On 2014-02-22, at 11:45 AM, Herb Schoenbohm wrote:
> Don't feel bad Don as last night I only worked three stateside stations K3ZM,
> W8PR WD5R. I must have spent two hours calling W8PR at night but heard me
> until at my sunrise. I run an Alpha 87A and a quarter wave vertical but all
> the other stateside stations called just ran their CQ machines and apparently
> I could not even work Florida station in here 10 over 9 and only 1200 miles
> away. Even Jeff VY2ZM who has super ears could not even hear a single
> character of my call. So as the song goes "you gotta know when to hold and
> when to fold." So I decided to thrown the main breaker to the ham shack and
> save some money on electricity.
>
> Herb, KV4FZ
Hi Guys,
It's comments like yours, Herb, that make me somewhat glad that Mother Nature
effectively robbed me of any Topband activities here this year...
I detected a decline in conditions for at least 2 years prior to this season, &
from all accounts, the 2013-14 session has MORE than earned any "Rotten Tomato"
awards hurled its way...! :o)
~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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