The dxpedition to Desecheo Island using the call K5D is currently up and running
on 18145.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

The dxpedition to Desecheo Island using the call K5D is currently up and running
on 18145.

Hearing K5D on 7175 at 0900. Nice signal.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce wrote:

dxAce wrote:

The dxpedition to Desecheo Island using the call K5D is currently up and running
on 18145.

Hearing K5D on 7175 at 0900. Nice signal.

Also on 3781 at 0905.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

The dxpedition to Desecheo Island using the call K5D is currently up and running
on 18145.

Hearing K5D on 7175 at 0900. Nice signal.

Currently on 7174 at 1100.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

dxAce,

Don't forget to log a few QSOs and submit them for a nice QSL card.


Vegas Night Owl




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The dxpedition to Desecheo Island using the call K5D is currently up
and running
on 18145.

Hearing K5D on 7175 at 0900. Nice signal.

Currently on 7174 at 1100.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

VegasNightOwl wrote:

dxAce,

Don't forget to log a few QSOs and submit them for a nice QSL card.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm not so much into collecting amateur radio
QSL's.

Now, if I had a transmitter, and actually worked them I'd be interested.

Still, nice to have heard them, and as Glenn Hauser has suggested, it might be
interesting to have these DXpeditions get the necessary clearance to put up a
low power SWBC outlet at these sites and put new SWBC countries on the air.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

And, as always, don't let your children attend Louisville Technical Institute.
They've hired at least one individual who once claimed to have a PhD, and who
knows, there may be more.

dxAce,

I can see your point about working them as opposed to just receving them.
However, it's another spot on the earth that's rare when it comes to radio
transmissions. Places like Desecheo, Peter 1st Island, Heard Island, Baker
& Howland Island serve no purpose to place a radio transmitters, shortwave,
mediumwave, or whatever, basically because these locations are not
inhabited. That's why the hams activate these locations because they count
as a DXCC entity. There have also been a few instances where a SWL
submitted a list of calls he heard being worked by the DX station and that
list clarified and confirmed that one of the stations he heard was indeed
worked. The DX station had miscopied the call. Chaulk one up for the SWL
helping out!


Vegas Night Owl



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VegasNightOwl wrote:

dxAce,

Don't forget to log a few QSOs and submit them for a nice QSL card.

Thanks for the suggestion, but I'm not so much into collecting amateur
radio
QSL's.

Now, if I had a transmitter, and actually worked them I'd be interested.

Still, nice to have heard them, and as Glenn Hauser has suggested, it
might be
interesting to have these DXpeditions get the necessary clearance to put
up a
low power SWBC outlet at these sites and put new SWBC countries on the
air.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

And, as always, don't let your children attend Louisville Technical
Institute.
They've hired at least one individual who once claimed to have a PhD, and
who
knows, there may be more.

On Feb 16, 5:10*am, "VegasNightOwl"
wrote:
dxAce,

Don't forget to log a few QSOs and submit them for a nice QSL card.

Vegas Night Owl

"dxAce" wrote in message

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The dxpedition to Desecheo Island using the callK5Dis currently up
and running
on 18145.

HearingK5Don 7175 at 0900. Nice signal.

Currently on 7174 at 1100.

dxAce
Michigan
USA- Hide quoted text -

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I (KC2SIZ) made it a point to get into K5D's log at least once, on 20
meter SSB:

http://www.dxped.com/lsd/logsearch.php?Switch=38

Ordinarily I don't go nuts over these DXpeditions. They're more
similar to 'contesting' than to DXing I think, and I'm definitely more
of a DXer. Still, Desecheo is a big event for amateur radio and I
wanted to be a part of it. So, I knew that, at least once, I had to
pierce the wall of QRM that's created when you have 1000 different
stations all calling at the same time! Of course, if I'd been smart
I'd have waited until the last day or two of the DXpedition, when the
number of calling stations will probably be lowest.

I figured I was most likely to get into the log on 30 meter cw or
RTTY. I'm surprised that it ended up being 20 meter sideband.
Equipment used: Icom IC-735 putting out 100 watts. Antenna was a
magnetic loop.

Yes, I know that many months ago I said I wouldn't post here anymore
and I'm sorry to interrupt the ongoing discussion of HD Radio
*yawn*; but when I saw K5D come up I couldn't resist!

Steve
KC2SIZ

Steve wrote:

On Feb 16, 5:10 am, "VegasNightOwl"
wrote:
dxAce,

Don't forget to log a few QSOs and submit them for a nice QSL card.

Vegas Night Owl

"dxAce" wrote in message

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The dxpedition to Desecheo Island using the callK5Dis currently up
and running
on 18145.

HearingK5Don 7175 at 0900. Nice signal.

Currently on 7174 at 1100.

dxAce
Michigan
USA- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I (KC2SIZ) made it a point to get into K5D's log at least once, on 20
meter SSB:

http://www.dxped.com/lsd/logsearch.php?Switch=38

Ordinarily I don't go nuts over these DXpeditions. They're more
similar to 'contesting' than to DXing I think, and I'm definitely more
of a DXer. Still, Desecheo is a big event for amateur radio and I
wanted to be a part of it. So, I knew that, at least once, I had to
pierce the wall of QRM that's created when you have 1000 different
stations all calling at the same time! Of course, if I'd been smart
I'd have waited until the last day or two of the DXpedition, when the
number of calling stations will probably be lowest.

I figured I was most likely to get into the log on 30 meter cw or
RTTY. I'm surprised that it ended up being 20 meter sideband.
Equipment used: Icom IC-735 putting out 100 watts. Antenna was a
magnetic loop.

I once had, in the early 90's I think, an IC-735... nice little rig.

dxAce
Michigan
USA

Steve wrote:

I (KC2SIZ) made it a point to get into K5D's log at least once, on 20
meter SSB:

Ordinarily I don't go nuts over these DXpeditions. They're more
similar to 'contesting' than to DXing I think, and I'm definitely more
of a DXer. Still, Desecheo is a big event for amateur radio and I
wanted to be a part of it.

Yes, I believe Desecheo is something like 7th on the all-time needed ham
radio country list.

So, I knew that, at least once, I had to
pierce the wall of QRM that's created when you have 1000 different
stations all calling at the same time! Of course, if I'd been smart
I'd have waited until the last day or two of the DXpedition, when the
number of calling stations will probably be lowest.

Nah, ya done good. You never know when "the last day or two of the
DXpedition" will be. Several different DXpeditions have ended early for
a variety of unforeseen reasons. Grab them while you can!

I got them on CW and RTTY.