[RTTY] AA5AU 80M Signal in the Pacific Northwest

[Don Hill AA5AU]

This is somewhat amusing.  I was low power.  One leg of my "old" inverted vee
does go out to the NW, but inverted vee's aren't suppose to be directional.

If you noticed, at least here anyway, all signals were very strong on 80 this
weekend.  Even Chen was perfect print! hi  There was a high noise level here and
I did have to use my 12 db attenuator, but most signals were stronger than
usual.

Friday night I had to CQ a lot on 80 because I couldn't get any runs going on
40.  So I was mostly S&P on 40 Friday night. 
I must have been putting out a decent signal since I was called by KP4BM, S54E,
V31GW, 4V200YH and none other than CN8KD.

When CN8KD called me at 0615Z, I about fell out of my chair.  He was loud!  It
was the first time I've ever worked Mohamed on 80 meters.

No new antenna here, just good 80 meter propagation I guess.  Although 80 was
good this weekend, I've seen it better.  I think the 2003 ARRL RTTY Roundup has
the best 80 meter conditions I've ever seen in a RTTY contest.

Don AA5AU

-----Original Message-----
From: rtty-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:rtty-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Bob Ruvolo
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 8:36 PM
To: RTTY
Subject: [RTTY] AA5AU 80M Signal in the Pacific Northwest


Chen, W7AY
 wrote,

>
> BTW, AA5AU was unusually loud into the Pacific Northwest on 80m.  New 
> antenna, Don?  If so, the rest of you guys who are serious contesters 
> have better be really, really afraid :-).
>
> 73
> Chen, W7AY
>

Afraid? When Don consistently beats your score by double or triple, how much
worse could quadrupling hurt?

Bob

KI6DY






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