Well that was definitely interesting. 40 was up and down with
QRM and QRN.
A big thanks to everyone who tried. Sorry if I couldn't copy
your signal but the band was really rough. I did record part
of the foxhunt and if space permits, I will upload an audio
file to our new NJQRP web page( as soon as it is up and running)
to show what it sounded like on my end.
Station RST sent/rec. State Name QRP-L#
WA9PWP 549/569 WIS Paul 127
KE4YH 449/539 FL Stew 590
N6XU 449/449 CA Stan 66
W5TFB 449/449 TX Jack 282
W6ZH 569/449 CA Pete 257
N6MM 339/559 CA Harvey 318
KA5T 449/449 TX Larry 79
WA6TLA 239/439 CA Elliott 920
W5FN 449/449 TX Tim 58
KU7Y 439/339 NV Ron 17
KK5RO 329/559 OK Vernon 325
NQ7X 449/449 AZ Floyd 343
K2UCO?? 339/? ? ? ? *
K5UP 459/559 OK Glen 21
K5WD 559/549 TX Bob 273
KA2UPW/M 599/599 NJ Doug 311 **
K5ZTY 449/449 TX Bill 473
* Just included this to see who it was, not enough info to count, sorry.
** Doug was mobile in Hightstown and I suspect was in my driveway
during the contact. May have been the only way to make it considering
how bad 40 was.
Looks like 16 valid contacts. TX: 5, CA: 4
Again, thanks to all those who tried and I apologize to those who I
couldn't copy. I got lots of partial calls and some stations which I
sent my info but heard nothing due to a drop in the band.
At times 40 went dead. I called cq repeatedly but had long stretches
in which I heard nothing or only bits of replies.
One interesting note, I found that signals were always better on
my 1/4 wave vertical than they were on my vertical delta loop. I
actually expected the loop to be better at least in it's favored
direction (E-W).
James Bennett
KA5DVS
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