TopBand: HEARD ISLAND MESSAGE # 27

[Bill Tippett]

>LAST NIGHT ON 160
>-----------------
>Here is what a few of our readers sent us:
>
>N.H. (W1JCC, ex NX1G): QSO at 00:04
>Texas (W5UN): signals heard from 00:00 to 01:30
>              Peaking during 5 minutes only at Q5 (01:40 
>              - 01:45)
>Minn (W0EK): signals heard starting 23:00 (Q3)
>             Peaking 01:40 - 01:54
>             qso AT 01:44         
>             others calling from Minn: N0TB, N0AT,K0JUH
>Pa (W3GK): propagation from 22:00 to 02:00
>VA (W4YV): very laud between 00:30 and 02:00
>Pa (K3UL): Great signal!  Heard them for a lot longer 
>           on Jan. 4.  
>           Peaked at 01:00 to 02:00Z at 579.  
>Tx (K5NU): TO0R came up out of the noise once in the 
>           2.5 hours I was listening.
>??? (N3SL): on jan 1st they were Q5 in Colorado for 
>            over an hour (00:45 - 01:50).  
>            last nite the opening to Colorado was much 
>            shorter.  
>            Q5 copy was less than 5 minutes (01:35/01:40).  
>            Even W0YG (KY0A) and AA0RS with arrays could
>            not copy.  
>Colo (K0CS): very fine signal into on Jan 2 (heard exas, 
>             Utah and New Mexico calling): peaked at 00:38
>             - 01:00. Lots of QSB
>NY (N1OKL): 339 at 24:00z (I want to compliment the SUPERB
>            operator at TO0R. Several times I heard him 
>            really digging for the other station's call. 
>            What perseverence! Thanks. I am now much 
>            encouraged that I will be able to work VK0IR 
>            with my modest station.
>Minn (N0AT): heard TO0R work two Minnesota stations.  
>             Signal peaked at 2355Z.
>             Mostly sigs were Q4 - Q5. The operator did a 
>             FB job.  
>Mo (K9FD): they were very loud here last nite (2330 to 0030)
>           2 days ago from 2300 until 0200
>           But last nite was much better signal
>Cal (AJ6T): listened again to the pileup on TO0R tonight 
>            (0100-0200) but no copy on TO0R here in 
>            California.  
>??? (W3UR): great operator tonight @ TO0R on 160 meters
>            I logged him @ 01:36z.  
>
>TONIGHT (SATURDAY NIGHT)
>------------------------
>As I am writing this, TO0R is S7 on 1826.5 working Europe. 
>The operator (Harry, RA3AUU) just signed "S9+20 QRN"...
>It looks like they will put on another good show tonight.
>
>US, get ready for another long night...
>
>
>73
>
>Your pilots: ON4UN, N1DG, W0EK, K0EU, W4WW, W2IJ, JH1ROJ


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