Topband: FT5XO nr Seattle this AM

[Missouri Guy, N0TT]

> Many are calling, but apparently can't hear him, so
> continue to call while the FT5 is transmitting. The
> FT5 responds, nobody answers. 

Yes, there were some incidents of that at our end.
I know when I was operating I occasionally had to repeat an exchange 
several times....sometimes many times....to get a "roger" 
response from the caller.   It was worth being persistent.  :)

73,
Charlie, N0TT
One of the Topband Ops at FT5XO