Lots & lots of steady QRN, & static crashes well in excess of S-9 here both
last night, and this morning...heard a single EA3 station in the evening
yesterday repeatedly calling CQ---didn't seem to be responding to anyone on
this side, despite his 5 7/8 9 signal.
I've taken down anything & everything here even remotely akin to grounded half
loops, & instead, have two 1/8-wave spaced inverted "L" antennas, 135-degrees
out of phase. Still not the "...be-all-and-end-all" of antennas, but the system
was good enough for three European QSO's the first night I tried it earlier
this week!
Does anyone know exactly where the "VE7" St. Pierre & Miquellon gang are
staying on the islands...? We visited there in 1990, & were delightfully
surprised to stumble into Gus VO1MP & a "G"-land buddy of his working the
pile-ups on 40 from the HOTEL ROBERT. Owner Robert was most kind towards Hams,
& did everything possible to accommodate them during their visits...I wish I
was there right now!
~73~ Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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