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Re: WX2S prelim log for 80m hunt 2025-03-21

 

Steve, TU for the quick and early pelt! We worked at 0102 (see Fritz Map).
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Todd
N9NE?

On Thu, Mar 20, 2025 at 9:40?PM Steve WX2S via <steve.masticola=[email protected]> wrote:
Skip wasn't in, though I did bag hounds in Colorado and Montana. Stayed on 3554.44 all evening, went simplex at 01:49Z. Regrets for those who were trying to get me and who I was never quite able to hear well enough.
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Please email any corrections by 0000Z Friday night and I'll post an updated log. Thanks for the hunt!
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Time Call RSTRcvd QTH Name Pwr
0201 WB9HFK 559 IL MARK 5
0202 K5LD 559 TX DAN 5
0203 N4MJ 599 TN GLENN 5
0205 N9NE 579 WI TODD 5
0206 AK1P 559 FL PAUL 5
0206 NC4RT 599 NC RANDY 5
0207 VE3NFK 559 ON JOHN 5
0208 N2RK 579 NY JACK 5
0209 K2SJB 579 NY DAVE 5
0210 N4KV 579 AL JOHN 5
0211 KK4BNC 599 GA RANDY 5
0213 N1IX 559 NH DAVE 5
0214 KO4VW 559 GA STEVE
0215 K2TW 579 VA TOM 5
0216 K9CW 579 IL DREW 5
0217 N3VO 559 MD MARC 5
0218 N3MM 599 VA HARRY 5
0219 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5
0220 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5
0221 K2ZC 559 NJ DAVE 5
0222 ND4K 559 GA DAVE 5
0223 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5
0224 W1FMR 559 FL JIM 5
0225 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5
0226 AK3X 559 MD PETER 5
0228 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5
0230 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5
0231 W4CMG 559 TN CATHY 5
0233 WB8QZM 559 TX BRIAN 5
0234 K3UT 559 GA PHIL 5
0235 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5
0237 NO2D 559 CO PETER 5
0237 K4PQC 579 GA PHIL 5
0238 WD4CFN 559 TN STEVE 5
0240 N9FZ 559 GA CAINAN 5
0241 N0YJ 559 KS BERT 5
0242 AC0BQ 599 KS JOHN 5
0243 KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5
0244 NK3H 599 AZ MITCH 5
0246 AL7V 559 OK SAM 5
0247 WB5BKL 559 TX NICK 5
0248 KD5KC 559 TX MIKE 5
0249 KV2X 559 NY TOM 5
0250 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5
0251 WC7S 599 WY DALE 5
0252 ND4U 559 TN DEN 5
0253 KG5UK 559 OK BRAD 5
0254 KB5FCF 559 OK JOEL 4
0256 K6FA 559 CA DAVID 5
0256 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5
0258 NK2Y 559 NY JAY 5
0259 NN4K 579 GA MAC 5
0300 N5KIP 559 TX DICK 5
0303 N8SS 559 WI CARL 5
0305 K8LBQ 559 GA BAIN 5
0306 NX1K 559 MA MARK 2
0309 KT0AA 579 MO TONY 5
0310 WA4ZOF 339 GA TOM 5
0311 N8SS 559 WI ARL 5
0313 NK6A 559 CA DON 5
0315 N0AR 559 MN SCOTT 5
0316 K9DRP 559 IL DON 5
0317 KI0RB 559 CO VINCE 5
0321 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5
0325 K7GO 559 MT LEW 5
330 FOX KR0U CO TIM 5W
330 FOX WX2S NJ STEVE 5W


Re: K4OAQ 80 Meter Log 3/21/25

 

And I think we have a record for the quickest double prelim log post!
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73, -Steve WX2S
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K4OAQ 80 Meter Log 3/21/25

 

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I spent most of the nite at 3563.50 but later moved to 3564.00

I guess prop wasn¡¯t great to the West & but apologies if my beverages didn¡¯t do their job.

