That is quite a list from Ron, WZ1V. I think his nickname should be
"Hoover" or "Mr. Electrolux", as he seems to vacuum up just about every
signal available. I found conditions to be quite poor up here. I dd
note that stars were starting to appear at about 23:30 while I was
driving up to the shack. The rain had finally stopped. The Packrat
beacon was about 10 dB worse than Summertime condx and there was plenty
of bad QSB. It isn't every day that Inhave to struggle with W9KXI. He
was a good 56 or 57 and then took a fade and stayed there for quite
awhile. His SSB was copyable with much difficulty, only to peak up again
to s6 and S7 levels. That is severe QSB! I tried with K3SK via at least
four modes. I listened for him on CW early on. and heard nothing. Then
he went to FT8 and I heard nothing via the FT8 mode. Dave suggested we
try Q65B but that was not successful either. As a last result, we tried
meteor scatter and were both surprised with rather good condx via the
meteors. I had three or four bursts of calls plus a report before I
copied RRR. We got lucky there I think. I missed with WA1RKS, WB2RVX,
WA1PBU, and KA3FQS. Somehow we never got lined up for a QSO. I did hear
Kim, WA1PBU in QSO several times. I did work WW1Z and K1PNQ, who did not
appear on GB Ron's (aka Hoover) list. K1PNQ, Kevin, lives in Hopkinton,
MA. near Boston. I did note that the lower Mississippi valley condx
allowed W5EME and AJ6T to make a long haul QSO as predicted. I always
check the Hepburn map. It is also a good idea to scan his help page to
get a feel for what each color means. I am not sure how things went in
the mid west. Hopefully, we will get a report.
I should also add that I had two QSOs with K1PXE who lives in sunny
Milford, Connecticut. The second QSO was to wish me a wonderful
Thanksgiving, and he had his flock of turkeys let out loud gobble fest
just for me. I am not sure why Peter would have so many turkeys living
in his house. I am afraid to ask. I quit at about 9 PM or 0200 UT. I
went and turned off the big diesel generator and then promptly skated
across the metal porch outside as the temp had dropped below freezing
and the metal had become a skating rink as the water had frozen solid.
Best DX was K3SK at 575 miles, and WA3EOQ at just over 500 miles. WA3NUF
and W9KXI at about 310 miles.
Keep an eye on the solar forecasts. There might be an aurora on the
28th. They are predicting something small, but who knows?
73
Dave K1WHS
On 11/26/2024 9:05 PM, Ron Klimas WZ1V wrote:
Another fun night on 222 MHz. Logged the following:
WB2VVV FN41, WA3NUF FN20, WA1MBA FN51, WB2SIH FN31,
K1WHS FN43, WA3EOQ FM09, W9KXI FN12, K1ZK FN34,
K1PXE FN31, WA1RKS FN32, WA1PBU FN42, WA3SSG FN20,
K1FSY FN31, K2RMX FN20, K3SK FM07, WA1NLG FN41,
KA1OJ FN42, WA4YA FN42, W1AIM FN34, WB2ONA FN20,
W2BYP FN13, WB2RVX FM29, and KA3FQS FN20.
Thanks QSOs and Happy Thanksgiving all.
73 Ron WZ1V
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