Just to tell my story.
I was working in CQ WW CW with only 60W RF out and magnetic loop only
1.2meters in diameter and only 6m up the ground on my balcony in vertical
polarization. I am surrounded with buildings.
I worked HC8N and many other DX stations mostly on 40m (23.00-01.30 UTC
26/27.11.2005).
I worked many USA stations.
I wasn't all the time in contest (only few hours) but during that time
conditions were great.
Great contest.
73 de 9A4MN Neno


"Walt Davidson" wrote in message
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From here in England, the condx on the North Atlantic path have been
the worst I can ever remember during a CQ WW Contest. However, in
other directions it has not been too bad, for example Southeast Asia,
Indian Ocean, Pacific, S. America and Africa have all been coming in
at reasonable strength. But no JA's.

By far the loudest USA sig on 14 MHz is W1GQ. He is head and
shoulders above all the usual East Coast "big guns". Stations like
KC1XX and K1RX are really weak ... very strange.

Wkd T88AA on 14 MHz for a new one!
:-)

73 de G3NYY

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Walt Davidson Email: g3nyy @despammed.com