Is it just me or has 40m been dead for two days in the mornings? In my case, not a single cw stn heard, on either antenna, yet I hear a few other UK stns replying to cw sota stations. I’m starting to suffer withdrawal symptoms, hi.
73 Mike
Is it just me or has 40m been dead for two days in the mornings? In my case, not a single cw stn heard, on either antenna, yet I hear a few other UK stns replying to cw sota stations. I’m starting to suffer withdrawal symptoms, hi.
73 Mike
In reply to GW0DSP:
I know the feeling Mike.
40m has been abysmal for the past few days, with the QRN averaging S5 here on the Yorkshire coast.
I have struggled with most EU stations and most of the 5w FT-817 activators have not been heard.
On the positive side I have managed to work Peter GW3TJE on 40m which is unusual, so maybe skip is quite short.
73 Roy G4SSH
Hi Mike,
I know your feeling. I got it during the last weeks when I did´nt
hear anything of the most SOTA´s from DL and HB9.
Condx are not the best today, but within this “short-skip” I got
DL2DXA and DG0JMB both with 59+. hi
Keep SOTAing es vy73 from Fritz
In reply to G4SSH:
Thanks Roy, I thought it was just me, hi, I’m really struggling with EU for two days where normally even the weak ones get through.
Let’s hope things improve soon.
I did hear Peter TJE on 40cw, but had already wrkd him on 60ssb, so left him to it to give the EU lads a chance.
vy 73 Mike
In reply to DL4FDM:
Hi Fritz, yes it’s bad condx on the longer skip for me again today so can’t hear our EU friends. I did briefly hear Joerg but he QRT’d just as he was getting stronger.
Looking forward to our next sota qso, I will be activating a couple of 1 point summits on 40cw next week, so fingers crossed that cndx improve.
vy 73 Mike
In reply to GW0DSP:
Hi Mike
Well 40m has not been good for along time here in York I try and go onto the RSARS net in a morning but not hard anyone for weeks.
Terry
G0VWP
York
In reply to GW0DSP:
yes i agree i thought it was my long wire for this band, I was taking part in the worked-all-britian cw/data mode contest at the weekend and found it to be rubbish, so i gave up and went walking instead.
Now you have confirmed that 40 meters and 60 metres are rubbish at sometime in the day
Steve m0sgb
In reply to GW0DSP:
Nope its not you! Nothing expect long skip from central Essex, worked GB0CWF Dunnet Head at 5 9+ plenty southern Europe heard but nothing closer. Even 20m nothing really heard Oh Hum.
(BTW Essex is a bit hard for working SOTA cos skip)
In reply to G4LDS:
Keep an ear open for my early morning or evening 80m activations from summits in the SE region - they should be easily workable in darkest Essex! I’m keeping an eye on the weather forecast for a possible effort around mid-week.
73 de Les, G3VQO