Fair copy with qsb here in AZ tonight. No way to get qso with so many calling. Glad some NA got through.
> On Mar 14, 2019, at 1:54 PM, Roger D Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > > I worked them at 0402Z for number 300 on Top Band! Yea! I was beginning > to get worried! > > The evening was notable in that I saw three different propagation modes > here in SW Maine. > > The first, beginning at about my sunset, 7P was weak and fading in and > out of the noise. Not hearing any NA (note at end). > > The second, closer to his SR, signal became very much stronger but sounded > very "choppy" making copy difficult. Again no NA worked. > > The third, near his SR, The choppiness disappeared and he was armchair > copy 569/579. It was at this time that I worked him. He went on to work > several NA stations. > > Note: Herb, KV4FZ, worked him during the first phase. Herb said he was > 579 in VI but not workable just north in W4 land! I believe Herb was the > first NA in the log. > > 73, Roger > > > >> On 3/14/2019 8:00 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> 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 _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
