[SEDXC] TONIGHTS MEETING

[Chuck Catledge]

Mike, Wey and all, I have to agree with Mike's comments on propagation.  I
thought they were first-class ops.  It did take some care watching the
spotting sources and looking for them on the right bands at the right times.
And, it does help to be able to see what's happening in the pileups with
panadapters.  With relatively modest equipment (Hexbeam at 42 feet and
verticals, 500W) I managed to work them on 7 bands including 80M.  I
contributed 15 Euros based on their immediate LoTW postings and good
operating practices.  I wish they were all this good!
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Chuck, AE4CW
-----Original Message-----
From: SEDXC [mailto:sedxc-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Greenway
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2014 7:46 AM
To: Weymouth Walker; SEDXC
Subject: Re: [SEDXC] TONIGHTS MEETING

Hi Wey, On your comments about some people wanting their money back for FT4.
I don't think anyone could have done more from out there.  On the Clublog
percentages for each continent, that tells a lot.  People have to realize
how much "propagation time" each continent has.  The reason EU had a high
percent is their "prop time" is way greater than NA.  They have to work what
they can hear so for many more hours they are running EU.  Almost every time
they had prop they would work NA and asking for "NA only".  The problem I
saw on this one was often the station is not up to the job ie non directive
antennas etc and lack of pile up practice.  Pile up practice is something
that needs to be done everyday that you can get on the air. Find a pileup
and see what it takes to crack it.  It is like any skill, practice is the
key.  FT4 was one of the best expeditions for its rarity I have seen since
FT5..
73 Mike K4PI 
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