K5D Desecheo DXpedition 2009 is ON!

I have so far only listened to the CW op on 30 meters, and the SSB on 18 meters. In the time I listened, I never heard the operator send or say up. Only on the clusters is that indicated. No wonder so many people are sending on the DX frequency, and no wonder the cops are out in force.

 

3800Khz

I'm listening tp K5D on 3800Khz and the frequency is a total madhouse.
Good Luck K5D de Rick KC2ESD

 

Traditionally most of DXpedition operations work split of 5 to 15 kc, on their website is a frequency chart and next to each frequency is a "up or dn" stating the split, just listen for the pile up and you found the split.

http://kp5.us

Bellow is a picture of all the plan frequencies, just print it.

 

dx clusters???

 

If I can work them, I will, as they are an all time new one for me. Of course I will be considerate and work them once per band/mode and wait to check in the online log. Of course if I am not in the online log, I think it is reasonable for me to make an insurance QSO. We simply do not know if/when FWS will grant another permit to visit so everyone has to make the most of it. I'm sure that near to the end of the DXpedition they'll be begging for callers.

So yes, if you worked them already, please QRX. If you haven't, by all means work them wherever you are.

It is the job of the DXPEDITION, not individual operators to decide who they will answer. When they are ready to focus on EU (i.e. when there's propagation to EU) they'll work EU, and with their all star team I'm sure they'll do just that. I have confidence that this will be a well run operation.

 

I have one card from 1989 for KP5, so I hope to fill several band slots this go around.

The ops are doing a great job, in spite of the lids, freq cops (another form of lid), and all the people that some how managed to pass a test, but can't remember the letters in their call when K5D calls for someone.

They are bounching from the US to the EU/Asia, at least on 80m and 40m. I would guess the other bands also. They seem to be operating at a pretty good clip.

Oh yeah, so far I've worked K5D on 17m, 40m and 80m all ssb. They are LOUD in Texas I didn't have any luck on 30m.

 

Got them on 17ssb, 30cw, and 40ssb. Did not bother with 80 SSB as it was an absolute madhouse....

 

My QTH is 31.75 Miles / 51.09 Kilometers / 27.59 Nautical Miles away from Desecheo and it doesn't help. I did manage to contact then on 80M last night around 05:09Z but it was hard with all the big guns out there. I was using a 80M Double Bazooka @ 35 feet of the ground with 600W, it took 4 hours working time. I now will try for 40M and 6M but I think I will have to be happy that I work them on 80M.

 

I worked them also on 80 meters last night around 0345Z with a multiband dipole the Barker and Williamson 30 feet above the ground and with 100W out!!! I am located on the opposite side of the Island here in P.R. The pileup is huge but not so hard to get thru since their going by the Call numbers. Good luck all!!!!!!! 73's James

 

in north of spain, heard with big signals in 20 meters but a little noise in 15 all this in afternoon/evening time in ea.

but the other way the pile up is a disaster, qrm, splatter and others things, they are making impossible the contact and in 20 meters the operatos dont stop so much in this band, and of course i usually i do phone.

it´s a pity

 

KP3S Carlos

I appreciate all you do for us. I sometimes wish I were in your shoes. Happy for the QSLs I have received from you. Yo agradesco tu ayuda

Muchas Gracias,
Barry

 

DX spotting from packet, telnet or internet. These sites have them

http://www.dxwatch.com/

http://www.dxsummit.fi/

http://www.ve7cc.net/scripts/spider.cgi

http://www.dxscape.com/

http://www.hamradiodeluxe.com/DXCluster/tabid/80/Default.aspx

http://www.dxusa.net/

http://cluster.f5len.org/

http://sm6.se/cluster/

 

They are coming in nice into New Mexico right now on 14.190 listening on 14.226.

 

No problem Barry, 73

 

It's been a madhouse everywhere they are operating