Topband: W8S - on CW

[Raymond Benny]

I've had a hard time tracking them on 160m.

However, I was fortunate yesterday, set my alarm for 5am, 1200z, and viola,
they were there calling CQ on FT8.

I had been on several times between 11:30z to 13:30z searching for them on
FT8. I have worked KH8S prior on CW 160m.

Ray,
N6VR/W7YA




On Tue, Oct 17, 2023, 12:06 PM Wes <wes_n7ws at triconet.org> wrote:

> MY TB antenna has been down for the summer.  Using the KAT500 tuner and
> manually
> finding an approximate match using the utility program I was able to put a
> couple of hundred watts into the 80 M vertical and work W8S on (yuck) FT8
> on
> 10/13.  I got the TB antenna back on the air, but then they never showed
> again
> when I was on.  I did manage to work them on 23 other slots.
>
> Wes  N7WS
>
>
> On 10/15/2023 12:36 PM, David Raymond wrote:
> > Got to the radio on TB here this morning around 1115z.  Around 1145z I
> noticed
> > a spot for W8S on 1811.  I had been CQing up the band and had just
> finished
> > with VK6LW and VK3EW.  I tuned down the band to 1811 and, sure enough,
> they
> > were there. . . probably too weak to work.  I was anxious to get going
> as I
> > needed to get ready for church but decided to stick around for a few
> more
> > minutes. They began quickly coming in strength and were soon copyable
> with QSB
> > but well enough to call.  I got them in the log with no difficulty at
> 1203z.
> > They were clearly hearing pretty well and by 1215z they were peaking
> S6/S7 and
> > were really puttin' 'em in the log. . .NA, VK, and JA.  My SR was 1225z
> but I
> > couldn't stick around that long, so I don't know whether or not they
> continued
> > to get louder.  It was nice seeing them with good sigs and successfully
> > running the pile on CW.  Hopefully maybe theh'll get on a little earlier
> in
> > time to catch some of the east coast guys.
> >
> > 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
> > in Iowa
> >
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