The (K1T) Special Event Station count down to July 23, 2017

14.050 - 14.060
7.042 - 7.052
7.110 - 7.112 from the Novice Corner on the DX-20
3.540 - 3.550

All CW will be on the UTC Odd hours

I'll check 15 and 10 from time to time but I don't expect much out of either band. But I will keep 28.400 on DX Maps watching for any openings and even despite openings, I will call at least 10 minutes every SSB hour on 10m for any technicians that want a contact, even if they are locals.

SSB will be on the UTC Even Hours around 14.065 to 14.05. TBD if I'll do 40m or 75m SSB - too much summer noise where I live and I hate to call CQ and have a zillion stations answering that I can't even pull out of the noise. 75 and 40m SSB frequencies will have to wait until I'm actually going to try - just depends entirely on the noise situation.

In the shack now getting the SA-5010 and HD-8999 Ultrapro Keyer keyers programmed and making sure all gear is ready to roll...


Just a few hours to go!!

Dave
W7UUU

 

Hi Lisa,

Yes I'll be on 40 both nights - SSB on the UTC Even hours but not until later (8 PM PDT). But I won't know the frequencies until the time comes, due to the summer noise situation. I live in a pretty noisy semi-urban environment and in the summer, the lower bands can be a bear until much later in the evening. ALL operation will be in the General portion of the band, and in the Tech portion on 10m

Tonight I do plan to be on pretty late - up to 11:30 PDT or so most likely, if conditions permit.

I really hope to get you in the log, Lisa!

Dave
W7UUU

 

On the air - 14.255 USB.... 15 more minutes of SSB then off to CW

Dave
W7UUU

 

Sure would have liked better band conditions

Where's all the CW love? Doing reasonably well on 20 SSB as the band is finally actually opening here - but nothing on CW....

I did work Pat WA6MHZ on SSB though

Dave
W7UUU

 

I really HATE these band conditions!!!

57 stations logged - but just awful propagation compared to even the last couple of months. Stations go from S9+++ to S3 in 30 seconds. 40m right now is running S9 noise - I can't even begin to call CQ into S9 noise. Hoping it goes down a little later.

So back to 20m shortly - see if the band is finally getting some oomph to it, and will try the low bands later tonight.

Dave
W7UUU

 

Only 63 stations logged

40m is miserable, 20 was pretty poor - I really wish I had the propagation we had even just a few weeks ago. Maybe it will pick up.

But not the sort of start I had hoped for.

Gonna give it a break for a while tonight and see if things pick up.

Thanks for all those 63 at least that made it into my log in the last few hours.

Dave
W7UUU

 

Likewise Pat! But no RTTY or digital other than CW. I doubt the old rigs would be stable enough for JT modes and the duty cycle of RTTY would probably be more taxing than they can take. So just SSB & Digital.

Just having Sunday coffee - will hit the airwaves at 04:00 UTC and see what the bands are like today

Dave
W7UUU

 

Hi Lisa - I'm logging everything into a fresh N3FJP file. I will export the ADIF to LoTW K1T account when I'm done with the event. I will set up a K1T logbook in QRZ (I didn't know I could do that until I read your post!) and import from LoTW K1T into QRZ K1T.

Musical chairs

Dave
W7UUU

 

40 meters right now is running S9 noise level, across the band I'll see if I can even hear the net. Normally I can but not so sure today.

20/15/10 are all dead as a doornail.

Just going to have to wait until I get some propagation on 20 meters.

VERY disappointing start to my event

Dave
W7UUU