At 12:47 AM 12/15/2007, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
There were spots for E4/OM2DX on 80 and 40 earlier this evening. I
THOUGHT I heard them, barely, on 80, but of course, the Russian
Frequency Cops -- the ones with the 2 letter call UP -- were jamming
the frequency.
We've got a week, hopefully. Plenty of time.
Got 'em on 80 through some QSB and my usual S9++ electrical QRN. They
were stronger on 80 than 40 to me, and (of course) working EU
heavily. Sigh. I lost them on 40 from about 10:30 to 11:30 pm then
they came back up, albeit with deep fades, but by then, they weren't
listening for stateside any more and the EU powerhouses took over.
I'm hoping to nail 'em on 1 or 2 of the higher bands tomorrow before
the impending Nor'Easter forces me to lower the tower for a couple of
days (can't beam to them when it's down due to trees). They're saying
freezing rain and heavy ice accretion possible as well as strong
gusty frigid winds from the NW for 3 days afterwards. Ought to be
"interesting" to say the least! I'm hoping I can at least get the
tower back up part-way after the worst of the storm is over.
Gotta say, it sure would be funny if I only get them on one band, and
that band is 80! I think that would be a first for an All-Time New One!
Cheers,
Peter,
W2IRT
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