[CQ-Contest] European sigs to W9

[Alan Leith]

Almost every one of the stations you mentioned are big guns with lots of
power and great antenna systems.  They are, in no way, indicative of band
conditions.  The little pistols, like you and me, are still down in the mud
and washed away by QSB.

The only good thing is that signals other than the big guns' might come up
out of the noise long enough to scrape out a QSO.

Mind you, out here on the east coast, signals from Europe were fairly
reasonable for several hours.  However, to me, several hours does not a
contest make.

73

Al, VE1AL



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Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2008 10:54 AM
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Subject: [CQ-Contest] European sigs to W9

I just made pass thru 20 meters, and made a few notes of signal  strengths.

Obviously not scientific!
 
Rig ICOM 756 PRO3, AGC set slow. No preamp on, 2.4 filter Ant Cushcraft A3
tribander at 25'
 
1330 Z  ( 8:30am local) in Belleville, IL
 
RW1AC 59+20 loudest on the band
ER0WW +15
DR1A +15
RK2FWA +10
LY5R +10
S56M +10 must have had bad rx freq  had at least 5 calling, did not  hear
any of them OK4U +10 OH5Z +10 OH4A +10 RK3DZB +5 ES5TV +5 RL3A +5 IR2C +5
SO0Q 59 DR5Z 59 GI5K 59 SM6U 58 YT1BB 58 IO2L 58
 
Just an idea of what the loudest European stations sound like, in southwest

Illinois, on 20, at the bottom of the solar cycle, with a low tribander!
And 
condx today seem very good!!
 
73- Chuck KI9A
 
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