I listened for any sign of signals from the states at my sunrise this
AM but struck out again. The noise and broadcast QRM are really bad at my
QTH. The S meter never drops below S9. I've had some luck working Europe
and even managed to work several JA's last evening thanks to a heads up
from IT9ZGY. Unfortunately, just as sunrise was approacing in JA, I had to
QRT due to a TVI problem. (more on that later) I'm trying to work out a
deal where I can be on for 30 minutes prior to JA sunrise today. One major
problem is that I don't have an external VFO for the Kenwood 830 I'm using.
The VFO got a real work out moving between 1826 and 1909. If I can get on
at JA sunrise, I might try operating around 1910. Tomorrow (12/7) will be
my final day here. I'll do what I can to hand out a few more topband QSO's
but those who don't make it always have JY9QJ. This is after all a
business trip. Also, please DO NOT send any replies to this address. It
does not belong to me and after tomorrow I won't be able to read them. I
can be reached at my home address K4ZW@Staffnet.com when I return in 2
weeks.
73
Ken K4ZW/JY8ZW
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