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Topband: CQ WW CW 160m observations

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Subject: Topband: CQ WW CW 160m observations
From: David Olean <K1WHS@metrocast.net>
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:01:05 +0000
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Trevor,.

I was calling and calling many EU stations and they would uniformly come back calling CQ right in my face both evenings. I was running 1500 watts into a vertical with 125 radials. I seemed to hear just fine, but no one across the pond could hear me. I quit in disgust on Friday evening about 0330 UT,  but was active all evening on Saturday until the Sun came up in Europe. I only called CQ once around 0700 UT on Saturday and that is when I worked you.  Mostly I tuned looking for DX stations. A few earlier CQs produced nothing.  Very strange conditions for sure. I thought my antenna was broken.
Dave K1WHS

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