Congrats to Mike and others logging CY9C. Copied here in eastern KS on both CW and FT8. No luck getting a reply with 100 w and 40 foot vertical last evening. Noted lots of QRN on the band. Need a better transmit antenna!
* Jon N0JK ________________________________ ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 21:02:14 -0600 From: Mike Fatchett W0MU <[email protected]> To: 160 <[email protected]> Subject: Re: Topband: CY9C big signal tonight! Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Big signal on FT8 NOW!? Thanks new band! W0MU On 9/4/2024 7:00 PM, Mike Fatchett W0MU wrote: > Heard them on and off last night.? Lots of QSB.? At times they were > quite loud.? They CQed into many callers at times.? I guess they were > not hearing well.? I never did break through with my bottom loaded 80m > vertical for 160.? I worked N5J easily with the same setup.?? I am > sure FT8 would have worked last night.? Till next time! > > W0MU Mike > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
