Topband: CQ WW Contest

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

Fantastic!

He would loud here.

How does the circle array compare with the beverages?

W0MU

On 1/29/2020 1:33 PM, donovanf at starpower.net wrote:
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> How were conditions at W3LPL in Maryland last weekend?
> Mark KD4D operated here last weekend using his call.
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> Conditions were good Friday night but with troublesome QRN from
> nearby heavy rain storms. Fantastic on Saturday night with no
> significant QRN.
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> 110 ten-pointers were worked from 2300-0900Z Friday night
> 170 ten- pointers were worked from 2300-0700Z Saturday night.
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> 705 U.S. QSOs
> 295 DX QSOs
> 51 VE QSOs
> 1051 total QSOs
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> 53 DL QSOs (kudos to the German Topbanders!)
> 22 UA QSOs
> 20 OK QSOs
> 20 G/GD/GI/GM/GW QSOs
> 14 LY QSOs
> 14 S5 QSOs
> 13 SP QSOs
> 11 UR QSOs
> 10 I QSOs
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> Much more detail is posted at:
> www.3830scores.com/showrumor.php?arg=uRaNzEmgsvimL
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> Mark used a pair of barefoot K3 transceivers operating SO2R unassisted.
> My 1500 watt amplifier was physically disconnected from the RF path
> and unplugged from AC power. There's no salt water within many miles,
> just moist Maryland clay soil. An examination of RBN data p roves that
> Mark was running low power.
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> Of course he used good antennas, a 4-square transmitting antenna with
> 4 miles of radials, three 580 foot Beverages (NE, S, W) and a 350 foot
> diameter W8JI/W5ZN passive 8-circle receiving array. The receiving
> antennas are 1000 feet south of the 4-square allowing SO2R operation
> with no interference at all from the transmitted signal.
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> 73
> Frank
> W3LPL
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> ----- Original Message -----
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> From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca>
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2020 6:27:33 PM
> Subject: Re: Topband: CQ WW Contest
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> Like my neighbour Dave/WHS here a few grid squares away to my SW, I found
> condx "good" but certainly not great up here in Central New Brunswick,
> Canada where I am nowhere at all near salt water, being in FN66na.
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> I (currently) run a small stn on 160m. Inverted L(more like a J these days)
> and legal limit. No RX antennas.
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> I only operated Sat night in 2 small spurts for a total of 2hrs+53mins, but
> managed 46 S/P and 31 countries in my very limited time on the band. This
> was about 75% running and 25% S&P. I was really only on to work Da-boyZ @
> VO2AC to show my support for their expedition, but when I didn't hear any
> other NB stns on or see any spotted, I felt compelled to at least give the
> deserving the chance to work the VE9 mult. When the dust settled, Monday I
> found out that there were at least 4 other VE9's QRV throughout the w/e so I
> felt pretty good about that.
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> I don't think any VY2's were really on.but I digress.
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> I worked from N6TR(K7RAT) out to RL3A and a few of the PJ's to the south.
> Nobody was what I would call "loud" by any stretch of the imagination. Most
> EU's CQ'd in my face (or called me when they saw me spotted,but then
> couldn't hear me reply)
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> Sometimes I think folks are confusing amazing condx with just a lot of
> activity during a very popular contest weekend. (at least in my
> opinion)...Many times I have worked much stronger DX, regardless of beam
> headings.
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> I'd characterize condx as "good" to perhaps almost "very good" but certainly
> NOT "fantastic/amazing/unforgettable" or other descriptors I've read here
> and 3830scores.com.
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> But again.who am I to say.?....< 3 hrs on the band late Sat evening (NA
> time) is a pretty myopic view I guess.
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> Mike VE9AA "NB"
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> In my listening, I heard many stations farther south (W4 & W5) calling
> stations and I was surprised that they could hear them at all, seeing how
> weak they were here. I began to think that something broke here! K1DG was
> on in Maine from his island in the middle of salt water, and he seemed to do
> very well. I don't know what to say as I do not have the experience to
> adequately explain what happened. Maybe if I called CQ for more than 45
> minutes total I would have a different feel for how condx were. My take is
> that absorption can be quite variable over a fairly narrow geographical
> area, say a few hundred miles.
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> Dave K1WHS
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> Mike, Coreen & Corey
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> Keswick Ridge, NB
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