Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV
Hey Statistics are hidden. Who would doubt that https://clublog.org/logsearch/KH8/AA7JV UR5WA - 2 "QSO", US5WE - "QSO" , UT5UGR - "QSO" The conclusion is simple and clear to everyone - the meaning of DX in Europe has been destroyed. -- p.s - very sorry for HA9RE. He called for hours. Colossal work. For this they used to give the Order "Hero of Labor":-(( --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua uy0zg via Topband писал(а) 2023-11-11 10:16: Hey There is also a video HL2WA: https://www.facebook.com/11860886304/videos/881073476985707 As for Europe, my forecast was undoubtedly confirmed. Log is not published. The reasons for this are clear. But don’t be upset, George - justice will come someday anyway. Maybe in 100 years :-(( --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua uy0zg via Topband писал(а) 2023-11-05 07:34: Hi Japanese radio amateurs are brave people - they are not afraid to post videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKh3x3BEY4s_channel=JR9OPJ In Europe there are very shy people... --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV RIB CW Operation -- Low Band Experience Summary
Hello George Thanks for the excellent summary. I was only able to listen in on two sun rises here in Maine. Nov 8th and 10th. I had limited time on the 8th and heard KH8/AA7JV weakly with times that the signal dropped below Q5 or disappeared entirely. I called a few times and figured I would not make it seeing there were many many callers. I had to leave early for some tower work. I used my SW and West beverages for listening. (225 and 260 degrees) That direction worked on the 8th. I tried again on the 10th and found the pile of callers, but could not detect KH8/AA7JV at 1100 UT. After a few minutes I could tell that something was there, but I was still wondering how my beverage antenna was not working, while other NE stations were calling you. I had just spent two weeks working in the woods to fix all the chewed RG6 coax and broken bev wires! Then I happened to switch to my 330 degree beverage aimed at JA, and you were coming in great on that wire! I was a bit rusty on the 160 game as it has been many months since I even listened on the band. I needed to be re trained on working the HF rig too. This past summer has been spent on amplifier projects and 222 and 432 MHz DXing entirely. Once I found you, it was easy, but I really need a new call that does not have all those dits in it. Everybody can copy the K1W but it ends there. If you are not familiar with my call, the rest of those dits get hard to decipher when sigs are weak. I am too old to change it now. The change in arrival azimuth was very interesting. Normal heading for me is about 270 degrees to American Samoa. The Friday path was heavily skewed to the North as I only heard you on a 330 degree beverage. A 290 degree beverage azimuth was quiet with no signal detected. Strength was very similar to Nov 8th and on the weak side. Enough jabbering for now. I have more beverage repair issues to attend to. Thanks for taking the time and effort to operate from KH8. Good luck down the line. Dave K1WHS On 11/11/2023 5:56 AM, GEORGE WALLNER wrote: Hello TopBanders, Many thanks for all those who called. We were on the air 8 nights. We had a good 160/80 m vertical with top loading and salt-water ground. Time was split between 80 and 160 meters. Conditions on 160 were often so poor that time was better spent giving out KH8 on 80 meters. Nevertheless, the main effort went into 160, with 600 QSO-s (plus dupes), vs 350 on 80. Conditions were the best the first night. Although we had generator noise, the Flex radio's noise blanker dealt with it. Anyway, conditions were so good that it mattered little. The following is from memory: I started calling for EU around 0530 (Nov 03) with no signs of EU callers. NA started to come in with some strong (S8) signals around 0600 Z. A short while later JA-s appeared with even better signals (S9+), while NA-s were getting weaker. Starting around 1400 Z, eastern European stations "R and U" started coming in. Most signals were very week but a few were were strong around S5. I have worked a total of 34 stations. But nothing further west than the Ukraine. The weekend nights were very poor. Zero EU either at my SS or SR. Both NA and JA-s were weak but plentiful. Propagation started to improve by Monday night, but there was now a lot of TS noise. (It is almost summer here.) Tuesday night (Wed AM in EU) around 1650, just before their SR, I listened for and managed to work two CT stations. Barely. Their signals popped out of the noise at their SR. No EU was worked around my SR (1500 to 1700 Z). The next night, soon after my SS, I heard one caller form EU for about 10 minutes