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Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 14:35:07 +0100
From: Brian gm4jyb <gm4jyb@dunnethead.co.uk>
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John Pumford-Green GM4SLV wrote:
> On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 06:47:12 +0100
> "Dave Sergeant" <dave@davesergeant.com> wrote:
>
>   
>> But it is probably academic now. With yet another station giving up 
>> the band last night because of a drop in activity and other reasons I 
>> feel things have past their peak. (G3XAQ, G3XIZ, G3VTT and possibly 
>> others have now gone QRT). Unless new stations come on the band for 
>> proper QSOs I shall do likewise and not waste my time
>>     
>
> Dave et al,
>
>
> I got QRV as quickly as my limited time and resources allow, just in
> time for the great exodus! 
>
> I am intending to start my incremental improvements to antenna etc. as
> the season progresses toward the ever dark winter.
>
> I'm hoping at this great distance, in the far north, that autumn/winter
> will be better for "proper QSOs" as June and July are basically 24
> hours of daylight up here. August is getting better, with night time
> starting to appear after about 11:00pm local time. 
>
> Of course where the SE stations are congregated together the vast
> difference between night & daytime propagation is unimportant for them
> to work each other seemingly at will and I guess once they've worked
> each other several times the intereset must start to wane.....
>
> For the rest of the country I think it's a bit hasty to abandon the band
> in mid-summer, when the best is yet to come, with any luck.
>
> I managed GM-GI last night, straight keys both ways, copy by ear,
> a "proper QSO". Ears are still ringing from the static crashes!
>
> Hope to work some more of the SE stations as autumn draws on and winter
> approaches, don't give up on the band just yet!
>
> Regards from the far north,
>
> John GM4SLV
>
>
>
>   
Hi John,
Heard you last night in QSO with Finbar just before bed!
Your reports:
gi4dpe 529
gm4slv 419  ..... not so good at the moment hi!

This was at about 2200hrs utc. You both went down in slow QSB after that 
and I went to bed.
Lots of static crashes. I am still using my 80/40/17m dipole unmodified.

Cheers Brian gm4jyb
IO88hp Dunnet Head


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