The echo was back - and with it some good Southern European signals.
IK2DED was again the loudest signal - and again the deafest. I2ZFP and
IT9ZGY were almost as strong, and both were easy QSOs. Heard OM5XX, but
only managed a QSO with OM2XW. The DL's, SP's and PA0's which were
spotted were much weaker than the Italians. I think I heard PA0LEG
once - maybe.
Big news was finally hearing SV8JE and thanks to VE3XSP who told Chris
I was calling, SV is now in the log. Also, EA6ACC was heard, (first
time by me) and snuck in the log for #154. That is four new ones in
the past 11 days - hard to believe.
The echo was very strong around the time I worked SV8JE - at 04:45.
It got much weaker as the band mostly folded up (except for EA6ACC).
Again, it was strongest when receiving on the dipole. It was the
same type of echo that I had before - 250 milliseconds delay. It
was S9 on the R4-C!
4B1AC in Mexico was on the band - guess the WPX contest much be
coming soon.
73 Tree N6TR
tree@contesting.com
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