Michael,
It was a pleasure working you on 80M earlier and I was thinking the same
thing on the XE stations. I only picked off 6 all day. I have more DX
than XE's:) Keep plugging away on the upgrades. Sometimes small changes
can have big payoffs so keep an open mind.
73's de Jeffrey N5TIT
On Sat, Feb 6, 2016, 21:46 Michael Rapp <mdrapp@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Taking a break from the XE contest for a bit. Love this mode. :)
>
> It seems every contest I'm making more contacts per operating time, which
> is very cool. My biggest surprise in this contest are how few XE stations
> I've been able to hear. Even though Mexico is next door (I'm in Houston),
> my main antenna is a wire V-Beam pointing towards Canada -- the wrong
> direction!
>
> Unlike the past RoundUp, I was able to add 40 meters capability to my
> station for this contest. I was perplexed that I heard no RTTY 80 kHz up
> on 40, where I was expecting it...where is everyone? It wasn't until I
> spun the dial that I suddenly found everything down 50-60 kHz up from the
> bottom of the band. Dancing around the CW signals was unexpected, but is a
> fun challenge.
>
> I've also been playing with my AGC. On JT65, if I turn my AGC off and
> control the signal level manually with my RF gain, I think -- although I am
> not completely certain -- that I am able to pull in fainter signals.
>
> On RTTY, I seem to do equally well with AGC on vs trying to do it
> manually. It certainly is a lot easier to just let the radio do it, but I
> wonder if I'm harming my capability to decode fainter signals. As I live
> in an HOA, I'm trying to do anything I can to improve my receive.
>
> Also looking forward to next weekend...
>
> 73,
> --
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