My observations were similar to W0FLS's, although I only live about 50 miles NW of WD8RQE. I use rx Bogs covering 4 directions, and the DX-pediton was always strongest on the SE one. I am curious about the phasing on VP8STI's verticals. Perhaps they were experimenting with the pattern, when the north-bearing reception occured.
73 Art NK8X ᐧ On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 5:39 PM, Tim Shoppa <[email protected]> wrote: > Adding to the mix... 80M this morning from my QTH in MD to JA and RA0 was > the best I'd ever heard it. I called CQ DX and when I first heard the > response I was sure it was a local. But no it was a JA1! > > Tim N3QE > > On Thursday, January 21, 2016, David Raymond <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > The whole band opening last night from NA to VP8STI on TB was rather > > bizarre. The opening started in earnest with big signals coming first in > > Maine. The guys in 1 land reported signals rivaling "locals." The > opening > > then started moving slowly and selectively southward. Guys in 2 land and > > then 3 land started working them next and then into 5 land. As the was > > opening into 5 land it also began opening westward, but again, > selectively. > > Stations in 8 and 9 land were hearing and working them but not > everywhere. > > I sat here in Iowa for over three hours with virtually nothing from them > at > > all. Finally about 0400 I began hearing them. They slowly improved and, > > at 0424z I put my call in and was answered immediately. They continued > to > > build here peaking to S5-S6 around 0445z. After that they slowly faded > and > > were gone here before their SS. The opening appeared to be very limited > > and, in some places, non-existent in 4 land. A handful in 4 land made > it, > > several using HWF for RX. Several big stations reported hearing little > or > > no signal. It seemed odd to be listening to them here with S5 signals > and > > the guys in the far SE and FL had none (and they are 1200 or 1500 miles > > closer). But perhaps the most bizarre thing of all was K4SV and W4ZV > > having to listen to the NORTH to hear them with apparently no signal from > > the direct path. It would be interesting to know what mode of > propagation > > that was. All in all it was an odd night. Nevertheless, a LOT of NA > > stations made it into the log. Joy for many but frustration remained for > > quite a few. Antennas here a full size ground mounted four square for TX > > and Hi-Z 8 circle optimized for 160. > > 73. . . Dave, W0FLS, in Iowa > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Harrison" <[email protected]> > > To: "topband" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2016 11:15 PM > > Subject: Topband: VP8STI 160 Meter Path > > > > > > Tonight on 160 VP8STI had a good signal. Here in Arkansas their signal > >> arrived from the NE from around 0115z until around 0200z peaking around > 5 > >> dB above my noise floor. Around 0200z they went "QRX" for a few minutes. > >> When they returned their sig was much weaker and finally faded. > >> > >> As the evening went on their sig returned around 0330z here and was in > and > >> out of the noise, still peaking to the NE and somethings shifting E to > SE. > >> Right About a half hour before their SR the signal peaked to the SE and > >> remained their until they faded into the sunrise. > >> > >> Best signal level here was 10 dB above my noise floor. > >> > >> Just wanted to pass that on for the folks (K9LA, W4ZV, etc) that keep > >> track of these paths for us. > >> > >> 73 Joel W5ZN > >> > >> > >> www.w5zn.org > >> > >> _________________ > >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > >> > >> > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
