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Posted: 9/29/2014 11:16:21 AM EDT
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TN, USA
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Posted: 7/28/2021 11:40:00 PM EDT
[Last Edit: SACraig]
[#1]
07/29/2021 0338Z - 14.074 FT8 (Rec: +1804 Hz) - 5W1SA in Western Samoa running about +13db here in TN. Not one that gets heard every day.
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Posted: 7/29/2021 10:54:30 AM EDT
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Snagged Panama last night (HP9SAM), which was really cool, because in my QTH 20M was total crap last night, with hardly any signals showing on the band scope.
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Posted: 7/29/2021 11:55:59 PM EDT
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LY5A on 14.252
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Posted: 7/30/2021 8:36:12 PM EDT
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JT1CO (Mongolia) is on 15m FT8.
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Posted: 7/30/2021 8:51:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SVGA-1: JT1CO (Mongolia) is on 15m FT8. He is a REALLY cool guy that USED to have a QSL card of himself in Old School steel and leather armor. I have one and it's one of the absolute coolest QSL cards I have. |
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Posted: 7/30/2021 11:31:20 PM EDT
[#6]
E51BQ (S. Cook Isl.) on 17m FT8
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Posted: 7/31/2021 12:00:19 AM EDT
[#7]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: E51BQ (S. Cook Isl.) on 17m FT8 When you QSL this guy send as many green stamps as you can afford with a note saying "to the cause" I have S. Cook Isl. and did that and am glad I did. |
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Posted: 7/31/2021 10:39:22 AM EDT
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The 20M band started dropping early for me last night, so I shut it all down at 10 PM. I did get a Guernsey QSO, so I was pleased with that. I don't normally turn on the radio in the mornings, but was awake around 7:30 EDT, so I decided to fire it up. I got not one but two Indonesian QSO's, and had two failed attempts where we couldn't quite get it done -- one in South Africa and the other in the Philippines.
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Posted: 7/31/2021 1:26:32 PM EDT
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I haven't heard or seen much of anything the last couple of nights/mornings (swing shift kinda sucks). Even the OR and AZ stations that are usually S9+10 or more were completely buried in noise when I got home last night. Right now DX is anything east of the Rockies.
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Posted: 7/31/2021 9:24:04 PM EDT
[#10]
E51JD in South Cook Islands on 14.205
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Posted: 8/1/2021 10:01:19 AM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
[#11]
Finally heard my very first Japanese station (JG1HQA), but it was a big failure.
 He started out low in the noise (33) while he was having a stateside QSO that I was listening to. Each QSO got louder and louder, so I had high hopes. By his last QSO, he was at a 54 or so for me. Then he dropped the bomb -- like Hiroshima -- and told his last QSO that it was 11PM and he had to go QRT so he could get up for work in the morning. Oh so close!
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Posted: 8/1/2021 3:04:54 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: Finally heard my very first Japanese station (JG1HQA), but it was a big failure. He started out low in the noise (33) while he was having a stateside QSO that I was listening to. Each QSO got louder and louder, so I had high hopes. By his last QSO, he was at a 54 or so for me. Then he dropped the bomb -- like Hiroshima -- and told his last QSO that it was 11PM and he had to go QRT so he could get up for work in the morning. Oh so close! |
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Posted: 8/1/2021 3:13:27 PM EDT
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Just heard someone on the Noontime Net mention a special event station for one of the Apollo missions. He said Apollo 11, but ARRL says Apollo 15 50th Anniv.
They said it was happening on 7.274, but I can't hear a thing. |
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Posted: 8/1/2021 5:43:58 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Clown_Gun: Just heard someone on the Noontime Net mention a special event station for one of the Apollo missions. He said Apollo 11, but ARRL says Apollo 15 50th Anniv. They said it was happening on 7.274, but I can't hear a thing. I don't hear anything there, either. |
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Posted: 8/1/2021 6:01:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Clown_Gun: Just heard someone on the Noontime Net mention a special event station for one of the Apollo missions. He said Apollo 11, but ARRL says Apollo 15 50th Anniv. They said it was happening on 7.274, but I can't hear a thing. NN4SA is the one I saw today on 20M |
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Posted: 8/1/2021 6:31:57 PM EDT
[#16]
S57DX is on 14.237.50 59 into Nebraska
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Posted: 8/2/2021 8:11:59 PM EDT
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CU3HN Azores flag Azores
FABIO SILVA RUA DO CHAFARIZ VELHO Nº 10 9700-050 ANGRA DO HEROISMO - AZORES Portugal 14.285 |
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Posted: 8/2/2021 8:14:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cjk: CU3HN Azores flag Azores FABIO SILVA RUA DO CHAFARIZ VELHO Nº 10 9700-050 ANGRA DO HEROISMO - AZORES Portugal 14.285 Fabio will send you a QSL card with a girl in a thong bikini on it. 
