Had this Japan station calling qrz at 2:15 PM my time (PST) today. 10/20 over 9.
I could NOT understand that boy. His English was poor at best, and his accent...reminded me of some of the Super Dave BS of days past.
They never slow down either, they just rip along like they can be perfectly understood.
Thank god for phonetic, at least I was able to figure out his call after the 3rd time.
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I miss working JAs on 10.
The last time I did it was in 2005; approximately this time of year. The rig which accomplished the feat - a Swan Astro - is now en route to its new owner.
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Worked a JA on 20m PSK31 this afternoon. That's less of a trick from my QTH, though.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
I've made J* contacts before, in fact they are rather dependable here on 17 around 2 PM.
I kept having a problem with one of my first contacts there a couple years ago. The station had difficulty with my phonetic attempts at giving my call.
He finally gets it and with a (aren't you strange) in his voice says "Oh you mean Japan!" (I was using Juliet).
Js, Vs and Bs are a bit more of a challenge on this end of the blanket. Got some VKs in the book on the new wire, but have yet to stumble across any Js or Bs since around 2006 or so. Today I got a QSL card from Togo, however. Seem to have had a spate of Aferker (as JFK used to say it) on the air since I put the new wire up.
Worked an alleged EA8 station (Canary Islands) last week but his signal was so strong it made me wonder if he really was from there.
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Yeah, but most of Europe is a pisser for the Left Coast. ;)
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He's also 6,000 miles away from me with only half that distance being over water. Considering the band conditions have been less than ideal for DX lately and that I wasn't getting a single other DX station that night, it just made me wonder.
All the world’s a stage, but obviously the play is unrehearsed and everybody is ad-libbing his lines. Maybe that’s why it’s hard to tell if we’re living in a tragedy or a farce.
Who and when?
Considering conditions lately, it's quite possible. When the bands open, ZL8X sounds almost like he's next door.
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