Good Evening,
The onset of fall seems to have helped propagation. I worked a few stations I had not heard in a while. QSB seemed to be included with every signal report. I just gave RST as a range. But copy was good enough that an S1 signal was easy. I only had to turn down one S9 signal. The northern stations were reporting cool temperatures and color changes. But even Texas was cool at 71. Forty meters got more than the usual West Coast operators reaching all the way into Texas and Kentucky. Band noise was higher on 20 than on 40 so Kentucky at 319 to 539 got logged. Reports I was receiving were usually S3 or better with a few folks just barely hearing me. Surprisingly those signals are often quite loud to me. So follow the rhythm of the net and listen to who I am working. Call when you hear my CQ. I gather stations in groups of one, two, or three (sometimes more) and work them in order. On 14050.5 kHz at 2200z: NO8V - John - MI K6XK - Roy - IA W7LXN - Myron - AZ AB9V - Mike - IN On 7047 kHz at 0000z: W6HV - Troy - CA K6PJV - Dale - CA W8OV - Dave - TX N6KR - Wayne - CA K4TO - Dave - KY W0CZ - Ken - ND K6TET - Ted - CA Wayne tried on 20 meters but you have to be in Southern California before I can work you. Forty meters was a much better fit. With today's band you were easy copy from your K3s. I have received a couple emails acknowledging your CQ but they weren't able to get either you or me. They gave you an S5 and me a 339. Hopefully next week the bands will be as good as or better than this week. If you can't have a loud signal a quiet band really helps. I should drop my antennas and check them before the weather gets bad. Until next week 73, Kevin. KD5ONS - ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
Hi Kevin,
I listened for you on 20m but heard, maybe an ESP dit or two. Roy had a big signal here, S9+ when I moved the beam around to him. Heard a few of the other check-ins too. Wayne was about S5 and watery with refraction over the hill. A dinner party took me away for the 5 o'clock session. That's all the news from HMB. See you next week. 73, Brian, K0DTJ > On Sep 23, 2018, at 18:06, kevinr <[hidden email]> wrote: > > Good Evening, > > The onset of fall seems to have helped propagation.... ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[hidden email] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [hidden email] |
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