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From: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.com>
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Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2018 08:12:55 -0500
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Subject: LF: MF: EU<>NA let's keep trying !
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Thank you to all who have given up some of your sleep to try these 
trans-Atlantic QSOs over the past nights. Your efforts are very 
sincerely appreciated. I know it is not easy staying up late night 
after night !

I am going to try again tonight:
2230 until 0200z, maybe continuing later
JT9, TX second/odd

I'm trying very hard to get a trans-Atlantic QSO on MF before I QSY 
back to LF.

North America:
Last night there were situations where some of you were seeing DX 
stations calling me. I lost the DX in QSB and couldn't complete. Did 
you call the DX or call CQ while you were seeing them? I'd like to 
suggest that if you see DX calling me, move up or down enough so 
you're not overlapping my signal (please) and call them. If I am not 
completing with the DX station due to QSB they may be able to 
complete with you.


About modes:
I like that QRSS is human readable but after realizing the time 
required to complete even a fast (QRSS3) QSO I have serious doubts 
about QSB. Last night for example I did not see any peaks longer 
than about 7 or 8 minutes... plenty of time for a JT9 QSO but barely 
enough to send call signs once at QRSS3. JT9 does require a bit 
stronger signal but not that much. It is so much faster I feel it 
gives the best chance with QSB on this high latitude trans-Atlantic 
path.


About my signal:
If anyone sees spurs on my signal, please tell me !!!  Last night I 
had a report of very bad spurs (only 23 dB down). The screen shot 
was so ugly I immediately stopped operating. I do not want to be 
putting out a trashy signal ! However every subsequent test I did, 
including having the same station look at my signal came up clean. I 
don't know what happened but please let me know if you see problems.

73,
Paul N1BUG FN55mf