Topband: V55V in SP

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 12/28/2014 7:18 PM, K1FZ-Bruce wrote:
>
>    Worked V55V 12-28-2014 at 0424 UTC. Good solid contact. Took a break from the rig, receiver still on his frequency.    Noted His signal was coming up as his sunrise was approaching.
>   Then a station started calling and calling,  usually while the V55V was calling. Often starting to call while the CQ was in progress. This has to be blind calling. causing QRM  & preventing others from making the contact. Please do not call unless you are copying the DX station.
>   73
>   Bruce-K1FZ
>   www.qsl.net/k1fz/beveragenotes.html

I see many posters complaining about bad condx.
I worked nearly every station I heard, including
many east coast stations, using only 100W to a
vertical.  Big surprise was V55V with a very
solid signal 10,000 miles from the left coast.
That's a 48 point QSO.  I have noticed on other
bands that there seems to be a pipeline to V5,
I guess I can add 160 meters to the list.
No blind calling here.  I was able to raise him
with only a few calls.  Condx seemed pretty good
here.  I put up a low dipole for the contest,
but it didn't hear any better than the vertical
this time.  It was also interesting that the
difference in S meter reading between antennas
varied from 5 to 20 dB, the vertical being stronger.

Rick N6RK