7Q7RU was audible from well before sunset here in Virginia until sunrise in Malawi. Lots of QSB, but copyable on a 700 foot beverage running E/W. 73, Ken - K4XL
On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 1:13 PM Thomas Hoyer via Topband < [email protected]> wrote: > Would be interested in hearing (no pun intended) what type of antenna you, > or anyone heraing the 7q7, are using > TomW3TA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Salvatore ["Ted"] K2QMF <[email protected]> > To: Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]>; [email protected] > Cc: Greg Chartrand via Topband <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 12:20 pm > Subject: Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night > > The 7Q7 was 100% copy here on Long Island!!Tried for over an hour to work > him!! No Luck...Ted K2QMF > > On 11/19/2020 12:15:01 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV <[email protected]> wrote:I > heard the 7Q7 call sign here in NC exactly once, of course at the tippy > top of a long QSB cycle, which then immediately dove into the noise not to > be heard again in the 30 minutes > before I had to go downstairs. > > 8’s and 9’s appeared to be hearing him. Go figure. > > 73, Guy K2AV > > On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 10:44 AM Thomas Hoyer via Topband < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Observation from my little gun station in eastern PA is that propagation > > seems to have moved more to the west of me, western PA, Ohio and further. > > Whereas for the last two weeks or so I was hearing EU fairly well given > my > > S5 noise level which is quite for me. > > Worked the KP2 and YL stations last night but as Roger alludes to some > > deep QSB made it a couple try QSO. > > That 7Q7 was drawing a lot of activity bit I could not hear him at all. > > Seemed like stations to the west of me were hearing better. > > TomW3TA > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roger Kennedy > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 9:40 am > > Subject: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night > > > > > > Once again, lots of stations on the band last night from both sides of > the > > pond . . . good have such a nice turnout. > > > > However, quite deep QSB on most signals, and propagation didn't seem as > > good > > as the night before (when I worked several stations right across to the > > West > > Coast). > > > > Thanks once again to all that made the effort to come on 160 to have a > few > > QSOs . . . let's hope we can keep the DX CW activity going again next > > Wednesday. > > > > 73 Roger G3YRO > > > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > > Reflector > > _________________ > > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > > Reflector > > > -- > Sent via Gmail Mobile on my iPhone > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > -- Ken - K4XL BoatAnchor Manual Archive BAMA - http://bama.edebris.com _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
