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Hi Chris,
Mike,
... but it's a different kind of fun to have
realtime two-way contacts instead of internet feedback.
I would have loved to answer your
CQ today. I like those faster QRSS / DFCW modes, because they are
a good compromize between sensitivity and speed, match my limited aural-CW
abilities, and allow me to take a nip on the coffee cup rather than
hectically trying to write code on the pad. Unfortunately due to the light way
my antenna is built, I do not dare to raise it in windy times or
transmit during heavy rain.
Best 73,
Markus
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2015 2:45
PM
Subject: Re: LF: AW: G3XIZ CQ 137.7
kHz
Hello
Mike,
Good to hear
from you and thanks for the report.
You're quite
right and QRM is a real killer especially on the lower frequency
bands.
This Christmas
break I was plagued with QRM even up to 20m from neighbour's festive
lighting.
I'll be retiring
from work soon so will have to get QRV on LF digi modes as that seems the way to
go.
73
Chris
Chris.
You are 599 here of course.
As for
activity, I think CW is much harder now because the noise
floor in
Europe from DCF and HGA is much greater than ten years ago.
Plus
local TVs, wall-warts etc, create much QRM to 'wideband' modes
like CW. I used to work DL quite easily using much less power than
I
run now, but have recently failed to be heard by several DLs
calling
CQ.
However there is still a
lot of activity on narrower modes. One of my
transmissions on
Opera32 last night resulted in 10 reports, 5 of
which were greater
than 1000km away and a couple more than 2000km
away. A few nights
ago I received Op32 reports from 18 stations in 9
countries,
including Russia. Just think how long it would have taken
to work
them all on QRSS3 or 10.
73 de Mike G3XDV
Chris wrote:
Thanks again Joe and Markus for
the great screen shots.
I'm trying 137.635 kHz now
to clear that QRM.
I'm just looking at my old LF
logbook of ten years ago - January 2005
(in date order) There was
a lot of activity then, both on CW and QRSS:
OH5UFO PA0BWL
F6CWA OK2BVG DF0WD M0FMT YU7AR G3XDV
M0BMU F6BWO HA6PC DL2HRE Z38AV G3YXM
SM6BHZ DF6NM
G3AQC S57A HF7VPM
IK5ZPV G3OLB DK1IS G3WCB G3LDO F6CHT
Happy days. 73Chris G3XIZ
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