TopBand: 9M0C Update & Web Page!

[Graham Mercer]

Hi there ..!

Tks Bill for your update, posted between 1700-1800z this evening (Monday 23rd) .... where you say that you guessed that they 
would be active until their sunrise time ... All too late for me whem I picked up my mail tonight.  This prompted me to dig into the 
OH2BUA site around 2300z/23rd  for 160m spots, and sure enough, Gs and EUs making plenty QSOs, with comments like "best 
signal yet fm 9M0" ......!!!!

Not feeling too good about this here as, due to work commitments, was unable to try them on Sat and Sunday evenings here, and 
checked the 9M0C web-site on Saturday late evening UK-time and quote page 2 of 9 as saying " The group will stay fully 
operational until around 0600z on Monday 23rd and will keep 10Mhz CW going until 2400z, just a few hours before the plane 
arrives to take them back to Sabah." .... 

I guess the moral of this  tale, is dump technology, and rely on the old fashioned  method .... This "best signal fm 9M0C evening" 
had me sitting in front of the TV, after 2 nights at saltmine, missing the chance for a 160m QSO, happy, well at least resigned, to the 
thought that I had given it my best .... !!! 

My pager number, for any late changes in plans is xxxxxxxx!!!! .... (I'm just disappointed, and a touch disgruntled, more with my work 
pattern than anything !! ... CONGRATS to all who made it with those guys who did a splendid job at 9M0C in difficult 
circumstances, but DON'T RELY ON ALL YOU READ ON THE WEB PAGES!!!)...
73 and enjoy (this obsession !) ...

Graham/GM4BES




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