NH6V and I had another successful near-ocean ground plane portable
operation on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Local RFI was
non-existent and all we had we a little bit of generator ignition noise
making it thru the EMI filter. S3 in a 3 kHz bandwidth using the 1/4
wavelength sloping vertical wire. We put in 24 hours with the first
contacts of each day made at 1630 HST. Thanks for all the Qs.
Dave KH6AQ
On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 12:44 PM Roger Kennedy <
roger@wessexproductions.co.uk> wrote:
>
> Sadly as I mentioned before, I was working both nights until 0300Z, so
> didn't get home until 0330.
>
> Saturday night I was even more tired, so only stayed on for half an hour,
> but managed to work another 12 NA stations I hadn't worked Friday night.
> (would have liked to have come back on around our Sunrise, but I was just
> too dead!)
>
> But as I mentioned, nearly every NA station came back first call, so was
> pleased with that.
>
> Oh and regarding not calling CQ in this contest, I HAVE tried calling CQ NA
> in the past . . . but still get loads of EU stations calling, so didn't
> bother this time. (I don't want to come on in the middle of the night to
> just work EU stations!)
>
> Anyway, good to work many of you guys in the contest.
>
> 73 Roger G3YRO
>
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