I think I hear the pile up trying to get him on 20 but I don't hear them 
though yet, with a pile up like that, I'll never get through with 100 watts, 
looks like I might get to really open the amp later on and see what it will 
do.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Gary Smith" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2009 1:14 AM
Subject: Re: DX Japan on 20 CW


> Hi Phil,
> K5D is a big DX pedition that started yesterday.  There are about 15 
> people
> operating from Desecheo, which is off the coast of Puerto Rico.  It is the
> number 6 most wanted entity in the world.  There hasn't been any ham's 
> there
> in quite some time.  I believe they will be there for the next 10 days or
> so.  If you like working DX you may want to work them because there may 
> not
> be anyone there again for a while.  They shouldn't be hard to work for all
> of us in North America.  I just got them on 40 meters SSB.
>
> 73, Gary, N5GD
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: For blind ham radio operators [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> On Behalf Of Phil Scovell
> Sent: Friday, February 13, 2009 9:37 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: DX Japan on 20 CW
>
> About an hour before sun down, I heard this huge JA pile up spread out 
> from
> 14023 to about 034 with JA signals wall to wall.  Some well over S9 in
> strength, too.  I finally found, at the bottom of the spread, K5D running
> the pile up.  I guess K5D is a special call for the up and coming 
> contests.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX