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Date: Fri, 09 Feb 2018 18:46:53 +0100
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Hi Paul,

I'll stay on WSPR on 630m this night i think. Need some more sleep! 
Let's see how the condx improve (or not).

73, Stefan


Am 09.02.2018 15:20, schrieb N1BUG:
> Will anyone in Europe be QRV tonight?
>
> Here is last night's report:
>
> Prior to 0300z QSB on the trans-Atlantic path was not as fast or deep 
> as the previous night, but signals were still not up to levels seen on 
> good nights. QSB became extremely fast after 0300z and signal strength 
> dropped sharply. It is a shame we have been so unlucky with conditions 
> this week. Imagine what could be accomplished with this level of JT9 
> activity on one of the better nights !
>
> I completed a second QSO with G3KEV. I had logged him at 2317z after 
> receiving a 73 but it didn't appear Mal considered this complete. He 
> later called again and it was much better. I logged this one at 0015z.
>
> I was called by OR7T who sent me a -26 report, but I lost him in QSB. 
> I note that Rik has given me -19 on WSPR on several occasions. 
> Propagation was clearly many dB down from the best nights, as the 
> report on JT9 should be the same as WSPR given same conditions (plus 
> or minus a bit for uncertainty in the decoder's S/N calculation).
>
> DK7FC was in for hours, peaking -18, but only heard me once and we 
> could not complete. Stefan had a pile up of North American stations 
> calling.
>
> On JT9 I logged G3KEV, WB4JWM, VE7CNF, and K9SLQ. I had a very easy CW 
> QSO with K9KFR (559/569). I almost completed on CW with VE7SL twice 
> but I was at a disadvantage trying to manipulate settings on the SDR 
> as conditions changed. I am well aware of the many advantages of SDR 
> but for me the human interface is so poor that I lose QSOs when 
> auroral copy is required. I am not adept with a keyboard or mouse 
> despite spending many hours at a computer every day.
>
> I remain on MF until at least Wednesday, perhaps longer.
>
> 73,
> Paul N1BUG FN55mf
>