[VHFcontesting] 432 Sprint - Early Dismissal

[Scott Armstrong]

Not much better here..   4 stations, 4 grids in 3.5 hours.

Is your computer clock syncing?

-Scott AA5AM


On Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 9:12 PM David R Buckwalter via VHFcontesting <
vhfcontesting at contesting.com> wrote:

> I need to find more words to describe how bad it was trying to work the 432
> Sprint Wednesday night.     We had very heavy rain most of the day and into
> the beginning of the Sprint.   Propagation did not exist.   I worked
> exactly
> 1 contact in the first hour and then one more before I gave up completely
> 90
> minutes in.   On top of the poor propagation Murphy apparently got to my
> station and I am not sure what he hosed up.   Everything looks like it
> should be working, but I am not able to decode even the strongest FT8
> signals.  I've tried program restarts and even switched rigs with no
> improvement.   It's possible I have some undiscovered computer issues based
> on CAT interface problems as well.
>
> Bottom line is I worked 2 contacts in 1 grid.
>
> de K3SK
> Dave Buckwalter
>
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>
> FM07 - Farmville VA
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