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Jim Sheldon

TX5K on 40 meters this morning

Just after I got up this morning and turned on the K3 and P3 It turned out I was tuned to TX5K (Clipperton DXpedition) on 7022.9 KHz and boy what a zoo there was calling them up anywhere from 1 to 6 KHz or so, sometimes as far as 10-12 KHz up. After I used the P3 to find a hole near the station(s) he was working, I did manage to work them.

Using the newer P3/SVGA firmware I did a screen capture of the zoo to a memory stick and uploaded it to Photobucket so I could pass it on to whoever wanted to see it. Those that don't, just ignore or delete this message - LOL. I turned off the data decode/encode windows so the waterfall portion is quite large and the signal traces are really visible. The faint ones are just barely above the noise and the brighter ones are between S7 and S9+.

Jim - W0EB

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Cady, Fred

Re: TX5K on 40 meters this morning

Ssshh, Jim, we don't want others to know our secrets!
Seriously, I think I am noticing that the pileup jumps on the dx's
listening frequency faster these days. Usually it is faster to work
stations without tuning after each one but the op on 40 this am seemed
to be tuning after almost every qso. When he would work somebody in a
bit of a hole the hole would get filled almost immediately.
So please, people, don't buy a P3 :-)
73 and cheers,
Fred KE7X

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Jim Sheldon
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 6:33 AM
To: Elecraft Mailing List
Subject: [Elecraft] TX5K on 40 meters this morning

Just after I got up this morning and turned on the K3 and P3 It turned
out I was tuned to TX5K (Clipperton DXpedition) on 7022.9 KHz and boy
what a zoo there was calling them up anywhere from 1 to 6 KHz or so,
sometimes as far as 10-12 KHz up. After I used the P3 to find a hole
near the station(s) he was working, I did manage to work them.

Using the newer P3/SVGA firmware I did a screen capture of the zoo to a
memory stick and uploaded it to Photobucket so I could pass it on to
whoever wanted to see it. Those that don't, just ignore or delete this
message - LOL. I turned off the data decode/encode windows so the
waterfall portion is quite large and the signal traces are really
visible. The faint ones are just barely above the noise and the
brighter ones are between S7 and S9+.

Jim - W0EB

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/JimSheldon/TX5K40meterZOO_zps4
4e24da3.jpg
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Joe K2UF

Re: TX5K on 40 meters this morning

My KPA500 and P3 have worked TX5K on 8 CW slots and 1 RTTY slot. Setting
the SPAN to about 8 to 10 Khz makes the pileup holes easy to find (when they
are there). Yes they do fill up quite fast. Also DXA is a very interesting
novelty.

73 Joe K2UF

With enough THRUST pig fly just fine.

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Cady, Fred
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 9:20 AM
To: Jim Sheldon; Elecraft Mailing List
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TX5K on 40 meters this morning

Ssshh, Jim, we don't want others to know our secrets!
Seriously, I think I am noticing that the pileup jumps on the dx's
listening frequency faster these days. Usually it is faster to work
stations without tuning after each one but the op on 40 this am seemed
to be tuning after almost every qso. When he would work somebody in a
bit of a hole the hole would get filled almost immediately.
So please, people, don't buy a P3 :-)
73 and cheers,
Fred KE7X

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Jim Sheldon
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 6:33 AM
To: Elecraft Mailing List
Subject: [Elecraft] TX5K on 40 meters this morning

Just after I got up this morning and turned on the K3 and P3 It turned
out I was tuned to TX5K (Clipperton DXpedition) on 7022.9 KHz and boy
what a zoo there was calling them up anywhere from 1 to 6 KHz or so,
sometimes as far as 10-12 KHz up. After I used the P3 to find a hole
near the station(s) he was working, I did manage to work them.

Using the newer P3/SVGA firmware I did a screen capture of the zoo to a
memory stick and uploaded it to Photobucket so I could pass it on to
whoever wanted to see it. Those that don't, just ignore or delete this
message - LOL. I turned off the data decode/encode windows so the
waterfall portion is quite large and the signal traces are really
visible. The faint ones are just barely above the noise and the
brighter ones are between S7 and S9+.

Jim - W0EB

http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/JimSheldon/TX5K40meterZOO_zps4
4e24da3.jpg
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Joe Subich, W4TV-4

Re: TX5K on 40 meters this morning

In reply to this post by Jim Sheldon

My barefoot K3 and dipoles no higher than 40 feet have worked them on
nine bands and three modes (I don't need 26 band slots) - most of the
time has been spent listening while they were working "Europe only" on
every available band.

