[RSM] RSM Digest, Vol 4, Issue 16

[Tom Haavisto]

Hi Jack

As a long time 160 op, there are a few things that might explain what you
are seeing.  Some stations hear VERY well, and others - not so much.

Some stations use directional receive arrays.  A few years ago, KV4FZ was
40 over 9, and I called him many times, as well as a number of other NA
stations.  He was deaf as a post hearing NA - he was busy working EU.
Later on, he was like S5.  One call, and he was in the log.  He has a
number of beverages, and depending on which way he was listening, he could
hear very well - or - be deaf as a post.

The same applies to other stations.  If they are pointed your way - they
can hear well.  When pointed in another direction - not so much.  Some
folks have multiple beverages, and it can take a minute to cycle between
them all to listen in different directions.

160 tends to be noisy, so direction receive arrays can help.  I see the
same thing working EU stations.  Some of them hear VERY well - others - not
so much.

ON4UN wrote a book on Low band DXing.  Full of lots and lots of great info.

Welcome to Toband!

Tom - VE3CX




On Tue, Jan 31, 2017 at 10:45 PM, Jack <vhfplus at gmail.com> wrote:

> Very nice, Cary!
>
> I tried but many stations who were loud here could not hear me. Very
> frustrating.
>
> 73,
>
> Jack, VE4SNA/W6NF
>
>
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>>     1. CQ 160m CW (Cary Rubenfeld)
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>> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2017 18:06:47 +0000
>> From: Cary Rubenfeld <carys1 at gmail.com>
>> To: "rsm at contesting.com" <rsm at contesting.com>
>> Subject: [RSM] CQ 160m CW
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>> *CQ 160-Meter Contest, CW
>> <http://3830scores.com/listeditions.php?arg=tKcmgnz3gsgfK>   2017   Jan
>> 27
>>    Claimed Score <http://3830scores.com/edition
>> scores.php?arg=tKcmgnz3gsgfK>*
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>> Call: *VE4EA <http://3830scores.com/findcall.php?call=VE4EA>*
>>
>> Class: *Single Op HP*
>> QTH: Winnipeg
>> Operating Time (hrs): 5.1
>> Location: Canada
>> Summary:   Compare Scores
>> <http://3830scores.com/comparescores.php?arg=tKcmgnz3gsgfK&call=VE4EA>
>> Total: QSOs *311* State/Prov *52* Countries *6* Total Score *86,435*
>>
>>
>>
>> Club: Radiosport Manitoba
>> Comments:     [email] <ve4ea%40rac.ca>     2017-01-29 20:46:58
>> Wow, what a rush. Anywhere I went on the band, I was "mobbed". I operated
>> the CQ160M the 2nd day only as a remote from our QTH in Southern
>> California
>> back to my home station in Manitoba. Apparently, there were no VE4's
>> active
>> on the first night. The remote almost didn't happen thanks to a failed
>> WIN10 version update on my travelling laptop the week before departure.
>> Many thanks to my genies-in-a-bottle W1VE and VE4JBB who spent many hours
>> working on it (remotely). Everything worked well, as it should, except for
>> internet connectivity which is both slow and jittery from our condo. I
>> experienced many drop-outs. I apologize if I wasn't able to get your call
>> or complete the Q. Several times, I had to QRT to let the internet settle
>> down. In fact, I would appreciate hearing from anyone with signal reports
>> or how I sounded via remote. 73, Cary VE4EA K3,KPA500 (450W) Modified,
>> Zig-Zag "C" antenna K3/0 and Microbit RemoteRig.
>>
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