Tks fer the Qs

72/73 Fritz K4OAQ

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Time RSTSent Call RSTRcvd QTH Name Pwr
0100 569 N9NE 579 WI TODD 5W
0101 559 K4BAI 589 GA JOHN 5W
0102 559 ND4K 599 GA DAVE 5W
0102 599 K4PQC 579 GA PHIL 5W
0104 559 NC4RT 599 NC RANDY 5W
0104 559 AK1P 599 5 PAUL 5W
0105 559 N8SS 599 MI EARL 5W
0107 559 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5W
0108 559 N2RK 599 NY JACK 5W
0109 559 W9XU 559 WI LON 5W
0111 569 K2SJB 559 NY DAVE 5W
0111 559 AK3X 579 MD PETER 5W
0112 559 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5W
0113 579 ND4U 599 TN DEN 5W
0114 569 KK5LD 559 TX DAN 5W
0114 559 K2TW 569 VA TOM 5W
0115 559 K9CW 599 IL DREW 5W
0116 579 WB9HFK 559 IL MARK 5W
0117 559 W9OD 599 WI CRAIG 5W
0119 559 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5W
0120 559 K9DRP 599 IL DON 5W
0120 559 NN4K 559 GA MAC 5W
0121 559 KT0AA 559 MO TONY 5W
0122 559 N0YJ 559 KS BERT 5W
0123 559 KR0U 559 CO TIM 5W
0124 559 VE3NFK 559 ON JOHN 5W
0125 559 N4MJ 559 TN GLENN 5W
0127 579 W1FMR 579 FL JIM 5W
0127 559 KQ0E 559 MN RON 5W
0129 559 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5W
0130 559 W2SH 569 NJ CHAS 5W
0130 559 WA4ZOF 559 GA TOM 5W
0131 549 K7IOL 559 TX JIM 5W
0133 559 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5W
0134 579 N1IX 599 NH DAVE 5W
0135 569 N4KV 579 AL JOHN 5W
0136 559 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5W
0137 559 KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5W
0137 559 K3PH 559 PA BOB 5W
0140 559 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5W
0141 559 AK1P 599 5 PAUL 5W
0142 559 KK4BNC 599 GA RANDY 5W
0143 579 AB8SA 559 MI ALAN 5W
0147 559 NC4RT 599 NC RANDY 100MW
0150 559 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5W
0152 559 KQ0E 559 MN RON 5W
0153 559 N0AR 559 MN SCOTT 5W
0155 559 K7GO 559 MT LEW 5W
0201 539 AB0CD 559 CO DICK 5W
0208 559 NO2D 559 CO PETER 5W
0223 559 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5W
0224 589 WD4CFN 579 TN STEVE 5W
330 FOX WX2S NJ STEVE 5W
330 FOX K4OAQ VA FRITZ 5W


WX2S prelim log for 80m hunt 2025-03-21

 

Skip wasn't in, though I did bag hounds in Colorado and Montana. Stayed on 3554.44 all evening, went simplex at 01:49Z. Regrets for those who were trying to get me and who I was never quite able to hear well enough.
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Please email any corrections by 0000Z Friday night and I'll post an updated log. Thanks for the hunt!
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Time Call RSTRcvd QTH Name Pwr
0201 WB9HFK 559 IL MARK 5
0202 K5LD 559 TX DAN 5
0203 N4MJ 599 TN GLENN 5
0205 N9NE 579 WI TODD 5
0206 AK1P 559 FL PAUL 5
0206 NC4RT 599 NC RANDY 5
0207 VE3NFK 559 ON JOHN 5
0208 N2RK 579 NY JACK 5
0209 K2SJB 579 NY DAVE 5
0210 N4KV 579 AL JOHN 5
0211 KK4BNC 599 GA RANDY 5
0213 N1IX 559 NH DAVE 5
0214 KO4VW 559 GA STEVE
0215 K2TW 579 VA TOM 5
0216 K9CW 579 IL DREW 5
0217 N3VO 559 MD MARC 5
0218 N3MM 599 VA HARRY 5
0219 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5
0220 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5
0221 K2ZC 559 NJ DAVE 5
0222 ND4K 559 GA DAVE 5
0223 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5
0224 W1FMR 559 FL JIM 5
0225 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5
0226 AK3X 559 MD PETER 5
0228 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5
0230 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5
0231 W4CMG 559 TN CATHY 5
0233 WB8QZM 559 TX BRIAN 5
0234 K3UT 559 GA PHIL 5
0235 NK9G 559 WI RICK 5
0237 NO2D 559 CO PETER 5
0237 K4PQC 579 GA PHIL 5
0238 WD4CFN 559 TN STEVE 5
0240 N9FZ 559 GA CAINAN 5
0241 N0YJ 559 KS BERT 5
0242 AC0BQ 599 KS JOHN 5
0243 KC1FB 559 CT JIM 5
0244 NK3H 599 AZ MITCH 5
0246 AL7V 559 OK SAM 5
0247 WB5BKL 559 TX NICK 5
0248 KD5KC 559 TX MIKE 5
0249 KV2X 559 NY TOM 5
0250 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5
0251 WC7S 599 WY DALE 5
0252 ND4U 559 TN DEN 5
0253 KG5UK 559 OK BRAD 5
0254 KB5FCF 559 OK JOEL 4
0256 K6FA 559 CA DAVID 5
0256 K9TA 559 IN STEVE 5
0258 NK2Y 559 NY JAY 5
0259 NN4K 579 GA MAC 5
0300 N5KIP 559 TX DICK 5
0303 N8SS 559 WI CARL 5
0305 K8LBQ 559 GA BAIN 5
0306 NX1K 559 MA MARK 2
0309 KT0AA 579 MO TONY 5
0310 WA4ZOF 339 GA TOM 5
0311 N8SS 559 WI ARL 5
0313 NK6A 559 CA DON 5
0315 N0AR 559 MN SCOTT 5
0316 K9DRP 559 IL DON 5
0317 KI0RB 559 CO VINCE 5
0321 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5
0325 K7GO 559 MT LEW 5
330 FOX KR0U CO TIM 5W
330 FOX WX2S NJ STEVE 5W


