iPhone6

  On Jun 14, 2018, at 20:36, Mike Greenway <K4PI at Bellsouth.net> wrote:

  Started out slow with mostly Caribe   HI, CO, VP5, KP2, KP4, PJ4, VP9, YV5, with an occasional EA or IK.  After lunch it went down to little of nothing.  Around 4 pm local it started trying to come back around with CT, EA8, EA, EA6, CU, and at 6 local who shows but  S01DX calling CQ NA.

  Well the band went crazy and it seemed this area had somewhat of a pipeline although it seemed his operation left something to be desired.  At first he appeared be on Fox and Hound mode and the he switched off that and guys would call him and he would start sending them a report and the USA station would continually send their report but it was like he never heard them.  I really am not sure what went on but occasionally he would send out a RR73 and you were good to go.  I dont know if he could not hear well or was having some operational problem.  It appeared it was best to call up above him.. He was around 1170 most of the time and then he would jump to a lower freq and then back to 1170.  You're kinda on you own as what to do.  He was in here strong for 2 hours. Unbelievable.

  Around 7 local or near,  some JA stations started showing up although the path was weak.  I did not work any but was shown on PSK reporter in Japan by 2 stations.  During this time EA, CT , CT3, CU , EA8 still coming in.

  Hope the E clouds will hold up for tomorrow.  Scout motto... Be Prepared.    73


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