Pity they didn't stay on until our SR in AZ. But that's not atypical.
Wes N7WS
On 10/22/2018 10:55 AM, David Olean wrote:
I am not an expert on DX peditions, coming late to HF and 160 meters in my
life, but I could not get over the operator at VP6D this morning on 1.826.
Whoever it was, he was flying and getting the call correct the first time
every time. I was amazed at how well they were doing racking up the Qs.
There was plenty of QSB here in Maine with the signal going from S 0.2 to
about S6 on the S meter. At minimum, they were barely copyable. At best,
they were loud. I used my Europe beverage and found that it was a tad better
than my SW beverage. I am not sure what was going on there. The Europe wires
is a pair of 1150 ft bevs, and the SW wire is shorter at about 800 ft. After
making a contact, I experimented with diversity on the K3 and had the SW wire
in my right ear and the 45 degree wire in my left ear. Copy was better with
diversity, but I think I need to check my beverage terminations!! Maybe it was
an arrival angle situation that favored the longer wire's pattern. I learn
something every day.
Dave K1WHS
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