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Surprize  !  15m open in the night to CY9C
yes surprize 15m has been closed to NA last contests

Some critics read about the operating of this expedition but not me they hear me right away.
What more can you ask from a dx-pedition.
Update log takes more than usual for not such remote location maybe.

heard weak and fading out in afternoon
i thought that was it for today ...
but now in darkness USB 21210 to 55  good copied in Phone
I was heard with 20W at first call !     driving power of not needed PA
I switched on my PA as i was used not being heard by other expeditions ...
Being good copy but a  RS55  "only"
I was convinced I could never make it without  hi power.. so the PA was heating up..
but 100W  is sufficient for this excellent expedition!
They are excellent  receiving and seem to run relative low power just the way i like it..
 These guy's are good!

20160826 2009  21210.1 USB  PA0O          59  CY9C             59                  

then another success

came  back in the shack 22:22  after watching TV.
14020  CY9C  599 real   but a giant EU pile
most callers  up 4   14024 or above
no chance I thought  I call below the pile at 14023 a clean frequency
100W     and he comes back after 2! calls
 amazing  for me when thinking of the endless calling I did and no result with other expeditions
having a solid 599 equally with me but never  a response  after  hundreds of calls with high power.

Some expeditions right away from the start  i know from the way they work  it will be tough.
a. They only pickup the loudest and longest callers.
b. Always give there call  and qrz standard sequence while already in a huge pile so only the    stronger  signals make a chance. And I know my area in EU is not the best place for putting huge signal strength's .  DL OK I YU S5 YO will always win in the pile.
c. They want to work with area's  like JA only while the propagation favorises  EU and vice versa
d. They call by numbers
e They answer with fraction of calls  causing even more hams calling when they should listen.

Yesterday Swallows gathering in the antenna for the last time, today they left heading south.
end of season we had the warmest days  >30C  this week


Saint Paul Island expedition




CY9C  QRT    ze zullen wel niet tot DX-Expedition van 2016 worden gekozen
er was nogal wat minder lovend commentaar te lezen op de clusters.

Maar mijn ervaring was goed. Ik kwam zonder moeite in het log op alle frequenties waar ik CY9C hoorde. 10m  en 80m waren helaas afwezig voor mij
en de relatief gemakkelijke banden 12m en 17m daar ben ik niet QRV

   Slechts heel kort even op 80cw gehoord gelijk QRT, wat langer met phone 75m
blijkbaar hadden de operators geen smaak voor 80m. Het zou zeker een extra band zijn geweest.

 Het RTTY QSO waarvan  ik zeker ben op 10137kHz  daarvan is blijkbaar het log verloren gegaan.

Was niet echt op QSO jacht  maar bij deze expeditie was gemakkelijk in het log te komen.

100W   slechts 1 a 2 keer roepen  op 40m LSB  20m en 30m
op 40m CW net afgestemd en gelijk qrx "15m" had  nog niet eens een aanroep gedaan
  dat was de 2e keer dat ze na afstemmen direct QRX/ QRT gingen.
Klein uur later  terug nu  in phone  7140kHz  QSX 7160kHz
Mijn draaibare dipool heeft een hoge SWR  hoog in de band
Ze waren niet zo sterk 57   en een beste pileup natuurlijk
Maar slechts 2x de call op 7160  gelijk raak
Het kan verkeren dat verwachte ik niet.
Het is natuurlijk vanuit PA niet zo moeilijk deze locatie bij Halifax maar aangezien echte DX  niet voor mij bestemd is ben ik hier al heel blij mee..

160 m    00:24  QSO signaal 529     good ears fb operation


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