On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 07:11:08 -0000
"Dave Sergeant" <[email protected]> wrote:
> By the way I gave both John GM4SLV and Ray GI3PDN calls last night
> but nil response so it looks like my qrpp ain't getting that far.
> Signals seemed nothing out of the usual, normal peaking 589 with deep
> QSB to noise level at times, I have certainly heard both John and Ray
> at better signals so not convinced aurora or not it was affecting
> 500kHz (certainly no auroral tones).
Hello Dave & LF,
I have to concur that the Au probably wasn't helping things. Ray GI3PDN
was good but I suppose no better than he has been over the last week or
so. I worked G3UNT at last, after hearing him many times in full
daylight, which made me wonder about conditions. Along with 2 other new
ones I just wondered if this was a coincidence or connected with the
geomag conditions.
I didn't hear you calling, and was also watching the "full-band
waterfall" which is very handy for spotting the week ones calling off
frequency (eg if xtal controlled) - that's how I spotted 'LDO and 'PDN.
I went QRT immediately after working Ray. I figured 4 QSOs (3 of them
nes stations) was enough for one night!
Cheers,
John
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John GM4SLV
IP90gg
Clousta, Shetland
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