22:47z found me in the operators chair of the WQ6X portable setup @W7AYT's QTH in Concord. While 10 & 15 meter band conditions have been AWEsome all week, on Saturday, by 23:00z
10-meters was already over @W7AYT; no stations were heard and no RBN beacons decoded
my "CQ NAQP" calls. 15-meters was good for about 20 minutes of reliable communication. Technically, there were no Space-WX storms that weekend, altho signals seemed to flutter
in and out over a 7-second period, turning decodable signals into gibberish MUSH.
10-meters was already over @W7AYT; no stations were heard and no RBN beacons decoded
my "CQ NAQP" calls. 15-meters was good for about 20 minutes of reliable communication. Technically, there were no Space-WX storms that weekend, altho signals seemed to flutter
in and out over a 7-second period, turning decodable signals into gibberish MUSH.
When running frequencies, I would send "CQ NAQP WQ6X WQ6X/QRP". Because my signal was weaker than most, calling stations would call in considerably OFF frequency, requiring me to use the clarifier to properly tune them in to effect proper RTTY decoding. After responding to my "UR CL Again?" twice, they just disappear? HuH?
Just a minute ago, you walked all over other calling stations to QSO with WQ6X, and now you
are GONE? Wassup with that? Meanwhile many of the other calling stations also disappeared;
in retrospect, I shoulda worked them FIRST. Instead, nearly 40-seconds of valuable time is wasted,
and NO QSOs are logged, requiring yet another "CQ NAQP..." call all over again. The new watch phrase for 2023 radiosport contests is "PAY ATTENTION !".
are GONE? Wassup with that? Meanwhile many of the other calling stations also disappeared;
in retrospect, I shoulda worked them FIRST. Instead, nearly 40-seconds of valuable time is wasted,
and NO QSOs are logged, requiring yet another "CQ NAQP..." call all over again. The new watch phrase for 2023 radiosport contests is "PAY ATTENTION !".
seem that WQ6X running QRP achieved a 1st place in the Single-OP Assisted QRP category.
Is WQ6X/QRP in YOUR LoG?
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