"Doug Smith W9WI" wrote in message
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John Passaneau wrote:
The problem for me, is here in Pennsylvania, they have been at ESP signal
levels the whole time. I can sometimes hear them well enough to tell it's
them but not well enough to even copy my on call on CW. The best signal
I've
heard from them is on 30m, were I was able to work them. But even then
the
signal level was really 4 by 3. Looking at the propagation they are not
in a
good place for the east coast at this time in the sun spot cycle.

Likewise here.

The loudest I heard them was on 40CW on the second day of the expedition.
(when I posted that item about people not listening...)

Worked 'em on Sunday on 30 where they were pretty good copy.

Someone spotted them on 17m at something like 0530z, I think that was
Tuesday morning UTC - I could hear them but just at ESP level.

Interesting. Worked 'em on 17 CW about 0430Z on the 24th..
Very weak, but little QSB, and solid copy.

Haven't so much as heard them anywhere else. (haven't tried phone)

Would think 20 would be good fairly often and 15 in mid-morning CT most
days.

Nada heard here on 15 / 12 / 10.

But it's their expedition - if they weren't having fun they'd be somewhere
else!

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... Hank

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