I saw 8+ stations all calling VP8EME MANY times. So he was widely heard
and here (Seattle) about -13. I only saw a couple of Q's completed, so
you were not alone. I had worked him before and remember it wasn't that
difficult, but obviously he was having hearing problems tonight. It is
summer there, mid 50's. I was there Jan 2017 and had a great visit with
Bob VP8LP and his wife Janet VP8AIB, who is also active.
Grant KZ1W
On 12/27/2018 19:31 PM, Mark Lunday wrote:
And unfortunately, even with additional radials I put down last weekend, my 100
watts to the 1/4 wave inverted L (90 feet vertical) was not enough to get
through to VP8EME.
The bizarre thing about seeing his signal is that NOONE ELSE called him. I was
copying him -12, the band was packed, but not a single station replied to his
repeated CQ's.
Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
Greensboro, NC FM06be
wd4elg@arrl.net
http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
SKCC #16439 FISTS #17972 QRP ARCI #16497
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