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Several times yesterday and today when conditions sounded like they were good, I tried to key up and break into the action. I tried on SSB and AM and got nothing. I just got my radio back from the shop too. I was making all kinds of contacts with real good reports before it went out. I was being told I was putting out strong signal and clear audio. It seemed like I was the guy everyone wanted to respond to. I was having incoming stations giving me a 4 or 5 on my meter, and they were telling me I was putting their meter in the red. A few guys told me they couldn't believe I was running a mobile. The problem was that I was spattering over the 2M mobile while on the lower channels. Now that my radio is back I can't get anyone to even acknowledge I'm there. I'm sure it is just a coincidence but it is discouraging. It seems like it is working OK locally. I was talking with the wife at about 8 miles as the crow flies before I lost her. But I just can't get down on the DX. I guess I gotta just give it some time and see if anything changes. Wish me luck!

<blockquote data-quote="roadrage" data-source="post: 379285" data-attributes="member: 21185"><p>Several times yesterday and today when conditions sounded like they were good, I tried to key up and break into the action.&nbsp; I tried on SSB and AM and got nothing.&nbsp; I just got my radio back from the shop too.&nbsp; I was making all kinds of contacts with real good reports before it went out.&nbsp; I was being told I was putting out strong signal and clear audio.&nbsp; It seemed like I was the guy everyone wanted to respond to.&nbsp; I was having incoming stations giving me a 4 or 5 on my meter, and they were telling me I was putting their meter in the red.&nbsp; A few guys told me they couldn&#039;t believe I was running a mobile.&nbsp; The problem was that I was spattering over the 2M mobile while on the lower channels.&nbsp; Now that my radio is back I can&#039;t get anyone to even acknowledge I&#039;m there.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure it is just a coincidence but it is discouraging.&nbsp; It seems like it is working OK locally.&nbsp; I was talking with the wife at about 8 miles as the crow flies before I lost her.&nbsp; But I just can&#039;t get down on the DX.&nbsp; I guess I gotta just give it some time and see if anything changes.&nbsp; Wish me luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="roadrage, post: 379285, member: 21185"] Several times yesterday and today when conditions sounded like they were good, I tried to key up and break into the action. I tried on SSB and AM and got nothing. I just got my radio back from the shop too. I was making all kinds of contacts with real good reports before it went out. I was being told I was putting out strong signal and clear audio. It seemed like I was the guy everyone wanted to respond to. I was having incoming stations giving me a 4 or 5 on my meter, and they were telling me I was putting their meter in the red. A few guys told me they couldn't believe I was running a mobile. The problem was that I was spattering over the 2M mobile while on the lower channels. Now that my radio is back I can't get anyone to even acknowledge I'm there. I'm sure it is just a coincidence but it is discouraging. It seems like it is working OK locally. I was talking with the wife at about 8 miles as the crow flies before I lost her. But I just can't get down on the DX. I guess I gotta just give it some time and see if anything changes. Wish me luck! [/QUOTE]

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