If conditions tonight (29 March) are anything like last night, it may be a
good (if not the last) chance to get FT5 from the North American west coast
on the higher bands, especially from about 0400-0500Z (assuming they will
not have started tearing down). Worked three bands (20, 17, 15) and two
modes inside of 11 minutes, and one more band-mode within the next 20
minutes.

All with 100w and a stuck MA5B on the chimney.

It also helps that the guys (especially the CW ops) have ears like bats!

AE9F

"Danny Goodman" wrote in message
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If conditions tonight (29 March) are anything like last night, it may be a
good (if not the last) chance to get FT5 from the North American west
coast
on the higher bands, especially from about 0400-0500Z (assuming they will
not have started tearing down). Worked three bands (20, 17, 15) and two
modes inside of 11 minutes, and one more band-mode within the next 20
minutes.

All with 100w and a stuck MA5B on the chimney.

It also helps that the guys (especially the CW ops) have ears like bats!

AE9F


Yes indeed!
They can hear you rub two D cells against your antenna.
Excellent ops!

--

... Hank

http://home.earthlink.net/~horedson
http://home.earthlink.net/~w0rli

They were on yesterday morning on 30 around 8am EST with a fair signal.
Much
easier to work then since the pile ups have dwindled.
Here in SW Ohio I've heard them several times with a good signal, but only
managed the 'sure' contact this morning. Did hear them on 20 several times,
but no contact with my lowly 100 watts and Zepp pointed at Europe.
I thought the operation was a terrific effort considering the not so good
propagation. Seems they were on somewhere almost all the time. It was a new
one on 30 (no surprise), but I have worked the island several times before
when it was FB8X.
It helps to be retired! No work days missed here , at least as far as I'm
concerned. The wife has a different opinion.

My server has had difficulty posting. I made this post early yesterday, but
it never showed up. So. I'm attempting it again. My apologies if it is a
duplicate. Curious to see if it makes it this time.

73's


"Danny Goodman" wrote in message
...
If conditions tonight (29 March) are anything like last night, it may be a
good (if not the last) chance to get FT5 from the North American west
coast
on the higher bands, especially from about 0400-0500Z (assuming they will
not have started tearing down). Worked three bands (20, 17, 15) and two
modes inside of 11 minutes, and one more band-mode within the next 20
minutes.

All with 100w and a stuck MA5B on the chimney.

It also helps that the guys (especially the CW ops) have ears like bats!

AE9F