TopBand: S21XX Report

[Bernd Koch]

Relayed message from the S21XX team on their way to P29.

73, Ben, DF3CB

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(We're currently on the Changi-Airport in Singapore):
Just came back from Dhaka. Made sofar in total 12,234 QSO's:

160m	925
80m	2550
40m	2900.

This are finally the last 160m qso's from S21XX with NA:

n7dd	k6vx	k6aaw
n6dx	n6ff	w6pbi
w6ajj	w6jry	kg6n
ad6c	n7ex	vo1na

Had only once a good short opening into Eastcoast and twice into Westcoast
during our 12 day stay, nothing more. Made on top in total 35 with NA.

We've checked the bands every day starting about 13:00Z - no sigs from
Midwest or "Black Hole". They even were not workable on 80, only on 40. Got
some stupid comments about our behaviour over the i-net. We've decided, to
listen to the top-band propagations continuously and better work some
others on 80 and 40 during this time. With the first sig's coming up we
jumped immediately into. Not much choices with only 3 op's and one amp/ant.
Somebody having other opinions should do it on his own.

If all works out according our plans it will at least be much easier from
P29 for
Stateside. Then Europe has to open the big ears :-).

Maybe you can post this again, thanks.

vy73

Joerg S21XX / YB1AQS and Mar S21XY / DL3DXX





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