West Coast/California DX contacts today . . .

[Robb]

Uhh ... no sh#t!

Uhhh...then be specific. There are only 9 different applets that you could be talking about. Which one did you want to deal with first? Start another thread and then ask the question ...

:laugh:

 

[Robb]

Got another late start today. Had to buy a new motherboard, CPU, RAM, hard drive, and CD ROM. Finally went belly up last night.
Six years of very hard use on the old one so I can't complain a bit.

19SD348/Henry/Netherlands

68DT019/James/Ireland

Finally tagged "Henry" HPSD today - a WWRF member in EU.
That was cool!

James was on an old Cobra 148 GTL/DX. Sounded pretty nice for an older rig - IMO.

 

[Mr Clean]

Man we have been having almost constant conditions in the daytime. Conditions here seem to be stronger on transmit than recieve. Most the time running 300 to 500 watts watts is more than enough. Most signal reports are s8 to 20 over s9. On the recieve side big stations may hit 8 sunits and smaller stations hit about 4 sunits. Talked to many of the same people you guys have been talking to. Its fun to cause some pileups with 300 watts. Havent seen the need to run any more but may have to check out a Ameritron in the future. My AM box seems to get hot on SSB. The sb200 heathkit does about 600 and works well but have just been running a 2 pill most the time.

 

[Robb]

Fortunately, I don't use power in my mobile. Since a small alternator in a newer car doesn't mix well. Running the Galaxy 99V and the Sirio Z-180, I called out on .580/USB when driving to the computer store the other day. Had my best DX in a mobile - to date - when I snagged a station coming out of Ireland to California. Since I was driving, I couldn't write down his call. But he was coming in between 5 and 7 S-units. He had me at/about the same reading.

I could have put a wet noodle up on the top of my car and snagged some DX yesterday. There were some other stations trying to call back to me at that time; but I had to take care of some business. Just 35 watts on SSB did the job! I was/am impressed. Conditions are still strong today.

 

[Wiskey Delta-40]

Well darnit a DX contest on day i have to work :sad:,,
Many of of the posted contacts i aslso have made it to also (david nice guy reminds me of my days mobile DX-n) Beth is one heck of a nice lady... This past sunday was a heck of a day for DX, With my bud in Ill (havnt talked to in 17 years and hooked back up..used to be neighbours and he moved east)we DXd together ALL day into Eu and iceland and one rare contact to 44 div.. Looking forward to this weekend to do it all over again.. been out of the hobby to many years and glad to be back. I hope AZ is called west coast( or atleast can get a handcap I live in a HOLE inbetween 2 mountians) Great to hear 11 meter hobby is still alive !




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Galaxy 88 kenwood mc-60 mic
350 cracker box running @ 125 w
Imax 2000 20' off ground

Kenwood TS-430S sick going to doc

 

[Robb]

Conditions came in today.

14CQ109
14AT077
26CT595
29B117 (Always fun to talk to Gordon)
26NW67
9KP155

Conditions were as strong as at they were a few days ago; but still in there on the freeband. Just not as many people there as there were on the 10m band today.

Did better on 10m today, with the Czeck Republic and the Slovak Republic as 2 new contact countries.

 

[Robb]

Wow...

30RC106 Victor 5/7 Spain
13IR057 Horst 5/7 Germany
13AT103 Harald 5/7 Germany
26KP644 Bob 5/5 England
35IL01 Tang 5/7 Austria
29DG007 Des 5/9+ Ireland (Always a strong signal into CA. Very funny guy!)
1FDP9 Fiodor 5/5 Italy
19SD265 Renee 5/9 Netherlands
163MP01 Martin 5/8 Wales
13BRC83 Didi 5/7 Germany

When I talked to 13AT103/Harald/Germany, I was in my mobile using only 35 watts with the Galaxy DX-99V. My new and best mobile DX contact yet - considering my power output and antenna limitations.
Talk about great DX conditions - woof!

 

[DXman]

When I talked to 13AT103/Harald/Germany, I was in my mobile using only 35 watts with the Galaxy DX-99V. My new and best mobile DX contact - considering my power output and antenna limitations.
Talk about great DX conditions - woof!

I talked with Harald for awhile also, he sent me some pictures today, but I can't figure out how to open them. They are a "ink file"........

 

[Klondike Mike]

I'm still waiting for my first Germany contact. Hopefully, they would send me some STANDARD jpg files. Crazy Germans. Talked some FM to the east coast today for the first time. Man, we all have to switch to FM. This SSB thing sounds like crap in comparison. I did make it to the Heel of Italy's Boot though (1KW001, Luciano) ...

