Topband: VP6D

[Wes Stewart]

Pity they didn't stay on until our SR in AZ.  But that's not atypical.

Wes  N7WS

On 10/22/2018 10:55 AM, David Olean wrote:
> I am not an expert on DX peditions, coming late to HF and 160 meters in my 
> life, but I could not get over the operator at VP6D this morning on 1.826.  
> Whoever it was, he was flying and getting the call correct the first time 
> every time.  I was amazed at how well they were doing racking up the Qs.  
> There was plenty of QSB here in Maine with the signal going from S 0.2 to 
> about S6  on the S meter. At minimum, they were barely copyable.  At best, 
> they were loud. I used my Europe beverage and found that it was a tad better 
> than my SW beverage. I am not sure what was going on there. The Europe wires 
> is a pair of 1150 ft bevs, and the SW wire is shorter at about 800 ft. After 
> making a contact, I experimented with diversity on the K3 and had the SW wire 
> in my right ear and the 45 degree wire in my left ear.  Copy was better with 
> diversity, but I think I need to check my beverage terminations!! Maybe it was 
> an arrival angle situation that favored the longer wire's pattern.  I learn 
> something every day.
>
> Dave K1WHS
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