KZ5H Log

Seth KZ5H
 

QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0102 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?559 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? KK5LD ? ? ? ? 559 ?TX ? DAN ? ? ? ?5? ??
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0103 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?549 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? WB5BKL ? ? ? ?559 ?TX ? NICK ? ? ? 5 ? ?
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0104 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?539 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? W5AJD ? ? ? ? 559 ?LA ? JERRY ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0106 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?539 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? KZ5J ? ? ? ? ?559 ?TX ? PAT ? ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0108 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?559 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? N5KIP ? ? ? ? 559 ?TX ? DICK ? ? ? 5 ? ?
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0109 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?559 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? K7IOL ? ? ? ? 559 ?TX ? JIM ? ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0110 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?539 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? W1FMR ? ? ? ? 559 ?FL ? JIM ? ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0112 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?549 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? K4PQC ? ? ? ? 559 ?GA ? PHIL ? ? ? 5 ? ?
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0114 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?569 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? K0LOA ? ? ? ? 559 ?TX ? DWAIN ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0115 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?559 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? KB5FCF ? ? ? ?559 ?OK ? JOEL ? ? ? 5 ? ?
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0118 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?579 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? K0LOA ? ? ? ? 559 ?TX ? DWAIN ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7046 CW 2025-03-19 0122 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?559 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? W9XU ? ? ? ? ?559 ?WI ? JOHN ? ? ? 5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0126 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?549 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? N4KV ? ? ? ? ?559 ?AL ? JOHN ? ? ? 5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0127 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?529 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? K9CW ? ? ? ? ?559 ?IL ? DREW ? ? ? 5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0129 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?529 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? KR0U ? ? ? ? ?339 ?CO ? TIM ? ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0133 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?539 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? WB8QZM ? ? ? ?559 ?TX ? BRIAN ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0135 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?529 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? N4MJ ? ? ? ? ?559 ?TN ? GLENN ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0142 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?519 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? KK4BNC ? ? ? ?539 ?GA ? RANDY ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0145 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?529 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? K4BAI ? ? ? ? 559 ?GA ? JOHN ? ? ? 5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0201 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?559 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? AL7V ? ? ? ? ?559 ?OK ? SAM ? ? ? ?5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0218 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?529 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? K9CW ? ? ? ? ?559 ?IL ? DREW ? ? ? 5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0221 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?559 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? K9CW ? ? ? ? ?559 ?IL ? DREW ? ? ? 5 ? ?
QSO: ?7045 CW 2025-03-19 0222 KZ5H ? ? ? ? ?559 ?TX SETH 5W ? ? ? ? KK4BNC ? ? ? ?559 ?GA ? RANDY ? ? ?5? ? ?


Re: KZ5H Log?

 

Hey Nick. I think he is keeping it a secret. Who knows.

Pat - KZ5J

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of WB5BKL - Nick via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2025 7:43 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [qfox] KZ5H Log?

