Bad VKV pa, that turned out better than I deserved. It looked very positive in the morning. What has happened?
After a relatively weak course, weather forecasts have begun to be proportioned below -10 ° C to the VKV PA term. This is the temperature, that does not make up with the construction of antennas. But the worm rodge: what if? I start at -6 ° C.. The lowest temperature is in Myjava, -8,5°C. The closer to Saturday, so the temperature is more pleasant. And on the Chercene Hill is -4.5 ° C. Sunny, Weak wind. So let's build!
Already 15 minutes before VKV PA has everything ready. A few more degrees to correct the direction of the antenna. I try to broadcast and n1mm+ falls off. I try to run it again, to be broadcast… and the same happens. I disconnect the transceiver and the rotator. I try again. Unchanged unchanged. So I give a restart… oh you don't, update!
Passes a lot of time and after the next labia I do N1mm to keep running. Although without a link to anything else, But I finally start. I lost 25 minutes. Each, Who has experienced something like this, that it will not add it. I am not able to orientate in the situation on the zone and conditions of the VKV propagation. In the first hour I write down 21 contacts.
The spreading conditions look special. S59K, which is in jn76ia, passes only with difficulty. But IQ4CT, which is up to jn54we, goes easily. So I try to look at the multipliers. YO5OHB adds KN17 and a moment later the connection with Jožka is doing well OM0AB to the KN08 reflections from the plane! Who knows, He knows… a shame, that this method is not used by other stations. Certainly their results would be much better.
Meanwhile, I have already looked around in the conditions of spread and activity on the band. Libor Ok1dol is dedicated to 70cm, But fortunately Jn69 brings OK1RD. The neighboring Jn59 will ensure Michael DB7MM/P. There are also several brands, which I don't normally do, For example, Karel Ok1fly or Pavel OK1PMA, with whom I have a lot of memories still from the High Tatras. Shortly after connection with Tamász HG1DRD The second Italian station is coming I4RGZ and a multiplicator E74LE. This bunch sends from the tent in winter conditions. They belong to them a great compliment!
Another multiplier immediately after them brings Mirek Ol1b. I managed to timed off the time with other Italian stations: IK4GNG, IK4ZHH and IQ3QJZ. Attempt IK3XTT a reflection from the plane was not successful even though I suspected his signal. However, the field profile was extremely challenging.
At the end I add a few more OK stations. Final ones 27 multipliers are not few. But missing the connection with the SP. The resulting 9342 Points is more than good than good in the beginning. In a pleasant sunshine so I pack. Waiting for me to find out why the software had trouble. I suspect I have a ground loop: The voltage was induced to the USB when you, what caused the software to fall. After missing a monthly pitch it's a second time, what I couldn't use full time VKV PA.
