I'm also sure that you cannot equate signal strength between stations in
the same general vicinity. I've heard and worked stations that others in
the area couldn't, and vice-versa. Not an unusual phenomenon at all. I
listened to a couple big guns in the area during ARRL160, and they sometimes
struggled to copy stations that were solid Q5 here.
Just part of the "Magic".
Paul, K5AF
In a message dated 12/6/2011 9:06:28 A.M. Central Standard Time,
tshoppa@wmata.com writes:
> These stations aren't crocodiles - many are in the
> super station category and definitely have the "ears" to hear me. This
> seems to be a matter of operating technique, not technology.
> [...]
> Last night I worked 19 of the 26 stations I called on the east coast. The
> others should have been hearing me just as well. I seriously doubt it
was
> their ears were the problem as they were all big stations.
Just a heads up on what was going on, on this side of the pond:
Conditions from East Coast US (Maryland) to West Coast US were very
unoptimal.
Those west coast multipliers are very valuable and there's a bunch of them
that were a struggle to get from the east coast.
I am sure many of the big guns who were calling but didn't hear you, had
their receive antenna pointed towards the West Coast of the US.
I know for example that I tried to work N8OO on multiple occasions but he
couldn't hear me at all. I'm quite certain (from the stations he was
working) he had a very effective receive antenna pointed squarely towards
California.
Tim N3QE Maryland
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