I think that you guys are missing the point. Knowing Wes I am sure that post was pure sarcasm. He is a CW op surpreme.LarryN7DD
Sent from AOL Mobile Mail Get the new AOL app: mail.mobile.aol.com On Monday, November 25, 2019, Alan Swinger <awswin...@earthlink.net> wrote: So, your computer worked him while you were out of the room and not at the rig!? If only there was an award for computers vice operators. - Alan K9MBQ -----Original Message----- >From: Wes <wes_n...@triconet.org> >Sent: Nov 25, 2019 7:42 AM >To: topband@contesting.com >Subject: Re: Topband: H40TT on 160m > >Conditions are awful with horrible noise this AM. Haven't figured out whether >it is local or what. I don't need H40 and I'm defiantly not a fan of FT8. >Nevertheless, I set up the rig and unsuccessfully called for awhile before >deciding to come into the office and check my email. > >I just stepped back into the shack and see that "I" worked him at 12:26:30 >with >a -15 signal report. > >Wes N7WS > >On 11/25/2019 4:46 AM, Gary Smith wrote: >> I finally worked them, just a couple >> minutes ago FT8 @ 11:30Z, on their 1.836 >> band plan, Right in the middle of my gray >> line, 6:30AM local. >> >> I'm lucky to hear them at this time, I'm >> 75' from AMTRAK and gray line is always >> obliterated heavy commuter rail traffic >> with me being 5 minutes away from New >> London, CT, a major hub between Boston & >> NYC. During the contest I missed several >> gray line contacts because I couldn't hear >> anything for 30 seconds with each passing >> train and that's the busiest commuter >> time. >> >> Grouse grouse... >> >> One of the impressive things I notice with >> JTDX's FT8 waterfall, while the P3 shows >> bright red obliteration of the signal and >> headphones are also obliterated when the >> trains pass, with the JTDX waterfall there >> is almost no indication of the RFI from >> the train passing. I was -22 & they were >> -18 so the signals were low indeed. >> >> Ah well, they're in the log now. Love 160, >> it's never a sure bet. >> >> 73, >> >> Gary >> KA1J >> > >_________________ >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