Topband: CQ 160 WW experience

[bob finger]

Calle Jonsson wrote:

>This years top band contest was a mixed experience. 
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My experience was quite different.  I only S&P'd from USA east coast and 
had a fantastic time.  Lots of weak EU stations were in there, you just 
had to dig em out.  Sorry but sometimes sending ones call two or three 
times is the only way to get through with many strong signals and lots 
of QSB on the band.  I did notice that many EU stations who were quite 
weak on my Beverage could not hear me.....but that is the way it goes 
sometimes. UU7J never did hear me although I called him many many times 
and he was often perfect copy here.  Perhaps my experience is different 
only because I have excellent receive capability yet only passible 
Beverages.  My TT Orion allows me to hear weak signals with the big guns 
only 100 hz or so away.  Without that tool I am sure I too would have 
had a frustrating experience.  It was fun.  73 bob de w9ge

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