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NU4B

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #15 on: October 30, 2014, 02:14:33 PM »

Please post your success and heartbreak stories here.  GL to all.

Currently I'm in a school bus with fifty fourth graders. 

73,
Jonathan W6GX

If a pile-up breaks out, you'll probably have more mature company than us

 ;D ;D ;D

I'm scared to turn on the radio!  ;D

Congrats W2IRT!
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KG9SF

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #16 on: October 30, 2014, 02:29:29 PM »

I just worked him on 20 SSB.  Good op.  Zoo.

Amazing the number of folks who don't know what listening up means.  There ought to be a license endorsement required for working DX
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VE3TMT

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #17 on: October 30, 2014, 03:17:41 PM »

Didn't take long for the idiots to show up.
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N5MOA

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« Reply #18 on: October 30, 2014, 03:24:25 PM »

Didn't take long for the idiots to show up.

Never does.

Got home at 22:00, worked 'em on 15m cw at 22:20, spent half that time waiting for the idiots to stop zero beat tuning and calling.

Amazing the number of people calling 2-5 up, when he is working 1-1.5 up  :P
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VE3YF

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #19 on: October 30, 2014, 03:42:20 PM »

Hi:

Good to see that some of us are getting thru, Peter (W2IRT) and I thought I heard Jonathan (W6GX) getting thru on 15m CW. My other call (VE3DMJ) should be in the log and that will also put me on the honor roll along with Peter, Congrats to all...

Conditions seem pretty good even though the SF is falling....

73 De Mike
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N1UK

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #20 on: October 30, 2014, 03:45:45 PM »

I just got him on 20m ssb.......that was a slog. I am so glad that I bought the Voice Keyer last week.

That is 337/329


Mark N1UK
« Last Edit: October 30, 2014, 03:49:02 PM by N1UK »
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W6GX

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #21 on: October 30, 2014, 04:29:36 PM »

ATNO #306.  What a slug and LID fest on 20m SSB.  But the weirdest thing happened.  At 2320z I started to hear him work W6's and W7's.  A few calls later I was in the log.  I think at that moment the propagation had shifted west.

I also heard him on 15m CW but he was very weak.  So I had stayed on 20m SSB and endured (and won) the slug fest :)  I didn't work him on 15m CW.

73,
Jonathan W6GX
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K7KB

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #22 on: October 30, 2014, 04:31:25 PM »

Yay!!! Worked them on 20M Phone. I heard Jon (W6GX) work him and I tried calling him right after but he went QRX for about 5 minutes. Just thought I would stay on the same frequency and as soon as he came back, I nailed him :)

John K7KB
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EI2GLB

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #23 on: October 30, 2014, 04:34:45 PM »

Well done guys,

Hope the pile ups will have died by the time I get QRV,

Trevor
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W6GX

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #24 on: October 30, 2014, 05:01:54 PM »

Well done guys,

Hope the pile ups will have died by the time I get QRV,

Thanks.  If I were you I would try to assemble the Optibeam at night and get it up as soon as you can.  Yes I have done antenna work at night :)  GL.

73,
Jonathan W6GX
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W2IRT

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #25 on: October 30, 2014, 06:13:54 PM »

Didn't take too long on 20 Phone either. Propagation was on the way out to the East Coast and I snared him after about 15 minutes of calling. I always get through quicker on phone than on CW, but I prefer CW pileups. Go figure. That also put me on the Phone Honor Roll--earned two plaques in two calls. How 'bout that, eh? Won't happen for a long time on CW, though!

I was frankly shocked at two things. One, how amazing their signal was on 15 earlier this afternoon, and two, why they were only worked stateside, when clearly they had propagation to Europe on 20 as well as NA. Not that I'm complaining in the slightest, of course!! Next big priority is bagging them on RTTY, and bandfills in general.
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #26 on: October 30, 2014, 07:08:01 PM »

Worked them a few minutes ago - 20M SSB for #334 / 339

Now I have 6 more to go to get to HR #1.

Will post that Meme on Facebook . . .
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K0RS

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #27 on: October 30, 2014, 07:16:34 PM »

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n the log on 15 CW (assuming it wasn't a pirate, of course). Now where's my #$%@ing QSL Grin

I heard you get him..great job.


I got him about 30 minutes later. I thought he came back to me and I waited for his second call which was then completely obliterated by loud lids on his frequency. I dropped my call back in once again and he came back to me with my report. Now I have the long wait for the on line log..hi hi


73 Mark N1UK

I heard that QSO Mark!  WTG.  Shouldn't be a problem in the log.
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N5MOA

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #28 on: October 30, 2014, 07:39:37 PM »

20m ssb in the log.

30m RTTY isn't going quite as well  :P

Getting loud, but the pileup is deep...and as wide as the band will allow.
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W2IRT

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #29 on: October 30, 2014, 07:44:29 PM »

20m ssb in the log.

30m RTTY isn't going quite as well  :P

Getting loud, but the pileup is deep...and as wide as the band will allow.

Wider. I heard two lids calling above 150. One a "5", one a "9."
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Great times are at hand, and soon there will be DX for all—although more for some than for others.
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