Yes, 02:30 A.M. local Phoenix time.  I get up every morning at the same time
to join the 7163 DX group.  I have been doing it for perhaps 5 years now.
When there is no DX on frequency to work, then we just yick yack about
anything and everything.

Alan/KD7GC



Alan R. Downing
Phoenix, AZ


-----Original Message-----
From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
On Behalf Of Gerry Leary
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 7:00 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: heard on 40 this morning.

Did you mean 2:30 AM?

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> On May 12, 2014, at 9:26 AM, "Alan R. Downing" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Eric,=20
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> When I was pointing my SteppIr DB36 due east, I could just tell that
someo=
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> was talking, but not loud enough to copy.  When I put the DB36 into 180
> mode, you came up to 5 by 5.  If you heard me work the YC0, I was
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> at about 300 degrees, sso you probably could still copy me.
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> The rig I am currently using is the Icom 775DSP, which I will be retiring
> sometime in the next few months.  I was running about 600 watts this
> morning.  BTW, I am on 7163 every early morning starting at about 02:30A
> local Phoenix time.  There is a fairly large group that gathers every
> morning on 7163 to work DX and chew the rag.
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> 73
> Alan/KD7GC
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> Alan R. Downing
> Phoenix, AZ
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators
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> On Behalf Of Eric Oyen
> Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 6:14 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: heard on 40 this morning.
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> Hello Alan (and the rest of the crew). I heard you on 40 meters this =3D
> morning. pretty strong signal considering you were just 5 miles away. =3D
> the guy in florida was actually louder. So? what radio were you using?
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> -eric
> n7zzt