Re: Topband: Stew -vs- 3DA0CC

[Charlie]

Ken, I second your comment commending Arunas and Ark for their efforts at C9 
and 3DA0. 
 
Last night when they were on earlier at 1820.3, there was much QRM from the 
contest.  If there was any prop to my QTH, their signal could not be detected.  
 Later when Arunas came up on 1815.8, the contest QRM was not a factor at all, 
even though for much of the night I could not hear them.  
 
Every night they were on from C9 or 3DA0, I was in the chair listening.  There 
was some light copy from C9, but not enough signal to overcome my persistent 
local powerline noise.  Same for 3DA0, except for a brief period around 0254 
UTC.  They came up enough to where I felt some repetitive calls were justified; 
I was reasonably confident if they answered me or someone else, I could copy 
the response.  This turned out to be the case, although their signal was just 
out of my local noise.  I was getting discouraged after missing 7P8 and C9 
because of this ongoing noise situation, so it was very gratifying to get 
3DA0IJ in the log. 
 
Last fall I invested in a portable 1 MHz to 1 Ghz receiver and a dual band 
144/432 MHZ  yagi.   Prior to calling the power company for help, considerable 
time was spent with this equipment locating the four offending noise sources. 
In November the power company engineer visited my QTH, and I provided a Google 
map with the offending poles identified, spectrum displays of the noise, plus I 
actually identified the noise for the engineer on the portable receiver.  He 
promised to bring a crew out and deal with it.  Here it is mid-March and no 
power company help has been forthcoming.   Now that winter is behind us (I 
hope), it is now time to start complaining.  
 
I am not optimistic about VK0 and FT4/J but will be in the chair listening.  Of 
the recent expeditions needed on Topband, we have only missed logging 7P8 and 
C9 so there is some hope.   
 
I have an NCC-1 DXE box and it works great, but when there is more than one 
noise source active at one time, you are out of luck. 
 
Thanks to Arunas for the new one! 
 
73 Charlie N8RR
 
> From: gr...@sbc.edu
> Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 00:13:49 -0500
> To: Topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Stew -vs- 3DA0CC
> 
> The 3DA0 experience was a thriller.  Just about the time I was copying
> Arunas well enough to call him on Wednesday, he went QRT.  Heard a few
> peeps on Thursday and absolutely nothing on Friday.  Tonight (Saturday) he
> was an honest 459 and I was thrilled to make the contact!  I'm sorry the
> propagation was so spotty and so many missed them.  Hats off to Arunas and
> Ark for sticking with it despite the poor conditions.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Ken - K4XL
> 
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 8:17 PM, Gary Smith <g...@ka1j.com> wrote:
> 
> > Very, I was listening for them. Kept working the contest but went
> > back & never saw a peep. I need that one on 160 too.
> >
> > OTOH, I'm digging my new K3s :D
> >
> > Back to SP
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Gary
> > KA1J
> >
> > > That's sad.
> > >
> > > 73, Mike
> > > www.w0btu.com
> > >
> > > On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 6:39 PM, Joel Harrison <w...@w5zn.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > It appears they have decided to QSY away from 160 since the band is
> > wiped
> > > > out with U.S. contest stations (working other U.S. stations that aren't
> > > > listening for DX) so a new one lost due to the contest.
> > > >
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Re: Topband: Stew -vs- 3DA0CC

[Kenneth Grimm]

The 3DA0 experience was a thriller.  Just about the time I was copying
Arunas well enough to call him on Wednesday, he went QRT.  Heard a few
peeps on Thursday and absolutely nothing on Friday.  Tonight (Saturday) he
was an honest 459 and I was thrilled to make the contact!  I'm sorry the
propagation was so spotty and so many missed them.  Hats off to Arunas and
Ark for sticking with it despite the poor conditions.

73,

Ken - K4XL

On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 8:17 PM, Gary Smith  wrote:

> Very, I was listening for them. Kept working the contest but went
> back & never saw a peep. I need that one on 160 too.
>
> OTOH, I'm digging my new K3s :D
>
> Back to SP
>
> 73,
>
> Gary
> KA1J
>
> > That's sad.
> >
> > 73, Mike
> > www.w0btu.com
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 6:39 PM, Joel Harrison  wrote:
> >
> > > It appears they have decided to QSY away from 160 since the band is
> wiped
> > > out with U.S. contest stations (working other U.S. stations that aren't
> > > listening for DX) so a new one lost due to the contest.
> > >
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Re: Topband: Stew -vs- 3DA0CC

[Gary Smith]

Very, I was listening for them. Kept working the contest but went 
back & never saw a peep. I need that one on 160 too.

OTOH, I'm digging my new K3s :D

Back to SP

73,

Gary
KA1J

> That's sad.
> 
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
> 
> On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 6:39 PM, Joel Harrison  wrote:
> 
> > It appears they have decided to QSY away from 160 since the band is wiped
> > out with U.S. contest stations (working other U.S. stations that aren't
> > listening for DX) so a new one lost due to the contest.
> >
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Re: Topband: Stew -vs- 3DA0CC

[Mike Waters]

That's sad.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Sat, Mar 12, 2016 at 6:39 PM, Joel Harrison  wrote:

> It appears they have decided to QSY away from 160 since the band is wiped
> out with U.S. contest stations (working other U.S. stations that aren't
> listening for DX) so a new one lost due to the contest.
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Re: Topband: Stew -vs- 3DA0CC

[Joel Harrison]

Hi Rich,

It appears they have decided to QSY away from 160 since the band is wiped
out with U.S. contest stations (working other U.S. stations that aren't
listening for DX) so a new one lost due to the contest.

73 Joel W5ZN




> Thanks for bringing  that up Joel. They usually listen up 1-2. Hopeful
the
> SP contestants will give us that space.
> Thanks,
> Rich K7ZV
> On Sat, March 12, 2016 6:06 pm, Joel Harrison wrote:
>> I realize it is yet another "Stew Perry" contest but it is also the
last
>> night that 3DA0CC/3DA0IJ will be on 160 meters. Their operating frequency
>> is 1820.3 so if folks could PLEASE try to avoid that area there are at
least a few of us that would appreciate it while we have one last shot
at
>>  3DA0 on 160.
>> Thanks es 73,
>> Joel W5ZN
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Re: Topband: Stew -vs- 3DA0CC

[Rich C]

Thanks for bringing  that up Joel. They usually listen up 1-2. Hopeful the
SP contestants will give us that space.

Thanks,
Rich K7ZV





On Sat, March 12, 2016 6:06 pm, Joel Harrison wrote:
>

> I realize it is yet another "Stew Perry" contest but it is also the last
> night that 3DA0CC/3DA0IJ will be on 160 meters. Their operating frequency
> is 1820.3 so if folks could PLEASE try to avoid that area there are at
> least a few of us that would appreciate it while we have one last shot at
>  3DA0 on 160.
>
>
> Thanks es 73,
>
>
> Joel W5ZN
>
>
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