[SCCC] W6 Signals at WRTC 2006

[Alan Zack]

I can say I S&P and checked the PACKET CLUSTER all during the IARU 
Contest looking for the WRTC stations figuring they would be calling 
CQ.  I only heard/worked 2 PW5* stations and 4 PT5* stations as well as 
a few of other PY stations: PS2T, PX5A. ZV5O, and ZW5B plus a couple of 
LU stations.  I worked everyone I heard on 40/20/15 mtrs but not many 
heard.  I had expected to maybe work them all but was disappointed.  Not 
good conditions for me in Las Vegas.

W6UM at aol.com wrote:

>Greetings to all!
> 
>Some perspective from 24 hours of listening as the referee at PW5B, team  
>SP7GIQ and SP2FAX. Very good location, about 100 mi N of Florianopolis (site 8  
>on the map).
> 
> 
>>From PY the entire contest is to EU, NE direction, NA, NW direction, and  JA, 
>halfway between but due N, over the pole.
>
> 
>There were NO loud W6 signals on any band.
> 
>It may be that none of the W6s pointed their antennas at Brazil to QSO the  
>WRTC stations, but the overall lack of signal strength surprised me. I surely  
>know who gets out well from up here, but again there were NO outstanding  
>signals. Loudest was W6NL, followed closely by N6RO. Neither was loud compared  to 
>other U.S. signals, and nobody from further south was even close.
> 
>Many W6 signals on 80 cw just before PY sunrise at 10Z. Called N6VR for  
>several minutes with no response.
> 
>I hope no one takes these observations as a call for bigger  amplifiers!
> 
>73,
>Chas., W6UM
> 
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