[Elecraft] VP6DX scraping the bottom

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In a message dated 2/27/2008 5:19:21 A.M.  Pacific Standard Time, 
m.j.willis at rl.ac.uk writes:
David Ferrington, M0XDF  wrote:
> I managed on 80m SSB at 07:25z the other day. Ok is was 120w, but  I got a
> good 59, so I think 10 might have made it.
>    
I tried, for an hour. There was simply no chance against all the  
stronger, mainly Southern Europeans trying for their 3rd or 4th band  
contact. When they did come up a bit stronger and some of the Eastern EU  
faded, they went off to 7.29MHz to work the USA. All this was SSB.  CW  
was not an option for me as unfortunately, VP6DX never seemed to slow  
down in their CW for those of us limited in ability to around 15WPM. I  
can see why as they make more contacts that way, but the speed they were  
going it was nearly impossible for me to tell what was going on, when to  
call  etc.

Mike
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Well at least I feel better now about needing up to 4 hours to work what is  
usually a 'slam dunk' QSO from SoCal. I listened to VP6DX for many hours on 
many  bands with solid (rapid fire) contacts to North Atlantic/European 
stations. I  don't think  you could blame a weak signal - just phenomenal pile  ups!
 
Al WA6VNN



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