After I got home around 0230Z, I ended up reading the e-mail while listening
to nothing on the band. No signals at all - not even FP/VE7SV or W1AW. I
ended up with the VFO parked around 1832. I saw on packet that I had missed
some early action.
At 0315, I heard a signal calling CQ - very low tone, but very readable. It
was SM5EDX and he came right back when I called. What a total surprise.
Later, SM5CEU made it in the log and much later, two DLs. We had a great
shootout to DF2PY with several locals all calling. Wolf not hearing any
of us. W2VJN/7 finally broke through.
DJ0MDR was a strange case for me. I just could not hear him at all - and
guys north and south of me were working him easily. Finally, the spotlight
moved my way and I could finally hear him. Not sure if this is an angle
of arrival issue - or just the differences in location.
I think the biggest thing I can give as advice is that you need to listen
for a long time on a frequency before giving up. Other people just a
hundred miles away might have better propagation, but things will shift
and then you will be the only one who can hear them. 160 is a strange
band, but it does often reward patience.
Last thing I heard before going to bed was a great signal from EA3JE on
1830 - QSX on 7033. It was too much trouble to hook up the 40 meter
beam at that point, so I went to bed.
160 lives!!
73 Tree N6TR/7
tree@kkn.net
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