TopBand: 5B4ADA 160M QSOs

[John Shew]

Rich

Tks a million for the call last nite and congratulations on #160 on
160...your good for the One Sixty Squared Award--not that it exists but
it should.  5B4ADA was well above the high noise here and came back on
the first call (0502Z) and although I had to wake up, get out of bed,
throw some clothes on, convince the dog it was not time for her morning
walk, run to the basement, put the top of my amplifier back on -- I had
been working on it earlier in the evening -- turn the rig on, change the
antennas, locate the station, tune the amp, 5B4ADA was in the log 9
minutes after your contact.  You must have completed your qso and dialed
my number on the phone in a single highly coordinated manuever! And
because I didn't really wake up until after my Qso for #153 - seven
short of 160 squared -- and because it was so incredibly easy, it took
me some time to appreciate just what a great contact this was (first new
one since ZK1XXP which, I now remember, I owe to another of your
telephone calls). 

Call anytime.  Call often.

Your buddy,

John N4QQ  


Richard Zwirko wrote:
> 
> The Top Band sounded a bit noisey tonight in Maryland because of
> a passing storm. We missed out on the predicted ice/snow mix which is
> now on its way to W1/2 land.
> 
> Well despite the noise, 5B4ADA came on, booming into the States !
> Tnx to W8FJ's DX Cluster putout, he was quickly worked at 04:53Z today (Sat)
> before the pileup grew very large. I heard a number of stations from the east,
> midwest and south central U.S. working him at a fairly rapid rate.
> The Cyprus QSO was K1HTV Top Band country #160 with 100 Watts.
> The 160M QRP total still stands at 66.
> 
> See you all in the CQ 160 Meter CW Contest the following weekend. Hope
> conditions are as good as during the Stew Perry 160M Distance Challenge.
>  73 de Rich - K1HTV
>  dz@voa.gov
> 
> --

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