Topband: Not so good in the contest last night

[Herbert Schonbohm]

Things are terrible as I can get about one Q per hour. Some years ago I 
did WAS in 3.5 hours on 160. Just not possible this weekend to even get 
to Florida.

Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ





On 2/22/2014 6:01 PM, Hawkins wrote:
> Rich,
>
> On 2/22/14, 3:13 PM, KL7RA wrote:
>> This may go down as my worst score for this contest. I never heard
>> anyone loud enough to call and so far zero Q's. Last week we worked
>> east coast in the ARRL so it's just poor conditions. I guess the folks
>> not in the contest that we all work for a good score tune around and
>> need to hear loud easy to work stations calling CQ. This is probably
>> a downward spiral. They quit, so we quit calling.
>>
>> But it's early yet, another night cycle at 0600z starts for me. SSB is
>> not the best choice for contesting on topband even on a good night.
>
> I agree about the condition of the bands.  I thought I would pick up 
> Colorado for 160M WAS.  I did not find anyone from CO., let alone much 
> DX.  CME's have taken their toll.
>
> Arrrrrggh!
>
> Stephen "not the physicist" HawkinS de NG0G