Last night, 3-16-04, I was dinking around with the new
beta release of Ham Radio Deluxe. I was on 40 meters
with my 756PROII and a 40 meter inverted-V with the
apex at 45 feet. The antenna is in the middle of
Kansas...in the middle of Newton...and in the middle
of my yard...broadside to east and west. Enuf. :>)
Well, getting to know the software I was looking at
the Telnet sessions to a DX cluster. I and saw quite
a few DX spots on 40 meters. I learned when I clicked
on the spot the radio would change to that frequency.
Hey, this is neat and I know this has been around for
awhile but I am just getting around to finding this
stuff.
Well, to make a long story even longer, I saw a spot
for 3B8 on CW and hit it to see if I could hear the
guy. I did!!!!! This guy is a heck of a long way
from Newton, KS. This was around 0245. He was
449...real weak...but I could copy him calling CQ.
So, I answered him. He came back and gave me a 559.
Now either this guy was a slim (which I doubt) or I
have one of the best homebrew 40 meter inverted-Vs
ever made...or the propagation is just right. To me,
this seems like an unlikely or unusual event for such
a long haul on 40 meters. Now, I have worked DX on 40
but that was when sunspots were a little better and
the antenna was a delta loop. I did hear some closer
in DX as well last night.
I would like to read some learned words on the
reflector as to propagation on 40 in relationship to
really crappy antennas.
To say the least, I am rather amazed, but I am curious
about all this from the middle of Kansas.
Best Regards
Lee - K0WA
Common sense is in short supply - get some and use it - Lee Buller
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