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ZK3T – Tokelau

Heard yesterday strong at 14007 kHz  CW  but dinner was ready...
and heard at 80m CW   that is  I heard  539 clearly cqcqc Zk3T  up  at 3502

That does not necessary mean it was real since 80M is populated by some of the worse QRI types
but his signal if it was a slim it was well done it sounded real not to strong
It took a wile to have clear copy at 3502  because at least 5 calling on top or very near having extreme keyclicks.
I am a bad DX'r  since my timing is often wrong  also this time
this time I was too late to switch the PA and antenna when I was ready to call he was QRT.
That happens normally only with real DX....


Propagation today 28Mhz recovered a bit

we keep it in the holes


  2013-02-15 09:30  VK4FP 28.126112  -25  0  QH30ip  10  PA0O  JO33hg  14933  328
 2013-02-15 08:20  PA0O  28.126131  -1   0  JO33hg  5  VK6TQ  OF77xb  14123  97
 2013-02-15 09:22  PA0O  28.126129  -20  0  JO33hg  5  VK6TQ  OF77xb  14123  97
 2013-02-15 08:08  PA0O  28.126130  -11 -1  JO33hg  5  VK6TQ  OF77xb  14123  97
 2013-02-15 09:16  VK6TQ 28.126127  -15 -2  OF77xb  20  PA0O  JO33hg  14123  315
 2013-02-15 09:57  PA0O  28.126183  -28  0  JO33hg  5  VK6JR  OF76mi  14118  99
 2013-02-15 09:33  PA0O  28.126189  -25 -1  JO33hg  5  VK6JR  OF76mi  14118  99
 2013-02-15 09:37  PA0O  28.126187  -25  0  JO33hg  5  VK6JR  OF76mi  14118  99
 2013-02-15 09:56  VK6JR 28.126085  -22  0  OF76mi  10  PA0O  JO33hg  14118  315
 2013-02-15 09:36  VK6JR 28.126080  -13  0  OF76mi  10  PA0O  JO33hg  14118  315
 2013-02-15 07:51  PA0O  28.126198  -22 -1  JO33hg  5  VK6JR  OF76mi  14118  99
 2013-02-15 09:16  VK6JR 28.126077  -11  0  OF76mi  10  PA0O  JO33hg  14118  315












 2013-02-15 03:20  K5DNL  1.838118  -24  0  EM15lj  50  PA0O  JO33hg  7736  38 
 2013-02-15 05:20  PA0O  1.838083  -24  0  JO33hg  5  K9AN  EN50wc  6829  300 

LONG PATH !   not that there is a short path to ZL  but it is > 20000km
WSPR  does calculate  the PATH over N-E  so we will never see RE79mc  22 000km
we are discriminated  against SW-EU... 
 2013-02-15 06:44  PA0O  3.594134  -24  0  JO33hg  5  ZL4VV  RE79mc  18388  37 
 2013-02-15 06:56  PA0O  3.594134  -21  0  JO33hg  5  ZL4VV  RE79mc  18388  37 


Comments

PE4BAS, Bas said…
Moest wel even nadenken bij deze zin: "" We keep it in the holes". Als je letterlijk vertaald naar Nederlands klopt het. Maar in het engels kennen ze deze uitdrukking niet. Het zou zoiets moeten zijn: "We'll take note of it". Je mag dan wel een slechte DXer zijn in jouw ogen, maar voor mij ben je een geweldige DXer. Je werkt stations waar ik nog nooit van gehoord heb :-) Laat staan dat ik ze ooit werk zonder CW te leren. 73, Bas
February 15, 2013 at 12:38 PM
PE4BAS, Bas said…
Ach, stom ik zie het nu pas.....dunglish! Die zin is typisch dunglish! ;-) 73, Bas
February 15, 2013 at 12:39 PM
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