Steve:
I think there were a few Morocco stations on, but I was not successful
snagging them, so you are ahead of me on that score.
Again, though, the big thrill for me was to see 10 open, and 15 in great
shape at least yesterday afternoon.
Looking very much forward to the CQ WPX CW contest toward the end of May.
P.S. The Carolina Windom held up during the contest, even when using the
amp, so it appears that I have escaped the feared moisture re-infiltration,
at least so far.
73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 10:07 PM
Subject: Re: CQ WPX follow up
Tom,
Sorry we didn't cross paths this weekend. Had big hopes to beat last
years QSO total and score, but my 656 QSO's were almost 100 below last
year. However I got more mults, so my 650k score was about 70 k higher
than last year. Had a tremendous amount of noise Friday night and most
of Saturday, and it was hard for me to get the ball rolling.As you said,
it was nice to see 10 meters open. Perhaps the best DX for me this
weekend was SV9 and 3V, both on 10 meters Sunday afternoon.
Had my best success on the low end of 75 both evenings. Had a few nice
little mini pile-ups from Europe and even got a call from a 5D in Morocco.
All in all, a fun radio weekend. I also found the old Butternut
vertical did very well on 15 meters, often out performing the rotating
dipole.
As for working the G5 right after me: I had the recording feature
running in the logging software and just went back and listened to that
QSO. I must have stayed on frequency for a moment to get him logged
right, and while I didn't pay attention at the time, on the recording I
hear him acknowledge your call and the 66 s/n you gave him.
73Steve KW3A
On 3/27/2011 9:32 PM, tom behler wrote:
> Hi, all.
>
> Well, I made a meager effort at the CQ WPX contest this week-end, with a
> blistering 100 QSO's.
>
> I knew I wasn't going to be able to do much because of other commitments,
> so
> only spent about 3 hours or so on the effort.
>
> What was noteworthy to me, though, and perhaps the good news, is that 10
> meters was finally open in my part of the world to Europe and South
> America,
> and 15 meters was in beautiful shape--the best I've seen it for a number
> of
> years.
>
> So, here's hoping that the solar cycle is slowly taking off.
>
> P.S. I heard Steve (KW3A) work a G5O in England, and I worked him right
> after that, so, Steve, I know you were out there. (smile)
>
> 73 from Tom Behler: KB8TYJ
>
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