Hi everyone,
Well it looks like Jesus EC1KR was right, the conditions were very
strange and I couldnt hear the pile up calling me but I could hear USA
just fine.
Anyhow, good thing that the antennas are still working good.
73's and cu everyone in ARRL DX SSB as CR6K
CT1ILT Filipe Lopes
Citando Jesus EC1KR <jesusec1kr@terra.es>:
> Hi all.
>
> Filipe we had the same problem during last CQ 160M SSB in our Team ED1R
> located in central Spain, when many EU stations calling us and we not listen
> clear his signals. A friend out of the Contest in EA4 informed us that he
> listen on Internet from a SDR in HB9 who many stations calling us and from
> each 3 or 4 stations that calling us we only copy 1, and with many problems,
> and always saying few times Again, Again, Again :-(
>
> We used a Vertical T Inv. with 100 radials and RX Beverages Antenas EU, NA,
> OC and SA from 180m aprox. Each one.
>
> Is very strange because we copy very clear many NA stations and they not
> copy us, we calling big times to many stations in NA and we worked only 30
> or 35 stations aprox. They was working NA-NA only and not listen EU
> callings. For other part in EU beverages the noisy was very strong, constant
> and a big problem to listen LP/QRP stations in EU.
>
> We have very near a electric tower in EU beverage direction probably was the
> problem, but in other contest we haven?t this problem, and we think also
> that our problem is that our beverages are very short (only 180m aprox.) and
> we need to have 300m aprox. Or the 3º option is that we had very poor
> conditions in EA1-EA4/CT during last CQ 160M SSB.
>
> 73 to all and see you During next contest.
>
> 73 de Jesus EC1KR (ED1R)
> Blog. www.ec1kr.com
>
>
>
> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: topband-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com]
> En nombre de ct1ilt@sapo.pt
> Enviado el: lunes, 27 de febrero de 2012 15:41
> Para: topband@contesting.com
> Asunto: Topband: RX Antenna advice
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> This past weekend I made a few CQs on 160m in the CQ 160 Contest and
> while talking to my friend Braco E77DX he told me that I was not
> hearing well, I had huge pile up coming from Europe but I could not
> hear a single soul calling. I tried all the antennas available (110m
> beverage to 10º, 130m beverage to 45º/225º not terminated) and even
> with the TX antennas (T Vertical and Dipole) I could not hear anyone,
> the maximum signal I got was with the W6 Beverage (170m).
>
> I conclude that somehow my RX antennas are not working properly
> towards Europe, could it be that the beverages to europe doesnt work
> well running up the mountain? West Beverage work very well but the
> terrain is either sloping to USA or flat.
>
>
> My question is weather should I give a try on another type of RX
> antenna just for Europe / ASIA? G3XGC Coaxial Loop ? pennant?
>
> Any advice would be welcome.
>
> Thanks
> Filipe Lopes CT1ILT aka CR6K
>
>
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