Hello All !
This was my first participation on the Stew Perry Contest, and I really
enjoyed the time I spent on it, although the noise level here (10db over
S9) didn't help.
I'm just returning to the TopBand after a long time (24 years), and I'm
still working on my station setup.
I ordered a home made tower about four months ago, and I've paying the
tower in monthly installments, and month after month the tower has been
growing.... Last week it finally reached the final planned height of 25
meters, and my 160m inverted vee has been taken to top of it, just in time
for the contest.
Considering the reports I read, I feel like having a big mouth and no ears.
I apologize those I've been unable to copy. I do have some beverages
planned: one with two wavelengths beaming US and another one with one
wavelength beaming EU, and I hope they will really improve my receiving
conditions, but so far I'm using the inverted vee for receiving, too.
On my fight against the noise I was able to work VQ9DX on his sunrise, on a
12600 km (26 points!) QSO. But I could complete a total of only 13 QSO's,
average 17 points/QSO. On the night before (Friday) I worked 16 US stations
in a row, but unfortunately these conditions did not repeat on Saturday.
I didn't hear any other SA station but PY2BW.
I want to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best at the
holidays and in the coming year.
73's
Ron
PY2FUS
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