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Re: Topband: VP6D

To: Jean-Paul Albert <f6fya@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: VP6D
From: Tom <wb8zrl@southslope.net>
Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2018 12:54:36 +0000
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Hover the cursor over the checkmark in the matrix of bands/modes in the
log page, and often the operator will be identified


On Tue, 2018-10-23 at 07:26 +0200, Jean-Paul Albert via Topband wrote:

> ZL3CW, aka F2CW was, maybe,the operator. 
> congrat’s for ur QSO. 
> F6FYA
> 
> Envoyé de mon iPad
> 
> > Le 22 oct. 2018 à 19:55, David Olean <k1whs@metrocast.net> a écrit :
> > 
> > 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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