Hi,
I agree with John (WB2K) about the propagation. I worked VE8 one year on
40 cw and the station was loud. However, I remember the year N7DF went up
there with a tower, tribander, and amplifier. I also worked him, but I had to
ask him for 4 or 5 repeats, while he copied all my info on the first shot (I
was running 100 watts). The most embarassing thing about it was that I was
calling CQ right on top of his CQ frequency for several minutes before I heard
him at all. Know what? I wasn't the only one not hearing him, because no one
had come back to either him or me!
Oh yes, minor details - N7DF's qso was on either 15 or 20, don't remember
which.
73, Dave Clemons K1VUT
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