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Posted: 8/2/2021 8:23:09 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Emoto]
[#19]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: Fabio will send you a QSL card with a girl in a thong bikini on it.  Attached File14.228 Yudel in Suriname PZ2YT. Finally got him. |
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Posted: 8/2/2021 8:39:43 PM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
[#20]
ZF2PG in the Cayman Islands on 14.194.90. Zero pile-up and 59+10 into Indiana.
EDIT: He just went QRT. Said he is going to 40M just south of 7.200 in a little bit. EDIT 2: Guys keep calling, so he's still on 20M. |
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TN, USA
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Posted: 8/2/2021 9:18:56 PM EDT
[#21]
PZ2YT in Suriname is on 14.288 running 59 into TN. Pretty healthy pileup but he comes through it fine. Nice guy, I've worked him a couple of times before.
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Posted: 8/3/2021 12:03:22 AM EDT
[#22]
FK4QX in New Caledonia is on 14.200. Nice 5-7 signal in SEFL. Some New Zealand stations just in the weeds. Long time since I’ve heard the South Pacific stations.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 11:58:30 PM EDT
[#23]
I can hear R5AJ in Russia on 14.228
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Posted: 8/5/2021 3:53:47 PM EDT
[#24]
Z36T in North Macedonia on 14.205 MHz. Zero pile-up.
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Posted: 8/5/2021 4:06:40 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: Z36T in North Macedonia on 14.205 MHz. Zero pile-up. How strong were you picking him up? |
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Posted: 8/5/2021 4:13:57 PM EDT
[#26]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: How strong were you picking him up? 55 T77LA in San Marino is booming in here on 14.212 MHz. |
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Posted: 8/5/2021 4:54:59 PM EDT
[#27]
TF3XO in Iceland booming in here as well on 14.165 MHz.
I've worked both him and T77LA in the post above previously. |
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Posted: 8/5/2021 6:34:56 PM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
[#28]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: How strong were you picking him up? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: Originally Posted By M4Madness: Z36T in North Macedonia on 14.205 MHz. Zero pile-up. How strong were you picking him up? He's back, but now on 14.202 EDIT: He called CQ a few times and left. |
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Posted: 8/5/2021 6:43:58 PM EDT
[#29]
YS1JFE from El Salvador on 14.242 MHz. HUGE pile-up, so I'm glad I got him the other day.
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TN, USA
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Posted: 8/5/2021 8:06:13 PM EDT
[#30]
I got a card in today from a DXpedition to Desecheo Island, which is an uninhabited rock poking out of the Caribbean about 13 miles off the west coast of Puerto Rico.
What makes it unusual is that I made the QSO on December 30, 1992, or nearly 29 years ago ;) I've been going through old logs and finding some QSO's I really, really wish I had gotten cards for back then (some I sent and never got a response, others I just never sent). I can find email addresses for a few of them and have been writing and asking if they still have the logs available. Out of 8 or 10 emails I've gotten one response and that was from this DXpedition. The man said that he keeps his logs forever and he still had a few of the cards left from the DXpedition, so he was kind enough to send me one. I sent him a card on 07/28 and got my card today. Eight days round trip. You can't beat that kind of service. This same group is planning a DXpedition to Saint Paul Island (CY9C) and Sable Island (CY0C ) next year so keep an eye open for that one. They did Sable Island in 2013 and must have liked it enough to go back ;) |
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Posted: 8/5/2021 11:28:05 PM EDT
[#31]
cool starry bra!
seriously!
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TN, USA
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Posted: 8/6/2021 12:06:15 AM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By RED_5: cool starry bra! seriously! I'll make it even cooler ;) I sent Murray an email thanking him for his help in getting the Desecheo Island QSL and he sent me an email a bit later asking, "Did you by chance work the Mellish Reef DXpedition in September, 1993. and if so do you need a card from that one to?" I checked my logs and wrote back, "Yes! I did and Yes! I do need a card from that one!" so another envelope goes in the mail to him tomorrow. |
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Posted: 8/6/2021 5:56:50 AM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
[#33]
That is amazing! I just hope I don't have to wait that long for cards! LOL! I sent a guy a Paypal payment for a card last night and he thanked me when he saw it and told me it would be October before he could send it and asked if that was okay. October 2021 beats 2050.
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TN, USA
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Posted: 8/6/2021 6:52:53 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: That is amazing! I just hope I don't have to wait that long for cards! LOL! I sent a guy a Paypal payment for a card last night and he thanked me when he saw it and told me it would be October before he could send it and asked if that was okay. October 2021 beats 2050. Yes it does! At least there is a light at the end of the tunnel. I've got one laying here now I need to mail, but I'm not in any real hurry since the destination only gets mail once a month. These slipped through in 1993 when I was getting out of radio. Not so much by choice but I had so many things screaming for time I didn't have time to deal with radio or sending card all over the world. I really regret it now since some of the ones I'd love to have now aren't available any more. DXpeditions that no longer have a QSL manager, individuals I can't find addresses for, etc. A couple are in countries that no longer exist. One that comes to mind is a contact I made in Sri Lanka. I'll never be able to replace that one. |
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Posted: 8/6/2021 7:39:13 AM EDT
[#35]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By piccolo: +1 on the Japanese. In a way almost too polite. ... All the rude and nasty ones where left on Iwo Jima |
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Posted: 8/6/2021 1:56:18 PM EDT
[#36]
EA3JE in Barcelona on 14.227 ssb
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Posted: 8/6/2021 2:24:07 PM EDT
[Last Edit: M4Madness]
[#37]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Clown_Gun: EA3JE in Barcelona on 14.227 ssb That means I won't get any needed countries between 14.217 and 14.237. 
