G0FTD > HF 26.10.03 00:20l 41 Lines 1443 Bytes #999 (0) @ WW
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Subj: The HF bands alive this w/e.
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From: G0FTD@GB7SXE.#38.GBR.EU
To : HF@WW
How nice to hear the HF bands alive this weekend during the contest.
The last few months have been abysmal - at least here in Europe.
Even better how 5 watts in a contest works so much better than any other time.
At least I know my little indoor antenna can work dx with QRP ;-)
21Mhz was filled from band edge to band edge with stations.
Even 28Mhz was lively which does beg the question.
Why is it that during a contest the F-Layer suddenly becomes available when
it appears to have not been all the times before ? ;-)
Or is it that at any other time there are too many lazy operators not
bothering
to give the bands a try or bothering to listen for weak signals ?
Maybe we should get back to basics and enjoy the thrill of making a contact
regardless of circumstances ? People like myself go out of our way to go on
apparently dead bands like 28Mhz at the bottom of the sunspot cycle to see
what contacts I can squeeze out of the band - and often with surprising
results.
Perhaps others have lost their communications enterprise which was so
prevalent in years gone by ?
In those years (and still in mine) I still feel part of the action regardless
if I'm tuning up the bedsprings with QRP to make some local contacts or dx'ing
with the same set up. DX is relative. A few watts and the bedsprings to work
a few thousand miles is an excellent acheivement.
Back to basics...?
- Andy -
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