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
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