Topband: XR0ZRC?

[Tree]

I have heard XR0ZRC the past two evenings on 160.  Agreed they are not
hearing very well at all - as they had a rather large pileup of both USA
and EU stations calling (and yes VA2WA) and very few were getting through.
For awhile last night - the only stations I heard getting through were
other South Americans.

I would say from both evenings - that they are putting in a lot of effort
for not so many QSOs - which is hard work on their part.  Hopefully - they
will have some better nights without as much QRN and put more stations in
the log.

Their signal on 80 was much better.  For me - I worked a previous effort
some 23 years ago, so I was more focused on 5V7EI - who appears to only
been on FT8 on topband last night.  Since I don't operate that mode - guess
I won't work them.  I have heard three countries in the past couple of
weeks that I need - but none of them got in the log (7P, 5X and 5V).  My
wife helped me put down 9 more radials last night - so I am up to 20...
and did manage a QSO with HA8FK - which is getting pretty late in the
season to work Europe.

73 Tree N6TR
Manning, OR

On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 7:00 AM David Olean <k1whs at metrocast.net> wrote:

> I am a bit puzzled by XR0ZRC.  I thought they were going to have a major
> effort on 80 and 160, but so far I have heard from little to none from
> them on 160. (I am not on 80 M) Last night, 26th UTC, I did hear them
> but their signal was quite weak and the heavy QRN was making copy almost
> impossible. I think this was the first time I heard them.  It was hard
> for me to copy much of anything between static crashes.  On other days,
> I saw many spots from hams showing that they are on 160M but I hear nil
> and a check on the Reverse Beacon Network shows no spots for them. (?)
> (Pirates?) Last night, a few stations mentioned that XR0ZRC was loud in
> the SE. VA2WA, who is a couple hundred miles north of me, said something
> like "booming " to describe their signal last night. Not sure of the
> strength required for "booming", but it must be similar to "wall to
> wall, and treetop tall".  At my shack I could not tell who they were
> working between  the static crashes! I copied fragments between crashes.
> I know my receiving setup is working. Just a few hours later near my
> sunrise I worked VK6 and JA from here in Maine.
>
> I have read a few notes on DX sites (many days old) explaining that they
> are plagued by high noise levels and have poor internet accessibility. I
> understand that, but I am still concerned that I almost never hear them
> QRV on 160. Maybe it is just my turn to be in the barrel? I just wonder
> what is going on. I am curious. I hope no one takes this as a complaint
> about a DXpedition. It is not.
>
> My task for the day is to lay out another RX wire for 140 degrees and
> Bouvet! Unfortunately, all of my wooden stakes with insulators attached
> to them are stored in a shed and the ice around it is so thick, deep,
> and hard, that I cannot get to them!
>
>
> Dave K1WHS
>
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