Hi all, I have the same experiences from this weekend during the FOC Marathon on Topband. I heard the same in case of G's and other coastal stations > it did not happened with sigs from inland stations... the difference was few S units.
Even more I noticed another "SDE" phenomenon this weekend which sounds strange to me. I made short vid here: https://youtu.be/cV3rzlsZbA4 QSK has been useless at that time, it appeared only on TB (nothing on 80m). North signals came thru fluttered. US sigs raised up at that time for several S units. All happened with 300m long Beverages to NA and SA ...no difference. Anybody knows what happened to me that morning? It disappeared in 1.5hr... 73 - Petr, OK1RP -- http://160mband.blogspot.com On Mon, Feb 4, 2019, at 5:13 AM, Mike Waters wrote: > I wouldn't count on it! > > 73, Mike > www.w0btu.com > > On Sun, Feb 3, 2019, 9:25 PM terry burge <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Maybe the International Space Station could reflect a 160 meter signal or > > reradiate it. It's larger than a football field. Just a thought. Let's see, > > people could use the space station to bounce signals off of. Another reason > > to keep it from falling in the Pacific Ocean someday. > > > > Terry > > KI7M > > > > > On February 3, 2019 at 2:44 PM Arthur Delibert <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > Back in the early 60s, NASA launched a couple of satellites named Echo I > > and Echo II that were essentially huge reflecting balloons. You could tune > > to WWV on 20 MHz at a time of day when that was above the MUF. When the > > Echo satellite came by, WWV would pop up out of nowhere for a few seconds > > and then disappear again. To the best of my knowledge, the Echo satellites > > are long gone; but this sounds like a similar phenomenon. > > > > > > Art Delibert, KB3FJO > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > From: Topband <[email protected]> on behalf of Paul Kiesel > > via Topband <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2019 2:10 PM > > > To: [email protected] > > > Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Phenomenon > > > > > > I don't have an explanation for this, but I had a similar experience > > during the contest. My receiveantenna is an unterminated BOG running > > alongside the road in front. I struggled to get F4HEC's call because he was > > so weak. He persisted and I finally got it. He was the first European that > > I heard in the contest. When we finished the QSO, EI0R dumped his call and > > he was 579. Unbelievable because I almost never hear Europe on 160 CW. I > > gave him a report and turned it back. By then he was barely copyable as his > > signal had dropped back down to the noise floor and I never heard him > > again. I managed to work several other Europeans whose calls I had to work > > at digging out. I would say conditions were generally good for me to hear > > those European stations, but the momentary signal from EI0R was very strong > > and unexpected. > > > 73, Paul K7CW > > > > > > On Sunday, February 3, 2019, 9:38:50 AM PST, Dan Atchison via > > Topband <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > During the CQ WW 160 CW contest a week ago while operating at the N1LN > > > M/S station, I happened to be in a fantastic run of EU. > > > > > > On one and only one QSO, I worked a "G" station whose callsign's last > > > suffix letter was at least 20dB stronger than the rest of his call. I > > > mentioned this to NR4M while discussing the contest with Steve at the > > > Richmond Frostfest and he said he experienced the same on one occasion; > > > he thought meteor and I was thinking airplane. > > > > > > Anyone else experience this on topband and if so, have a "scientific" > > > explanation? > > > > > > 73, > > > Dan -- N3ND > > > _________________ > > > 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 > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector > -- 73 - Petr, OK1RP -- B: http://goo.gl/Fd2JhJ G+: http://goo.gl/w3u2s9 G+: http://goo.gl/gP99xq _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
