G3GRO Reports:
HF conditions continue to improve on 7Mhz and 14 Mhz - especially on 7Mhz. - Have been hearing US & VE stations at good strength late in the evening evening on 40m
HF conditions continue to improve on 7Mhz and 14 Mhz - especially on 7Mhz. - Have been hearing US & VE stations at good strength late in the evening evening on 40m
On Wednesday night (4th May) just after midnight local time, I worked "Doc" VO1DSK in Newfoundland at good "chat" strength on 7152kHz SSB. is signal was 5&8-9, and he gave me a report of 5&9 +10dB !! He was in QSO with John, KC3FL in Florida who was 5&7.and who also gave me 5&9.
The antenna in use was my 139ft 80m multi-band offset dipole (or windom) the feed point of which is up at about 35ft.agl. It is a full-wavelength long on 40m running roughly north-south with one third of its length from the feed point sloping down towards the north at about 45 degrees, and has 4 lobes in the horizontal plane, one of which points NW putting a good signal into USA/Canada.
I was using my FT1000MP transceiver and Expert 1K-FA linear with 400W to the antenna.
Last night, (Thursday 5th May ) just before midnight (local time) I was again hearing hearing USA stations at good strength with KE1Y and W2VP working into a SSB net. but then tuned down to the CW end of the band and heard PZ5RA in Surinam, South America on 7007kHz calling CQ with no pile-up on him! I called him and we exchanged 599 reports.
73, de Derek, G3GRO.
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