2018-11-06

VP8 on a "Dead Band"

This afternoon provided a new DXCC for me, since I moved back to Denmark.
I was monitoring 10m FT8, and suddenly VP8LP (Falkland Islands)showed up on the screen, calling CQ. I did not even get the linear started
A single call from me was sufficient, and we exchanged -05/-09dB reports.
Now LW5DD is on ... starting the linear . LW5DD is long gone, but I called CQ for a while with no reply.
Earlier I could read ZS and 3B9 on 10m.
In any case, right now at the bottom of the solar cycle "10m is dead" .... No, not really.



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