I have read a few posts here which describe people working DX stations without identifying the caller and trying to figure out later. Such posts are followed by the ethics of such practice and how one must exercise the DX code of conduct to first establish the caller identity before attempting to work them.
This morning I woke up and when I saw the following my eyes almost popped...
This jolted me out of my sleep and got my adrenaline going. I fired up my rig and proceeded to tune and listen in on the frequency. Nothing heard for the first few minutes. Then slowly but surely heard vague CQ calls. I could not discern the full call, but surely established that it was ending with GNF.
Perhaps I was foolish, but...I wanted to wait a bit more. For the next few minutes, I am picking up bits and pieces of CW going back and forth. Perhaps this might be my lucky day! Just as suddenly as the sun drives the mist away, for a brief moment the QSB lifted and I was hearing the station very clearly. RBN also confirmed it.
Perhaps I was foolish, but...I wanted to wait a bit more. For the next few minutes, I am picking up bits and pieces of CW going back and forth. Perhaps this might be my lucky day! Just as suddenly as the sun drives the mist away, for a brief moment the QSB lifted and I was hearing the station very clearly. RBN also confirmed it.
DPRK will have to wait another day!
