TopBand: 3b7rf

[Egon Boehm]

I heard the 3B7 on 1828.5 two days ago, few minutes before the sunrise
there (0215)
called him 5 up 3 or 4 times but negative QSO. The operator didnt say what
was the QSX...
He keyed qrz up...Signal was 559 in Brazil.


Egon Boehm
PY2BW
mailto:egon@virtual-net.com.br

> >Spoke to the K5KG a few minutes ago, and he said they were having real
trouble
> >hearing on both 80 and 160M CW.
> >
> >(I know - I called for over an hour and barely worked them on 80CW last
night
> >at 0002Z).
> >
> >They say they are hearing even worse on 160M (only Eu hash) and not much
else.
> >
> >They will try a short beverage or a magnetic loop perhaps tomorrow night
- I
> >explained the loop to George, and I think he got it's design okay - if
they
> >can come up with an 800 pf trimmer cap.
> >
> >This one may be RUFF - to my knowledge, only VE1ZZ has managed a qso so
far on
> >160M from N. America.
> >
> >I haven't heard a peep myself here in SE NY.
> >
> >73 Jeff
> >K1ZM@aol.com


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