Topband: 160M LDE

[dbevan at datacheck.com]

Aki,

I just got this e-mail from Fred, AD6C that experienced a 
long delay echo on 160M. This may be an explanation to 
your experience. In his case he came across the echo a 
week later. His wife was playing a video tape that had 
been recorded while he was on the air. Attached are his 
comments.

Darrell N6DX

"JA5DQH has a new post on the TOPBAND reflector about a 
LDE of his transmission on 160. Roughly 1 day - I think.
He did a beverage direction test and only heard his CQ 
listening towards NA.

I'd guess this is yet another example of my encounter with 
an "LDE" many years ago.

There was nothing to be heard of the QSO on the TV 
recording replay itself - but I received the "delayed 
transmission" on my vertical. And after I realized what 
was happening, I asked Anne to replay the VCR recording 
and - sure enough - there I was on my 930 sending ZS5LB 
his 579 yet again.

I would bet something similar happened to Aki.

SInce I'm not a topband member, feel free to point this 
possibility out - maybe from a neighbor's recorder - if 
you like. I have evidence of
getting into neighbors VCRs as far as 2 blocks away when I 
was active from home."