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[tecnicoloco]

30RC189 Juan Pedro 5/9+ 27.470 USB WKD
1KW001 Luciano 5/9+ 27.545 USB WKD
1AT763 Fabio 5/8 27.545 USB WKD
14BO900 Allen 5/9 27.590 USB WKD
26SD176 Julian 5/9 27.590 USB WKD
29DG007 Des 5/9+ 27.590 USB WKD
19AT515 Ron 5/9 27.590 USB WKD
19SD265 Rene 5/8 27.590 USB WKD
26AT017 Nash 5/8 27.590 USB WKD
13SD315 Andy 5/8 27.580 USB WKD
29B117 Dan 5/7 27.580 USB WKD
26DT882 Mike 5/9 27.475 USB WKD
2Unit389 Ron 5/5 27.475 USB WKD
2E2176 Chris 5/9 27.475 USB WKD
30ET471 Jaime 5/7 27.475 USB WKD
108AT030 Ean 5/9+ 27.475 USB WKD
14DT175 Mart 5/3 27.585 USB WKD
13BT001 Peter 5/9+ 27.475 USB WKD
13DB002 Peter 5/9+ 27.475 USB WKD
19AT027 Frits 5/9+ 27.475 USB WKD
26AS101 Andrew 5/7 27.590 USB WKD
26WM251 Mark 5/3 27.590 USB WKD
26AT026 Andy 5/9+ 27.590 USB WKD
9WR2000 Robin 5/9+ 27.590 USB WKD AKA Klondike Mike
19FB345 Martin 5/3 27.590 USB WKD
2SD178 Larry 5/9+ 27.565 USB WKD AKA DXman

Contacts made by Andy/10AD171 Oct/21/2011

 

[DXman]

I knew it - that Andy was just waiting for the right moment.........here ya go guys, beat this...

 

[Robb]

Keep posting those contacts here for members to see.

QSL cards would also be vurry kewl - too.

Today's tally:

25ET010 Paul 5/9 England
14NE004 Lawrence 5/9 France
108AU14 Alex 5/9 Scotland
13TW227 Frank 5/9 Germany
35SD153 Chris 5/9 Austria
19AT027 Fritz 5/9 Holland
29B117 Gordon 5/9 Ireland (Gordon asks: "Where's my QSL card?")
16SD106 Pasquale 5/9 Belgium
19AT101 Peter 5/9 Netherlands

A few more got smeared so bad that I can't read them.
Note to myself: Gotta start using a pen instead of copying them with a pencil.

10m yielded the best contacts today deep into EU. Jazzed about them. Russia (Moscow), Switzerland, Croatia, and LUXEMBOURG! A very small EU country that has few radio operators - Hams or otherwise.

 

[Klondike Mike]

Well, I complained yesterday about no Germany contacts. The radio gods were listening and I made my first contact there, 13TW227, Frank in Holzschuhgasse. Spoke with Tecnicoloco again today who I'm sure is preparing another unbeatable list!

Can't compete on the 10m front, stuck on 11.

 

[Wiskey Delta-40]

Well here is my tally for one hr this morning before a 8 hr drive with NO RADIO in car..


1KW001 luciano
1OD06 Paolo
35D007 Chris
all radio reports 5x7 7x9 on both ends

Then 10AD122 Francisco
at end of day when i got back before sun went down

Looking forward to sunday in the garage all day hopefully with my bud 2CW957 in Ill having 3way QSO,s


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Galaxy 88 kenwood mc-60 mic
350 cracker box running @ 125 w
Imax 2000 20' off ground

Kenwood TS-430S sick going to doc

 

[Wiskey Delta-40]

well what a heck of a morning for DX...
It started as soon as the sun came over the mountian, only heard my bud in there twice today just no conditions for him... So here is the Morning tally before i got hungry again for lunch...

19at121 Peter
14at832 christian
1IR124 ELIA
14AT072 NORBERT
35SD002 CHRIS (2 days in a row)
231 Wisc Mobile Joe
2CI5986 Kurt (for a hand wave always a pleasure)
14ET618 BERTRAND
1AN448 PAOLO
26CIOO1 DAVID (Having a bad day high winds and rain in his mobile, had to run a A-99)
26SY05 NORMAN
19AT027 FRITS
2KP82 CONTACT #60 IN CONTEST FROM TX
19AT115 MICHAEL
19AT920 COR
17DA961 JIM (first I have heard in over 18 years)
2WR989 AS A HAND WAVE TO EACH OTHER
14DX181 MARC
16WO554 ANDRIAN
158AT113 WATSON (was talking to him on back side of his beam straining, then he went to vert ant and blew me out of garage )
29SD747 DAVE
26SY05 NORMAN (twice one day 3 hrs apart)
30HF001 RAFA


Almost every contact was 5x7 7x9 a few was 30 over on both ends.. but there was a few that only came in 1x3 and 1x5 may return for a afternoon try....... Hope everyone had the same luck as I did still waiting for that elusive 50 div



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Galaxy 88 kenwood mc-60 mic
350 cracker box running @ 125 w
Imax 2000 20' off ground

Kenwood TS-430S sick going to doc