The half dozen of us in central Illinois did not fare so well. Rain throughout the area made it difficult to hear, but we were glad they were on during our opening. At one point the wind was louder than the amplifier fan! There was a bit of a peak, with fading towards their sunrise. I don’t believe anyone got through, so we will be on again this evening.
We are looking for a shot at XR0ZRC, 3B8XF, and 5X3C. It’s good to have some nice DX to chase. K9ZO ________________________________ From: Topband <[email protected]> on behalf of [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 7:00:37 AM To: Tree; 160 Subject: Re: Topband: 7P8 last night They were working EU on 160m during most of our evening here in NA. I think K7ZV was the first NA to get through about an hour before their SR. Then less than maybe a dozen or so did make it right up to and past their SR. They are clearly hearing much better as they were never very strong here but did hear me 12 minutes after their SR. I felt very fortunate. Then my QSO did not show up in Club Log so I called and worked them a second time 14 minutes after their SR. Shortly after they went QRT LA3BO, Svein, came on LB Chat and said the 160m logging computer was "not on line at the moment" so not able to do real time reporting. As a result none of last night's 160m QSO show up in Club Log. Anyway, a big step forward for this operation. 73. . . Dave, W0FLS -----Original Message----- From: Tree Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 5:47 AM To: 160 Subject: Topband: 7P8 last night The 7P8 operation was very active up to (and a bit beyond) their sunrise today. They primarily worked Europe - but eventually called for only NA. Not a lot of guys made it into the log, but a few did. They peaked up around 0400Z here, but then slowly faded up to their sunrise. Sometimes we get a very distinct sunrise peak, but that perhaps happens more in the dead of winter here. I believe this operation will be on the air a while longer. They were on 1824 listening up. I had gotten on the rig to support the Wednesday night activity effort, but all of the activity was focused on this one station. I did hear and OH5 and CT calling in the pileup, so the band was open to Europe. 73 Tree N6TR Manning, OR _________________ 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
