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VK3HJ

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #75 on: October 31, 2014, 03:24:03 PM »

Worked them on 40 m this morning quite easily.
He was very strong, stronger than all the LIDs and Tuners Upper, and DQRMers on his frequency.
Man, what a zoo!
I will look at SSB later, and RTTY at the end.
3 bands in the log in first 24 hrs is a very nice bag for me, and promises more Q's by end of exped.
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Luke VK3HJ
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N5MOA

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #76 on: October 31, 2014, 03:26:10 PM »

I'm hearing them now on 40m cw, but mighty weak.

Still about 1 1/2 hr to sunset here, kinda surprised to hear them this early.
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #77 on: October 31, 2014, 03:35:46 PM »

I have a tribander that is popular with contesters.  Not surprisingly I worked them on the bands where I have resonant elements and gain (10m, 15m, and 20m).   I have no luck yet on the WARC bands.  This is proof that the extra few dbs of gain really count in a big pileup.

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Jonathan W6GX
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #78 on: October 31, 2014, 03:49:31 PM »

Nope, NOT here.  I tried for a few minutes last evening on 15 CW around the time Peter worked them, but no joy.  Today is a DAMNED JOKE, PLUS, for some reason all the bands are VERY noisy now.  Add the idiots, and its not fun.  I will hold up until next week, and hopefully the QRN will go away.  I can fight the idiots, but not while I am having trouble hearing the DX as well.

As someone else said here earlier, they are NOT very loud.  When I worked the XX9 on 10/29, they were quite a bit louder than the FT4 was/is, yesterday and today. (Go Figure......)  Usually, that part of the world is a chip shot for me, but they are weak on the dipole as well as the vertical.....(???)  Hope things pick up.  I know we have a cold front coming through tomorrow with showers and thunder, so next midweek should be much better. (I hope......... :()

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #79 on: October 31, 2014, 04:24:28 PM »

It's killing me waiting for the logs to come up online.  I think I worked them yesterday on 20m, they were weak as water and down in the noise and after listening to static for an hour I probably just imagined the whole thing...

I tried them on 30m RTTY around their sunset but I wasn't expecting much there, it was a zoo and they never really got strong enough for more than about 10% print.

Congrats to those that got through, I'm hoping for better luck tonight!

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John VE8EV

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KF7CSO

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #80 on: October 31, 2014, 04:34:10 PM »

 I worked them on 17 SSB earlier today. Waiting for the log with the rest of you.  :P
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #81 on: October 31, 2014, 05:02:04 PM »

Woo hoo - just got them on 80 CW.

John AE5X
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #82 on: October 31, 2014, 05:22:07 PM »

Can't hear them.
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N5INP

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #83 on: October 31, 2014, 05:25:58 PM »

Can't hear them.

Welcome to my world. I spent a lot of hours today just trying to hear them on any of the spotted frequencies - forget about working them for now. Nada zippo zilch.
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K0RS

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #84 on: October 31, 2014, 06:30:05 PM »

Five Qs today.  30, 17, 12 and 10m in both SSB and CW.  In 50 years of hamming I've had one QSO (20m CW) with Tromelin previously, so this is fat city for me.  Never worked FT before on SSB.  Figured it was worth finding a mic for this one.  I made more SSB QSOs today (3) than I normally make in a year.  

30m was a cakewalk, I was there when he came up CQing.  10 SSB was easy and 17 SSB wasn't bad.  10 CW and 12 SSB were tough.  OTOH, 40, 80 and 160 are going to be tough to impossible from here, particularly with my work schedule.  Morning long path doesn't look good as there is no grey line or darkness overlap.  It was daylight on both ends of the path when I worked him on 30m this morning.

Antennas are only 3 el tribanders at modest height.  You guys with wires and verticals may be sucking hind teat for awhile.  Something with at least a little gain is mandatory for this kind of zoo.  Sounds like EU is having a tough time with sociopaths.

Keep the faith, it'll get better...
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N5MOA

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #85 on: October 31, 2014, 06:46:07 PM »

You might have to call in sick one evening, Larry.

I'm hearing them on 40m and 80m this evening, I'm sure you can.
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K0RS

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« Reply #86 on: October 31, 2014, 06:54:41 PM »

You might have to call in sick one evening, Larry.

I'm hearing them on 40m and 80m this evening, I'm sure you can.

You just might have a point there.  I discussed that with the wife tonight, as a matter of fact.  To top it off, it's supposed to be 70 deg tomorrow.  A rare treat for November 1 when you live at 9000 ft ASL!
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WA2VUY

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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #87 on: October 31, 2014, 07:10:10 PM »

His ssb xmit freq of 7082 was very well behaved tonight, there was only one period of intentional qrm that lasted about 2 minutes and only a few vfo problems.  Pretty remarkable.
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #88 on: October 31, 2014, 07:15:32 PM »

Must be nice, Larry. It's 59 deg now, supposed to drop to 41 deg by morning.

I worked them (or a slim) when they came back to 80m cw @23:55z, right at my sunset, 549.

They got weaker after that, but peaked back up to a 579 at their sunrise @01:40z.

Still holding a 539 right now 02:10z.

40m ssb has been a 58 or so since them came up, but I don't feel like fighting the  horde on 40 ssb right now.

All I have for 80 and 40 is inverted-L's.
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RE: FT4TA Tromelin dxpedition
« Reply #89 on: October 31, 2014, 07:28:54 PM »

I thought I would lay low on the low bands for now. But after working 12 hrs I need to hear some radio. 
 So I get ready to try on 40 ssb.Then the lids.Then the blood pressure. Kept on calling.After a 1 hr finally worked them.
So I looked on there site and looked at the bandplan. I went to 30m.Boom  ther they are calling cq and 2nd call.   Blood pressure is down and no lids/QRM on 30.IS THAT NICE.
No work Sun Mon Tue and Weds. I will be looking on 10m and rtty and 80 and I will be done.
 Not sure on 80 as I have not heard them at all.
Might have to go down by Gene and throw my call out on his Vertical.
I will bring the Brats and hamburgers.
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