This last month has been both exciting and frustrating. CQWW CW and last night
were the highlights for me.
I have been hearing EU's frequently at my sunset, but typically they can't
hear me. During CQWW, I actually worked 4 EU's and one of them was R1MVC for a
new one. I don't remember ever working europe in CQWW before.
The last week or so I have been hearing EU openings very weakly past my
sunset but mostly they just fade out never to come back up all eveing. I have
been unable to work most of what I hear as usual. I listen to N6TR and others
to the south of me and am amazed at how much difference there is in 200 miles!
Last night was some better. I could hear EU weakly all evening. TR8CA was
weak but in the clear and I worked him without much trouble but only because
no one else was calling. 5B4AGM and OY9JD were both much louder than TR8CA but
I could not work either because of the east coast and mid west wall. I could
hear 4X4WN but he was too weak to bother with. By 0530, I could just barely
tell the EU's were in there.
I guess I should be happy, because TR8CA is the first AF station I have been
able to work from the WA QTH, but I still dwell on missing the 5B and OY again!
73,
Larry - W7IUV
DN07dg - central WA
http://w7iuv.com
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