FAC0395%UOFT01.BITNET@WISCVM.ARPA (Joe Feustle) (10/28/85)
To whom do we QSL the HC8X dxpedition for contacts during the CQ-WW? I remember a K1 on this net who said he was gg to be part of the team. HS0A was looking for callers Saturday at 1400 GMT on 20 ssb. BY1PK and BY4AA were both Q5 at 2400 Friday and Saturday. No luck making a contact. Gee, they always ask the fatal question: "Any more 4's?" N8AAT
YOUNG@MARLBORO.DEC.COM (11/04/85)
The QSL information for HC8X is indeed K8CW. If you send a card to K8CW, or to any of the operators for their /HC8 operations, don't be surprised if it is a while before you get a response. Most of us have not had cards printed yet. In my case, I don't know whether I am going with a simple card or a picture card, and won't make that decision until the pictures from Galapagos are developed. Conditions were fantastic on the high bands, allowing us to run JAs on 10 meters, and to work long path Europe at night on 15. On the other hand, 160 was very difficult - I hope you weren't among the folk who were calling for hours without success. As far as QSLs, here is a complete list Call Via KP2A N6CW K8CV K8CV HC1MD K8LJG (also for NE8Z) W8PBO WB8UCB K8CW K8CW KA8TKB K8CW W8KKF W8KKF WD8ATP W8KKF WA8YST WA8YST K8MA K8MA N2IC N2IC K9AJ K9AJ KA9RHK K9AJ W0RLX W0RLX AB8K AB8K W6CDR W6CDR K1XM KQ1F KQ1F KQ1F If you worked any other call, it was a bootlegger! We did not operate much from HC1/HC2/HC5 because of time and antenna availability, and also because Equador was not that rare. If you worked the HC8E expedition a couple months ago, cards should be coming soon. If you want a card from them, you are probably better off sending a greenstamp, as they are unable to cash IRCs in Equador. Paul Young, K1XM --------