[Moon-net] The adventures of PA2DW

[Gabriel - EA6VQ]

Dick,

Almost everytime I'm QRV I'm called by EME newcommers that (in general) are
not in my call3.txt file. I only keep in this file the stations I have
already worked !)

I never had trouble to decode them at -28/-29 dB. if they had the patience
to call long enough to give the program the chance to average their
transmissions.

So, I really think that the problem you notice was another one, but not
related to the call3.txt file.

73. Gabriel - EA6VQ
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> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net
> [mailto:moon-net-bounces at list-serv.davidv.net]En nombre de DW Harms
> Enviado el: jueves, 14 de junio de 2007 19:20
> Para: moon-net at list-serv.davidv.net
> Asunto: [Moon-net] The adventures of PA2DW
>
>
>
> Moonnet de PA2DW,
>
> Yesterday I attempted to work PJ4EME. I was really surprised to see that
> their signal was a good -24 dB but I could NOT DECODE it with JT65b....
> So I just kept calling, hoping the system would eventually pick out the
> message, but alas!... My problem turned out to be that PJ4EME was
> not in my
> call3.txt database!
>
> This made me wonder about the functionality of JT65b. I mean, I
> had the deep
> search off and still JT65b needed the call PJ4EME to be added to the
> database to decode the message? That should not be the case I would say.
> When I did turn on the deepsearch, the system replied with "*" and that
> makes sense. It means "I see a message, but it does not match
> PA2DW PJ4EME".
> But how on earth can JT65b refuse to decode a signal of -24 dB, wihout
> having PJ4EME in the database? Perhaps Joe can shine his light on this.
>
> Any way, this nice adventure ended in a very strange way. Still calling
> PJ4EME, suddenly I saw my power dropping and at that very moment someone
> ringed the door. It was a little boy and his father, telling my
> antenna had
> caught fire and that one part of it was "launched" and now layed on the
> street in front of our house. That was my dipole... and still being partly
> on fire!
> So that means my dipole has some "RF-power limit" that I did not encounter
> before hi!! It could also be that the dipole was too badly damaged in the
> storm of last januari and had developed some mechanical weakness.
> Next week I will pick up new dipoles at I0JXX's stand at Ham-radio, so all
> will be fine again soon...
>
> VY 73, Dick PA2DW
>
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