Whether phone, CW or RTTY the K3, KRX3 and P3 make an unbeatable team -
see where they're working on the P3, tune to the station he's working
with the KRX3 and call. Many times it did not take more than one call
- including 160 and 80 CW.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 3/4/2013 12:18 PM, Joe K2UF wrote:

> My KPA500 and P3 have worked TX5K on 8 CW slots and 1 RTTY slot. Setting
> the SPAN to about 8 to 10 Khz makes the pileup holes easy to find (when they
> are there). Yes they do fill up quite fast. Also DXA is a very interesting
> novelty.
>
> 73 Joe K2UF
>
>
> With enough THRUST pig fly just fine.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Cady, Fred
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 9:20 AM
> To: Jim Sheldon; Elecraft Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TX5K on 40 meters this morning
>
> Ssshh, Jim, we don't want others to know our secrets!
> Seriously, I think I am noticing that the pileup jumps on the dx's
> listening frequency faster these days. Usually it is faster to work
> stations without tuning after each one but the op on 40 this am seemed
> to be tuning after almost every qso. When he would work somebody in a
> bit of a hole the hole would get filled almost immediately.
> So please, people, don't buy a P3 :-)
> 73 and cheers,
> Fred KE7X
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Jim Sheldon
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 6:33 AM
> To: Elecraft Mailing List
> Subject: [Elecraft] TX5K on 40 meters this morning
>
> Just after I got up this morning and turned on the K3 and P3 It turned
> out I was tuned to TX5K (Clipperton DXpedition) on 7022.9 KHz and boy
> what a zoo there was calling them up anywhere from 1 to 6 KHz or so,
> sometimes as far as 10-12 KHz up. After I used the P3 to find a hole
> near the station(s) he was working, I did manage to work them.
>
> Using the newer P3/SVGA firmware I did a screen capture of the zoo to a
> memory stick and uploaded it to Photobucket so I could pass it on to
> whoever wanted to see it. Those that don't, just ignore or delete this
> message - LOL. I turned off the data decode/encode windows so the
> waterfall portion is quite large and the signal traces are really
> visible. The faint ones are just barely above the noise and the
> brighter ones are between S7 and S9+.
>
> Jim - W0EB
>
> http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/JimSheldon/TX5K40meterZOO_zps4
> 4e24da3.jpg
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N0AZZ

Re: TX5K on 40 meters this morning

Joe

I have3 worked them here on several bands all SSB using my K3 and one using
my KX3 20m was lucky but timing was perfect. From the heart of Zero Land the
fly over zone!

Good luck to all this is a fine bunch of ops.

73,
Fred/N0AZZ

-----Original Message-----
From: [hidden email]
[mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Joe Subich, W4TV
Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 3:05 PM
To: [hidden email]
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TX5K on 40 meters this morning

My barefoot K3 and dipoles no higher than 40 feet have worked them on nine
bands and three modes (I don't need 26 band slots) - most of the time has
been spent listening while they were working "Europe only" on every
available band.

Whether phone, CW or RTTY the K3, KRX3 and P3 make an unbeatable team - see
where they're working on the P3, tune to the station he's working with the
KRX3 and call. Many times it did not take more than one call
- including 160 and 80 CW.

73,

... Joe, W4TV

On 3/4/2013 12:18 PM, Joe K2UF wrote:

> My KPA500 and P3 have worked TX5K on 8 CW slots and 1 RTTY slot.
> Setting the SPAN to about 8 to 10 Khz makes the pileup holes easy to
> find (when they are there). Yes they do fill up quite fast. Also DXA
> is a very interesting novelty.
>
> 73 Joe K2UF
>
>
> With enough THRUST pig fly just fine.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Cady, Fred
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 9:20 AM
> To: Jim Sheldon; Elecraft Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] TX5K on 40 meters this morning
>
> Ssshh, Jim, we don't want others to know our secrets!
> Seriously, I think I am noticing that the pileup jumps on the dx's
> listening frequency faster these days. Usually it is faster to work
> stations without tuning after each one but the op on 40 this am seemed
> to be tuning after almost every qso. When he would work somebody in a
> bit of a hole the hole would get filled almost immediately.
> So please, people, don't buy a P3 :-)
> 73 and cheers,
> Fred KE7X
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [hidden email]
> [mailto:[hidden email]] On Behalf Of Jim Sheldon
> Sent: Monday, March 04, 2013 6:33 AM
> To: Elecraft Mailing List
> Subject: [Elecraft] TX5K on 40 meters this morning
>
> Just after I got up this morning and turned on the K3 and P3 It turned
> out I was tuned to TX5K (Clipperton DXpedition) on 7022.9 KHz and boy
> what a zoo there was calling them up anywhere from 1 to 6 KHz or so,
> sometimes as far as 10-12 KHz up. After I used the P3 to find a hole
> near the station(s) he was working, I did manage to work them.
>
> Using the newer P3/SVGA firmware I did a screen capture of the zoo to
> a memory stick and uploaded it to Photobucket so I could pass it on to
> whoever wanted to see it. Those that don't, just ignore or delete
> this message - LOL. I turned off the data decode/encode windows so
> the waterfall portion is quite large and the signal traces are really
> visible. The faint ones are just barely above the noise and the
> brighter ones are between S7 and S9+.
>
> Jim - W0EB
>
> http://i1268.photobucket.com/albums/jj570/JimSheldon/TX5K40meterZOO_zp
> s4
> 4e24da3.jpg
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