Sent: Friday, April 7, 2023 5:00 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Topband: FO/AA7JV RX Conditions
Hello Topbanders, It is surprising how many ops still don't know how to call on 160 a DX form the tropics. >>>> Hi George, This morning (local), 09-APR at 10:37 UTC, we had pipeline condx between FO and FM08. When I first heard you, I thought you were a local -- an honest S9+! I called you and you came back to "WS6", sending the request 3 times. As I got ready to send my call again, I discovered I hadn't selected my amplifier on the station console, so I was only running 33 Watts. Somehow you got the "X" with the next round. With my short Inv-L and compromised location, it's rare that I can work DX on 160 with less than 500 Watts, much less 33 Watts! Ironically, the previous 2 mornings, you were just barely above the noise, but with QSB, not workable from here. Thanks for your great effort. Jim - WS6X _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
