[COham] Digital Wins !

[Paul Signorelli]

   Once again i went out to operate portable yesterday. i was using my PRC319 w/10 foot whip at 1700z.
  i called CQ for 10 Minutes on 20 CW, 10 Minutes on 20 SSB. No takers.
   Then i called CQ on 18096, no replies. i filled up the RBN's across the USA.
   i called CQ on 18157.5 and got W8YCM (Les) in WV, he monitors all the time. No one else.
    i burned up 30 minutes of battery time with only 1 SSB Q.
   Then i switched to FT4/FT8.
Many guys were just waiting for me to call them.
   i worked a few US stations: K1BZ Dave MD, W4TM Roy GA, K4OP John KY. Then mostly looking for DX, i got CU7AA Al in Azores and SM2SUM Peder, Sweden, in 45 minutes of Digital operations.
   If you want to make Q's you have to go where the activity is.

Paul   w0rw