Topband: CW Activity

[daraymond at iowatelecom.net]

With springtime QRN quickly developing and many of us having temporarily 
decommissioned our antenna systems due to lightning (including me), we have 
to expect activity to be down.  This is really unfortunate for our southern 
hemisphere friends who are so very good about remaining QRV during their 
summer season.  While I've never had a lightning problem in the shack (below 
grade single point grounding system before anything comes into the house) I 
have lost plenty of things out at the antennas (Comtek phasing/switching 
units, Hi-Z electronics, even coaxes feeding Hi-Z elements)Come early fall I 
and a lot of others will be QRV once again.     73. . . Dave, W0FLS

-----Original Message----- 
From: VE6WZ_Steve
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2020 10:23 AM
To: Roger Kennedy ; topband
Subject: Re: Topband: CW Activity

Roger,
You had a very solid and strong signal here in VE6 last night so your low 
dipole is working for TX, but you could not hear me calling.
Your CQs were too long, because often by the time you finished your 5th or 
6th CQ, the QSB took your signal down, and the peak was missed.
Short CQs and short exchanges are much preferred on 160m. A 3X2 CQ is more 
than enough.

Last night I was able to work SM5EDX, DF2PY, DL8LAS, ON7PQ, IV3PRK, PE5T, 
PA3FQA, G3XHZ and G3OQT.
Luis IV3PRK was very weak and we struggled to complete the QSO, but in the 
end we made it.
I know I had other EU callers, but the QRN from US T-storms made copy 
difficult.  Fortunately, my EU RX puts most of the QRN off the side.  I’m 
sure it was a challenge for much of NA because of the high QRN.

73, de steve ve6wz

> Well there are quite a few EU stations on CW, calling CQ DX every night . 
> .
> . but getting very few replies.
>
> I had about a dozen NA QSOs on Saturday night . . . but I've been on every
> night since, and no calls whatsoever! (although RBN reports were quite 
> good,
> so the band IS open)
>
> Roger G3YRO

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