Topband: the amazing band

[Barry Gross]

On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:20:16 -0500, N1BUG <paul at n1bug.net> wrote:
> A few comments on FT5XO last night.  
> It surprised me to hear them calling CQ for some time after
> my QSO with no other NA callers.  I realize not much of NA
> was in darkness at the time but thought there would be a
> few... unless it was some sort of spotlight prop.  Also,
> every other time I have heard them this week, either the S
> or E Beverage was the only antenna they were audible on.
> Last night was just the opposite: no trace of signal on
> either Beverage but 559 for some time on the inverted V.

I suspect many of us might have been experiencing a bit of
spotlighting in prop to FT5XO last night.  I hadn't heard a peep yet
out of them until they were qrv at 0123Z.  They were suddenly a good 2
S units above the noise on both the SE Beverage and inverted L and I
thought at first it had to be a slim.  Their signal began fading
significantly within 10 minutes.

73,
Barry N1EU
(Albany NY)