Topband: FW: KL7HBK at Prudhoe Bay

[Bill Tippett]

>From:   O'Larey, John
>Sent:   Tuesday, October 18, 2005 8:40 AM
>To:     'topband at contesting.com'
>Subject:        Topband: KL7HBK at Prudhoe Bay
>
>Hi, Bill..
>   Thanks for putting out the info on my operating from 
> Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay on 160 on the Top Band Reflector. I work a 
> schedule of six weeks on, three weeks off (as I have for many 
> years), so there will be many chances for Eu QSOs. I have operated 
> 40 thru 6 meters up here for years.
>
>   You are quite right in what you say regarding being inside the 
> auroral oval.. But this is not always good, as it makes it much 
> more difficult to work JA/Pacific. And I remember the UA1OT 
> operation that you mentioned. I worked him easily from clear down 
> at Kodiak with a very modest station in 1987 on 160. If he had been 
> on the "Europe side" of the oval, I'd have had a lot more trouble.
>
>   Thanks and 73,
>   John KL7HBK