TNX for posting the audio, guys. It makes me feel a bit better since I've been raving about how well the gang up north makes it down this way. Figured folks would start to think I had a little too much Christmas cheer.
Rob, that display is just too cool. Is that along the lines of what the SoftRock will provide? Since Gary posted that a few years back it's been tucked away in the back of my mind for future use. Pretty neat to see the bandwidth expand on the screen as the fidelity increases.
Conditions were quite enjoyable on this end. The analogy I used a few nights back with Steve certainly applies: it was like being out in a boat on a lake at night, with the surface of the water like glass.
Stations heard here were:
KC2UDZ
W1VTP
W1MPY working via the net from NY to NH
K1ETP
W1AEX
W4YJ trying out a homebrew 6146 rig given to him
KB3WFV
W1JDR
WA1HLR
WA2PJP
K4HX
W0VMC
WA3MJY light copy
It was a typical ebb and flow night, just as the group got big a few folks would leave, then later more would join. I had to check my S meter while talking to Rob as I couldn't figure out how his audio was staying so strong during the QSB. Turns out there wasn't much QSB, the bouncing was caused by voice peaks up to 40db over S9. The band was that clear.
Joe's new dipole works incredibly well. He was neck-and-neck with Steve/HX at times. And Robert was 20-30 over from WI.
It was great! Though a regular in that area of the band, Jeff W2NBC was conspicuous by his absence. He must be enjoying some Christmas downtime.
BTW - did anyone mention that Al/VTP was producing that signal Steve recorded with a whopping
52 watts??