Topband: AH3D

[Michael Tope]

>seemed to be able to make a contact.  He just kept on calling CQ would
listen for a moment
>and call CQ again.  This went on for quite a while occasionally picking up
up a station now
>and then. Just curious what they is using to recieve on?  Must have a
tremendous noise level
>there??  Anyway they did have quite a good signal here.
>
>Joe KK4TR

While running USA stations on 75 meter SSB, Marti OH2BH announced several
times
for stations to "spread out" as he was having a very hard time picking them
out from the
very high noise level. From the weather satellite image of that area it look
like they have
some weather to their south:

http://members.tripod.com/~Post_119_Gulfport_MS/1cenpac.html

Click under "Central Pacific Satellite Images - GHCC" on the "Loop" link for
an animated
satellite weather image of the area.

73 de Mike, W4EF.....................................