>I was able to hear stations well since they usually transmit on
>omnidirectional antennas but only listen with antennas where they expect to
>get answers from!!
What I have observed in many contests is a station will call me but they
are too weak to copy on whatever antenna I was using; I will QRZ? and they
may call again but then give up. What they don't realize is I have 10
Beverage antennas to select -- so it may take more than a couple of calls
to find the right one to pull them out. Be persistent!
73/Jon AA1K
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