Hi Mal, LF, That sounds good! So, you can be sure that you have some dB more RX level or better said SNR than others. That's why you can do it in CW/QRSS and others not. But if the others do it e.g.
Mal, i think you know what i mean ;-) The ground- and wire- and coil-losses, or the overall antenna system resistance (which is hopefully not almost the same) that has to be transformed to 50 Ohm. Or
Mal, Can you explain your RX equipment, pse. Perhaps you can even see/hear what others just can decode? Is your TX antenna your RX antenna as well? What about your local noise level? Would be interes