Topband: E51M

[ct1ilt at sapo.pt]

They seem to have the antenna up already, I wonder if they will be qrv in
the morning at EU Sun rise (at least Western EU - CT,EA,F,G,GW etc).

I worked them on 80m last week and they had a decent signal here.

 

Filipe CT1ILT
     

Citando Herb Schoenbohm <herbs at vitelcom.net>:
> Jim,
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>   E51M operation has super signals on all high bands but their interest
>   does not seem to be in 160 at all.  I have asked them countless times
>   and was told yesterday that there is some difficulty in getting up an
>   antenna.. The SSB tent said they a have even sent over two of their crew
>   to help out.  The SSB crew is very friendly and  easy to work.  On CW
>   however this morning they were on 14 CW and spent 6 hours sending E51M
>   up EU and the same was being sent on 18 Mhz as well for about the same
>   amount of time.  It is very frustrating when a rare DXpedition  is in
>   here 599 plus for hours and refuses to work the America's.  I just hope
>   if they ever get on the lower bands that NA will even have a chance.
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>   My question is why should any portion of the world be locked out for
>   long periods of time from calling for a new country..  Sure I have faced
>   time and time again trying in vain to break a EU wall on 160.  This was
>   recently the case with 3C0E working Eu's for hours on TB and not a
>   chance to NA at all.  So my suggestion is to have at least a few minutes
>   to QSX for NA under these circumstances instead of just raising a total
>   blockade lasting over the whole path opening. And in the case where a
>   DX-pedition ops  want to disfavor some geographic location in deference
>   to his buddies back in Europe, why not at least allow for a short open
>   window from time to time?
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>   Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
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>   On 4/4/2012 12:40 PM, Jim WA9YSD wrote:  > Check out E51M on the  
> call search for E51M updates are posted there.
>>
>>    Latest post:
>>    4.02.12  2257 Z
>>    I spoke to the Team Leader about 30 minutes ago. Because the  
>> sat. phone is still too noisy, we spoke on 12 meters. Here are the  
>> two matters he related to me;  The Six meter station is available  
>> and ready to make QSOs.  If anyone is hearing them on six, or wants  
>> to give it a try, call one of the stations operating on the low  
>> band frequencies and ask for some one to go to the six meter  
>> station. The antenna for 160 meters is still being worked on. Stay  
>> tuned for that band to be QRV
>>    Good Evening ,
>>    Leon, (K2EWB)
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>>    Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith. Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
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