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Re: Topband: VP6D

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Subject: Re: Topband: VP6D
From: David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 17:55:08 +0000
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I am not an expert on DX peditions, coming late to HF and 160 meters in my life, but I could not get over the operator at VP6D this morning on 1.826.  Whoever it was, he was flying and getting the call correct the first time every time.  I was amazed at how well they were doing racking up the Qs.  There was plenty of QSB here in Maine with the signal going from S 0.2 to about S6  on the S meter. At minimum, they were barely copyable.  At best, they were loud. I used my Europe beverage and found that it was a tad better than my SW beverage. I am not sure what was going on there. The Europe wires is a pair of 1150 ft bevs, and the SW wire is shorter at about 800 ft. After making a contact, I experimented with diversity on the K3 and had the SW wire in my right ear and the 45 degree wire in my left ear.  Copy was better with diversity, but I think I need to check my beverage terminations!! Maybe it was an arrival angle situation that favored the longer wire's pattern.  I learn something every day.

Dave K1WHS


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