03-08-2016, 10:27 AM
Observations.
Started on 20M Friday then 40M, it was a little frustrating with the Big Guns only taking other Big Guns. Made 24 QSO's before pulling the plug.
Saturday I poked around 10M before starting on 15M which was busy. Several hours of clearing Callers up and down the band.
I switched back to 10M since the BandMap indicated more Mult's there. Wow was it open and easy. Several more hours of up and down.
20M was uber busy in the afternoon. Cleared that Band several times before switching to 40M where I found little activity until I went into the low side and found Europeans working split all evening until 1AM Sunday.
Switched back to 20M & spent a little time looking for VK, heard several and made some of those, then I heard VK2AND (I think it was VK but he was in Australia anyway) on 20M. Then I heard Mike K1MVM make his contact and move on... Had to laugh. Never made that -AND guy either, he was working 6-land and 3-land easily.
Switched to 80M though my Internal Tuner is inefficient with my wire. Looked at the Ten-Tec and decided to try it again (third try). After 13:57 minutes (I keep a rate counter with a 'time since last QSO' counter up), I got it to tune properly! Made those Caribbean and S. American guys to keep the points coming!
Sunday I started on 10M hoping for a repeat and found many Europeans and S. Americans but making a QSO was difficult for some reason. So much splatter chased me up to 15M where I cleared the band three times. Retried 10M and it was a little better but now like Saturday. Switched to and finished out on 20M at 5PM.
Of you guys that operated or listened, what are your observations?
Started on 20M Friday then 40M, it was a little frustrating with the Big Guns only taking other Big Guns. Made 24 QSO's before pulling the plug.
Saturday I poked around 10M before starting on 15M which was busy. Several hours of clearing Callers up and down the band.
I switched back to 10M since the BandMap indicated more Mult's there. Wow was it open and easy. Several more hours of up and down.
20M was uber busy in the afternoon. Cleared that Band several times before switching to 40M where I found little activity until I went into the low side and found Europeans working split all evening until 1AM Sunday.
Switched back to 20M & spent a little time looking for VK, heard several and made some of those, then I heard VK2AND (I think it was VK but he was in Australia anyway) on 20M. Then I heard Mike K1MVM make his contact and move on... Had to laugh. Never made that -AND guy either, he was working 6-land and 3-land easily.
Switched to 80M though my Internal Tuner is inefficient with my wire. Looked at the Ten-Tec and decided to try it again (third try). After 13:57 minutes (I keep a rate counter with a 'time since last QSO' counter up), I got it to tune properly! Made those Caribbean and S. American guys to keep the points coming!
Sunday I started on 10M hoping for a repeat and found many Europeans and S. Americans but making a QSO was difficult for some reason. So much splatter chased me up to 15M where I cleared the band three times. Retried 10M and it was a little better but now like Saturday. Switched to and finished out on 20M at 5PM.
Of you guys that operated or listened, what are your observations?