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To most people the phrase "tropical bands" bring a pretty clear picture to mind - a bunch of shirtless guys playing calypso music. But to experienced shortwave DXers those two little words express the most challenging and enjoyable part of the radio hobby. The phrase kindles memories of a DXer's best catches and favorite QSLs, of exotic stations, music and of early morning listening sessions. (Don Moore)
I like the "Tropical band" name for new 60m allocation. (OK1RP)

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Thursday, January 28, 2016

K5P - Palmyra Isl. on 60m from EU

Hi all,
 
so there is just short report about K5P on 60m band from my side...
 
After several mornings of monitoring the ch4/5 I can say that finally no beeps came thru from Jerry, WB9Z as K5P in Palmyra isl. to my QTH in Czech Republic.
 
 
Last two morning I though that some very weak sigs coming thru in between 05:00-06:00Z but finally no way to work and maybe it was more or less my wish then reality...

I found that LZ and few other EUs reported copy of K5P but I realized according to their log that no one from EU worked them on 60m band during this event.
 
I tried to use W2PM receiving loop, short - 40m long BOG as same as single element Hi-Z vertical on the garden as an external TX antenna, but no way. Even although I used K3 and tried to make all magic tricks with setting I have to honestly say, NO beeps.
 
 
If you will check the statistics of the K5P operation then you can realize that even some AF stations worked them on 60m. Great job and I am sending big congrats!

Continent By Band

Band
160 80 60 40 30 20 17 15 12 10 Total Total %
AF
0
6
3
68
42
95
61
28
2
1
306
0.4%
AN
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
0.0%
AS
807
1260
1
3204
2556
4742
3913
4592
2899
1721
25695
34.2%
EU
21
616
0
1933
2273
2634
609
408
12
4
8510
11.3%
NA
1753
2223
192
3552
2002
8489
4487
6751
3494
1730
34673
46.1%
OC
67
168
10
558
265
712
493
610
321
257
3461
4.6%
SA
12
51
0
183
132
591
437
672
310
174
2562
3.4%
Totals
2660
4324
206
9498
7271
17264
10001
13061
7038
3887
75210

The total of 206 QSOs on 60m including the 192 NA and even 10 OC stations is an excellent job specially when we will wise up to the strong Chinese radar local QRM in their area on this band.


I would like to thanks to Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z (Crescent City, IL) for very good job and his great kind effort in order to put KH5 on 60m band as much as possible and allowing to many of DXers make new one over there!

Thank you to K5P crew for good job and hope to better condx next time from next location.


73 - Petr, OK1RP

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