Did Seth ever post a log? Nothing seen here. Just wondered if I made it. Easy to tell if everyone used Fritz' acknowledgement...


cln - Nick
WB5BKL
Lake Buchanan TX

On 3/20/25 12:49, Pat Whelton via groups.io wrote:

Hi Fritz. Thank you. I wish more Foxii would follow that procedure.
A lot of times the Fox is sending a report and I¡¯m sitting there
wondering ¡­. Who the hell did he come back to?

Regards,

Pat ¨C KZ5J


KZ5H Log?

 

Did Seth ever post a log?? Nothing seen here.? Just wondered if I made it.? Easy to tell if everyone used Fritz' acknowledgement...


cln - Nick
WB5BKL
Lake Buchanan TX

On 3/20/25 12:49, Pat Whelton via groups.io wrote:

Hi Fritz.? Thank you.? I wish more Foxii would follow that procedure.? A lot of times the Fox is sending a report and I¡¯m sitting there wondering? ¡­.? Who the hell did he come back to?

Regards,

Pat ¨C KZ5J


Final log 40M hunt 3/19

 

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No changes.

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0101?? WB9HFK? 559 IL?? MARK?????? 5W????????

0101?? K2TW??? 559 VA?? TOM??????? 5W?????????

0102?? VE3NFK? 559 ON?? JOHN?????? 5W????????

0102?? NC4RT?? 559 NC?? RANDY????? 5W????????

0103?? WD4CFN? 559 TN?? STEVE????? 5W????????

0104?? ND4K??? 559 GA?? DAVE?????? 5W????????

0105?? K9IUA?? 559 IA?? KEVIN????? 5W????????

0105?? W9XU??? 559 WI?? LON??????? 5W????????

0106?? N9NE??? 559 WI?? TODD?????? 5W????????

0107?? W9OD??? 559 WI?? CRAIG????? 5W????????

0107?? NK9G??? 559 WI?? RICK?????? 5W????????

0108?? KK4BNC? 559 GA?? RANDY????? 5W????????

0108?? NO2D??? 559 CO?? PETER????? 5W????????

0109?? AK1P??? 559 NH?? PAUL?????? 5W????????

0110?? KR0U??? 559 CO?? TIM??????? 5W??????

0111?? N2TNN?? 559 VA?? DEAN?????? 5W?????????

0112?? WA9CW?? 559 WI?? TOM??????? 5W????????

0113?? K2SJB?? 559 NY?? DAVE?????? 5W????????

0113?? N2RK??? 559 NY?? JACK?????? 5W????????

0114?? AK3X??? 559 MD?? PETER????? 5W????????

0115?? KK5LD?? 559 TX?? DAN??????? 5W????????

0116?? N9WKE?? 559 IL?? BRUCE????? 5W????????

0116?? K9CW??? 559 IL?? DREW?????? 5W????????

0118?? WC7S??? 559 WY?? DALE?????? 5W????????

0118?? K4PQC?? 559 GA?? PHIL?????? 5W????????

0119?? ND4U??? 559 TN?? DEN??????? 5W?????????

0120?? N4MJ??? 559 TN?? GLENN????? 5W????????

0121?? WA4ZOF? 559 GA?? TOM??????? 5W????????

0121?? W4CMG?? 559 TN?? CATHY????? 5W????????

0122?? WB8QZM? 559 TX?? BRIAN????? 5W????????

0123?? K3UT??? 559 GA?? PHIL?????? 5W????????

0124?? N4KV??? 559 AL?? JOHN?????? 5W????????

0124?? N3VO??? 559 MD?? MARC?????? 5W????????

0125?? W1FMR?? 559 FL?? JIM??????? 5W?????????

0126?? WB5BKL? 559 TX?? NICK?????? 5W????????

0127?? KB5FCF? 559 OK?? JOEL?????? 4W?????????

0127?? KZ5J??? 559 TX?? PAT??????? 5W????????

0128?? N8SS??? 559 MI?? EARL?????? 5W????????

0129?? N0YJ??? 559 KS?? BERT?????? 5W????????

0130?? K7GO??? 559 MT?? LEW??????? 5W????????

0131?? NR3Z??? 559 PA?? MARTY????? 5W????????

0132?? VE7SL?? 559 BC?? STEVE????? 5W????????

0133?? K7IOL?? 559 TX?? JIM??????? 5W????????

