>From the chicago suburbs, I worked about 100 QSOs on and off during the contest. My condx are T top loaded 40 foot vertical TX was running between 500 and 1KW. RX antennas various: 4 square, k9ay, a couple of beverages. For some reason I cant figure out, my reversible DHDL antenna set not working properly. Anyway, I worked every NA station I could hear with no problems. I worked several mexican stations, several VI stations, and several caribean stations with no problem. I heard no european stations. I will say, for me, those stations usually come thru later in the evening and into the morning and this year, I was asleep by 10 :). From my half hearted observations, there wasnt anything spectacular about condx from here in the midwest.
Mike On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 11:23 PM Mark Connelly via IRCA < [email protected]> wrote: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mark Connelly <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 05:23:22 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: a tale of two conditions? > I wasn't active but I'm very curious as to what everyone else noted over > the weekend based on the reports below. > > Mark Connelly, WA1ION > South Yarmouth, MA > > Exhibit A > << > Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2019 16:03:56 +0000 (UTC) > From: N7DF <[email protected]> > To: TopBand List <[email protected]> > Subject: Topband: really good conditions > > Unbelievable signals in CQ160 this weekend..many stations 40 over on my > FT1000 and several TX and AZ signals pegged the meter at 60 over > PJ2T was 35 over most of the time > lost my receiving antennas to storms in December and had to use cage only > still have right wrist in cast so have to hunt and pounce only QLF but had > fun > 73 Larry > >> > > Exhibit B > << > From: Nick Hall-Patch <[email protected]> > To: Mailing list for the International Radio Club of America > <[email protected]> > Subject: [IRCA] TP 27 Jan Victoria version. > > This morning might take the title for the season's worst... > > pretty darn good audio (all of it understandable by a native speaker, at > least briefly): > > not by any means > > Reasonable audio at times during the period (much of it understandable by > a native speaker, though often battling with splash or noise): > > the above passing through > > > not so reasonable audio, occasional words or phrases in splash or noise > could be understood by a native speaker: > > not in the slightest > >> > > > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Mark Connelly via IRCA <[email protected]> > To: [email protected], [email protected] > Cc: Mark Connelly <[email protected]> > Bcc: > Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2019 05:23:22 +0000 (UTC) > Subject: [IRCA] a tale of two conditions? > _______________________________________________ > IRCA mailing list > [email protected] > http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca > > Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the > original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the > IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers > > For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org > > To Post a message: [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ IRCA mailing list [email protected] http://montreal.kotalampi.com/mailman/listinfo/irca Opinions expressed in messages on this mailing list are those of the original contributors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the IRCA, its editors, publishing staff, or officers For more information: http://www.ircaonline.org To Post a message: [email protected]
