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VP8PJ 5th stormy weekend in a row

Saturday evening  40m rotary dipool in the endless storm winds

Sunday the shunt wire broke after 48 hours high winds no longer tuning at 7Mhz it was a good test only a wire broken


final result i miss 40m LSB QSO but never mind

First QSO in the log: 22 Feb 2020 23:56 UTC
Last QSO in the log: 06 Mar 2020 01:00 UTC

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Log Search result for PA0O


MODE/BAND160 m80 m60 m40 m30 m20 m17 m15 m12 m10 m6 m
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PA0O worked 11 band slots and has 12 QSOs in the VP8PJ log
Request QSL (OQRS)Not in Log?

VP8PJ  they must suffer hash receiving conditions
Surprize they have a WSPR signal at 40m  decoded VP8PJ many times several evenings
 2020-02-29 22:08  PA0O  7.040023  -17  0  JO33hg  1  DP0GVN-1  IB59ui  13830  186  2 
 2020-02-29 20:38  PA0O  3.570025  -21  0  JO33hg  1  DP0GVN  IB59ui  13830  186  5 
 2020-02-29 21:40  DP0GVN  7.040025  -19  0  IB59ui  2  PA0O  JO33hg  13830  11  3 
 2020-02-29 21:40  VP8PJ  7.040143  -14  0  GC79eh  2  PA0O  JO33hg  13489  34  6

Tonight Sunday at 10.105 CW sudden it was easy 3 calls 10.1085 100W  it can happen..
possible not so busy also on 60m FT8 it was easy
Hard to get in the log even with good good signals 0 -1 -4 in FT8  60m   and 30m  CW S7  no way
at 10.105 they where long time to 559 579 saying up
okay up but how up is up ?  at  30m  i can not hear any of the  EU callers so no indication about where to call
up normally means +1 +2  but some cluster spots say +5 +7
so it is blind calling between 1000 DL SP I SV EA F south G all louder?
never knew that there are so many SP active at HF the row of SP seems endless
No response  they keep working DL SP DL SP W DL SP EA endless
i heard their FT8 signal at 12m  -14  but calling seems useless for me
Signals even  in the FT8  window at  24.915 are rare these days
It was a short rare opening possible the only one but they where trying with a W and then faded.
even with the 3 el Steppir and ACOM1000  the pile or high QRM level? is hard to break

Some expedition can be worked relative easy others like VP8PJ are almost unworkable

So far I'm in the log at 80 40 20 17m  and  had an FT8 "QSO" at 15 but  seems not in the log
is it important ? not really but i thought to have some chance with the 3ele good working Steppir and reasonable good dipoles   30 60 80m  but no responce long long calling
A contact that takes 30 seconds in a contest now takes many hours calling an trying to  figure out the operation pattern i must be gone nuts.
My i-L at 160m works well, the 160m experience is hearing is working
but nil at  160 until now.

Suffering every weekend storm winds this year
my new made almost full size 40m dipole is having hard times

 I never received VP8PJ at 160m to my frustration  my Beverage is not good in their QTF S-W
Saw VP8A  calling in FT8 their last night although the next step sending a report was not seen here possible PJ was already packed.
The one time VP8PJ was reported CW 28.023  heard them short deep in noise not even Q5 in JO33hg
A few hundred km south JO21 JO20    reporting workable signal
Here using 3 ele Steppir
 worked 80 40 30 20 15 12



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