This should help folks in some other areas appreciate their local activity
levels, grin..
A measly 4 QSOs, just some of the die hard locals. Active from about 7:15 to
8:30pm as I took my FT-817 to work and operated QRP portable. Checked the band
briefly around 10pm, completely dead.
BAND 2m
QSOs 4
GRIDS 3
STATES 3
BEST DX: Not sure where N8XA was, but guessing K8TQK at about 81 miles.
Heard N8QAS up by Columbus Ohio, but I could not get his attention. I think
N9TZL /4 and myself were the only ones on the air in Kentucky. Lexington and
Louisville areas = no activity observed. Tried FM a couple times, no joy at all
there.
SCORE: A whopping barn burner of 12, grin.
Hey, I'm not complaining considering how thin the local activity levels have
become, a flat band, my intermittent/short operating time, and only running QRP
to a halo antenna at 20'.
I'm starting to suspect we have lost a lot of our local weak signal operators
in my area. Reports from the July and September contests paint a dismal picture
of local activity levels. Not many years ago it was no problem to put well over
a dozen stations in the logs in a few minutes just working the Cincinnati and
Lexington areas. Lexington area seems completely dead now over several
contests, Cincy activity is nearly dead.
Will try to be on for most of the 432 sprint, but not for the 222 or 902+
Sprints due to no gear. Hard to even think about spending that $ on
transverters considering how much activity levels have faded around here even
on the most popular bands. Guess in a way that helps feed the problem, but it
is what it is.
73
Jeff
WA4ZKO
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