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VK3HJ

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #30 on: October 30, 2014, 08:00:04 PM »

Would have been workable a bit earlier on 20 m phone, but obviously the propagation is very good to NA, so no chance.
Prop charts suggest they will be very strong this evening and overnight on 20 and down, so will have to battle it out with Europe then.
I managed three bands with FT5GA, but I now have considerably more firepower so should be able to tick this one off the list before too long.
Still a darned long way off HR though...

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W6DXO

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #31 on: October 30, 2014, 08:11:50 PM »

He's pretty loud now (03:00UTC) on 20M SSB.

Worked him up 7...only took a few minutes.

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #32 on: October 30, 2014, 08:38:44 PM »

They were peaking up nicely here in Hawaii and actually asked for West Coast only, surprising for the 1st night.  When he asked for West Coast - it was still total chaos of a pileup (mostly West Coast calling) and they just went QRT to continue with antenna setup without working anyone.

They are almost antipodal from KH6 so they should be workable on at least one band from here, once the minions make it into the log and the pile dies down a bit.
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #33 on: October 30, 2014, 09:10:16 PM »

I managed three bands with FT5GA, but I now have considerably more firepower so should be able to tick this one off the list before too long.
Still a darned long way off HR though...

You'll do it eventually, Luke. Seemed like only recently I was battling for 300 and HR was a distant dream that I doubt I'd make before next cycle. Keep at it. Granted it's an awful lot more difficult from your geographic location, coupled with the power limit of 400W, but keep at it and good luck. You should be able to bag Tromelin fairly easily with low power once the initial surge has subsided.

Contact the pilot and remind him that VKs are out there calling, too, and to request the team look that-a-way upon occasion, when propagation is forecast to be strong.
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #34 on: October 31, 2014, 02:44:26 AM »

One call on 10m ssb ...helps when they haven't been spotted, 3rd in their 10m log. Somewhat lively EU pile-up now, looks spectacular on the fishfinder.
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EI2GLB

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #35 on: October 31, 2014, 04:48:43 AM »

Spent 2 hours at it last night after work,

Hope to get a few more tonight and plan an all nighter on Saturday to get it ready to install on Sunday,

Have a baby sitter arranged to mind the baby  ;D



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.

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Jonathan W6GX
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #36 on: October 31, 2014, 04:52:09 AM »

Trevor:

GL with the new beam. It should be a very good performer and you will have no problems working Tromelin.

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N1UK

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #37 on: October 31, 2014, 04:54:58 AM »

Take your time with the beam. I cleaned all the connections and put Penetrox on the joints.  I had also heard of the boom coming loose so I used blue loctite on the boom bolts just to make sure.


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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #38 on: October 31, 2014, 06:24:41 AM »

Wow, easy QSO on 30m long path.  I was waiting for him this morning with the antenna in the southwest and heard him come up and call CQ on 10.115.  No pileup, no spots.  He even had trouble raising a pile, with repeated CQs.  1314Z.
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EI2GLB

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #39 on: October 31, 2014, 06:26:38 AM »

Impossible to get Penetrox over here or anything like it,

Pirelli do something like it but its very hard got,

I have a tilt over tower so checking everything once in a while isn't as big of a job as you might have with yours,

Thanks for the tips might put some loctite on the bolts as I can get that here easy,

Trevor

Take your time with the beam. I cleaned all the connections and put Penetrox on the joints.  I had also heard of the boom coming loose so I used blue loctite on the boom bolts just to make sure.


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VK3HJ

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #40 on: October 31, 2014, 07:17:20 AM »

Pileup on 17 m CW was 40 kHz wide! Glad I got in early when it was only 20 kHz wide...
Big signal on 30 m here. That's two bands. Not bad for first day. I will sleep well tonight!
Check out this pileup on 17 m.
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #41 on: October 31, 2014, 07:22:31 AM »

Vincent has been only asking for NA for the past 20 minutes on 10 meter SSB.  It wasn't hard once he limited the callers to NA.  Conditions are very good.

Good luck!

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WA8UEG

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #42 on: October 31, 2014, 07:54:32 AM »

Got them after a few calls last night on 20 SSB. It was great no QRM, stations calling on their frequency, frequency police, nothing!! I'm sure by now all the squirrels have found the nest and it's a mess. Only need to get them on CW plus 17 & 12 SSB or CW then back to rebuilding my boat anchor. Like others, if it's a mess I'll wait a few days and hope it settles down.
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M0TTB

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #43 on: October 31, 2014, 08:48:35 AM »

Vincent has been only asking for NA for the past 20 minutes on 10 meter SSB.  It wasn't hard once he limited the callers to NA.  Conditions are very good.

Good luck!

Chris  NU1O

The monk was up there as well on 10 ssb working a few W's, even heard a west coast guy go through. Although he didn't specifically call W's, he did seem to get more excited when he had a partial call of one.
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #44 on: October 31, 2014, 09:05:41 AM »

Congrats you guys on working the FT4, I started to feel left out, hihi.  He had a very good signal my morning on 30m Long Path.
Man what a pileup, I waited for the prop to die down so I was only competing with W7/W6 and the rest of the planet to the west.
Finally watched him start working up high and moving higher, found a clear spot and bagged him.  New band for me, already confirmed
since 1991.
Have fun guys!  Time for work.

Henry
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