Topband: NH8S or KH8S

[Herb Schoenbohm]

Jiim, Nice work with 5 watts. I can't hear a peep here in the Eastern 
Caribbean on TB with three Beverages pointed that way.  I did work N8S 
in 2007 without any problem.  Summer time DX is problematic (whatever 
that means). But D64K was not a problem last month on TB although I 
don't believe nay other NA was able to hear them well enough for a 
contact. they were in here 589 peaking night after night.  it is very 
funny since my shot to KH8 is almost totally over sea water with no hill 
no mountains in between, just the narrow portion of Central America.

Well as the old-timer says, "You pay your money and you take your choice."

Now with all these super Dx-pedition types all converging on American 
Samoa for R&R, I just can't understand why they don't take a few minutes 
to fire up on TB.  I think more like myself need that compared to 
Swains.  At least it has escaped me for decades.

Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ


  On 9/11/2012 1:13 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 9/11/2012 5:51 AM, Jim WA9YSD wrote:
>> Is NH8S the on line Log for KH8S.  WHAT IS GOING ON?
>
> The confusion is that KH8-S is the prefix designator reserved for 
> Swains, and will show up in logging software like DXKeeper as the 
> prefix. As I recall, an earlier operation (2007?) used KH8S, and that 
> operation is in my log confirmed on 160M.
>
> BTW -- I worked them last night on the fifth call with 5 watts from 
> near San Francisco.  I guess the new 160M array is working!
>
> 73, Jim K9YC
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