with QSB, but it was too weak to work. Then suddenly, between 1612 and 1626, I worked four S. EU stations in a row. They had suspiciously clear (but not too strong) signals, they all sounded the same with the same operator style, and they all showed a strange delay, noticeable because it was the same for all four of them. They sounded similar to good NA signals. Hmm... On Thursday night (our last night) conditions were much better. I worked one EU at my SS, then the usual NA and JA (plus other far east). Starting about three hours before my SR central Siberian stations were calling with some very good signals (S6). Later there were a few good signals (S4) form the UA3 region, but then almost suddenly, any signal coming from further west was much weaker, some at ESP level. This was may be all due to the attenuation of signals travelling through (or around) the auroral oval. The difference was very distinct. (I have spent 6 to 8 hours each of the past 8 nights listening to 160 m signals and noise. After a while you get a feel for them.) Summary: EU contacts from KH8 at SS and SR were possible but mostly difficult. Some contacts were suspicious but most sounded legit. Nothing west of the Ukraine, except S. EU. The entire swath from Poland to the UK was missing (polar path). During the
Topband: KH8/AA7JV RIB CW Operation -- Low Band Experience Summary
Hello TopBanders, Many thanks for all those who called. We were on the air 8 nights. We had a good 160/80 m vertical with top loading and salt-water ground. Time was split between 80 and 160 meters. Conditions on 160 were often so poor that time was better spent giving out KH8 on 80 meters. Nevertheless, the main effort went into 160, with 600 QSO-s (plus dupes), vs 350 on 80. Conditions were the best the first night. Although we had generator noise, the Flex radio's noise blanker dealt with it. Anyway, conditions were so good that it mattered little. The following is from memory: I started calling for EU around 0530 (Nov 03) with no signs of EU callers. NA started to come in with some strong (S8) signals around 0600 Z. A short while later JA-s appeared with even better signals (S9+), while NA-s were getting weaker. Starting around 1400 Z, eastern European stations "R and U" started coming in. Most signals were very week but a few were were strong around S5. I have worked a total of 34 stations. But nothing further west than the Ukraine. The weekend nights were very poor. Zero EU either at my SS or SR. Both NA and JA-s were weak but plentiful. Propagation started to improve by Monday night, but there was now a lot of TS noise. (It is almost summer here.) Tuesday night (Wed AM in EU) around 1650, just before their SR, I listened for and managed to work two CT stations. Barely. Their signals popped out of the noise at their SR. No EU was worked around my SR (1500 to 1700 Z). The next night, soon after my SS, I heard one caller form EU for about 10 minutes with QSB, but it was too weak to work. Then suddenly, between 1612 and 1626, I worked four S. EU stations in a row. They had suspiciously clear (but not too strong) signals, they all sounded the same with the same operator style, and they all showed a strange delay, noticeable because it was the same for all four of them. They sounded similar to good NA signals. Hmm... On Thursday night (our last night) conditions were much better. I worked one EU at my SS, then the usual NA and JA (plus other far east). Starting about three hours before my SR central Siberian stations were calling with some very good signals (S6). Later there were a few good signals (S4) form the UA3 region, but then almost suddenly, any signal coming from further west was much weaker, some at ESP level. This was may be all due to the attenuation of signals travelling through (or around) the auroral oval. The difference was very distinct. (I have spent 6 to 8 hours each of the past 8 nights listening to 160 m signals and noise. After a while you get a feel for them.) Summary: EU contacts from KH8 at SS and SR were possible but mostly difficult. Some contacts were suspicious but most sounded legit. Nothing west of the Ukraine, except S. EU. The entire swath from Poland to the UK was missing (polar path). During the entire time, 80 was more like 160. Top-Band Strikes Again, TKS and 73, George, AA7JV PS: Signal strength comparison over many days on a TB DXpedition are influenced by the tendency of strongest stations being worked on the first few nights, with progressively weaker stations as time goes on. Nevertheless, this distribution is not absolute and a reasonable estimate of changing conditions is possible. We will post the log on Clublog soon and then LoTW in a couple of weeks' time. _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV
