[Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread Dave Johnson
See: http://www.tx7m.com/plans.php Good signal here in England on 10 MHz. 73 Dave __ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post:

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread Anndel
-Original Message- From: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Dave Johnson Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 11:14 PM To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s See: http://www.tx7m.com/plans.php Good signal here in England

[Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread Edward R. Cole
Worked them at 1845 yesterday on 28.497 running 8w on my K3/10+Hygain tribander (S9 here and got 59 report). I haven't heard 10m this open since the late 1950's - enjoy! 73, Ed - KL7UW, WD2XSH/45 == BP40IQ 500 KHz - 10-GHz www.kl7uw.com EME: 50-1.1kw?,

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread Lance Collister, W7GJ
Congratulations Ed. Everybody gets a 59. I am hoping for some prop to TX7 on 6m! GL and VY 73, Lance On 10/26/2011 4:23 PM, Edward R. Cole wrote: Worked them at 1845 yesterday on 28.497 running 8w on my K3/10+Hygain tribander (S9 here and got 59 report). I haven't heard 10m this open

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread ab2tc
Hi, Grrr! I have heard him with good signals for several days but paid no attention because HRD shows him as France. I was wondering why he had such a pileup. Lesson learned, always google call signs that have a lot of attention. Right now he is on 28495 simplex, but in the noise with no chance

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread Tony Estep
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:12 PM, ab2tc ab...@arrl.net wrote: ...HRD shows him as France... = Knut, I don't know much about HRD, but it sounds as if you need to update your CTY.DAT file. Go to http://www.country-files.com/cty/ and there you'll find the country data files up to the

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread n5ge
Yes, that confused me some too, but the name with the call sign is MARQUESAS 2011 RRCUDXT 73, Tom Amateur Radio Operator N5GE ARRL Lifetime Member QCWA Lifetime Member On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:12:35 -0700 (PDT), ab2tc ab...@arrl.net wrote: Hi, Grrr! I have heard him with good signals for

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread Phil Hystad
Seems to be French call sign with an amateur in Russia as the holder for the DX expedition. I think the location is French Polynesia in south Pacific in Marquesas Islands. Sent from my iPad On Oct 26, 2011, at 2:22 PM, n...@n5ge.com wrote: Yes, that confused me some too, but the name with

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread ab2tc
Hello again, No doubt about French Polynesia as the country. Wonder why they don't use the FO prefix as is supposed to be for French Polynesia. Call prefixes are a mess these days. 10m may be alive still. Aussie VK4MA coming through here nice and strong (K3 S6 on dipole). Maybe the party will

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
Marquesas Islands is a separate DXCC entity. The French callsigns have been a mess since I have been a ham 1978. Mike W0MU J6/W0MU November 21 - December 1 2011 CQ WW DX CW W0MU-1 CC Cluster w0mu.net On 10/26/2011 4:34 PM, ab2tc wrote: Hello again, No doubt about French Polynesia as the

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread Bert Craig
Wireless 4GLTE smartphone - Reply message - From: ab2tc ab...@arrl.net To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net Subject: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s Date: Wed, Oct 26, 2011 18:34 Hello again, No doubt about French Polynesia as the country. Wonder why they don't use the FO prefix as is supposed

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread Nate Bargmann
I worked him on 15 CW first call this afternoon! He was actually CQing. I figured I'd never get through. Heh! All hail Cycle 24! 73, de Nate, N0NB -- The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true. Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and

Re: [Elecraft] TX7M using 4 x K3s

2011-10-26 Thread Tony Estep
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 5:34 PM, ab2tc ab...@arrl.net wrote: Wonder why they don't use the FO prefix... Because they are in the Marquesa Islands. Google TX7M. You'll be sent to: http://www.tx7m.com/ So far their on-line log reports 61,000 QSOs. The Marquesas is a new one for