0135?? K0LOA?? 559 TX?? DWAIN????? 5W????????

0136?? K9DRP?? 559 IL?? DON??????? 5W????????

0137?? W5AJD?? 559 LA?? JERRY????? 5W????????

0138?? W8WTS?? 559 OH?? JIM??????? 5W????????

0138?? NN4K??? 559 GA?? MAC??????? 5W????????

0140?? N5KIP?? 559 TX?? DICK?????? 5W????????

0141?? KD5KC?? 559 TX?? MIKE?????? 5W????????

0142?? K4BAI?? 559 GA?? JOHN?????? 5W????????

0143?? K0DOA?? 559 TX?? DWAIN????? 5W?????????

0145?? K6FA??? 559 CA?? DAVID????? 5W????????

0149?? K8LBQ?? 559 GA?? BAIN?????? 5W????????

0151?? K0DTJ?? 559 CA?? BRIAN????? 5W????????

0153?? KC1FB?? 559 CT?? JIM??????? 5W????????

0154?? KI0RB?? 559 CO?? VINCE????? 5W????????

0155?? AL7V??? 559 OK?? SAM??????? 5W????????

0156?? AB0CD?? 559 CO?? DICK?????? 5W????????

0207?? W9CF??? 559 AZ?? KEVIN????? 5W????????

0208?? NK6A??? 559 CA?? DON??????? 5W????????

0209?? N9FZ??? 559 GA?? CAINAN???? 5W?????????

0210?? N0AR??? 559 MN?? SCOTT????? 5W????????

0230?? KZ5H??? XXX TX?? SETH?????? 5W

0230?? N1IX??? XXX NH?? DAVE?????? 5W????????????????

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Re: K4OAQ 80m fox announcement for Thursday March 20

 

yup, takes a few seconds longer but I think saves time in the long run.?
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Re: K4OAQ 80m fox announcement for Thursday March 20

 

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Hi Fritz.? Thank you.? I wish more Foxii would follow that procedure.? A lot of times the Fox is sending a report and I¡¯m sitting there wondering? ¡­.? Who the hell did he come back to?

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Regards,

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Pat ¨C KZ5J

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of FritzOAQ
Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2025 11:53 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [qfox] K4OAQ 80m fox announcement for Thursday March 20

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Hey Hounds,

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I¡¯ll be the other fox tonight along with WX2S. Look for me to be handing out pelts from Dublin VA, between 0200 and 0330Z and between 3550 and 3570 kHz. I¡¯ll be running a Kenwood TS-590SG tuned down to 5W into a Steppir DB36 ¡°short¡± dipole up about 75 ft. I will be posting dots to my map () so you can check your QSO there.

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You know the drill, UP means I¡¯m not listening on my freq but anywhere from 0.5 to 1.5 kHz above my freq.

No UP means I¡¯m listening around my freq.

Also, I start the QSO by sending your call and then sending it again after the exchange, so there should be no confusion of who I¡¯m QSOing ¡­ unless I¡¯m so weak & you have to guess what I¡¯m sending ¡­ been there, done that ¡­ if that¡¯s the case a simple ¡°?¡± is all you need to send. That way, if it¡¯s not you then you won¡¯t run the risk of sending your call on top of the person I am QSOing.

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Last time I was a fox in Jan, things were hectic for the first 30 mins or so, then it seemed more like Sunday afternoon in a big contest, i.e., not much going on.

So, hang in there ¡­ or show up late. ?

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So, I¡¯m looking forward to tonite!

Good luck

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73/72,

Fritz K4OAQ

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Charts 40m foxhunt 250319

 

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K4OAQ 80m fox announcement for Thursday March 20

 

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Hey Hounds,

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I¡¯ll be the other fox tonight along with WX2S. Look for me to be handing out pelts from Dublin VA, between 0200 and 0330Z and between 3550 and 3570 kHz. I¡¯ll be running a Kenwood TS-590SG tuned down to 5W into a Steppir DB36 ¡°short¡± dipole up about 75 ft. I will be posting dots to my map (http://www.k4oaq.com/fox) so you can check your QSO there.

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You know the drill, UP means I¡¯m not listening on my freq but anywhere from 0.5 to 1.5 kHz above my freq.

No UP means I¡¯m listening around my freq.

