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From: Rolf Torvik <la2xpa@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2018 16:12:24 +0100
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Tnx Paul for trying so hard to complete our qso!
I really try hard also but qsb was not playing with us.
I followed your signal for quite some time, but had to go to bed since I
had a workday in front of me.

I am in the middle of testing a new tx antenna, a 1/2 wave antenna ala
VK4YB.
It is very promising but the direction at the moment is not optimal - about
270deg. This need to be changed
to about 300deg or even more to the north. My best beverage at the moment
is pointing to 315deg, clearly better than my 290deg beverage.
The hamspots and the PSK reporter reports is from the 315deg beverage,
usually about 10dB better than my 1/2wave, but I had
no problem reading you all the time on the tx antenna the 1/2 wave.
At the moment I am remoting the whole setup so I wont be back to my qth
before early next week for doing the necessary changes.

I will try again this night.
BTW:  Your signal was really impressive, my best report was -6dB! on the
315deg bev

GL

Rolf LA2XPA


Den fre. 23. nov. 2018 kl. 14:04 skrev N1BUG <paul@n1bug.com>:

> I spent the last 6 nights making QSOs on 630 meters. While it has
> been interesting and at times fun, it has also been very frustrating.
>
> Many QSO opportunities were lost due to people calling split. WHY?
> Perhaps it can be a useful technique for some, but most callers far
> removed from my frequency end up buried in RFI and in some cases
> mingled with another QSO attempt. Most of the band is badly trashed
> by RFI here, but I almost always have one or two nice clean slots of
> 40 to 80 Hz width. When calling CQ I try to get as close as I can to
> the center of a clean area, hoping people will take the hint and
> call on or near my frequency. Many don't. According to third party
> reports I had many callers whom I never had a chance to decode
> because of this.
>
> I did work 5 new states bringing my total to 22. I only made one DX
> QSO with G3KEV. Thanks Mal for using good sense and calling me simplex!
>
> Last night I returned to the shack after a break to see several CQ
> sequences from LA2XPA with SNR to -23 dB. It appeared he had
> stopped, so I called CQ and almost immediately received a call from
> LA2XPA. Unfortunately QSB set in and though I could see him on the
> waterfall for two periods after that, nothing decoded. He was
> calling split and ended up uncomfortably close to a strong U.S.
> station who was attempting to complete a QSO. I continued for nearly
> 3 hours hoping he would try to call me again, but despite his
> station giving me reports (via hamspots and PSK Reporter) up to -8 I
> never saw him call again. I am very sorry to have lost this QSO.
>
> I am returning to 2200 meters now. I can change bands somewhat
> easier than last year but it still requires nasty fiddling with
> wires and coax outside in the cold and snow. I will make a 630m
> appearance from time to time.
>
> 73,
> Paul N1BUG
> FN55mf
>
>

-- 
Rolf Torvik (LA2XPA)
Langveien 61
6510 Kristiansund
Norway
+47 91663050

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Tnx Paul for trying so hard to complete our qso!<div>I rea=
lly try hard also but qsb was not playing with us.</div><div>I followed you=
r signal for quite some time, but had to go to bed since I had a workday in=
 front of me.</div><div><br></div><div>I am in the middle of testing a new =
tx antenna, a 1/2 wave antenna ala VK4YB.=C2=A0</div><div>It is very promis=
ing but the direction at the moment is not optimal - about 270deg. This nee=
d to be changed</div><div>to about 300deg or even more to the north. My bes=
t beverage at the moment is pointing to 315deg, clearly better than my 290d=
eg beverage.</div><div>The hamspots and the PSK reporter reports is from th=
e 315deg beverage, usually about 10dB better than my 1/2wave, but I had=C2=
=A0</div><div>no problem reading you all the time on the tx antenna the 1/2=
 wave.</div><div>At the moment I am remoting the whole setup so I wont be b=
ack to my qth before early next week for doing the necessary changes.</div>=
<div><br></div><div>I will try again this night.</div><div>BTW:=C2=A0 Your =
signal was really impressive, my best report was -6dB! on the 315deg bev</d=
iv><div><br></div><div>GL</div><div><br></div><div>Rolf LA2XPA</div><div><b=
r></div><div><br></div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr=
">Den fre. 23. nov. 2018 kl. 14:04 skrev N1BUG &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:paul@n=
1bug.com">paul@n1bug.com</a>&gt;:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote=
" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I=
 spent the last 6 nights making QSOs on 630 meters. While it has<br>
been interesting and at times fun, it has also been very frustrating.<br>
<br>
Many QSO opportunities were lost due to people calling split. WHY?<br>
Perhaps it can be a useful technique for some, but most callers far<br>
removed from my frequency end up buried in RFI and in some cases<br>
mingled with another QSO attempt. Most of the band is badly trashed<br>
by RFI here, but I almost always have one or two nice clean slots of<br>
40 to 80 Hz width. When calling CQ I try to get as close as I can to<br>
the center of a clean area, hoping people will take the hint and<br>
call on or near my frequency. Many don&#39;t. According to third party<br>
reports I had many callers whom I never had a chance to decode<br>
because of this.<br>
<br>
I did work 5 new states bringing my total to 22. I only made one DX<br>
QSO with G3KEV. Thanks Mal for using good sense and calling me simplex!<br>
<br>
Last night I returned to the shack after a break to see several CQ<br>
sequences from LA2XPA with SNR to -23 dB. It appeared he had<br>
stopped, so I called CQ and almost immediately received a call from<br>
LA2XPA. Unfortunately QSB set in and though I could see him on the<br>
waterfall for two periods after that, nothing decoded. He was<br>
calling split and ended up uncomfortably close to a strong U.S.<br>
station who was attempting to complete a QSO. I continued for nearly<br>
3 hours hoping he would try to call me again, but despite his<br>
station giving me reports (via hamspots and PSK Reporter) up to -8 I<br>
never saw him call again. I am very sorry to have lost this QSO.<br>
<br>
I am returning to 2200 meters now. I can change bands somewhat<br>
easier than last year but it still requires nasty fiddling with<br>
wires and coax outside in the cold and snow. I will make a 630m<br>
appearance from time to time.<br>
<br>
73,<br>
Paul N1BUG<br>
FN55mf<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir=3D"ltr"=
 class=3D"gmail_signature" data-smartmail=3D"gmail_signature">Rolf Torvik (=
LA2XPA)<br>Langveien 61<br>6510 Kristiansund<br>Norway<br>+47 91663050<br><=
/div>

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