TopBand: Forwarded message from K0HA

[Bill Tippett]

>From: Bill Hohnstein <k0ha@navix.net>
>Subject: 160 Heat
>
>  Got home from work just before 0200z and thought that I'd listen on
>160 while reading the mail (reading the mail while reading the mail).
>The first station that I heard at 0202 had a fairly good signal (559)
>and was calling CQ DX, "de FR5DX"--time to turn the amp on!!!  
>I called barefoot (couldn't wait) but he didn't come back to anyone.
>Finally the amp was warmed up, and we QSO'ed at 0206.  He was peaking
>569 at the end of the contact.  He only worked a few others and then
>disappeared...
>  I first heard Europe at 0433 (SM4CAN).  We worked after I heard no
>response to his CQ.  Conditions became better around 0530 (or maybe
>more EU just got up) and I worked a total of 14 Europeans for the 
>night (a couple of stations at 579).  I think that they were 579, at
>least...  By 0600 the static crashes were peaking a little over S9.
>Fortunately weaker static level between crashes allowed copy. 
>I finally got tired of the static at 0630 and gave up.  Just before
>6W6JX called with a good 589 signal!
>
>73,  Bill     K0HA
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