Also, I start the QSO by sending your call and then sending it again after the exchange, so there should be no confusion of who I¡¯m QSOing ¡­ unless I¡¯m so weak & you have to guess what I¡¯m sending ¡­ been there, done that ¡­ if that¡¯s the case a simple ¡°?¡± is all you need to send. That way, if it¡¯s not you then you won¡¯t run the risk of sending your call on top of the person I am QSOing.

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Last time I was a fox in Jan, things were hectic for the first 30 mins or so, then it seemed more like Sunday afternoon in a big contest, i.e., not much going on.

So, hang in there ¡­ or show up late. ?

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So, I¡¯m looking forward to tonite!

Good luck

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73/72,

Fritz K4OAQ

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Re: 40m Foxhunt tonight

 

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Thanks Glenn for perceptive observation. Here on the far left/north I experience totally different propagation than the rest of the country,so those who criticize a choice to go simplex ?have no clue what I¡¯m hearing (or not). And given that my next session will be for me entirely in daylight 40 M will be very interesting,to put it mildly. I use the Vladivostok Russian naval beacon on 7039.5 as my propagation indicator-it¡¯s closer than the east coast¡­. I often hear JA¡¯s and R/U hams on 40 before much of the US. I think this is hard to grasp for some of the hunters.?
Dan Presley 503-701-3871
danpresley@me. com?
N7CQR@...


On Mar 19, 2025, at 09:50, n4mj via groups.io <n4mj@...> wrote:

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I, too, was surprised at the early simplex op but I didn't give up. I looked for the other Fox and worked him then went back to the TX Fox. Throughout the hunt his signal was hammered by rapid QSB, digital signal noise, and QRM. Hearing his signal was a challenge in/of itself.?

Timing was everything for this Fox - QSB, QRM (digi and foreign) plus Hounds calling.?

The frequency chosen could have been better but that was his choice. Maybe he wasn't hearing all the foreign and digital noise I was hearing, only he can address that.

Fox Hunting as we do it is only a game lasting 1.5 hours; sometimes you win sometime NOT but unless you're the Fox you don't know what is being heard at his station.

Patience and tenacity are much needed qualities of a hunter.

Thanks for the pelt Seth.

73 de n4mj//glenn



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On Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 10:25:20 AM CDT, Earl Morse via groups.io <n8ss2014@...> wrote:


The crappiest day of hunting fox is still better than the best day at work.

I don't think the problem was that he went simplex early but it was obvious he wasn't hearing the folks that were calling.? I would have done the same if I was CQing? and didn't think I had any takers.? Better to have a bunch of stations you can't hear on your frequency rather than a bunch of stations you can't hear spread out 1-2 kHz above you.

Once again the die hards set into a pattern of taking turns calling, trying to let everyone have a shot but to no avail.? There were a few times when the signal peaked and I thought the QSO might happen but no dice.? Maybe some local noise or something on the fox end.

Earl
N8SS

On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 10:05?PM Mike Olbrisch via <mike-2025=[email protected]> wrote:

Yeah ¨C once a FOX goes simplex I throw in the towel.? Folks calling on top of the FOX, you can¡¯t tell who he is answering unless he is 599¡­.. and few foxes are 599.? Good thing it just isn¡¯t that important to me.

I hope you-all had a good time.

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Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.

El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.

SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager.

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Re: NK9G 80 Meter Log 3/14/25

 

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In the Final you were removed.
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NK9G

On Mar 19, 2025, at 9:35?AM, Reggie via groups.io <reggie.mackey@...> wrote:

?Hi Rick,
I think due to conditions you may have copied someone else who thought you called them as I never heard your report and I never sent a report at all! I tried to call back a couple times to complete the contact but you told me you had me! so you can remove k6xr as I never sent a report and did not copy one.

Thanks for doing an incredible job in those conditions!


MAC?