Hey There is also a video HL2WA: https://www.facebook.com/11860886304/videos/881073476985707 As for Europe, my forecast was undoubtedly confirmed. Log is not published. The reasons for this are clear. But don’t be upset, George - justice will come someday anyway. Maybe in 100 years :-(( --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua uy0zg via Topband писал(а) 2023-11-05 07:34: Hi Japanese radio amateurs are brave people - they are not afraid to post videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKh3x3BEY4s_channel=JR9OPJ In Europe there are very shy people... --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: KH8/AA7JV
Tomorrow (Nov 9) will be our last day/night here. (The station will come down early Thur morning.) Tomorrow night I will start at 0430 Z on 3521.0 then from 0600 on 1831.5 until about 0730, depending on QRN. If too noisy, I will go back to 80. Will be back on 1831.5 for NA SR at 1100, and again for my SR from 1530 until 1700. If too much QRN than QSY to 3521.0. It has been tough here on the low bands, We had thunderstorm noise most nights, then very poor conditions over the weekend, then last night a 100 km/h storm that shook the boat and put us on standby in case the anchor chain broke, and tonight again TS noise.(Nov is the equivalent of late spring in NA.) Hopefully we got a few new ones into some logs... Because of the noise, when you call,n please send your callsign at least twice. GL and 73, George, AA7JV _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV (GEORGE WALLNER)
Hi George Probably many would like to see the log. https://clublog.org/expeditions.php By the composition of the lucky ones in it, you can determine whether there is hope.. Plus I'm worried about the fate of HA0DU - this is a new country for him. --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua GEORGE WALLNER писал 2023-11-07 06:19: Jose. I will be on 1831.5 starting at 0630. Call me 500 Hz up. That way I can keep sending CQ and hopefully you will no be covered by the NA callers. I will especially listen for CT1 around 0700. GL and 73, George On Mon, 6 Nov 2023 21:15:12 - "Jose Emanuel Ribeiro de Sa" wrote: 06:30 to 07:15 utc is perfect for us in Portugal Rino, and we are in Southern Europe. My Sunrise is at 07:10 utc, Hi! 73 José CT1EEB -Mensagem original- De: Topband [ mailto:topband-bounces+zemurtosa=mail.telepac...@contesting.com ] Em nome de Salvatore Borace Enviada: segunda-feira, 6 de novembro de 2023 20:36 Para: topband@contesting.com Assunto: Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV (GEORGE WALLNER) George 06:30 Is too late for S.Europe, anyway this morning no signal at all but you have many websdr users calling you, hope condizioni improve next day. Rino ik7jtf _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV (GEORGE WALLNER)
Jose. I will be on 1831.5 starting at 0630. Call me 500 Hz up. That way I can keep sending CQ and hopefully you will no be covered by the NA callers. I will especially listen for CT1 around 0700. GL and 73, George On Mon, 6 Nov 2023 21:15:12 - "Jose Emanuel Ribeiro de Sa" wrote: 06:30 to 07:15 utc is perfect for us in Portugal Rino, and we are in Southern Europe. My Sunrise is at 07:10 utc, Hi! 73 José CT1EEB -Mensagem original- De: Topband [ mailto:topband-bounces+zemurtosa=mail.telepac...@contesting.com ] Em nome de Salvatore Borace Enviada: segunda-feira, 6 de novembro de 2023 20:36 Para: topband@contesting.com Assunto: Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV (GEORGE WALLNER) George 06:30 Is too late for S.Europe, anyway this morning no signal at all but you have many websdr users calling you, hope condizioni improve next day. Rino ik7jtf _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV (GEORGE WALLNER)
06:30 to 07:15 utc is perfect for us in Portugal Rino, and we are in Southern Europe. My Sunrise is at 07:10 utc, Hi! 73 José CT1EEB -Mensagem original- De: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+zemurtosa=mail.telepac...@contesting.com] Em nome de Salvatore Borace Enviada: segunda-feira, 6 de novembro de 2023 20:36 Para: topband@contesting.com Assunto: Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV (GEORGE WALLNER) George 06:30 Is too late for S.Europe, anyway this morning no signal at all but you have many websdr users calling you, hope condizioni improve next day. Rino ik7jtf _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV (GEORGE WALLNER)
