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Re: Topband: H40TT on 160m

To: Doug Renwick <ve5ra@sasktel.net>
Subject: Re: Topband: H40TT on 160m
From: Michael Walker <va3mw@portcredit.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 22:45:41 -0500
List-post: <mailto:topband@contesting.com>
I wasn't hiding anything.  My callsign is in my email address.

Just tired about hearing from all the whiners.  It is like they are being
told to use it or .. what ever.

The comment was posted full well knowing that it was going cause another
sh*tstorm so to speak.

Mike va3mw

On Mon, Nov 25, 2019 at 10:43 PM Doug Renwick <ve5ra@sasktel.net> wrote:

> Well Mr Walker you don't even have the balls to sign your message. Your
> problem is you can't handle the truth and have to resort to name calling
> which makes you the bully. Good work Alan!!
> Doug
>
> "The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its
> limits." Albert Einstein
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
> Michael Walker
> Sent: November-25-19 8:30 PM
> To: Alan Swinger
> Cc: Wes; topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: H40TT on 160m
>
> Nice.
>
> Your comment was really not even worth making. Let’s call it bullying
>
> > On Nov 25, 2019, at 4:55 PM, Alan Swinger <awswinger@earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> >
> > So, your computer worked him while you were out of the room and not at
> the rig!? If only there was an award for computers vice operators. - Alan
> K9MBQ
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Wes <wes_n7ws@triconet.org>
> >> Sent: Nov 25, 2019 7:42 AM
> >> To: topband@contesting.com
> >> Subject: Re: Topband: H40TT on 160m
> >>
> >> 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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