E51E: RTTY Alert

Norman, 5B4AIF, is on a one-man DX-pedition to So. Cook Is. with his family signing E51E.  He is on ClubLog and also has a FB website with details.  His mode of choice is RTTY… actually various digital modes.  He apparently has limited CW skills so has not done much if any CW as yet…but has been on SSB a fair amount.  I have been fortunate to have worked him so far on 4 bands SSB.  This morning at SR he came down to his announced SSB frequency (3793) on 80 meter SSB at about 7:30 AM local time and I think I was the first one to get through.  Anyway he was anxious to switch  to RTTY and was posted there after about 9:30 much to late for the East Coast on 3585. 

He indicated he would be back tomorrow morning on 80 meters so I am sure he will be looking for RTTY contacts near our SR…our SR is now about 7:05 AM.  Best to look at least a 1/2 hour earlier.  So you RTTY folks may want to look for him. He may come up on sideband on 3793 first.

If you check the spots during the day on ClubLog he will probably be much easier to work on RTTY on the higher bands as well.

GL & 73!!

— John, W1XX

 

4 comments on “E51E: RTTY Alert

  1. I was playing in the OK RTTY DX Contest last weekend operating HP Assisted running some and S&Ping on 20m Saturday evening about 5:30 PM local. I noticed a few spots on 10m, moved, and, not bothering to re-tune the Titan, was working a few with just 80 watts from the K3. Noticed E51E was spotted, QSY’d, and easily worked. He was booming in!

    Also saw K1DM working EA1CUB on 40m later but never saw him again. Nice surprise Friday night about 10:30 PM local when I was running on 40m and ZS6WB called in.

    73 James, K1SD

  2. I just checked his web site and looks like we won’t be able to work him on 80M RTTY since we can’t operate above 3600 in that mode. His RTTY freq is advertised as 3630. Maybe he will move.
    73,
    Ken K3IU
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  3. Good point, Ken. However, as I indicated he was spotted on 3585 after I posted the alert here. Perhaps he realized the USA band limits. He was on again this morning on 3793 SSB but much weaker than the day before. Some stations out west and VK were able to work him. He was not spotted on RTTY after that. Out!– John, W1XX

  4. Oops… I missed your ref to the frequency, John. It is now 7:06AM on Monday morning and I don’t hear anything on either the ssb or rtty freq. That may be because my 80 M antenna is not very high in the sky.:-) Don’t see him spotted anyplace either.

    Thanks, John.

    73 and MX.

    Ken K3IU

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