Re: Topband: west coast in the mornings

2017-01-28 Thread Kenneth Grimm
I suspect that lack of receiving antennas is the most likely cause. I noticed the same thing here on the East Coast when trying to work Europeans. Some had very loud signals but couldn't hear very well...requiring many, many repeats of the call sign. I thought it was just me having a problem

Topband: west coast in the mornings

2017-01-28 Thread Carl Luetzelschwab
Hi guys and gals, After walking Snoopy and going out for breakfast this morning, I got back on 160m around 1320z (8:20 AM local here in Ft Wayne - about a half hour past our sunrise). Between 1324z and 1340z I worked AZ, CO and OR with decent signals on my SAL-20 Shared Apex Loop. I also heard