On Mar 14, 2025, at 9:20?AM, Rick McGaver via groups.io <nk9g@...> wrote:

Wow! The band stated to go south at about 01:40. That's the way the cookie crumbles.
Thanks for the Pelts Guys and Gals.
NK9G? Rick

FREQ 3.552

0101 W9OD 559 WI CRAIG 5W
0102 N9NE 599 WI TODD 5W
0103 WB9HFK 559 IL MARK 5W
0103 K9IUA 559 IA KEVIN 5W
0105 NO2D 599 CO PETER 5W
0106 NC4RT 559 NC RANDY 5W
0107 N2RK 599 NY JACK 5W
0108 KK5LD 559 TX DAN 5W
0108 WA9CW 559 WI TOM 5W
0109 W9RN 559 WI NOLL 5W
0110 N8SS 599 MI EARL 5W
0111 K4PQC 559 GA PHIL 5W
0112 W9XU 559 WI LON 5W
0113 WD4CFN 559 TN STEVE 5W
0115 K2SJB 599 NY DAVE 5W
0115 AK1P 559 NH PAUL 5W
0117 N9WKE 559 IL BRUCE 5W
0118 KO4VW 559 GA STEVE 5W
0122 KZ5J 559 TX PAT 5W
0122 K9CW 559 IL DREW 5W
0124 N0IMJ 559 WI JERRY 5W
0125 K2TW 579 VA TOM 5W
0126 N4MJ 569 TN GLENN 5W
0126 W5AJD 559 LA JERRY 5W
0127 WX2S 559 NJ STEVE 5W
0128 KR0U 559 CO TIM 5W
0129 K4BAI 559 GA JOHN 5W
0130 K0LOA 559 TX DWAIN 5W
0131 W4CMG 559 TN CATHY 5W
0133 N0UR 559 MN JIM 5W
0133 NN4K 559 GA MAC 5W
0134 KG5UK 550 OK BRAD 5W
0135 ND4U 559 TN DEN 5W
0136 KC1FB 599 CT JIM 5W
0137 WC7S 559 W DALE 5W
0138 N0YJ 559 KS BERT 5W
0138 N2TNN 559 VA DEAN 5W
0143 KK4BNC 559 GA RANDY 5W
0144 K9DRP 599 IL DON 5W
0146 W1FMR 559 GA RANDY 5W
0146 KT0AA 559 MO TONY 5W
0148 NX1K 559 MA MARK 5W
0149 K7GO 559 MT LEW 5W
0150 NR3Z 559 PA MARTY 5W
0152 K3PH 559 PA BOB 5W
0154 AL7V 539 OK SAM 5W
0202 N5SLY 579 OK LEE 5W
0212 K6XR 559 CA MAC 5W
0218 W6SIY 559 CA KEITH 5W
0229 AJ1DM FOX
0229 NK9G FOX



Re: 40m Foxhunt tonight

 

With many many ways to separate?the pack, from not hearing due to noise, props, rx setting,and the like...it is tuff to tell what the FOX was or wasn't hearing, unless he tells us. Pretty much the same as working a dxpedition to a rare country... the pack is controlled... or not... by the FOX. As many ways to hear or not a HOUND.. there are at least as many ways to effect being heard. taking into account that we have a limited amount of time, especially when QSB and props are taken into?consideration....? not to mention the vagrancies of the Prop Princess, whose whole family get into it at times...?
The LIVE LOGGING does seem to help, by verifying?the FOX heard your call.. that does NOT however, verify the FOX has your state or name correct. DO NOT RELY on CALL HISTORY.. that may not be what the HOUND sent. And thus the supposedly?good pelt vaporizes. And? last but by far not least.. is the?assumption that reciprocal?hearing is happening... all the time..? and THAT is NOT always true. What I hear may or may not be what another HOUND or FOX may be hearing... One station may be overly loud to me.. but weaker than.. yep.. that weak to the FOX... and that other HOUND that is calling incessantly.. may or may not be being heard by FOX..? ?There are a lot of tools in the tool shed.. if one doesn't work;.. try another... and another... and another.. when you've tried them all.. start over.? No this isn't the end all be all.. but it is by far the best hands on Prop Study I have ever found.


On Wed, Mar 19, 2025 at 9:25?AM Earl Morse via <n8ss2014=[email protected]> wrote:
The crappiest day of hunting fox is still better than the best day at work.

I don't think the problem was that he went simplex early but it was obvious he wasn't hearing the folks that were calling.? I would have done the same if I was CQing? and didn't think I had any takers.? Better to have a bunch of stations you can't hear on your frequency rather than a bunch of stations you can't hear spread out 1-2 kHz above you.

Once again the die hards set into a pattern of taking turns calling, trying to let everyone have a shot but to no avail.? There were a few times when the signal peaked and I thought the QSO might happen but no dice.? Maybe some local noise or something on the fox end.

