TopBand: 9M0C in NM, 3rd time the charm?

[Milt Jensen, N5IA]

Good morning topbanders,
        Some QRN this morning; more than yesterday but less than Saturday.
Propogation is superb.  Last things first.  No joy for me but he is still
569 at 1422, 20 minutes past sun rise here in SW New Mexico.  Amp has been
off for 10 minutes while I make sure my boys are getting ready for school.
Here's the log.

1253    Q w/ W7KW 379/459
1257    Q w/ W7TVF, but has last letter wrong.  479/559
1300    CQ
1302    QRZ   He's in a fade
1306    QRZ
1307    His signal is 599 on a peak.
1308    Fade, sends TU
1310    sends NK agn
1312    9M0C QRZ up
1317    Calling CQ up
1319    W7?   (W7TVF calling again)
1320    Agn
1321    I ?
1321:30 I ?
1322    AI6 agn
1324    2 up   (His sig is 579)
1325    7TVU ?   (W7TVF calling)
1330    6XS ?
1331    XB ?
1331:30 7XB ?
1332    Good Q w/ K7XB
1333    73
1336    QRZ up
1337    I ?
1338    QRZ up
1339    He replies to a call but is covered by W6FSJ, who calls on the RX freq
        all morning long.
1340    K0EU agn
1341    K0EU 379 OK?
1342    QRZ KR7
1344    Good Q w/ N6SS 379/569  (his signal peaking 579)
1348    379 NF7E ?
1350    379 NF7E ?   (his signal peaking 589)
1351    QSL w/ NF7E  
1352    6T ?    (NI6T calling)
1352:30 Agn
1353    6T ?
1355    Q w/ K6XT  379/579  (sent vry hvy QRN)
1356    73 to K6XT
1357    QRZ up
1358    K7TVF ? agn
1359    Q w/ W7TVF 379/559    (finally)
1400    Up ?
1401    379 report to some station OK ?  (W6FSJ still screwing things up)
1402    6NA ?
1403    Q w/ K6NA 379
1404    161 TU
1405    QRZ
1406    K6DV 379/559   (KN6DV calling)
1407    Cfm cl ?
1408    QRN
1410    QSL ?
1411    SV ?
1411:30 KN6 agn
1412:30 KN6DV 389
1413    RR QSL 73      (his signal 569 here)
1415    9M0C up
1416:30 W6?A agn
1420    QRN            (his signal 569 here, 20 minutes into full daylight)

1440    His signal 539
1450    His signal 429
1500    His signal 329
1510    His signal 219
1520    His signal a whisper, no real copy.  One hour and 20 minutes into 
        full daylight.  W7GG in Oregon and others calling.  All I can say 
        is the Titanex antenna is doing an outstanding job.  Too bad that 
        the reception conditions are so horrendous for them.

        Again, good luck to all.  Let's hope they get one evening of 
        reprieve from the QRN.  73 de Milt, N5IA.  Who said this is an

                                "OBSESSION"   

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