Topband: 160/80m CY9C not heard on 160 or 80m as of yet

[W3HKK at roadrunner.com]

Will continue to look for CW/ssb mode activity. Need them on
12-15-80-160

de Bob- doing CW in Ohio.

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 1. Re: CY9C topband CW (Mike Fatchett W0MU)
 2. Re: CY9C topband CW (Steve Harrison)

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 Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2024 07:42:18 -0600
 From: Mike Fatchett W0MU 
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 Could not hear CY9C at all last night on 160.? Conditions changed or
 something.? Hoping for a 160 contact b4 they depart.

 W0MU

 On 8/31/2024 2:41 AM, Andree DL8LAS via Topband wrote:
 > Hey topbanders,
 > tonight it was possible to copyCY9C im DL.Their? signal was in the
QRN and not really loud, but after a few calls they had my call
correctly in the log.Here a short video from CY9C on 160m.
 > https://youtu.be/KdCWQBkKN4U?si=alAkq1kwLcbyNbte
 /> >
 > 73 Andy DL8LAS
 > www.dl8las.com
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 Date: Sun, 1 Sep 2024 08:52:59 -0700
 From: Steve Harrison 
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 Subject: Re: Topband: CY9C topband CW
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 As far as I could tell, they weren't on 160 CW at all last night,
just
 digital on 1836. In contrast, they were copiable on 80m just about
all
 night last night whereas before last night, I had to wait until an
hour
 before their SR before they even came up out of the noise enough to
tell
 they were there on either 160 or 80m.

 We have to remember that unlike George's last few expeditions, on St.
 Paul, these guys can't put their antlers down on the beach (of which
 there aren't any) with ground radials in the salt water; the island
is
 entirely rock. That's gonna hurt low-band radiation efficiency quite
a bit.

 I thought I'd worked them on one band on 8/29, then the other band on
 8/30. But I don't seem to be in the log, so I was trying desperately
on
 80m last night but to no avail; the op gave up a good hour-plus
before
 his SR. Dunno where he went unless it was to 10 MHz. Hard to believe
my
 700 watts can be so weak to that op on 80m that he can't hear me over
 more than three hours, during which he was mostly S5 and in the
clear.

 If you look at their statistics as of 1600Z on 8/31, you'll notice
that
 except 15m, they have more Qs listed on digital than both CW and SSB
 combined. Someone out there has their priorities all screwed up, as
well
 as piss-poor band planning the whole way. I won't be contributing to
a
 WA4DAN-lead expedition again after this one unless there are some
changes.

 Steve, K0XP

 On 9/1/2024 6:42 AM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote:
 > Could not hear CY9C at all last night on 160.? Conditions changed
or
 > something.? Hoping for a 160 contact b4 they depart.
 >
 > W0MU
 >
 > On 8/31/2024 2:41 AM, Andree DL8LAS via Topband wrote:
 >> Hey topbanders,
 >> tonight it was possible to copyCY9C im DL.Their? signal was in the
 >> QRN and not really loud, but after a few calls they had my call
 >> correctly in the log.Here a short video from CY9C on 160m.
 >> https://youtu.be/KdCWQBkKN4U?si=alAkq1kwLcbyNbte
 /> >>
 >> 73 Andy DL8LAS
 >> www.dl8las.com
 >> _________________
 >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband [2] -
Topband
 >> Reflector
 >
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