José my SR same at George SS, anyway i have KH8 confirmed on 80 ssb since 25 year ago when not still the shit of websdr or ft8 :-) Il lun 6 nov 2023, 22:15 Jose Emanuel Ribeiro de Sa < zemurt...@mail.telepac.pt> ha scritto: > 06:30 to 07:15 utc is perfect for us in Portugal Rino, and we are in > Southern Europe. > My Sunrise is at 07:10 utc, Hi! > > 73 José CT1EEB > > -Mensagem original- > De: Topband > [mailto:topband-bounces+zemurtosa=mail.telepac...@contesting.com] Em nome > de > Salvatore Borace > Enviada: segunda-feira, 6 de novembro de 2023 20:36 > Para: topband@contesting.com > Assunto: Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV (GEORGE WALLNER) > > George 06:30 Is too late for S.Europe, anyway this morning no signal at all > but you have many websdr users calling you, hope condizioni improve next > day. Rino ik7jtf > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV (GEORGE WALLNER)
George 06:30 Is too late for S.Europe, anyway this morning no signal at all but you have many websdr users calling you, hope condizioni improve next day. Rino ik7jtf _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV
George, Do you plan on being QRV again at your SS tonite? 73, Steve NA5C Sent from my mobile device > On Nov 5, 2023, at 11:53 AM, GEORGE WALLNER wrote: > > James, > We had very heavy TS noise all night. 160 m was almost impossible and 80 was > just plane difficult. FT8 worked on both bands. > > > TKS for the report, > 73, > George > > >> On Sun, 5 Nov 2023 06:32:40 -0700 James Cizek wrote: >> I've been listening for KH8 as it would be ATNO for me. >> This morning, KH8/KN4EEI had a great FT8 signal (-5 to about -9 every >> period) into Colorado for the 30 minutes I was trying to work him (roughly >> 1100-1125Z) but didn't seem like they were hearing too well. They were >> answering mostly Japan and answering them many times over before >> completing. I was never heard (or at least responded to) >> >> When they switched to CW on 1.836.5, the signal was very weak, but probably >> workable. Unfortunately I have a local birdie *exactly* on 1.836.5 so I was >> hearing occasional CW beating with the local carrier but was unable to copy >> well enough to call back. The signal faded completely about an hour before >> my local SR (gone about 1230Z) >> >> George, will there be more days there? Looking forward to trying again if >> so! >> 73 >> James >> KI0KN >> >> On Sat, Nov 4, 2023 at 8:37 PM GEORGE WALLNER wrote: >> >> >>> Tonight (Nov 5) will start on 80 m at 0500 Z. Will QSY to 160 around >>> 0600and will stay there for EU at least until 0745. Then probably back to >>> 80after 0745 for an hour. On 160 again for NA SR around 1100 and then for >>> EUat 1500. >>> Last night ,just at SS, we had a line of thunderstorms go through >>> withlotsof lightning noise. The noise persisted all night until SR. (But, >>> we gotridof the generator noise.) >>> CU and GL,73,George,AA7JV_Searchable Archives: >>> http://www.contesting.com/_topband - TopbandReflector >>> >> _ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> - Topband Reflector >> > > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV
James, We had very heavy TS noise all night. 160 m was almost impossible and 80 was just plane difficult. FT8 worked on both bands. TKS for the report, 73, George On Sun, 5 Nov 2023 06:32:40 -0700 James Cizek wrote: I've been listening for KH8 as it would be ATNO for me. This morning, KH8/KN4EEI had a great FT8 signal (-5 to about -9 every period) into Colorado for the 30 minutes I was trying to work him (roughly 1100-1125Z) but didn't seem like they were hearing too well. They were answering mostly Japan and answering them many times over before completing. I was never heard (or at least responded to) When they switched to CW on 1.836.5, the signal was very weak, but probably workable. Unfortunately I have a local birdie *exactly* on 1.836.5 so I was hearing occasional CW beating with the local carrier but was unable to copy well enough to call back. The signal faded completely about an hour before my local SR (gone about 1230Z) George, will there be more days there? Looking forward to trying again if so! 73 James KI0KN On Sat, Nov 4, 2023 at 8:37 PM GEORGE WALLNER wrote: Tonight (Nov 5) will start on 80 m at 0500 Z. Will QSY to 160 around 0600and will stay there for EU at least until 0745. Then probably back to 80after 0745 for an hour. On 160 again for NA SR around 1100 and then for EUat 1500. Last night ,just at SS, we had a line of thunderstorms go through withlotsof lightning noise. The noise persisted all night until SR. (But, we gotridof the generator noise.) CU and GL,73,George,AA7JV_Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - TopbandReflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV
I've been listening for KH8 as it would be ATNO for me. This morning, KH8/KN4EEI had a great FT8 signal (-5 to about -9 every period) into Colorado for the 30 minutes I was trying to work him (roughly 1100-1125Z) but didn't seem like they were hearing too well. They were answering mostly Japan and answering them many times over before completing. I was never heard (or at least responded to) When they switched to CW on 1.836.5, the signal was very weak, but probably workable. Unfortunately I have a local birdie *exactly* on 1.836.5 so I was hearing occasional CW beating with the local carrier but was unable to copy well enough to call back. The signal faded completely about an hour before my local SR (gone about 1230Z) George, will there be more days there? Looking forward to trying again if so! 73 James KI0KN On Sat, Nov 4, 2023 at 8:37 PM GEORGE WALLNER wrote: > Tonight (Nov 5) will start on 80 m at 0500 Z. Will QSY to 160 around 0600 > and will stay there for EU at least until 0745. Then probably back to 80 > after 0745 for an hour. On 160 again for NA SR around 1100 and then for EU > at 1500. > > > Last night ,just at SS, we had a line of thunderstorms go through with > lots > of lightning noise. The noise persisted all night until SR. (But, we got > rid > of the generator noise.) > > CU and GL, > 73, > George, > AA7JV > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV sigs into Ohio were really good
Bob, TKS for the info and keep trying. Conditions here have been noisy withTS-s. Should improve. TKS and 73, George, AA7JV On Sun, 05 Nov 2023 03:19:11 + w3...@roadrunner.com wrote: George, you built up out of the noise to a nice 579 at around 1130z and remained strong til our sunrise at c. 1200z. You faded out by 1210z. Heard an impressive pile up of callers between 1 to 3 khz up, so you sure were in demand! :) You replied to a lot of JAs and so were clearly hearing them better than here in the Midwest, and SE US. I'll be back for another try around 1130z-1200z. Thanks for making a great effort to work all those in need. Good luck with the generator noise. Bob _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV
Hi Japanese radio amateurs are brave people - they are not afraid to post videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKh3x3BEY4s_channel=JR9OPJ In Europe there are very shy people... --- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua GEORGE WALLNER писал 2023-11-05 04:36: Tonight (Nov 5) will start on 80 m at 0500 Z. Will QSY to 160 around 0600 and will stay there for EU at least until 0745. Then probably back to 80 after 0745 for an hour. On 160 again for NA SR around 1100 and then for EU at 1500. Last night ,just at SS, we had a line of thunderstorms go through with lots of lightning noise. The noise persisted all night until SR. (But, we got rid of the generator noise.) CU and GL, 73, George, AA7JV _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: KH8/AA7JV sigs into Ohio were really good
George, you built up out of the noise to a nice 579 at around 1130z and remained strong til our sunrise at c. 1200z. You faded out by 1210z. Heard an impressive pile up of callers between 1 to 3 khz up, so you sure were in demand! :) You replied to a lot of JAs and so were clearly hearing them better than here in the Midwest, and SE US. I'll be back for another try around 1130z-1200z. Thanks for making a great effort to work all those in need. Good luck with the generator noise. Bob _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV
Tnx QSO this am at sunrise George and all your efforts. The Ham OHolics are revived. Fun times. CW was fun. 73 Val N4RJ Get Outlook for iOS<https://aka.ms/o0ukef> From: Topband on behalf of GEORGE WALLNER Sent: Saturday, November 4, 2023 10:36:37 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: KH8/AA7JV Tonight (Nov 5) will start on 80 m at 0500 Z. Will QSY to 160 around 0600 and will stay there for EU at least until 0745. Then probably back to 80 after 0745 for an hour. On 160 again for NA SR around 1100 and then for EU at 1500. Last night ,just at SS, we had a line of thunderstorms go through with lots of lightning noise. The noise persisted all night until SR. (But, we got rid of the generator noise.) CU and GL, 73, George, AA7JV _ Searchable Archives: https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.contesting.com%2F_topband=05%7C01%7C%7Cb65f8c9a99f247e6253408dbdda81f17%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435%7C1%7C0%7C638347486366310908%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C=jbycJclEhgLp5dLydEhdZYfh8823JGpetwIdISxTvhg%3D=0<http://www.contesting.com/_topband> - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: KH8/AA7JV
Tonight (Nov 5) will start on 80 m at 0500 Z. Will QSY to 160 around 0600 and will stay there for EU at least until 0745. Then probably back to 80 after 0745 for an hour. On 160 again for NA SR around 1100 and then for EU at 1500. Last night ,just at SS, we had a line of thunderstorms go through with lots of lightning noise. The noise persisted all night until SR. (But, we got rid of the generator noise.) CU and GL, 73, George, AA7JV _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: KH8/ AA7JV
