TopBand: 3DA0CA on 160

[Chris R. Burger]

More news from 3DA0CA.  

For those that don't know, Jon is a long-time resident of Swaziland, 
and has in the past been active from the same broadcast site used by 
DK7PE.  However, he no longer has access to that site, and now has to 
play from home.  I'm working at getting him fired up with some sort 
of vertical, but for the moment the low dipole is the only thing 
available.

He might return to the States some time this year, so best work him 
now if you need Swaziland.

I'll take care of the correspondence.  Please no sked requests; 
mail takes a long time and he cannot comply with skeds right now 
anyway.  I've removed some personal remarks from the message, and 
posted the remainder with his blessing.

Incidentally, in the light of his weak signals, I've suggested that 
he should try "UP5" instead of "QSX32".  This may be easier to copy 
under marginal conditions.  He generally listens up about 5.

His QSL manager is W4DR.

Chris R. Burger
ZS6EZ



>From 3DA0CA:

<snip>
...I did work G3FPQ I believe was his call.  This AM worked W4ZV.  He 
peaked at about 6 minutes after my sunrise to about 579.  So it's one 
QSO per morning...hope the rate improves or it won't be worth my 
getting up at 4:45!  I assume all the above are big guns and that the 
band condx are still poor.  

I did get my antenna tuned to resonant at 1827.  Will hang out there plus or
minus a KC and QSX up 5 or 6.  I was calling this am and decided to listen
on my xmit freq and lo and behold W4ZV was calling there... doesn't figure
if he gave me a 559 or some such that he didn't hear me calling QSX 33...oh
well.  

I need to lay low for a while, one of the neighbors might have a TVI
complaint against me and I want them to forget I put up a new antenna before
I hit it heavy again on the upper bands in evening or afternoon. Will
continue to be on 160 early morning.  Will try to wake up to catch the OC
openings on 160 some quiet night, which last night WAS NOT!  WIll also try
for a JA opening or two.  I hope to make some QSO's during the CQWW 160 CW
test.  

<snip>

73 jon, 3da0ca


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