This is nothing new but it bears repeating.
I had the day off today. After replacing the wire in my 40m loop I
made sure the K1 could tune up on 7/14/21.
After checking 15 and hearing nothing I started the sending CQ with
the keyer in repeat mode while cleaning
the shack. After about 20 minutes of calling with no answer, my RF
must have pumped up the ionosphere to a
point where contacts were possible. I was answered by Sy, K6PWP, in
Ventura CA. Coast to coast on a dead
band at the bottom of the sunspot cycle while running QRP to a simple
wire antenna.
I must be dreaming - everyone KNOWS it takes lots of power and big
antennas to make contacts.
John
WA8KNE
Jacksonville, FL
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