Topband: CY9C topband CW

[Michael Tope]

I just looked at the list of operators. There are at least four hardcore 
CW operators among the crew. There may be others among the crew who are 
proficient CW operators, but I am not familiar with everyone on the 
roster. I suspect a lot of what is driving the high FT8 count are the 
poor conditions brought about by our overactive sun.

FWIW, Friday night local (Saturday morning UTC), the team was working 
the west coast USA on 160 and 80 CW. This was around 0900 UTC. They were 
mostly Q5 on 80CW, but only Q5 on QSB peaks on 160.

It was frustrating to hear them with a respectable (but not loud) signal 
last Thursday afternoon on 12 CW, working through this massive pileup of 
really loud Europeans (the Euros were still loud here in Southern 
California as late as ~2050 UTC). When the Europeans finally went away 
so did CY9C's signal. They were still there according to the cluster 
spots, but I couldn't hear a peep on their QRG. I had to settle for an 
FT8 QSO on 10 meters this afternoon.

73, Mike W4EF/6 in DM14

On 9/1/2024 5:51 PM, Wes Stewart via Topband wrote:
>   Interesting that their original announcement said:
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>   "CW will be emphasized but with a good mix of SSB, FT8 (using Super Fox) and RTTY."
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>   If you look at Clublog stats, you'll see fewer than half of the Qs are on CW.  Furthermore, 53% of the Qs are with EU, and 37% are with NA.  I did a rough count once and EU had only 60% of the ham population of the US.
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> Climbing soapbox:  I'm a member of NCDXF and two DX clubs that fund NCDXF and I have made separate contributions to them from time to time. I also support INDEXA and often make generous individual contributions to pending DXpeditions.  Recent events are changing my perspective about contributing before the fact.  I have no illusion that my minor contributions will make or break an expedition, but it's the only way I have to express disapproval of an operation.  Steps off soapbox.
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>   Wes  N7WS
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>      On Sunday, September 1, 2024 at 08:57:35 AM MST, Steve Harrison <k0xp at k0xp.com> wrote: ....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.
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> Steve, K0XP
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> 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.
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>> W0MU
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>> 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.
>>> CY9C 160m CW @ DL8LAS on my 300° beverage
>>>
>>> 73 Andy DL8LAS
>>> www.dl8las.com
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