QSOs this time from VK.
Thank you all for making this such a great contest!
Tomas VK2CCC
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Message: 5
Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2024 07:19:47 -0800
From: Tree
To: Steve Harrison
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: VK/ZLs in the CQWW
On 1/29/2024 7:08 AM, Saulius Zalnerauskas wrote:
VK2GR, VK3IO and VK2PW in my LOG.
73, Sam LY5W
You guys in Europe have a whole different perspective on VKs/ZLs from we
on the western North American continent 8-)
Steve, K0XP
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On 1/29/2024 9:28 AM, Steve Harrison wrote:
It just occurred to me: one reason many of us didn't find the VKs/ZLs
would be because we were running unassisted
The second night past midnight, I saw spots for me from ZL, so then did
a lot of listening in that direction. But nothing heard. Noise l
It just occurred to me: one reason many of us didn't find the VKs/ZLs
would be because we were running unassisted, and so weren't aware of
where they were nor whether they or we were being spotted. While tuning
around sporadically, I kept running across LOUD HL5IVL and I never heard
him being c
ZL3IO spotted me Saturday night (Sunday UTC) at 0728 UTC, but I never
heard him call me. If he did call me, it could be that I had my SAL-30
pointed NE at the time. It doesn't have the greatest RDF, but it does
have a really high F/B. After I saw the spot, I listened to the SW, but
I didn't hea
"Didn't hear any VKs or ZLs during the contest; were any of you on??"
There were - but sometimes, they go to bed after listening to summer time
QRN and aren't on the band during the best time for the West Coast.
Sometimes, you are more likely to work a VK6 than a ZL or VK3 since the
times line up
VK2GR, VK3IO and VK2PW in my LOG.
73, Sam LY5W
On Mon, Jan 29, 2024 at 4:15 PM Steve Harrison wrote:
> Didn't hear any VKs or ZLs during the contest; were any of you on??
> There was a decent opening toward SE Asia Sunday (Monday, your time, I
> suppose) morning with lots of JAs, a very strong H
Didn't hear any VKs or ZLs during the contest; were any of you on??
There was a decent opening toward SE Asia Sunday (Monday, your time, I
suppose) morning with lots of JAs, a very strong HL5IVL plus a few DSes,
a few middling-strength BYs (none workable), half a dozen YB/YCs plus
7D1C on Sunda
