Topband: CQ WW CW 160m observations

[Ed Sawyer]

I worked G4IIY at about 03Z on Sunday morning.  Ian was one of the most
consistent signals CQing and heard from my end (nice job Ian).  However - no
one from EU was strong.  A few of the Carib and Zone 33 stations were strong
some of the time but even then not frequently.

 

I worked EI9E around the same time as G4IIY but EI9E was not quite as strong
and if he was CQing frequently then he wasn't heard a lot here.  Many EU
stations were at the noise level on the end of my phased 1000 ft beverages
to EU.  They clearly could not hear the USA well.  

 

I worked a total of 15 EU stations in this contest.  It ranks as one of the
top 5 worst CQ WW 160/80/40 conditions in memory (since 1997 for me).

 

See you all on for a bit in ARRL 160.

 

73

 

Ed  N1UR  (2 el phased array and 1.5kw from Vermont)