Point is, why not try 160 in early morning, prior to their sunrise... Sent from my iPad
> On Mar 26, 2019, at 12:18 PM, Tree <t...@kkn.net> wrote: > > They were on 80 and 160 at the same time last night. > > Tree > >> On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 9:17 AM WW3S <w...@zoominternet.net> wrote: >> I’m not sure why they won’t try 160 closer to their sunrise.....every >> morning they are on 80, and lately have been begging, with good signals, and >> seem to hear ok on 80, but their rate is slow due to not many >> calling.....why not try 160 then, rather than 80 ?!?!?! >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> > On Mar 26, 2019, at 10:00 AM, David Olean <k1...@metrocast.net> wrote: >> > >> > I am a bit puzzled by XR0ZRC. I thought they were going to have a major >> > effort on 80 and 160, but so far I have heard from little to none from >> > them on 160. (I am not on 80 M) Last night, 26th UTC, I did hear them but >> > their signal was quite weak and the heavy QRN was making copy almost >> > impossible. I think this was the first time I heard them. It was hard for >> > me to copy much of anything between static crashes. On other days, I saw >> > many spots from hams showing that they are on 160M but I hear nil and a >> > check on the Reverse Beacon Network shows no spots for them. (?) >> > (Pirates?) Last night, a few stations mentioned that XR0ZRC was loud in >> > the SE. VA2WA, who is a couple hundred miles north of me, said something >> > like "booming " to describe their signal last night. Not sure of the >> > strength required for "booming", but it must be similar to "wall to wall, >> > and treetop tall". At my shack I could not tell who they were working >> > between the static crashes! I copied fragments between crashes. I know my >> > receiving setup is working. Just a few hours later near my sunrise I >> > worked VK6 and JA from here in Maine. >> > >> > I have read a few notes on DX sites (many days old) explaining that they >> > are plagued by high noise levels and have poor internet accessibility. I >> > understand that, but I am still concerned that I almost never hear them >> > QRV on 160. Maybe it is just my turn to be in the barrel? I just wonder >> > what is going on. I am curious. I hope no one takes this as a complaint >> > about a DXpedition. It is not. >> > >> > My task for the day is to lay out another RX wire for 140 degrees and >> > Bouvet! Unfortunately, all of my wooden stakes with insulators attached to >> > them are stored in a shed and the ice around it is so thick, deep, and >> > hard, that I cannot get to them! >> > >> > >> > Dave K1WHS >> > >> > _________________ >> > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector >> >> _________________ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector