Last night I woke up around 2 local and headed up to the shack. Tuning around
G3OLB was booming. Calling CQ after listening for ZL3IX who I also heard (but
not loudly).
Since I was up and Tom was SO loud decided to give him a call with 5W. He heard
me and gave me, I'm sure, a generous 559. When I went to 100W report gained
several S units.
Certainly last couple evenings here (North Carolina) have been unusually free
of QRN. And certainly, with those kind of conditions, DX can easily be worked
if some is on.
Even most mornings can hear, and work, several of our VK friends and today,
even a JA. Of course, a good receive antenna is required. And, of course, not
everyone has the room for one.
As Guy said in an earlier post, enjoy the band. It is, after all, just a hobby.
Ron
N4XD
FM05
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