Geo, many thanks for the qsos, and sorry about the dupes, I got up about
0915Z and by the time I got to the shack, there you were, pretty good
copy , but deep qsb at times here in NW PA, just south of Lake Erie. I
called a couple of times, and bang, I was pretty sure you came back to
me, but I couldnt really believe it. I missed 160m last season , no
antenna up, and when I realized I needed E51-N for a new one on topband,
I threw an inverted L together yesterday and kinda/sorta got it in the
air.....the vertical section is fine, the horizontal part is a real
mess. A friend mentioned on the reflector that he didnt think we
completed the qso., so I called again, my apologies for the dupes, Other
than the QSB, you had a very FB signal, thanks again for the new one on
TB.....
73, Jamie WW3S
------ Original Message ------
From "GEORGE WALLNER" <aa7jv@atlanticbb.net>
To "Roger Parsons" <ve3zi@yahoo.com>; "Roger Parsons via Topband"
<topband@contesting.com>
Date 8/30/2023 1:55:48 PM
Subject Re: Topband: E51D on 160 Tonight
Roger and Top-Banders,
Will start on TB at 0930 tonight. Note that I got local inverter-type noise
that I have not been able to track down. Its center wanders between 1820 and
1830, so I may be on 1810.5 or 1823.5 or 1832.5 or even higher. The radios are
on a very small island (motu) with a long sand-spit. The TB/80 m antenna is at
the end of the sand-spit, with salt-water all around, I have put chokes on the
coax and the tuner control cables, and enough ferrites to sink the island, but
I can't seem to be able to get rid of the noise.
Although we are in one of the most remote places on Earth, there is a solar
farm at the village about a mile to the south. Maybe that's the source of the
noise, and the price of progress...
GL and 73,
George
On Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:34:39 +0000 (UTC) Roger Parsons via Topband wrote:
Very grateful for your efforts, George. Would appreciate it if you could manage
to get on 160m earlier than 1100 - my sunrise is at 10.40!
Incidentally, you were a huge signal on 80m at that time today.
73 Roger
VE3ZI
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