Topband: E51M

[ct1ilt at sapo.pt]

Hi Herb,

wel I think they were on 80m CW a few times, just not the exact good time
for us and maybe also for you (Caribbean).

I also guess they have lots of QRN on their side.

 

We will see what happens in the morning.

73's Filipe CT1ILT

     

Citando Herb Schoenbohm <herbs at vitelcom.net>:
> Fillipe,  But for some reason they did not return to 80 CW for many days
>   following that short stint.  I sort of wonder why?
>
>
>   Herb, KV4FZ
>
>
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>   On 4/4/2012 3:16 PM, ct1ilt at sapo.pt wrote:  > 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,
>>>
>>>        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.
>>>
>>>        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?
>>>
>>>        Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>        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)
>>>>
>>>>          Stay on course, fight a good fight, and keep the faith.  
>>>> Jim K9TF/WA9YSD
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