And I forgot. . .Kudos to Ron/N4XD as well! ZS from AZ with these
conditions is a pretty good catch for a 43' vertical. . .bravo Ron!
73. . . Dave, W0FLS
On 10/14/2025 12:48 PM, David Raymond wrote:
Kudos to Raoul, ZS1C, for being QRV on CW! I was able to have a Q
with Raoul a week or so ago but the my persistent noise source to the
east last night proved too much to overcome.
73. . . Dave, W0FLS
On 10/14/2025 11:19 AM, Ron Spencer via Topband wrote:
I was monitoring the on4kst chat pages and Raoul, ZS1C, came on
around 3:30Z or so saying he was CQing on 1835. I am out in NM with a
very small set up. 160 antenna is a top loaded wire hung from an
approx 43' fiberglass push up pole. Receive in ZS direction is a very
low beverage averaging about 3 to 4 inches off the ground.
Unterminated and about 350' long. So far, FAR from a superstation.
Perhaps a bit above average.
As I listened and Raoul's sunrise approached I heard, I think, some
CW. A bit later (a minute or so) I am hearing letters and then ZS1C.
With my set up I was AMAZED, and still am, that I was hearing him.
Now, will he hear me with that short tramsmit antenna? Indeed he
does! I'm running around a kw with a SPE 1.3k amp and the radio is a K3.
After some back and forths (LOTS of QRN) we complete the Q!!
As Steve, VE6WZ, posted earlier, the thrill is, at least for me, much
greater than when working someone using ft8. With cw the brain has to
do all the processing piecing the bits together to make sense of it.
Perhaps this is why I still enjoy the hobby! Raoul, thanks for your
patience and for getting on!
Ron N4XD
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