Monday, May 06, 2013

A not inverted Vee

And I'm not talking about antennas .......


I'm talking about signal paths.

I managed two new accomplishments while waiting for the ARS Spartan Sprint tonight.  Tuning around on 17 Meters, I heard SU9AF in Egypt.  Not a new DXCC entity, as you might remember a blog post from back in early March where I worked SU9VB for my very first Egyptian QSO.  But this time I managed to work Andy SU9AF with just 5 Watts - so a new DXCC entity via QRP.

In the other direction of the Vee, I heard  Ed KH2L in Guam.  Guam would be a totally new one for me.  Ed was kind of loud and I thought I might have stood a chance with 5 Watts, so I tried - a lot!  The pile up was not big, but he wasn't hearing me, even when I was the only one calling. Then a W3 station started calling along with me and he was signing /QRP (that's something I never do).  He wasn't being heard, either.  It didn't look good for QRP signals from the 2nd and 3rd call districts. As Ed was starting to fade, I figured that it was going to be now or never for this chance to work Guam, so I bumped up the power to 85 Watts. Bingo - in the log - first call!

So one totally new DXCC entity and one new one via QRP.  I'll take it!

72 de Larry W2LJ
QRP - When you care to send the very least!

2 comments:

  1. Hello Larry,

    Great catch for both of them but especially Egypt with QRP! I've seen the Guam station spotted but can barely tell he's in there. For some strange reason, I don't go west very well. Still do NOT have Alaska and Hawaii in the book. Hihi

    Congratulations!

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  2. Larry, I agree with John, great catch!!!! My 703 is looking forward to summer outings. Once I drop my towers, it will be Buddipole and EndFedz only for me.

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