[SCCC] KD6HTN - SKCC Weekend Sprint

[Leigh S. Jones, KR6X]

Re: "1) I can't predict what the ionosphere is going to do"

We're all that way, although some are better than others.  In that regard,
the
best of us are those who've learned to hear during contests what the
ionosphere is doing RIGHT NOW.  It works so much better than predicting.
You have to react to what you hear, and experience is king in this regard.

Re: "2) my GAP Eagle antenna is not heard well on 40 m (in spite of it
supposedly working & with a decent SWR).  All eight contacts were on 20 m,
where people I could barely hear actually answered my CQ's."

Californians have a lot of trouble with 40 m during contests.  We seem to
be able to hear all of these guys in the Midwest and East Coast but when
we call them they can only hear each other.  In the history of contesting,
nobody in California ever thought they were loud enough on 40 meters.

Or any other band, come to think of it.

KR6X

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kate Hutton" <katehutton at gmail.com>
To: <sccc at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, October 12, 2009 9:12 AM
Subject: [SCCC] KD6HTN - SKCC Weekend Sprint


> Well, I did considerably better in the SKCC Weekend Sprint this month than 
> I
> did last month
>
> 8 QSO's, in 8 different states, with a bunch of extra points (94) because
> the people I "talked" to were advanced people, for a total of 158 points.
> The first column is rank & won't mean anything until everyone submits 
> their
> data.  3 is my power class (between 5 & 100 W).  5405 is my SKCC number.
>
> 27 3 KD6HTN Kate 5405 CA 8 8 94 158
> Furthermore, I didn't blank on my code once & I only lost one Q because of
> klutziness.
>
> Two items noticed: 1) I can't predict what the ionosphere is going to do &
> 2) my GAP Eagle antenna is not heard well on 40 m (in spite of it 
> supposedly
> working & with a decent SWR).  All eight contacts were on 20 m, where 
> people
> I could barely hear actually answered my CQ's.
>
> Anyway, progress was made & fun was had.
>
> Kate Hutton KD6HTN
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