Hi Fun Seekers,
Another evening in the continuing saga of Where's the Propagation? A
check of the rig and antennas at noontime gave hope to a record breaking
crack at the bands but by 0000Z 30M was da pits. Even my favorite data
stations were S-0 on both the vertical hanging loop and the mighty 80M
dipole with their respective tuners. A seperate check withthe trusty
IC-SW7600G said that 30M was in trouble. However, AB5X was 10-20 dB/S-9 for
over an hour just below 10.115 so the Atomic keyer cranked out the CQ for 2
straight hours. Only one reply...K5PN at 5W with a good 559 signal. Here's
the list:
UTC 2/28 Call RST S/P/C Name Power
0122 K5PN 559 TX Ron 5W 10.115 MHz, only 30M QSO
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0217 N7GS 559 MT MAL 2W 7.043 +/- 300 Hz
0220 W9KI 559 AR HOWARD 5W
0224 KD6ZEE 339 HERE BUT NO REPLY TO MY CALLS
0228 AB5UA 559 OK CLIF 5W
0230 K4FOM 569 FL ARMON 50W
0244 W4DEC 559 AL LARRY 5W
0304 KA5T 559 TX LARRY 5W
0325 N5KS 559 MS GENE 4W
0338 KE6Z 339 WAS SIGNING /QRP...COULDN'T PULL OUT BAL OF INFO, SRI
0343 KC4GPJ 559 FL MOOSE 100W
Station: The unsold FT-840 at 4 watts on 30M and 4.5W on 40M.
30M Ants: 30M Vertical handing Q/Loop facing Dallas, 80M dipole.
40M Ant: Horizontal Dipole at 35 feet.
Any corrections will be appreciated,
Jim K3QIO in Delaware for just a little longer.
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