Re: Topband: Top band from Indian Ocean - 3B9HA
Olof has been very good copy here in KH6 for a couple days now, Was fortunate to work him this morning about 30 mins before my sunrise, his signal peaked over 579, excellent. LOTW QSO was there by the end of the day here. thats fast. Thanks to Olof. Yesterday also was 3b8/DJ7RJ with 569 on peaks, today he was much weaker, and did not get a chance to call him. A45XR is in here daily also with good signals. Have been off the band for a while so picking up a new one like 3B9 makes my day for sure. Need to get myself back in the saddle of getting up early and having coffee in front of the radio. 73 Merv K9FD/KH6 _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Top band from Indian Ocean - 3B9HA
You were heard very well in to Colorado last night. I did not get home tonight to check. W0MU On 12/1/2016 4:08 AM, Olof Lundberg wrote: Following CQWWCW I am staying on in 3B9 through sunrise December 12th. This is not a DXpedition in its traditional sense but I will try to spend a few hours on the radio every day. So far 320 qsos logged on top band but only 11 with NA. On 80 the log has 250 qsos with 82 NA. Plan is to be on around local sunset 1413z and sunrise 0458z. Local noise floor is low but US signals worked have been barely readable above the noise floor with signals on 80 of course much better. Also interesting LP opening at my sunset but not my best takeoff in that direction. I am about 150m from the lagoon and some 30m up looking north with sloping terrain and good takeoff 240deg through 60deg. I'm using a toploaded umbrella-style vertical on 160 inspired by N6LF writings. It is supported by 16m out of an 18m spiderbeam pole and there are some 40 radials of varying length 10-20m on the very dry rocky ground. The same pole and radial field supports a parallel inverted L for 80. All driven by a K3 or KX3 and SPE 1.3K at 800w. 73 Olof G0CKV _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Top band from Indian Ocean - 3B9HA
Olof, I'm in AZ. SR at 1419z and SS at 0019z. I heard you on 80m CW yesterday just before and during our SR abt 339/449. I have 3B9 on 80m so I didn't call. However, many of us on the West Coast do need 3B9 on 160m. Anytime I see a spot for you on TB I have listened when we might have propagation. During one of our SS I could tell you were on 80m CW but you were being called by all the rest of NA making it almost impossible for any WC to get through. Two suggestions: please be on by 1400z, since we may have only a 20 minute window at our SR. Other W6s and W7s will have much more darkness so please listen. Could you move your tx antenna closer to the lagoon? I understand that if the tx antenna is more than a 1/2 wave from water, it does not help the signal much. 73, and tnx for your effort. Ray, N6VR On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 5:21 AM, JC wrote: > Hi Olof > > Your signal was very good during the weekend contest 569 solid working > Europe, I called you several times one hour before your sunrise,. Yesterday > I heard you again on 160m with QSB and very weak signal. There was two > peaks > one 20 minutes before your sunrise and a second one 20 minutes after your > sunrise, but just above the noise Q4. > > Conditions are recovering from last magnetic storm and can be very good > during the weekend, > > Regards > JC > N4IS > > -Original Message- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Olof > Lundberg > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 6:09 AM > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Topband: Top band from Indian Ocean - 3B9HA > > Following CQWWCW I am staying on in 3B9 through sunrise December 12th. > > This is not a DXpedition in its traditional sense but I will try to spend a > few hours on the radio every day. So far 320 qsos logged on top band but > only 11 with NA. On 80 the log has 250 qsos with 82 NA. > > Plan is to be on around local sunset 1413z and sunrise 0458z. > > Local noise floor is low but US signals worked have been barely readable > above the noise floor with signals on 80 of course much better. Also > interesting LP opening at my sunset but not my best takeoff in that > direction. > > I am about 150m from the lagoon and some 30m up looking north with sloping > terrain and good takeoff 240deg through 60deg. > > I'm using a toploaded umbrella-style vertical on 160 inspired by N6LF > writings. It is supported by 16m out of an 18m spiderbeam pole and there > are > some 40 radials of varying length 10-20m on the very dry rocky ground. > The same pole and radial field supports a parallel inverted L for 80. All > driven by a K3 or KX3 and SPE 1.3K at 800w. > > 73 Olof G0CKV > _ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Top band from Indian Ocean - 3B9HA
Hi Olof Your signal was very good during the weekend contest 569 solid working Europe, I called you several times one hour before your sunrise,. Yesterday I heard you again on 160m with QSB and very weak signal. There was two peaks one 20 minutes before your sunrise and a second one 20 minutes after your sunrise, but just above the noise Q4. Conditions are recovering from last magnetic storm and can be very good during the weekend, Regards JC N4IS -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Olof Lundberg Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 6:09 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Top band from Indian Ocean - 3B9HA Following CQWWCW I am staying on in 3B9 through sunrise December 12th. This is not a DXpedition in its traditional sense but I will try to spend a few hours on the radio every day. So far 320 qsos logged on top band but only 11 with NA. On 80 the log has 250 qsos with 82 NA. Plan is to be on around local sunset 1413z and sunrise 0458z. Local noise floor is low but US signals worked have been barely readable above the noise floor with signals on 80 of course much better. Also interesting LP opening at my sunset but not my best takeoff in that direction. I am about 150m from the lagoon and some 30m up looking north with sloping terrain and good takeoff 240deg through 60deg. I'm using a toploaded umbrella-style vertical on 160 inspired by N6LF writings. It is supported by 16m out of an 18m spiderbeam pole and there are some 40 radials of varying length 10-20m on the very dry rocky ground. The same pole and radial field supports a parallel inverted L for 80. All driven by a K3 or KX3 and SPE 1.3K at 800w. 73 Olof G0CKV _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
