Tree, Indeed conditions were excellent for another night for those of us
in the East. When I can work Europe from home, the conditions have got
to be good! I got home from work at about 0440z, took a listen and found
the band full of Europeans, namely Russians, which I heard 4 CQing. I
heard 4X4NJ on 1822; he was 599+ and sounded like a local. I actually
worked him on the second call, for my first ever QSO with him. (I've
heard him several times but he could never hear me). A few minutes later
I worked GW3KGV on 1829.1 for another new one. He gave me an amazing
579! Finally, before bed, I worked RW3PZ (Just for fun!) I also heard
OZ7C, UA4CJJ, and 9H1TB who couldn't hear me calling, as well as IT9ZGY,
F5LQ, OK1DOT, OK2FD, and others I don't now recall whom I didn't try to
call.
BTW, I heard 4X4NJ and 9H1TB working 0's, so the band was open
atleast that far west.
I live on a tiny shore community lot, surrounded by summer vacation
homes. My backyard is about 30' on a side, but with a couple 55' trees.
I use a 930, with 100w into an inverted L, about 50' vertical, the rest
horizontal, borrowing a neighbor's tree for the end support (he won't be
back 'till April). I have "a few" radials, maybe 15 or so, which I
sneaked into my neigbors yards. (I use a spade shovel, push the wire into
the slit, and stomp down on the grass to hide them. You can't tell they
are there after a couple days). It's a suprisingly quiet location,
fortunate since I don't have room for a beverage or even an EWE. One
good thing; The Delaware bay is 200 yards directly to my West (with its
30 miles of Salt Water 'till Delaware). For this reason, I get out great
to the West, even KH6 is easy. However, even though I am only 8 miles
from the Ocean (to my NE), the antenna just doesn't seem to work well
into Europe.
GL to everyone in this weekend's CQWW 160, I hope conditions hold up,
or even better improve, so the Left coasters can get into the action.
Wouldn't VK0IR be a cool multiplier if they should happen to call in!
73, Dave N2NL
KH2 or KH6 bound in the summer of '97
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David Mueller - N2NL
Ex KE2PF WH2Z KE2PF/NH2/KH0/DU1/DU3 V63PF
Active Duty Member US Coast Guard, Cape May NJ
WH2Z@JUNO.COM
On Mon, 20 Jan 1997 22:52:06 -0800 (PST) Larry Tyree
<tree@lady.axian.com> writes:
>
>Actually, make it the last two nights - it appears from the packet
>spots that activity and conditions have been fantastic, unless you
>are in the western USA. I have not heard a single peep from Europe
>and my local QRN has been zero.
>
>Very frustrating!
>
<SNIP>
>73 Tree N6TR
>tree@contesting.com
>
>PS: I asked K9BG how to QSL for his HR3/K9BG operation, and he said
>to QSL to him.
>
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