Maybe the International Space Station could reflect a 160 meter signal or
reradiate it. It's larger than a football field. Just a thought. Let's see,
people could use the space station to bounce signals off of. Another reason to
keep it from falling in the Pacific Ocean someday.
Terry
KI7M
> On February 3, 2019 at 2:44 PM Arthur Delibert <radio75a3@msn.com> wrote:
>
>
> Back in the early 60s, NASA launched a couple of satellites named Echo I and
> Echo II that were essentially huge reflecting balloons. You could tune to
> WWV on 20 MHz at a time of day when that was above the MUF. When the Echo
> satellite came by, WWV would pop up out of nowhere for a few seconds and then
> disappear again. To the best of my knowledge, the Echo satellites are long
> gone; but this sounds like a similar phenomenon.
>
> Art Delibert, KB3FJO
>
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> From: Topband <topband-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Paul Kiesel via
> Topband <topband@contesting.com>
> Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2019 2:10 PM
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Phenomenon
>
> I don't have an explanation for this, but I had a similar experience during
> the contest. My receiveantenna is an unterminated BOG running alongside the
> road in front. I struggled to get F4HEC's call because he was so weak. He
> persisted and I finally got it. He was the first European that I heard in the
> contest. When we finished the QSO, EI0R dumped his call and he was 579.
> Unbelievable because I almost never hear Europe on 160 CW. I gave him a
> report and turned it back. By then he was barely copyable as his signal had
> dropped back down to the noise floor and I never heard him again. I managed
> to work several other Europeans whose calls I had to work at digging out. I
> would say conditions were generally good for me to hear those European
> stations, but the momentary signal from EI0R was very strong and unexpected.
> 73, Paul K7CW
>
> On Sunday, February 3, 2019, 9:38:50 AM PST, Dan Atchison via Topband
> <topband@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> During the CQ WW 160 CW contest a week ago while operating at the N1LN
> M/S station, I happened to be in a fantastic run of EU.
>
> On one and only one QSO, I worked a "G" station whose callsign's last
> suffix letter was at least 20dB stronger than the rest of his call. I
> mentioned this to NR4M while discussing the contest with Steve at the
> Richmond Frostfest and he said he experienced the same on one occasion;
> he thought meteor and I was thinking airplane.
>
> Anyone else experience this on topband and if so, have a "scientific"
> explanation?
>
> 73,
> Dan -- N3ND
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