[NLRS] The New Normal?

[Jon Platt]

Had one decode on a KL7 at -20, that was it for me.   Location, location, location.
73, JonW0ZQ


-----Original Message-----
From: Arliss <w7xu at w7xu.com>
To: nlrs at mailman.qth.net
Sent: Sun, May 31, 2020 2:14 pm
Subject: Re: [NLRS] The New Normal?

Speaking of unexpected Qs, did anyone else take part in the 6m 
opening to Alaska and Japan last night? I don't know when it 
started, but it lasted until 0730 UTC last night/this morning.

All my 6m antennas were down, but I was still able to work Alaska 
using my 30m beam on 6m. I was seeing up to 25 Japanese calls per 
15 second period on FT8, but was unable to work any of the JAs. 
Most of the JAs were -10 to -20; I'm sure that I could have 
worked some if I had had one of the 6m antennas up in the air.

I, too, miss the CW and SSB activity, but as Jon mentioned in his 
note, FT8 isn't all bad.


73, Arliss  W7XU
    EN13