Topband: XR0ZRC?

[David Olean]

Herb,

I have a dedicated beverage aimed at 180 degrees and it works great. 
Nice and quiet and about 900 ft long. I do not have anything for Bouvet 
at 140 degrees or so. I better get to work!

Dave

On 3/26/2019 2:32 PM, Herbert Schoenbohm wrote:
> David,  You would need a Beverage for XR0WRC favoring the south to SSW from
> your location.
>
> Herb, KV4FZ
>
> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 11:00 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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