This morning I worked EG7NL Claudio from Almeria, Spain with SSB. He was one of the few stations I heard on 20 meter. I got a 59 report. Not bad from the South of Spain. Another Dutch station after me got a 57 report. So I trust his 59. Hi. Back to 40 meter SSB I called DL2KBY/P Werner from the German/Austrian border with a 59. We had a nice QSO. I checked both bands for CW stations, and heard not that much, so I am still convinced that I can work SSB with the same success as CW or PSK31. Maybe CW and PSK31 are slightly better. Werner was running 100 watt into a long wire. I got a 55 report from Werner. In the afternoon I worked with SSB on 40 meter SP3VBF Michal from Chodziez, and I admire his patience for picking my signal out of the QSB, in the peak 55. Also worked DL3CH Werner from Erlangen near Munich, Germany.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
SSB Tuesday
This morning I worked EG7NL Claudio from Almeria, Spain with SSB. He was one of the few stations I heard on 20 meter. I got a 59 report. Not bad from the South of Spain. Another Dutch station after me got a 57 report. So I trust his 59. Hi. Back to 40 meter SSB I called DL2KBY/P Werner from the German/Austrian border with a 59. We had a nice QSO. I checked both bands for CW stations, and heard not that much, so I am still convinced that I can work SSB with the same success as CW or PSK31. Maybe CW and PSK31 are slightly better. Werner was running 100 watt into a long wire. I got a 55 report from Werner. In the afternoon I worked with SSB on 40 meter SP3VBF Michal from Chodziez, and I admire his patience for picking my signal out of the QSB, in the peak 55. Also worked DL3CH Werner from Erlangen near Munich, Germany.
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Afternoon Paul,
ReplyDeleteYep, a lot of people lead you to believe QRP with SSB is next to impossible, but with a half-decent antenna and OK propagation I think simple stations like yours and mine prove that not only is it possible, but it is also great fun!
I now have the use of M0BHJ's antenna analyser and am in the process of tuning up the End Fedz. Like you I prefer 40M. There are too many "DX chasers" calling CQ Asia & Pacific or CQ Stateside on 20M for my liking. That is why I went for the 66' long radiator - it gives slightly better gain on 40M and a wider bandwidth than the standard EF10/20/40. Bye for now, Adam
Hello Adam, well, with SSB I worked the most DXCC countries. And that's a fact. Good luck with tuning up your PAR antenna. I am really curious what it does on 40 meter. 73, Paul
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