I did not make the log but they were booming in here last night, their SR. My 160 came down 8-10 days ago and my spud launcher was broken & I wasn't able to get it repaired & the wire back up till yesterday evening, so I only had the one shot at them. But they were coming in a true S8 on the K3s & HI-Z circle 8.
Next time! 73, Gary KA1J > 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 > _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
