[ADXA] Frustrations on QSOs... About over in 2 more days.

[Nick Kennedy]

I *finally* got through yesterday at 8:00 AM local on 40 CW after a number
of sessions on various bands over the week. I was about to consider putting
up a different antenna and/or dragging out the AL-811 hidden in the closet.

Since moving, my only antenna thus far is an end-fed 134 foot wire for all
bands. It seems to work 'OK' but I don't really think it's a DX-killer.

Anyway, it's an all-time, any-band new one for me. Would have liked 80 or
160 but I'll take what I got and be glad of it.

73-

Nick, WA5BDU
Bella Vista


On Fri, Feb 15, 2019 at 6:21 PM HamOP <k5yy1 at cox.net> wrote:

> Yes, Dennis .. with the QRN and QSB sometimes, the confirming reply like
> RR or 73 or TU from the DXped op, goes *unheard*. Then the pileup drowns
> you out and the DXped guy does not hear corrections you have sent, like a
> number change or repeating your call suffix.
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> A “RRR” from the DXped op ‘implies’ he DID get your call and report all
> OK.. The problem is poor conditions, weak signals, poor SSN and lids
> calling immediately after your last dit or dash, and one never hearing the
> DX operator TU or RR, as I said, from weak, QSB signals.
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> Well, they will be there 2 more days and then pooof.. The XX9 is even
> weaker at my QTH. Still my 18mc CW QSO never showed but the K4YY, who does
> NOT DX, got in the log at the same time I thought I worked them. The next
> log update confirmed my suspicions. How can 5 dits sound like 4 dits and a
> dash? Glad a lot of guys got in the log by trying several times.
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> San
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> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for
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> *From: *Dennis Schaefer <dennisw5rz at gmail.com>
> *Sent: *Friday, February 15, 2019 6:09 PM
> *To: *J. Setcer <j.setcer at gmail.com>
> *Cc: *ADXA at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject: *Re: [ADXA] Some V84SAA frustrations
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> My experience is the opposite of some...  I had a solid contact on 20 CW 3
> days ago and it showed up the next day.  So did a 40M CW contact.  However,
> I had called him for a few minutes on 40 before giving up because he was
> getting too weak for reliable copy.  I never heard him come back to me and
> I never sent a signal report.
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> This morning I actually worked him on 40 CW.
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> Dennis, W5R
> Z
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