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Posted: 8/6/2021 2:50:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: That means I won't get any needed countries between 14.217 and 14.237. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: Originally Posted By Clown_Gun: EA3JE in Barcelona on 14.227 ssb That means I won't get any needed countries between 14.217 and 14.237. LOU! LOU! LOU! LOU! LOU! LOU! |
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Posted: 8/6/2021 6:24:12 PM EDT
[#39]
YS1YXI in El Salvador on 14.199 MHz. 14-year old YL. I had a QSO with her father YS1JFE about a week ago, and have now put her in the log as well.
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Posted: 8/6/2021 7:31:23 PM EDT
[#40]
Just snagged OC200U in Lima, Peru on 14.196.
He is taking a break at the moment.
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Posted: 8/6/2021 8:16:02 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: Just snagged OC200U in Lima, Peru on 14.196. He is taking a break at the moment.Good deal. You get a special "diploma" if you get all four stations: OC200P OC200E OC200R OC200U |
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Posted: 8/7/2021 5:52:33 PM EDT
[#42]
Just had my second QSO with French Guiana, this time with FY5HB on 14.247 MHz.
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Posted: 8/7/2021 9:35:05 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Derek45: All the rude and nasty ones where left on Iwo Jima Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Derek45: Originally Posted By piccolo: +1 on the Japanese. In a way almost too polite. ... All the rude and nasty ones where left on Iwo Jima Along with a cousin of mine. |
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Posted: 8/8/2021 8:46:37 AM EDT
[#44]
I listened to a couple of guys ragchew for quite a while last night. One was in Greenland and the other was in Bonaire Island. When they finished up and said 73, I could not raise either of them and the band noise level coincidentally got a lot higher.
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Posted: 8/8/2021 10:01:58 AM EDT
[#45]
I stayed up until after 1AM last night trying to get E51AA0. I already have one South Cook Islands station, but really wanted this guy because he logs via LOTW. He was down in the noise for me (he uses a dipole, too), but I could still hear him. All the west coast stations were blowing me out of the water since they were much closer to him. Damned Californians with their 3-hour earlier time zone.
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Posted: 8/8/2021 5:09:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By piccolo: Italians hold the distinction of giving us either the absolute BEST or the absolute WORST with damned little in between. They have no idea what going by the numbers means and fucks that up every time. I just heard a North Macedonian station say, "CQ DX Stateside North America only" a couple of times, then an Italian station called out. The Macedonian said, "Italian station, are you stateside? I didn't think so! I've already worked Europe the last three hours, so please shut up."  |
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Posted: 8/8/2021 6:58:02 PM EDT
[#47]
JW/LB8CG Svalbard on 14.250. Lots of noise, but I got him!
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Posted: 8/8/2021 8:37:41 PM EDT
[#48]
Al from North Macedonia is on 14.240 and the pile-up is not bad.
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Posted: 8/8/2021 9:06:56 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Emoto: I listened to a couple of guys ragchew for quite a while last night. One was in Greenland and the other was in Bonaire Island. When they finished up and said 73, I could not raise either of them and the band noise level coincidentally got a lot higher. I had a long-winded QSO tonight with a guy from Greenland (OX3AH) that just sort of fell into my lap. We had each other at 58. It's the only time I've ever heard Greenland. After our QSO, another guy called out to me, so I answered. As soon as I heard the call sign, I knew who it was, though he didn't know me. He lives less than 5 miles from me and is net control for our local 2M net (which I haven't checked into since April.) I couldn't believe we were pegging each others' S-meters! Usually I can barely hear anyone in my own state on 20M, let alone on pretty much the same road. He just got on HF today and I was his first QSO. |
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Posted: 8/8/2021 9:08:40 PM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By M4Madness: I had a long-winded QSO tonight with a guy from Greenland (OX3AH) that just sort of fell into my lap. We had each other at 58. It's the only time I've ever heard Greenland. After our QSO, another guy called out to me, so I answered. As soon as I heard the call sign, I knew who it was, though he didn't know me. He lives less than 5 miles from me and is net control for our local 2M net (which I haven't checked into since April.) I couldn't believe we were pegging each others' S-meters! Usually I can barely hear anyone in my own state on 20M, let alone on pretty much the same road. He just got on HF today and I was his first QSO. That was who I heard! |
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