Topband: D68C SWLing on 160m

[Tom Frenaye]

Decided to check out my 160 GP this afternoon.  Once this antenna was a 
4-square but three verticals are gone now that the trees supporting them 
have been cut down (the rope supports were on neighboring property, now 
logged and all the big trees gone...)

Turned on the FT100mp at 2134z - still daylight out and quite bright with 
sunset still 44 minutes away)

2134z   started listening to weak Eu pileup on 1823-1826 using my 1100' NE 
beverage, couldn't tell who they were calling
             ("+" means relatively loud and "-" means I could barely get 
the callsign.  All signals S-1 or weaker at this point)
PA7MM  +    (first time he sends callsign each time it sounds like GA7MM)
G3FPQ +
GM4BES +
SP2FAX
G3NJX
IT9ZGY -       (very weak signal on 1822, might be D68C)
G3SJJ -
GW3TMP -

2136z
F6DAY
DJ7RJ -
PA0LOU   (smart, calling up 500 hz from main pileup on 1824)

2140z
HB9ATA -    (D68C 329 w/severe QSB, once to 559)
SP6AEG
SP3BQ

2144z
HB9IX -
PA3FQA

2146z
G4VGO +
S59AA
SM6CTQ

2148z
W1JR spots D68C on local packet

2150z
G3ITH -      (loudest stations are now 559)
DJ9KG
9A4A
G3ZES -
I2BBJ         (D68C working JA4 stn now)
PA3GCV +
DL2MDZ
OK1AMB

2155z
SM7GIB

2156z
G3KZR
DL8VL (clg CQ on 1819.5)          (I have loud birdie from local AM station 
on 1830, gets real loud over the next 20 minutes, then goes away at sunset)

2201z
OZ3PZ
DJ2BW

2203z
DJ4PI      (D68C is 339 here now, wasn't heard the previous 10 minutes)
ON4UN
SP3BQ  now +

2205z
OZ7C
9A2TW +    (loudest signals now 569)
SP3NX =  (clg CQ on 1817.2)

2210z
DJ2JX
GW3TMP now -

2215z
G3XRJ
SM3DBN? -
DJ8QW

2218 z   (now sunset here, signals getting much louder)

2220z
(two or three USA calling D68C now, but no QSOs)
PA7MM   599
F5LQ    559
G3SJJ   549
I2BBJ   559
SP3BQ   569
OK1AMB  579
9A2TW   569
G3KZR   569

2223z
(next group all in a pileup on 1817 but can't tell who they were 
calling/working)
GM3YTS  559
SP7GAQ  339
US0SU   449
F6AJA   449
HA5KG   559

2224z
(back to 1823-1826)
G3LAS   449       (D68C still 339-559 here,  called a few times with no QSO)
F6DAY   579
9A2TW   589
DJ9KG   579
IK3SSO  449
G3SJJ   449
SV8JE   449
S59AA   449
SM4CTT  449

2230z
DL8AKI  449

(stopped, local QRN is S-8 now)

Hope the comparisons are useful to someone...

                 -- Tom  K1KI




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