[CVCC] ARRL Contest comments

[hmmjr]

On Sunday as the snow fell I was working that "FL QSO PARTY" when the band opened to New England and I got all of the W1 multipliers in just a few minutes!  There were other times when W8, W9 and W0 stations were all that could be worked.
The best opening was Saturday afternoon when ZL and VK called me followed by a KH6 and a multitude of W6 and W7 stations.  Last but not least was the TX, LA, MS run.
10 meters is interesting these days with its selective openings.  Many would go unnoticed if not for lots of high power , yagi equipted stations opening up the band!
As for 160 there was QRN but I was surprised at how many EU stations called with very readable and easily workable signals.
Operating at stations with high power and real antennas is great fun!
73,Puck W4PM






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-------- Original message --------From: Ronnie Bolton <wu4g at comcast.net> Date: 12/12/18  19:47  (GMT-05:00) To: 'CVCC - reflector' <cvcc at mailman.qth.net> Subject: [CVCC] ARRL Contest comments 
If you subscribe to the ARRL's email Contest Update, then my apologies for
the duplicate.  I thought these comments were interesting about activity.

First the 160M: 

The recent ARRL 160-Meter Contest <http://www.arrl.org/160-meter>  was
negatively influenced by a major storm weather system in the middle of the
US. Some participants noted that noise levels were elevated, masking any
signals that might be present, and reducing their ability to work distant
multipliers.

 

And second, the 10M:

 

Comments from Dan, K7SS, operating in the ARRL 10-Meter Contest
<http://www.arrl.org/10-meter>  from Seattle: "Loud GA/LA opening. At least
one op in California had a 190 hour into W8/W9, then poof!"

From Bob, W7YAQ:"Sounded like the Florida QSO Party from here in Oregon."

 

 

73

Ronnie WU4G

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