QRV in Nigeria…5N0OCH.
curtain antenna in use by 5N0OCH |
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Bodo (DL3OCH) is in Nigeria involved in the construction of a new shortwave broadcast facility for the ‘Voice Of Nigeria’. While there he is QRV as 5N0OCH until October 2009. He currently has a great signal into Europe by virtue of his being able to use the huge curtain antenna at the radio station (an array of 16 dipoles aiming north - see picture). I hadn’t paid much attention until recently because I already have a QSO with 5N47NDP from 2008 but a few nights ago I spotted his RTTY signal and thought I’d try for a QSO, since when I have tried (without success) on 20m RTTY and 12, 30 and 40m CW! |
Despite the fact that Bodo is in Nigeria until October and is active most evenings, the pile-ups are still huge and there are many stations working him time and time again, much to his dismay. He is now shaming the guilty parties with a ‘599 dupe’ report. He is also making repeated requests both on his web page and on air that people don’t dupe, hopefully allowing weaker signals to be heard amongst the pile.
I will persevere to get a QSO with Bodo because I figure the pile-ups will eventually abate and it’d be a new one for me on both CW and RTTY should I get either or both of them in the log.