[WVDXA] CY0X on 50.108

[Clark L. Stewart]

Charlie,

      HEY, congratulations on Country No. 4 from the Mobile on 6-M.  That's 
a very good achievement for only about a week's work.  Only 96 to go - 
then, of course, you need to accumulate the QSL's or LoTW 
confirmations.  But, you are well on your way to a 6-M DXCC, Mobile no less.

      The JA stations were coming in via multiple Es this time of year.  I 
suppose there may have been some other propagation mode involved as well 
but everything I've heard points to multi-hop Es.

      Tim, KC8UHE, had VERY good copy at times although a lot of deep 
QSB.  I was on the telephone with him and could copy the signal just 
fine.  He at least had a shot at working the JA and received back parts of 
his callsign to indicate that the JA was hearing him but never enough to 
call it a QSO.  DARN!  That would have been a heck of a birthday present 
for him.

      I'm still excited that I actually HEARD a JA station for the first 
time in 44 years of working on 6-M.  WOW!  I did not have a shot at working 
him but it sure was exciting nevertheless.  Let me know if you want any 
advice on a 6-M beam.


Clark, W8TN


At 08:39 PM 7/8/2008 -0500, you wrote:
>Doggone, I was going to announce country #4 from the mobile, a VE2 worked 
>on SSB today.
>
>I am looking at 6 m yagis now.  I have a really good shot to JA from here.
>
>Wonder if the JA's were coming in F2 or via Es?  I have not looked to see 
>if we have any sunspots.
>I am hearing Es from the midwest, KS/MN.
>
>73, Charlie N8RR