ZL3CW, aka F2CW was, maybe,the operator. congrat’s for ur QSO. F6FYA Envoyé de mon iPad
> Le 22 oct. 2018 à 19:55, David Olean <k1...@metrocast.net> a écrit : > > 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 > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector