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Tuesday, November 28, 2017

Ho Hum - As in China Radar Hum

Sunday, 11/26/17 -- noise here, no signals except ZL1ICU who cannot hear much with his S9 noise level.
Monday, 11/27/17 -- noise & radar so went to 40m early.  Worked JA5WU (strong on 3 el. quad); VK7FRJG (foundation class 10 watts) was 4x7; VK4BR was 20 over!
Tuesday, 11/28/17 -- problems again with local power company.  I was up at midnight to start my generator and worked DF2BO  loud on his 2 el.Optibeam (owner of co.) beam and a couple more Europeans at 05:50 Z.  Radar started on-time at just after 11:00 Z but managed to work JP7FSO 57 & 57 15 minutes before the extra noise generator started. Phil, W6UC was in and very helpful as usual.  John, VY2WW showed up at 15/9 and Lubos, KP2AD was in an hour after his sunrise at 10/9.  Very good band conditions but not much DX! ----Then worked Peter, VK6APZ on 40m long path at 22:25Z (45 min. before my sunset).
11/29/17 -- Ho-hum, worked 2 US & 1 VE6.
11/30/17 --  4 US stations, yawn 
12/1/17 --  VY2WW, OK
12/2/17 -- Radar washout
12/3/17 -- Repeat of 12/2
12/4/17 -- VK3ZJ last worked on 75m in 2008. 5 x 8 with me. In 2008 he was running a KWM2 to a bobtail curtain --- China RADAR on at 11:20 or so today & very loud from 3780 to 3820 (3.8000 center)
12/5/17 -- Radar shut off early, before 11:00Z, so myself & W6UC worked Hat, JA6BJT a few minutes later.  75m was open for me to JA for the first time in several months so we could have worked many more stations in the North Pacific if they had been on the air. 
12/6/17 -- Shame & dishonor on the once great Empire of China - RADAR centered in the DX Window of 75m SSB!  Went to 40m & worked a couple of JAs & U.S.
12/7/17 -- RADAR again; DX very weak on 75m & 40m today.
12/8/17 -- Company here, no ops.
12/9/17 -- Finally worked som DX.  Dave, ZL2OK/P called in from the beach after his midnight .. he's working too hard.
12/10/17 -- RADAR Loud until about 1105Z, then less strong.  W6UC, myself & W9UCW looking...& looking...& looking for DX. 



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