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[Michael Bazley]

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> Hi All,
> This morning I dragged myself out of bed at 0450 local...2050z...sunrise
is
> now 2130z. The band was very noisy on the inverted vee and when I switched
> to the vertical the QRN level went down!!!!Why?
> Anyway a CQ on the vertical produced an enormous pile-up with S9 ++++
> signals, at 2132 the curtain fell..just as if someone had switched off the
> RX. Besides 30 Europeans, A92ZE and 5R8FU were also in the log. The
signals
> were so strong that I never had reason to use the beverages. Why did'nt I
> get up earlier?
> 73 es dx de Mike VK6HD
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