Hi Yan,
This seems very strange. Here are some QSO's from my log showing stations
worked
on 15 meters from your area:
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0006 N2IC 59 NM YB1AR 59 500
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0016 N2IC 59 NM YB1TJ 59 100
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0023 N2IC 59 NM HS0ZJU 59 150
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0029 N2IC 59 NM 9V1YC 59 KW
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0037 N2IC 59 NM YB1UUN 59 100
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0040 N2IC 59 NM 9M6XRO 59 400
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0042 N2IC 59 NM YC1LA 59 200
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0043 N2IC 59 NM E2E 59 200
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0045 N2IC 59 NM E20YLM 59 100
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0119 N2IC 59 NM E21EIC 59 200
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0157 N2IC 59 NM E20NKB 59 100
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0205 N2IC 59 NM YB8EL 59 100
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0215 N2IC 59 NM YB0COU 59 100
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0216 N2IC 59 NM YC0QR 59 80
QSO: 21201 PH 2012-03-03 0259 N2IC 59 NM YB0MWM 59 100
QSO: 21212 PH 2012-03-03 2333 N2IC 59 NM 9M2ZAK 59 50
QSO: 21212 PH 2012-03-03 2335 N2IC 59 NM YC2FAJ 59 100
QSO: 21218 PH 2012-03-04 0037 N2IC 59 NM HS0ZIN 59 100
QSO: 21218 PH 2012-03-04 0050 N2IC 59 NM YB1ALL 59 150
QSO: 21218 PH 2012-03-04 0124 N2IC 59 NM YB1HK 59 100
QSO: 21218 PH 2012-03-04 0136 N2IC 59 NM YC1BTJ 59 150
QSO: 21218 PH 2012-03-04 0142 N2IC 59 NM YB3IZK 59 100
QSO: 21218 PH 2012-03-04 0238 N2IC 59 NM YB8EL 59 100
73,
Steve, N2IC
On 03/05/2012 12:35 AM, Yannick (XV4Y) wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Last week I build and installed a hybrid-Moxon for 15m-10m-6m with fixed beam
> (could be manually turned but not real time).
> I was a happy DXer with my vertical but wanted something more for contests
> and earning points with europeans and north-american stations.
>
> On thursday and friday nights I tested my new beam with good results on 15m
> to Europe and even St-Vincent (same heading SP around 330°).
> I was eager to run in the ARRL DX SSB this week-end but I went through a real
> deception...
> Ok on saturday perhaps I was beaming short-path meanwhile the long-path
> should have been dominant. I only had QSO with 5 stations (K3EST, N7DD,
> W6WP...)
> On sunday I beamed south (long-path) but heard no new NA stations and even if
> at 1.00z the signals seemed louder, soon after everybody went into the
> noise...
>
> I was unable to keep the vertical and the beam together so an objective
> comparison was hard to make.
> I know this path over the poles is difficult and could be great some days and
> dead the day after.
> I would like to know what was your experience this week-end to SE-Asia
> stations.
> By experience I know that YB and even HS have openings I don't have because
> the polar path is a bit tricky and comparing is not always easy.
> Anyway, I'd like to have more data in order to know if it was just the band
> condx or my antenna is not good for this path...
>
> Thanks for your help.
> 73,
> Yan.
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