PA0O ham radio

3506 Yesterday sunset 2 x identify T2GM call that was it Today nothing heard from T2GM at 3506.5   propagation was reset after the Aurora Sunday. I was hoping for some opening to T2GM  they hear well, hearing them there is a reasonable chance  for  a QSO Unlike H44G H40T     they have serious receiving problems you have to hear them "loud" at least 4-5 S-units to overcome the QRN level. 20130319 1801  14005.7 CW   PA0O         599  H44G            599                     20130318 1730  10104.0 CW   PA0O         599  T2GM            599   easy  they rx well          ...

arctic flutter but good copy at 14.015 kHz   in the middle of the RUDX contest!  I called with some power  but like with H44G no reply at all. http://www.qsl.net/pa0oos/recall/h40t_20.mp3 9M4SLL  on 28001kHz  not strong    aware of the RUDX contest intelligent frequency choice    2 calls only for them real good expedition  H44G H40T is +5000km difficult path over the pole  The dark time is too short for 80 and 160   only weak here 30dB weaker then east of us   9M4SLL is a much easier path for us  General poor propagation  in the RUDXC    

9 M4SLL real loud on 3803kHz  in phon e too but crazy zoo pile   http://www.qsl.net/pa0oos/recall/9m4sll_80phone h44g worked on 40m  but very weak heard on 80m good copy about 539 cle ar on k9ay but they have high QRN  and hear bad  like all H44 until now already confirmed in LOTW Details PA0O 9M4SLL 2013-03-12 16:44:38 30M CW 10.11017 SPRATLY ISLANDS Details PA0O 9M4SLL 2013-03-11 21:52:42 160M CW 1.81330 SPRATLY ISLANDS Details PA0O 9M4SLL 2013-03-10 21:56:51 80M CW 3.52404 SPRATLY ISLANDS

 Die Spratly Tragödie 1983 Almost 30 years ago tonight 9M4SLL heard at  160 wkd at 80   earlier H44G very weak at 80m But al propagation seems shifted to South EU. Signals are very weak and if something interesting is heard a lot of QRI  tuning and deliberate QRM makes you want to switch of radio. If 9M4SLL  says OH1? OH1? again pse.. Then the pile just keeps the same... everyone  keeps calling as if there is no relation with whatever 9M4SLL says How different is this when listening to a pile of state side signals There is no discipline in Europe plus deliberate jamming is common now at every DX that attracks HAM's A cluster spot and a zoo is starting.  I must admit that it sometimes happens to me calling simplex when split is asked. The K3 split setting is lost when swapping bands. A short check at 80m and back to 160 a K3 owner has to check every time whether the K3 is still operating shift frequency b...

I am bragging a bit, it was not such a difficult thing even with the simple antenna's here it could be done. All DX QSO's are easy if the operator and rigs on the other side are as good as at XT5K. Also the DX path is not the most difficult one. Morning for 160 80 40 30 and afternoon and evening for 20 17 15 12 10. Friday afternoon 10m was the missing band this time I started right at their QSX  2 call's only and 10m CW was checked. If  I had known that I would not have chased the impossible weak signal at 10 Yesterday evening although it was odd to hear them at 10m that late hour. Friday afternoon good signal  CW    no SSB heard at 10 Listening  12 15 and 17m phone I realised that a phone QSO was not realistic.  By numbers  arrrgg ! huge piles with low QSO rate.  Glad to have them CW on all bands. Thanks to super CW operators with good ears f...

Was home late tonight, I thought well to late for the high band evening peak to TX5K   O ne of the 2 fin al ev ening s to catch them. But amazingly I could still hear them very weak at 28033 with a big pile.  At 24903 CW 20hour local good signal. W orked on the 80m vertical. There was a sort of second window at 28MHz about 21 hour local could copy well at times 519 N ormal the best time is about 1 7 18 loca l for 28MHz but Clipperton is a special location. N ot strong enough to make it in the 10m log this time. Th e pile was too big and most other EU south of me including PA 's  reported stronger signals . now worked 8 ban d  10m is left.     GREAT EARS at TX5K       21 14 18MHz very weak signal here late tonight b ut relati v e easy to work almost real-time confirmed  by DXA. P ossible the piles weakened a bi t most Balkan and S-EU hams must already be in the log. for 18.83MHz I used my 80m vertical that ...

TX5K   28033CW  too weak but detectable here late afternoon when home again. 15m vy good signal but no luck in the pile  too many S-EU in competition still 17m very weak only  20m not heard yet.. Again  S23XV  cq'ing  at 3505kHz up 1 to 579   super signal  but Vadim if it was him real, must have high power in a hi noise area he never responds until now Only able to work few EA UA 's  he will need a receive antenna for me. But T88XH  40CW was  a good one nice DX  and workable... http://www.qsl.net/pa0oos/recall/s21xv_80.mp3 http://www.qsl.net/pa0oos/recall/t88xh_40.mp3