Topband: ZS1C last night (Monday night in NA).

[David Raymond]

And I forgot. . .Kudos to Ron/N4XD as well!  ZS from AZ with these 
conditions is a pretty good catch for a 43' vertical. . .bravo Ron!

73. . . Dave, W0FLS

On 10/14/2025 12:48 PM, David Raymond wrote:
> Kudos to Raoul, ZS1C, for being QRV on CW!  I was able to have a Q 
> with Raoul a week or so ago but the my persistent noise source to the 
> east last night proved too much to overcome.
>
> 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
>
> On 10/14/2025 11:19 AM, Ron Spencer via Topband wrote:
>> I was monitoring the on4kst chat pages and Raoul, ZS1C,  came on 
>> around 3:30Z or so saying he was CQing on 1835. I am out in NM with a 
>> very small set up. 160 antenna is a top loaded wire hung from an 
>> approx 43' fiberglass push up pole. Receive in ZS direction is a very 
>> low beverage averaging about 3 to 4 inches off the ground. 
>> Unterminated and about 350' long. So far, FAR from a superstation. 
>> Perhaps a bit above average.
>>
>>
>>
>> As I listened and Raoul's sunrise approached I heard, I think, some 
>> CW. A bit later (a minute or so) I am hearing letters and then ZS1C.
>>
>>
>>
>> With my set up I was AMAZED, and still am, that I was hearing him. 
>> Now, will he hear me with that short tramsmit antenna? Indeed he 
>> does! I'm running around a kw with a SPE 1.3k amp and the radio is a K3.
>>
>>
>>
>> After some back and forths (LOTS of QRN) we complete the Q!!
>>
>>
>>
>> As Steve, VE6WZ, posted earlier, the thrill is, at least for me, much 
>> greater than when working someone using ft8. With cw the brain has to 
>> do all the processing piecing the bits together to make sense of it.
>>
>>
>>
>> Perhaps this is why I still enjoy the hobby! Raoul, thanks for your 
>> patience and for getting on!
>>
>>
>>
>> Ron   N4XD
>>
>>
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