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I QSO'd 2B8CF listed as in England last night. QRZ.com did not locate
more specifically.

What's up with this unusual call for the UK?

John
AB8O

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I QSO'd 2B8CF listed as in England last night. QRZ.com did not locate
more specifically. What's up with this unusual call for the UK?

John AB8O

Count the dits!!!

Derek
aa5bt

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Count the dits!!!

Derek,
I'm sorry...I must be dense, but I don't understand. Counting the
dits...? I got nothin'

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jawod wrote:

Count the dits!!!

Derek,
I'm sorry...I must be dense, but I don't understand. Counting the
dits...? I got nothin'

3B8CF, not 2B8CF

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Bob Nielsen wrote:
jawod wrote:


Count the dits!!!


Derek,
I'm sorry...I must be dense, but I don't understand. Counting the
dits...? I got nothin'


3B8CF, not 2B8CF
Yes, I thought of that...Mauritius? on 40M? That would be cool.
However, it took a long time to copy this station...over and over I
copied 2B not 3B. And QRZ.com does list the 2B8 call as located in
England...near London on the MacLoggerDX map.

Is it possible to have a 2B8 call in the UK? or is it certain that it
was 3B8 in the Indian Ocean?

Thanks for helping a "newbie" ham

John
AB8O

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Is it possible to have a 2B8 call in the UK? or is it certain that it

Never worked a 2B8, 2E at the most.

was 3B8 in the Indian Ocean?

Did you compare your QSO date/time with spots on the cluster?

7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0259Z WB7OJV
7005.1 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0236Z N4QS
7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0231Z cq DK2AI
7010.5 3B8CF 17-Oct-2006 0220Z RA3SL


I'm pretty convinced you worked 3B8CF.

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Norb wrote:
Is it possible to have a 2B8 call in the UK? or is it certain that it

Never worked a 2B8, 2E at the most.

was 3B8 in the Indian Ocean?

Did you compare your QSO date/time with spots on the cluster?

7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0259Z WB7OJV
7005.1 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0236Z N4QS
7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0231Z cq DK2AI
7010.5 3B8CF 17-Oct-2006 0220Z RA3SL


I'm pretty convinced you worked 3B8CF.

If he hasn't copied the call correct, he hasn't work it.

Peter Lemken
DF5JT
Berlin

--
"Make me a sandwich!"
"Make a sandwich yourself."
"sudo Make me a sandwich!"
"OK."

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Norb wrote:
Is it possible to have a 2B8 call in the UK? or is it certain that it

Never worked a 2B8, 2E at the most.

was 3B8 in the Indian Ocean?

Did you compare your QSO date/time with spots on the cluster?

7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0259Z WB7OJV
7005.1 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0236Z N4QS
7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0231Z cq DK2AI
7010.5 3B8CF 17-Oct-2006 0220Z RA3SL


I'm pretty convinced you worked 3B8CF.

If he hasn't copied the call correct, he hasn't worked it.

Peter Lemken
DF5JT
Berlin

--
"Make me a sandwich!"
"Make a sandwich yourself."
"sudo Make me a sandwich!"
"OK."

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Peter Lemken wrote:
Norb wrote:

Is it possible to have a 2B8 call in the UK? or is it certain that it

Never worked a 2B8, 2E at the most.


was 3B8 in the Indian Ocean?

Did you compare your QSO date/time with spots on the cluster?

7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0259Z WB7OJV
7005.1 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0236Z N4QS
7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0231Z cq DK2AI
7010.5 3B8CF 17-Oct-2006 0220Z RA3SL


I'm pretty convinced you worked 3B8CF.


If he hasn't copied the call correct, he hasn't worked it.

Peter Lemken
DF5JT
Berlin

That's not too important to me right now. Could someone explain
clusters to me and where to find them? I have MacLoggerDX if that helps.

John
AB8O

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jawod wrote:
That's not too important to me right now. Could someone explain
clusters to me and where to find them? I have MacLoggerDX if that helps.

http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs is one of a number of places to look, you
can use your regular web browser. It's a gateway to a network where
people can report what DX they're hearing on what frequency.

By the way, I concur with the other posters - I'd be pretty sure it was
in fact 3B8CF you were hearing. He's really got a fantastic signal,
showing up in places & at times where nobody else from that part of the
world is around.

--
Doug Smith W9WI
Pleasant View (Nashville), TN EM66
http://www.w9wi.com

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Doug Smith W9WI wrote:
jawod wrote:

That's not too important to me right now. Could someone explain
clusters to me and where to find them? I have MacLoggerDX if that helps.


http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs is one of a number of places to look, you
can use your regular web browser. It's a gateway to a network where
people can report what DX they're hearing on what frequency.

By the way, I concur with the other posters - I'd be pretty sure it was
in fact 3B8CF you were hearing. He's really got a fantastic signal,
showing up in places & at times where nobody else from that part of the
world is around.

Thanks to all for your help and comments!

73 de AB8O
John

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Norb wrote:
Is it possible to have a 2B8 call in the UK? or is it certain that it

Never worked a 2B8, 2E at the most.

was 3B8 in the Indian Ocean?

Did you compare your QSO date/time with spots on the cluster?

7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0259Z WB7OJV
7005.1 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0236Z N4QS
7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0231Z cq DK2AI
7010.5 3B8CF 17-Oct-2006 0220Z RA3SL


I'm pretty convinced you worked 3B8CF.

He probably did, but he also probably copied the call correctly.
I have worked many guys whom I have copied as 2 or 3 different calls.
Sometimes a fellow gets in a hurry, even with a machine-it got recorded
wrong and they keep sending it.

Especially if they are using a bug...they run the letters together a
lot it seems.

(Oh, oh, I am in trouble now)

Bottom line, if you send a mistake, fix it.

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"jawod" wrote in message ...
Peter Lemken wrote:
Norb wrote:

Did you compare your QSO date/time with spots on the cluster?

7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0259Z
WB7OJV
7005.1 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0236Z
N4QS

I'm pretty convinced you worked 3B8CF.

That's not too important to me right now. Could someone explain
clusters to me and where to find them? I have MacLoggerDX if that helps.

John
AB8O

John:

One easy portal to the DX spotting network is the DX Summit site at:
http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs/.

73, Jeff K8ND

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"Jeff Maass" wrote in message
. ..

"jawod" wrote in message
...
Peter Lemken wrote:
Norb wrote:

Did you compare your QSO date/time with spots on the cluster?

7005.0 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0259Z
WB7OJV
7005.1 3B8CF 18-Oct-2006 0236Z
N4QS

I'm pretty convinced you worked 3B8CF.

That's not too important to me right now. Could someone explain
clusters to me and where to find them? I have MacLoggerDX if that helps.

John
AB8O

John:

One easy portal to the DX spotting network is the DX Summit site at:
http://oh2aq.kolumbus.com/dxs/.

73, Jeff K8ND

Agreed on the DX Summit site.
It's excellent, DX Summit uses the WorldIRC IRC (Internet Relay Chat)
servers that are located in various locations thoughout the US and EU. (AU
server coming soon).
Of course, I have a vested interest in promoting DX Summit and indeed,
WorldIRC.org, I am the WorldIRC.org Network Administrator :)

73
de
Jeff Cochrane
VK4BOF