Topband: 8Q7BM QRT

[Ray Benny]

Bjorn,

Its nice to see your dedicated effort on 160m. Those who got through are
pleased, I'm sure. Wish we could have had some overlap SR/SS times to try
to work you here.

73, and have a nice trip home.

Ray, N6VR
Arizona


On Sun, Feb 2, 2014 at 8:29 PM, Björn SM0MDG <bjorn at sm0mdg.com> wrote:

> 8Q7BM is now QRT. The last night of activity provided a little more than
> 40 log entries.
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> Right after dinner two JA stations where logged using a split RX on 1812.
> After this the band went quiet. The band opened later than usual into EU.
> At 2130 some EU stations started to appear and 2218 NA opened with weak
> signals.
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> Getting an opening to NA was sweet, but it was also hard with only 100
> watts. Several stations failed to log me, I could read them OK but they
> where not able to hear my response. With quite a few I spent several
> minutes trying to respond to their calls.
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> EU disappeared 2240, then a little later NA faded out. The total opening
> to NA lasted  from 2218z to about 2300z.
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> Nothing was logged in my SR. Only fragments of a call where heard, maybe
> Tom W8JI?
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> Right after SR the 160 vertical was taken down and the station packed in
> its Peli. At 1400 local/0800z we depart on a small sea plane for Male where
> we will check in to our international flights back to Stockholm.
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> A total of 160 unique calls and a few dupes where logged on 160. During
> the two weeks I was also active a little on 15, 12 and 10. But most of all
> where where enjoying the sun and the sea in daylight hours.
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> Thanks to everyone in my log and to those who struggled but didn't
> succeed. I am sure 8Q will be on air soon again.
>
> 73!
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> 73 de Björn,
> SM0MDG
> 8Q7BM
> SE0X
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