7Q7RU was audible from well before sunset here in Virginia until sunrise in
Malawi. Lots of QSB, but copyable on a 700 foot beverage running E/W.
73,
Ken - K4XL
On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 1:13 PM Thomas Hoyer via Topband <
topband@contesting.com> wrote:
> Would be interested in hearing (no pun intended) what type of antenna you,
> or anyone heraing the 7q7, are using
> TomW3TA
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Salvatore ["Ted"] K2QMF <k2qmf2@gmail.com>
> To: Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av.guy@gmail.com>; thoyer1@verizon.net
> Cc: Greg Chartrand via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
> Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 12:20 pm
> Subject: Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night
>
> The 7Q7 was 100% copy here on Long Island!!Tried for over an hour to work
> him!! No Luck...Ted K2QMF
>
> On 11/19/2020 12:15:01 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av.guy@gmail.com> wrote:I
> heard the 7Q7 call sign here in NC exactly once, of course at the tippy
> top of a long QSB cycle, which then immediately dove into the noise not to
> be heard again in the 30 minutes
> before I had to go downstairs.
>
> 8’s and 9’s appeared to be hearing him. Go figure.
>
> 73, Guy K2AV
>
> On Thu, Nov 19, 2020 at 10:44 AM Thomas Hoyer via Topband <
> topband@contesting.com> wrote:
>
> > Observation from my little gun station in eastern PA is that propagation
> > seems to have moved more to the west of me, western PA, Ohio and further.
> > Whereas for the last two weeks or so I was hearing EU fairly well given
> my
> > S5 noise level which is quite for me.
> > Worked the KP2 and YL stations last night but as Roger alludes to some
> > deep QSB made it a couple try QSO.
> > That 7Q7 was drawing a lot of activity bit I could not hear him at all.
> > Seemed like stations to the west of me were hearing better.
> > TomW3TA
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Roger Kennedy
> > To: topband@contesting.com
> > Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 9:40 am
> > Subject: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night
> >
> >
> > Once again, lots of stations on the band last night from both sides of
> the
> > pond . . . good have such a nice turnout.
> >
> > However, quite deep QSB on most signals, and propagation didn't seem as
> > good
> > as the night before (when I worked several stations right across to the
> > West
> > Coast).
> >
> > Thanks once again to all that made the effort to come on 160 to have a
> few
> > QSOs . . . let's hope we can keep the DX CW activity going again next
> > Wednesday.
> >
> > 73 Roger G3YRO
> >
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