W4ZV wrote:
<<Then I went to 160 and they NEVER came in direct. There was
>QSB on the signal and it was coming in here via both 30 and
>70 degrees with rapid fluctuations between the two. >>
We returned to the north country from the swap and swindle in Detroit by
2100Z Sunday afternoon, in time to catch the evening greyline... VK0IR was
more copyable than at any previous time... They continued to have rapid QSB
in a noisy band... Signals this time were best on the transmit array from the
130 degree heading, less copyable on the beverage from 180 degrees, and not
copyable from 210 degrees (where the previous time 180 and 210 degrees were
the only two directions to produce copy)... they were Q3 to Q4 with deep
fades to Q0 and an occasional peak to Q5... signal strengths were S0 to
S1...continuous checking in all the other directions (see my previous post)
did produce a few instances of weak (very) copy from the EU beverage at 45
degrees, but not on the transmit array at 30 degrees (I don't have anything
with a main lobe near 70 degrees)...
When they were copyable _and_ QRZ for a fresh USA, I did call a few times,
sending my call twice and then standing by until they replied to someone...
As a result I did VERY little transmitting... listening to the nonstop,
pileup howling for blood it is obvious that they:
1. Do not hear VK0IR because they are doubling with them...
2. Don't have a clue... pity!
It is interesting to see the differences in propagation between mid michigan,
and W4ZV's southeast qth ... these are things we would not learn if it were
not for these relectors... Given the weak signals into mid michigan so far my
chances for success are looking dim, but I will continue to listen when I
can, hoping for that moment of propagation...
Denny
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