On 2/23/2014 8:51 AM, Bruce Whitney wrote:
Joe, I am afraid you are a victim of your own false assumptions. The W1AW/8 Operations on 160 are not at a single station. The SLAARC ops were only on during part of the CQWW160 SSB and were "hearing" pretty well. 939 Q's, 52 SP's, & 19 Countries. Of course, I have never met a 160m op that wouldn't want to hear better..... 73, Bruce W8RA
I easily worked W1AW/8 last night (whoever they were) but they were unable to copy numerous other W6's who were calling. They said they had several very directional receiving antennas which don't hear off the back. After I told them to listen for California, the found the right receive antenna and worked 1 station. However, even with me playing net control, they couldn't copy the other W6's. BTW, W1AW's signal was excellent here on the coast. This contest especially points out the huge difference in signal levels between the big stations and the casual stations. And why its all about receiving. I am going to focus 160 meter antenna work this summer on receive antennas rather than transmit antennas. As far as lousy conditions are concerned, I will say that C6ANA and HK1NA called me when I was running, around 0730Z. They were better copy than many W6's I pulled out of the noise. Rick N6RK _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
