ND9M/mm - Monday's Grids - 4/26
Lucky timing allowed me to put out two grids - DK05 and DK06 - during today's midday AO-91 pass. Later on, I was on from CK96 on XW-2C/D/F and RS-44/CW, and then from CK86 on XW-2A and a later RS-44/CW pass. Both RS-44 passes were tough for me to hear my own downlink, and I'm surprised that so many QSOs were made. If I'd been using SSB, the QSOs on RS-44 wouldn't have been possible, but CW got the job done.
We have another time change tonight - we'll be GMT -8 as of Monday - so I doubt I'll be on AO-91's midday pass. If I am, I'll probably be in CK66 at that time. I should be on XW-2F at 27/0108Z, hopefully still in CK67 before crossing out of that grid a few minutes after the pass. I'll be looking to be on from CK57 on two passes each of CAS-4A/B and RS-44/CW plus one XW-2A pass between 27/0155Z and 0450Z. 73/Jim, ND9M
Jim:
Due to an illness, I was off the air for most of the last week. However, last night I was able to get on and I was fortunate enough to work you on the RS-44 pass last night on CW. I don't think I've ever heard a CW pileup on the birds before, and there was certainly one at that point (it easy to spot on my waterfall display). I wasn't sure if I was going to be able to get through, but like the parting of the Red Sea, all of a sudden, I had a clear frequency, and you came right back to me. Indeed, I was surprised that you were having trouble hearing yourself on the downlink because it was reasonably good copy.
I am sure that everyone appreciates all your efforts to make all these normally impossible grids available to us. Thanks so much for giving me a real thrill. I suspect I'll never get to work that grid again (CK86).
Safe travels.
73 de Bernie, KF0QS
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Clary, James T (Jim)