Another 1000 mpw contact into Germany (DM8YL) this afternoon on 20 meters. I had the rig set at 4 watts when I worked this station at 4,122 miles. Victoria was send at 34 wpm and I thought that I might have missed the call. That's WAY too fast for me.
I know the title of this post is confusing, and in case you're wondering...No, she wasn't sending all those letters and numbers when I copied her. Here's the explanation...
Victoria was originally licensed as SV2KBS in Greece. She is an avid hiker and traveler. She worked my 4 watts from the Super Station DR1A in Germany.
As I feared I might have missed the call, I sent an e-mail to confirm the contact. She said I was weak, but perfectly readable. Copied all....name, RST and QTH. She also says:
Will be QRV this weekend with the DR1A crew for WPXCW as M/M. If u r on, give us a call !
Yes, I'll be listening but hope she slows it down a bit. Hihi
This evening she was using a keyboard for all the contacts. It was all I could do to reply at 21 WPM....she copied all correctly the very first time!
I say congratulations to her for hearing this weak 4 watt signal here in the valley.
Victoria (DM8YL) makes my 8th 1000 MPW contact!
John, I have contacted a number of YL cw operators, and they were, without exception, first-rate on the key. I am reminded that during WW2 the Brits and USA navies had great women operators on shore. In the UK, Bletchley Park had mostly WREN intercept operators. 73 Dick
ReplyDeleteI can count the number of YL op's I've worked, easily, on one hand. Hihi She is a MUCH better operator than me. I commend her highly!
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