[Lowfer] VE7SL in EN90xn

[Michael Sapp]

Steve: Yes, I would have continued and figured you were hearing me. I did 
get most of my call at one point

and another time I heard what I thought was an RST but not enough to copy in 
a solid manner.  I had to give up

when my antenna SWR decided to go high for some reason. Great to know I 
could hear you, the Collins 300Hz

filter and 100Hz audio DSP in my FT-847 helped to make it possible. At times 
you were 529 and very solid, but the QSB

was deep.  At times almost a meteor scatter like sound. .Eric was having 
antenna issues as well around 0500 but he must have overcome them as I did 
see he worked

both SL and BDQ after 0700 from the ON4KST chat banter. Thanks for the 
crossband run, one of these days we will

make a two-way I'm sure. Encouraging results for the new NW EWE antenna to 
hear you......73, Mike wa3tts.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve" <VE7SL at shaw.ca>
To: "Discussion of the Lowfer (US, European, & UK) and MedFer bands" 
<lowfer at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2015 2:58 PM
Subject: Re: [Lowfer] VE7SL in EN90xn


> Hi Mike ...I heard you calling me many times, just after my CQ so I could 
> tell that you were hearing me at times. I sent many RST reports to you, 
> hoping to hear one coming back but I gather that things were just too 
> marginal for you.
>
> I did have a nice solid two-way with NO3M (at 0700Z) but his wonderful RX 
> system was doing all of the work I'm sure.
>
> It was close for us last night Mike and many thanks for the fine effort. 
> It would have been just great to have completed with you.
>
> Steve / 73
>
>
>
>> Steve & All:  I did hear your 0500UTC top of hour CQ DE VE7SL VE7SL QSX 
>> 1808  es 3535.   Called you on 3535.
>>
>> Thought I heard my call at one point around 0512, started sending calls 
>> and 429.   Did not hear VE7SL again until about
>>
>> 0528 calling a W7.  Then VE7SL back to CQ around 0530 to 0533 or so.   My 
>> HF vertical SWR decided to go nuts around 0525....
>>
>> Time is wrong on capture below that was in the 0530 ~ 0533 time frame as 
>> I stopped ARGO to save the image and the clock
>>
>> kept running while I went for the camera....
>>
>> https://www.dropbox.com/s/dtifnourplgzk0h/IMG_4216.JPG?dl=0
>>
>>
>> HF antenna issue seems to be a vacuum relay that switches my 160m base 
>> loading coil in/out. Coil be ice melt on the connections or
>>
>> the relay soleniod does not like the 0F  temp......
>>
>>
>> Gave it my best shot, at least the new NW 307 degree azimuth EWE antenna 
>> is doing it's job.....
>>
>>
>> 73 Mike wa3tts
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