Conditions must've been wildly different here. Either that, or next time
I should take a bigger beam! I was using a short 3-element beam from a
hilltop in EN50xf, not too far from where I live. The hilltop made up for
lack of a tower.
I only made 5 QSO's in the sprint. For a short time, at 0150Z, I was
hearing WB1GIV in EL96 (I think) and he heard "W9?" but the band dropped
out before we could make a QSO. Other than that, besides the people I did
work, I only heard two other stations I wasn't able to work.
I hope for some decent 6 meter openings yet to come this year. Field Day
weekend would be a great time!
73, Zack W9SZ
On Sun, 15 May 2005, Philip Theis wrote:
> It was an interesting night on the Sprint for me. The band offered
> challenges, and surprises. I worked three Puerto Rico stations, and at
> times they would come in on conversations from others who couldn't hear
> them. Two new grids there.
> Then at two other times in pops a Texas station, and at the very end,
> here comes Florida.
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