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KJ4Z

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #45 on: March 23, 2016, 07:21:18 PM »

I think DXA has some value but I'm not sure I can tell the difference between "DXA is down" and "the link is down" and "they aren't making any Q's". I call it the "raise your hand if you aren't here attendance problem" in my line of work :-).

I just spoke to Pete, the DXA developer.  He was getting too many tickets complaining DXA was "stuck" because there were no updates -- as expected, since the team is not on the air at the moment.  He took DXA offline, but that does have the effect of showing zero QSOs.

DXA will be back to normal just as soon as the team is QRV again.
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KJ4Z

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #46 on: March 23, 2016, 07:24:13 PM »

I looked up the call (LY8O) on DX-World's audio recording and found his contacts intact.

Every Q is copied in several places across the internet within a minute or two. It is just not possible* for the log to get deleted.   ;)
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W6GX

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #47 on: March 23, 2016, 07:30:44 PM »

I think it's them on 10.116.  Borderline workable signal.

73,
Jonathan W6GX
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KB2FCV

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #48 on: March 23, 2016, 07:54:45 PM »

There are spots now for 40 and 30.. I can hear them down in the noise a little.. so that's a start. A little better on 30m.. not quite strong enough to make a try.

edit: workable sigs on 30. Gonna try there for a bit!
« Last Edit: March 23, 2016, 08:07:27 PM by KB2FCV »
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AF3Y

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #49 on: March 23, 2016, 07:56:13 PM »

20 minutes before my sunset they're audible on 40 but not reliably strong enough to try. Readability 1 to 2, with occasionally-extreme DQRM.

 Maybe long path 20 will be better?

Same conditions here in Fla this afternoon. ESP on 30M.

 It just may have to be 20 or NUTTIN.

GL/73, Gene AF3Y
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N5VYS

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #50 on: March 23, 2016, 08:01:36 PM »

First it was my rig, now low numbers oh well what else is new?

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N5PG

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #51 on: March 23, 2016, 08:08:19 PM »

DXA showing NA Qs on 30m
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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #52 on: March 23, 2016, 08:10:47 PM »

Great signal here on 30m, only took 10 minutes of calling.  Huge pileup of NA stations!
 ;D ;D

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John VE8EV
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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #53 on: March 23, 2016, 08:14:30 PM »

Loud to NNJ. Op wasn't IDing at the time and sending fairly slow, plus that kind of signal well after local sunrise I thought it was a slim. I worked 'em anyways, even with DXA not working. I refreshed DXA a few minutes later, put in my callsign and bingo. #335 in the log!

Fifteen minutes later in the log on 40 after about ten or fifteen calls, but with much weaker signals due to lower frequency and further from their sunrise. W00t!!
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K0RS

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #54 on: March 23, 2016, 08:16:07 PM »

Great signal here on 30m, only took 10 minutes of calling.  Huge pileup of NA stations!
 ;D ;D

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John VE8EV

Saw your call go by on DXA!  Congrats...

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N5MOA

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #55 on: March 23, 2016, 08:18:23 PM »

Barely ESP on 30m, zip on 40m here.

congrats on the new ones.
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N2NL

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #56 on: March 23, 2016, 08:19:25 PM »

Easy QSO on 30m with a good signal after they came back on the air and most still assumed it was a slim (QSOs caught up later on DXA).

For some reason I couldn't hear them at all on 40, maybe barely ESP, on a 2el 40 at 70ft with a salt water path under the antenna toward VK0.  I tried other directions without luck.  Others seemed to hear them fine on 40 so I hope it's just odd conditions.  It is quite a bit after their sunrise.

I also hope that their weak signal earlier when working mostly EU was due to them beaming toward EU on their 4-square arrays.

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W6GX

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #57 on: March 23, 2016, 08:20:14 PM »

I saw lots of eHamers calls on DXA.  He's loud on 30m on bearing 155.  DQRM is off the chart!

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Jonathan W6GX
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KJ4Z

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #58 on: March 23, 2016, 08:21:26 PM »

Great signal here on 30m, only took 10 minutes of calling.  Huge pileup of NA stations!

You might wanna check your LoTW.   ;)

Thanks for your early support!
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K0RS

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RE: VK0EK Now QRV
« Reply #59 on: March 23, 2016, 08:23:17 PM »

Yes, good signal now in CO.  Also peaking @ 155 deg for me.  Very soft peak.  Can even hear them beaming north!  Easy Q from here.  Can't wait for 160m from Spit!
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