Re: Topband: 3B7A
It turned out to be a good day & contact with 3B7A accomplished. I worked them on 160 so my agenda has been completed It was just a lot of repetition on my end and very good ears on theirs. While I now have 331 confirmed on CW (when this is confirmed), the next 10 are going to be the hardest... Nice to still be in the game. Good luck to us all. 73, Gary KA1J > Probably true. I'm using HI-Z circle 8 & > triangular arrays and mixing them with a > NCC-2 to try and deal with local RFI but > on 160 I can hear pretty well. They > haven't heard me yet on 160 and I was > trying to keep away from everyone else's > signals. with my seaside location you'd > think I wouldn't have much of an issue but > things aren't always what we expect. > > I did manage to snag them on 80 & 40 > making it to #331 in the current count so > mission accomplished but I do want them > most on 160. > > Considering I am using wire verticals for > all my antennas (Inv-L on 80 & sloper on > 160), I don't have a lot to worm in with > on the upper bands. > > OTOH, I haven't heard a peep from Chap at > A5A at all this go around & after 39 years > have only heard an A5 on two days & they > didn't hear me. > > Let's see how tonight fares. > > Good luck to us all. > > 73, > > Gary > KA1J > > > The problem will be getting him to hear you. I was calling in a > > pile on 20 SSB yesterday when he announced that they had another > > station coming up at 18130. I doubt that anyone else heard that, > > considering the out of control mob. I tuned up there and he was > > calling CQ at a solid S7 on my K3S. He announced he was listening > > up 5. As soon as he did I started calling, and calling and > > calling... He answered no one for what seemed a long time until he > > was spotted and then he answer a few guys, obviously hearing them > > with considerable difficulty. > > > > Boggles my mind that they went on a major expedition with (AFAIK) > > unproven equipment. > > > > Wes N7WS > > > > On 4/8/2018 6:39 PM, Gary Smith wrote: > > > Elusive again tonight but a better signal > > > than yesterday. Only heard him well at the > > > beginning of GL and he dropped off 30 min > > > later. Could hear EU calling him clearly > > > before GL so the band was in decent shape > > > still. Going to be tough for me to hear > > > him at this QTH but that's the game. > > > > > > GL to all, > > > > > > 73, > > > > > > Gary > > > KA1J > > _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: 3B7A
Probably true. I'm using HI-Z circle 8 & triangular arrays and mixing them with a NCC-2 to try and deal with local RFI but on 160 I can hear pretty well. They haven't heard me yet on 160 and I was trying to keep away from everyone else's signals. with my seaside location you'd think I wouldn't have much of an issue but things aren't always what we expect. I did manage to snag them on 80 & 40 making it to #331 in the current count so mission accomplished but I do want them most on 160. Considering I am using wire verticals for all my antennas (Inv-L on 80 & sloper on 160), I don't have a lot to worm in with on the upper bands. OTOH, I haven't heard a peep from Chap at A5A at all this go around & after 39 years have only heard an A5 on two days & they didn't hear me. Let's see how tonight fares. Good luck to us all. 73, Gary KA1J > The problem will be getting him to hear you. I was calling in a pile > on 20 SSB yesterday when he announced that they had another station > coming up at 18130. I doubt that anyone else heard that, considering > the out of control mob. I tuned up there and he was calling CQ at a > solid S7 on my K3S. He announced he was listening up 5. As soon as > he did I started calling, and calling and calling... He answered no > one for what seemed a long time until he was spotted and then he > answer a few guys, obviously hearing them with considerable > difficulty. > > Boggles my mind that they went on a major expedition with (AFAIK) > unproven equipment. > > Wes N7WS > > On 4/8/2018 6:39 PM, Gary Smith wrote: > > Elusive again tonight but a better signal > > than yesterday. Only heard him well at the > > beginning of GL and he dropped off 30 min > > later. Could hear EU calling him clearly > > before GL so the band was in decent shape > > still. Going to be tough for me to hear > > him at this QTH but that's the game. > > > > GL to all, > > > > 73, > > > > Gary > > KA1J > > _ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: 3B7A
The problem will be getting him to hear you. I was calling in a pile on 20 SSB yesterday when he announced that they had another station coming up at 18130. I doubt that anyone else heard that, considering the out of control mob. I tuned up there and he was calling CQ at a solid S7 on my K3S. He announced he was listening up 5. As soon as he did I started calling, and calling and calling... He answered no one for what seemed a long time until he was spotted and then he answer a few guys, obviously hearing them with considerable difficulty. Boggles my mind that they went on a major expedition with (AFAIK) unproven equipment. Wes N7WS On 4/8/2018 6:39 PM, Gary Smith wrote: Elusive again tonight but a better signal than yesterday. Only heard him well at the beginning of GL and he dropped off 30 min later. Could hear EU calling him clearly before GL so the band was in decent shape still. Going to be tough for me to hear him at this QTH but that's the game. GL to all, 73, Gary KA1J _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: 3B7A
He was good copy out here in KH6 land, happened to tune the band at 1600Z and he was 559, later he came up to 579, heard him an hour past sunrise and still going. JT1CS was also on the band about 1600Z. too late of course for most USA but they may be on earlier than that, Good hunting, 73 Merv K9FD/KH6 Elusive again tonight but a better signal than yesterday. Only heard him well at the beginning of GL and he dropped off 30 min later. Could hear EU calling him clearly before GL so the band was in decent shape still. Going to be tough for me to hear him at this QTH but that's the game. GL to all, 73, Gary KA1J _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Topband: 3B7A
Elusive again tonight but a better signal than yesterday. Only heard him well at the beginning of GL and he dropped off 30 min later. Could hear EU calling him clearly before GL so the band was in decent shape still. Going to be tough for me to hear him at this QTH but that's the game. GL to all, 73, Gary KA1J _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
