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CQ WW Contest
26 November 2017 | by FT8 hasn't killed CW yet
I'm not a contester but I enjoy listening to some amazing contestants pulling in those weak signals flying by at 30 wpm during CW contests. Today is the last day of the...
CQ WW Contest
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| Lots of CW stations grabbing those final contacts of the contest |
I was listening via my SDRPlay connected to a short piece of wire in my garage. Even with this highly compromised "antenna" I was hearing wall-to-wall CW stations vying for a piece of the action. I listened to W4SO and other big-gun stations, pulling in DX contacts one after another.
I'm looking forward to the day when my brain can decode call signs at that rate. I need to spend more time with LCWO.net callsign trainer...
That's all for now...
So lower your power and raise your expectations
72/73
Richard AA4OO
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