Sunday, October 12, 2014

"CURSES, FOILED AGAIN!"







October 12, 2014 - I've had great "DX success" these past few weeks -- including adding T30D 2014 DXpedition Western Kiribati (WESTERN KIRIBATI 301 T30, IOTA OC017) as a New DXCC Entity and W1AW/KH0 (MARIANA ISLANDS 166 KH0). And I've also had some disappointments:
  • YJ0X (VANUATU) stopped calling about two minutes after I spotted him on 10/12/14 (approximately 5:30am EDT)! Propagation shifted as sunrise approached (7:14 AM in Washington, DC) and the operator went QRT!
  • C21CG (NAURU) has been frequently spotted, yet I've never been able to "copy" this 2014 DXpedition.
  • 3D2YA (FIGI) came and went without a single readable copy at my station.
  • A35RT (TONGA) seems to be a rare spot that I've not been able to contact.
  • W1AW/0 (MISSOURI) has been curiously elusive.
I hope some of the upcoming DXpeditions offer better success! I'll be looking for: ZK3 TOKELAU, VK9DLX CHRISTMAS ISTX7G FRANCE4W TIMOR LESTEKH8B AMER SAMOAXX9 MACAU and FT4TA AMST ST PAUL.

October 12, 2014 (Addendum 1815Z) - I stumbled upon 5Z4/DJ4EL (KENYA) -- another new entity that I seek -- and he took his last contact for the day. Alas, I hope to try again tomorrow!

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