Topband: ARRL CW Contest

[David Olean]

Fred

I was not able to be on much Friday evening because of other pressing 
priorities, but I did note that signals seemed great from my location in 
southern Maine. Signals from Europe were way up and about as good as you 
might typically see for a good night. I tuned around for about 1/2 hour 
and worked a few stations. No real exotic DX but the signals were strong 
here. I wish I could have spent the evening working stations when things 
were so good!

I think much depends on where you are at any given time. In the CQ 160, 
I thought condx were not good, but fellows farther South had great fun 
and thought otherwise.

I hope to make a few QSOs this evening. I have permission to stay up late!

73

Dave K1WHS

On 2/15/2020 6:13 PM, Fred Moeves wrote:
> Roger,
>
> I stayed on 160 for the evening.
>
> I just didn't feel like battling it out with the big guns.
>
> I had a laid back fun time working Eu and Caribbean stations.
>
> Conditions here in Kentucky were not very good deep QSB but I did work 
> maybe 20 stations.
>
> It was tough to work every one of them...
>
>
> Been having lots of rain here it finally got cold and was able to do 
> some antenna maintenance.
>
> Also was able to install two common mode chokes on RX antennas.
>
> I hope condx are better tonight...I wonder how others found conditions 
> last night??
>
>
> 73
>
> Fred KB4QZH
>
>
> On 2/15/2020 10:52 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote:
>> Very curious . . .
>>
>> I came on 160m last night to see what NA stations I could work in the
>> contest . . . spent half an hour tuning around and only heard 12 
>> stations
>> calling CQ, all of which I worked.
>>
>> I then figured it might be worth calling CQ, as hopefully Europeans 
>> wouldn't
>> call me, as they only get points for working NA stations (unlike the 
>> CQ WW)
>>
>> And in just over half an hour I was called by 50 stations !  (I 
>> stopped when
>> signals started dropping out after our sunrise)
>>
>> I was just surprised that there weren't more big NA signals on 160 
>> calling
>> CQ, like there is in the CQ WW - is there a reason for this?
>>
>> Roger G3YRO
>>
>>
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