>
> .
>
Thanks Rich. We do hope to be there, but the health care infrastructure in
most of Nunavut is somewhere between none and zero. So, we are constrained
to being very, very careful in how we go about our travel and operations
there. If we miss you in the spring, we will hopefully make it for the
fall contests
73,
Pierre VE3KTB
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Fri, 27 Nov 2020 22:25:47 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Richard Smith <n6kt1@sbcglobal.net>
> To: "cq-contest@contesting.com" <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] CQ-Contest Digest, Vol 215, Issue 42
> Message-ID: <1614251051.2217993.1606515947119@mail.yahoo.com>
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> Hi Pierre,
> It is great to hear from you. Thanks for sharing some of the challenges
> you experience when operating at 80N. It gives us a chance to see things
> from your point of view.
> I hope you have opportunities to travel to the VY0ERC station soon. It has
> been great to work you when I'm competing in the ARRL DX Contest from South
> America.
> 73, Rich, N6KT,? ?PJ4K
> On Tuesday, November 24, 2020, 01:36:21 PM PST, Pierre Fogal <
> pierre.fogal@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I thought I would chime in here ...? I have been the guy in the NT working
> with wires and low power trying to make myself heard in the south. Probably
> a bit worse for me as I was in the far north of Nunavut at 80N.? I like to
> contest, and I will stay on for many, many hours battling the propagation,
> sometimes the weather, and always the qrm from the huge, huge signals that
> are found on the bands.? It seems unfair to the northern operator that
> often we can hear all you southern guys so very well, and none of you can
> hear us.? I heard VY1CO (but I don't know if he's the guy that emailed
> WA7BNM) and he wasn't very strong here.? I tried a couple of calls when I
> could tell that he had finished the previous contact, but I soon gave up
> because so many stations were just sending their calls relentlessly.? From
> here, it was tough for folks to complete their exchange with him because he
> kept getting clobbered.? On his end, he probably just heard a cacophony of
> sound with bits of intelligibility that might be the right bits.? If you
> are at best a casual participant in contests, you won't stay on long
> listening to that.? So, all that to say, give some thought to making it at
> least a bit tolerable for the guy on the other end.? Perhaps then he stays
> on longer and shows up in the next one.
>
> For those that have asked about VY0ERC operations ... we are still
> side-lined by the pandemic.? Currently we cannot travel into NU without
> being identified as "essential personnel".? That might happen, and if it
> does we hope to be in place for the major 2021 winter/spring tests.
>
> The last thing I'll say, is that I cannot believe how much easier it is to
> operate in contests from ONS rather than NT/VY0.? You can hear stations,
> they can hear you, and the atmosphere is quiet.
>
> 73, and stay well!
>
> Pierre VE3KTB? and co-founder VY0ERC
>
>
> Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 17:46:37 +0000
> > From: Ken K6MR <k6mr@outlook.com>
> > To: cq-contest <cq-contest@contesting.com>
> > Subject: Re: [CQ-Contest] Non-Contester's Experience from a Rare Mult
> >? ? ? ? in Sweepstakes
> > Message-ID:
> >? ? ? ? <
> >
> BYAPR07MB6214C368D4486517425BB8E29EFC0@BYAPR07MB6214.namprd07.prod.outlook.com
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> >
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> > Sheesh.? We should be sending Thank You cards to these guys.? I don?t
> > think any of them are contesters, and if something like that happened to
> me
> > I?d be tempted to sit out the next few years and let everyone think about
> > it.
> >
> > Thankfully I think that attitude is very small in the contesting
> > community.? At least I hope so.
> >
> > Ken K6MR
> >
> >
> > From: Bruce Horn<mailto:bhorn@hornucopia.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2020 20:32
> > To: cq-contest<mailto:cq-contest@contesting.com>
> > Subject: [CQ-Contest] Non-Contester's Experience from a Rare Mult in
> > Sweepstakes
> >
> > Thought I'd share the following message I received from a non-contester
> > regarding his experience in the recent Sweepstakes Phone contest.
> >
> > ------------
> > Despite adverse conditions and a storm that blew thru 2 weeks ago
> > taking down all antennas, I made an effort to get on. Not because I
> > like contests but because I know some folks like getting the Yukon or
> > 'NT' mult. Parts of it were OK, but when a mega station comes on and
> > asks me to 'move' (apparently because my weaky watt 200w Plus and a
> > dipole arrangement is disturbing him on 20 and later 40, its a bit
> > rich. I guess the VY1! call is a threat to the big 'W'
> > stn...whatever. sorry to those of you who I was unable to work or
> > hear...the challenges or Aurora and North of 60 conditions
> > ------------
> >
> > 73 de Bruce, WA7BNM? (bhorn@hornucopia.com)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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