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Has anyone been on HF today?

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Re: Has anyone been on HF today?

Post by xtatik » Wed May 26, 2010 6:44 pm

BigDave wrote:
xtatik wrote: Barefoot with a $40.00 G5RV, I love it!.........good job Dave!
Now you've got to get those QSL cards printed and start licking envelopes...hi,hi.
Are you going to make it to our Field Day???
I really want to, but I became laid off the other day from my real job and money is too tight to make any decisions that far out.
Sorry to hear that. I hope that situation improves for you...the sooner the better.
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Re: Has anyone been on HF today?

Post by xtatik » Mon May 31, 2010 10:41 pm

Today, XR200R, a special callsign in celebration of Chile's second centennial. Actual station call is CE1KR approx. 5500 mi.
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Re: Has anyone been on HF today?

Post by xtatik » Fri Jun 04, 2010 9:45 pm

Just now....5W0OX Ukrainian DXpedition Team. "Pacific Odyssey DXpedition" in Western Samoa IOTA #OC-097. This time, 4837 miles on a 12' trapped vertical. I don't need no steeenking beeeam!
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Re: Has anyone been on HF today?

Post by DaveK » Fri Jun 04, 2010 10:59 pm

xtatik wrote:Just now....5W0OX Ukrainian DXpedition Team. "Pacific Odyssey DXpedition" in Western Samoa IOTA #OC-097. This time, 4837 miles on a 12' trapped vertical. I don't need no steeenking beeeam!

Who says verticals don't work!!!!
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Re: Has anyone been on HF today?

Post by BigDave » Mon Jun 21, 2010 9:45 pm

12:30 am this morning, Queensland, Australia, barefoot on battery power with my G5RV Lite at 30' in Cypress, recieved a 5/9 +10

7195 miles, my furthest contact yet!!
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Re: Has anyone been on HF today?

Post by xtatik » Mon Jun 21, 2010 11:19 pm

BigDave wrote:12:30 am this morning, Queensland, Australia, barefoot on battery power with my G5RV Lite at 30' in Cypress, recieved a 5/9 +10

7195 miles, my furthest contact yet!!
Great job Dave,
Give us the particulars....band, callsign, other stations equipt., etc.
When the propogation is good it can be a lot of fun. Sounds like you had a great opening in that direction. That's after greyline by about an hour down there.
You might want to check out the nightly Anza DX Net it's at 14.183. Starts at 0515 UTC (10:15 pm for us). Its' control op's are primarily Ozzies and Kiwi's and some have incredible signals into the States at that hour during the Summer months. I check in there from time to time.
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