Earl
N8SS

On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 10:05?PM Mike Olbrisch via <mike-2025=[email protected]> wrote:

Yeah ¨C once a FOX goes simplex I throw in the towel.? Folks calling on top of the FOX, you can¡¯t tell who he is answering unless he is 599¡­.. and few foxes are 599.? Good thing it just isn¡¯t that important to me.

I hope you-all had a good time.

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Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.

El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.

SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager.

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Re: 40m Foxhunt tonight

 

I, too, was surprised at the early simplex op but I didn't give up. I looked for the other Fox and worked him then went back to the TX Fox. Throughout the hunt his signal was hammered by rapid QSB, digital signal noise, and QRM. Hearing his signal was a challenge in/of itself.?

Timing was everything for this Fox - QSB, QRM (digi and foreign) plus Hounds calling.?

The frequency chosen could have been better but that was his choice. Maybe he wasn't hearing all the foreign and digital noise I was hearing, only he can address that.

Fox Hunting as we do it is only a game lasting 1.5 hours; sometimes you win sometime NOT but unless you're the Fox you don't know what is being heard at his station.

Patience and tenacity are much needed qualities of a hunter.

Thanks for the pelt Seth.

73 de n4mj//glenn



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On Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 10:25:20 AM CDT, Earl Morse via groups.io <n8ss2014@...> wrote:


The crappiest day of hunting fox is still better than the best day at work.

I don't think the problem was that he went simplex early but it was obvious he wasn't hearing the folks that were calling.? I would have done the same if I was CQing? and didn't think I had any takers.? Better to have a bunch of stations you can't hear on your frequency rather than a bunch of stations you can't hear spread out 1-2 kHz above you.

Once again the die hards set into a pattern of taking turns calling, trying to let everyone have a shot but to no avail.? There were a few times when the signal peaked and I thought the QSO might happen but no dice.? Maybe some local noise or something on the fox end.

Earl
N8SS

On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 10:05?PM Mike Olbrisch via <mike-2025=[email protected]> wrote:

Yeah ¨C once a FOX goes simplex I throw in the towel.? Folks calling on top of the FOX, you can¡¯t tell who he is answering unless he is 599¡­.. and few foxes are 599.? Good thing it just isn¡¯t that important to me.

I hope you-all had a good time.

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Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.

El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.

SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager.

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Re: 40m Foxhunt tonight

 

The crappiest day of hunting fox is still better than the best day at work.

I don't think the problem was that he went simplex early but it was obvious he wasn't hearing the folks that were calling.? I would have done the same if I was CQing? and didn't think I had any takers.? Better to have a bunch of stations you can't hear on your frequency rather than a bunch of stations you can't hear spread out 1-2 kHz above you.

Once again the die hards set into a pattern of taking turns calling, trying to let everyone have a shot but to no avail.? There were a few times when the signal peaked and I thought the QSO might happen but no dice.? Maybe some local noise or something on the fox end.

Earl
N8SS

On Tue, Mar 18, 2025 at 10:05?PM Mike Olbrisch via <mike-2025=[email protected]> wrote:

Yeah ¨C once a FOX goes simplex I throw in the towel.? Folks calling on top of the FOX, you can¡¯t tell who he is answering unless he is 599¡­.. and few foxes are 599.? Good thing it just isn¡¯t that important to me.

I hope you-all had a good time.

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Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.

El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.

SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager.

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Re: Preliminary Log 40M hunt 3/19

 

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Thank you for the contact sir¡­¡­. You were weak and with QSB, but mostly you had a clear frequency so it was only a matter of timing the QSB to get you.? Using both receivers on different antennas helped on my end.? So I began hearing you better as the hunt ran on, and was able to slip in.

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Vy73 - Mike - KD5KC.

El Paso, Texas - DM61rt.

SOTA W5T-Texas Association Manager.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of daveleduc via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 5:05 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [qfox] Preliminary Log 40M hunt 3/19

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Conditions were a lot better than I expected. Most signals were strong and easily copied.

I spent the entire hunt on 7036.

This is my last time as fox for this season. Thank you!!

72

Dave N1IX

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Re: NK9G 80 Meter Log 3/14/25

 

Hi Rick,
I think due to conditions you may have copied someone else who thought you called them as I never heard your report and I never sent a report at all! I tried to call back a couple times to complete the contact but you told me you had me! so you can remove k6xr as I never sent a report and did not copy one.
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Thanks for doing an incredible job in those conditions!
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MAC?