Great Condx. on 75M Last Night to the Southwest from Long Island!

[W2XR]

The band was in very good shape last night for long-haul communications to the southwest. K1DEU, KA2DZT, and I worked Dean, WA1KNX/7 from about 1:50 to 2:50 AM EST with solid signals and occasional QRM, although there was some QSB at times, but otherwise the path was nearly 100% solid. Dean was peaking up to +40 dB/S9 on the SP-600.

73,

Bruce

[Steve - WB3HUZ]

+40 dB/S9 on the SP-600

Hey Bruce, do you have a special SP-600? The meter on mine reads 0-100 with no S-units at all.

I was on 75 around midnight and the band was VERY quiet - no static and no slopbuckets. Sorry I missed the late night action, but I had to crap out.

[W2XR]

Hi Steve,

You are absolutely right; my S-meter is calibrated the same as yours. However, for the sake of simplicity, I have always given S-meter reports when using the SP-600 receiver as "dB above S-9" although there are no "S-units" on it. Suffice it to say, it takes one hell of a signal to achieve a 100 dB reading, and no one has done it to date on my SP-600. Perhaps I should give S-meter reports as "you are 40 dB on the S-meter of my SP-600."

Regardless, and as you know, the meter readings are only useful at the receiving end for a relative indication of received signal strength.

Too bad you could'nt join us last night; condx were really great.

73,

Bruce

[wa1knx]

that was fun working you guys, nice sig bruce esp when put
on the dx audio.  for a while when the remote ip receiver were
working I'd listen, it clear send a xmission from here in az. then
listle to see if i could hear myself back east, 20 30 second delay.
if i could hear myself good, i'd call cq! usually get someone back
there.