Last evening, I received 6m signals until just before 00:30UT, the action restarting a few hours later. Quite amazing!
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With my antenna - 'just' a 2 ele quad - pointing south to catch most of the signals today (it was mostly north and NE yesterday), I received a signal from VO1HP, at 3410km. The appearance of strong and prolonged PMSE will not be entirely unrelated to this:
Usual response to the VO1 signal: run outside; get the ladder up; try to turn the antenna; forgot to undo the safety rope! Undo that; align the beam; run back inside.
VO1HP was still there! I sent a reply and got him first try, albeit a bit weak from me, although I came up to -6dB a few minutes later:
From this year onwards, I think I may well start concentrating on the 6m band, as well as 2m. Some big changes may happen at the station fairly soon. More about that in a future post...
Funny you worked the same station as first transatlantic on 6 this year. Btw I had some nice SSB QSOs with Welsh stations on 10m. 73, Bas
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