Tree, very good point. I've had those kind of contacts here with someone
working a west coast station I can't hear. As you noted, the timing can work
out perfectly to make it seem like a solid contact.
Since the band has been so poor I decided it would likely be more a US to US
contest so, for the first time, decided to try QRP.
It was, of course, very different from running high power. A reset of
expectations was required. I heard more than a dozen mults that I couldn't
work. Mostly far midwest and west coast. Not at all surprising.
Pretty sure I had one receiver looking west, SW or NW most of the time. But
even with that help west coast was not heard often. Never heard anyone from
Oregon and only one station from Washington.
Amazingly, at least to me, I was able to work KH6AQ. LOTS of patience on their
part. What fun to make that contact!!
Overall pretty fun. Not sure ready to "abandon" high power but likely will try
qrp on 160 again.
Ron
N4XD
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