George, thanks for getting on both at EU sunrise where you had, on the east coast, a fair signal with deep QSB, and at east coast sunrise where you were up to a 569 or so and just a bit of QSB. Gave us some excitement on the band! Ron N4XD Sent using https://www.zoho.com/mail/ _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: KH8/AA7JV on Low Bands from Manu-a -- Update
Had an interesting night. We used this generator on many operations and we've never heard its noise. Because the mountains block noise form an arc of almost 210 degrees, the TX antenna is very quiet on RX! Quiet enough to make the generator noise heard. Will try to eliminate the generator noise today, hopefully for an even better RX setup. Started calling on 160 at 0530 Z. No EU heard at all. A steady but slow stream of NA stations with very clear and strong signals started around 0600 Z. K0RF had an amazingly clear and strong signal. Starting at 0720 JA-s started to come in with even stronger and clearer signals. It was like 20 on a good day. Atmospheric noise started to rise as the terminator reached SE Asia but signals remained well above the noise. Tried 80 for a few minutes but the generator noise was annoying and I went back to 160. NA sunrise brought in a few NA callers but JA-s dominated with much stronger signals until about 1040 Z. Came back at 1445. Lots of strong JA-s. East EU started at 1455 with good signals. Made over 30 E EU contacts until about 1600, but never heard anything further west than the Ukraine. Will repeat the same routine tonight/tomorrow morning and hopefully get some W EU (or at least C EU). TKS for all the calls, 73, George, AA7JV _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: KH8/AA7JV on Low Bands from Manu-a Islands
Thank you George, Thank you Mike, Thank you RiB. Great to connect this morning on TB. 73, safe travels, Jim Colletto, N6TQ From: Topband on behalf of GEORGE WALLNER Sent: Thursday, November 2, 2023 9:13 PM To: 'topband@contesting.com' Subject: Topband: KH8/AA7JV on Low Bands from Manu-a Islands Hello Topbanders, We did manage to get ashore with a full RIB station and raised a 60' top loaded vertical, which stands in the water most of the time (except at low tide). Right behind the antenna there is virtually vertical 1200' mountain wall to the south, but take off is clear to directions from NW (280 degrees) to NE (50 degrees). That is from JA to W4 (and N. EU to N. Africa). SA may be blocked but you never know with TB. We will start operating on 160 tonight at UTC 0530 (Nov 3) from the Manu-a Islands, Olosega Island (AH55eu, OC-077, -14.16476, -169.62122), American Samoa. This is another precarious location where we are anchored off the shore in open waters. (But not as crazy as Ducie was.) Will start on 160 meters CW at 0530 UTC, listening for Europe, but will switch to 80 if TB is not productive. We will be back on TB for NA sunrise around 1030 UTC. FT8 in a few days' time. There is some generator noise on both 160 and 80, which I will try to eliminate tomorrow, but for tonight we are stuck with it. (It is hard to get to the shore at low tide. We can only do it on paddle boards.) We hope to be QRV at this location until Nov 9 (WX and other factors permitting). GL and 73, George (AA7JV) and Mike (KN4EEI) Note: We will be on 15, 12 and 10 at times during the day. _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: KH8/AA7JV on Low Bands from Manu-a Islands
Hello Topbanders, We did manage to get ashore with a full RIB station and raised a 60' top loaded vertical, which stands in the water most of the time (except at low tide). Right behind the antenna there is virtually vertical 1200' mountain wall to the south, but take off is clear to directions from NW (280 degrees) to NE (50 degrees). That is from JA to W4 (and N. EU to N. Africa). SA may be blocked but you never know with TB. We will start operating on 160 tonight at UTC 0530 (Nov 3) from the Manu-a Islands, Olosega Island (AH55eu, OC-077, -14.16476, -169.62122), American Samoa. This is another precarious location where we are anchored off the shore in open waters. (But not as crazy as Ducie was.) Will start on 160 meters CW at 0530 UTC, listening for Europe, but will switch to 80 if TB is not productive. We will be back on TB for NA sunrise around 1030 UTC. FT8 in a few days' time. There is some generator noise on both 160 and 80, which I will try to eliminate tomorrow, but for tonight we are stuck with it. (It is hard to get to the shore at low tide. We can only do it on paddle boards.) We hope to be QRV at this location until Nov 9 (WX and other factors permitting). GL and 73, George (AA7JV) and Mike (KN4EEI) Note: We will be on 15, 12 and 10 at times during the day. _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
