Topband: FT5ZM

[Milt -- N5IA]

Hi Merv.

At this end he was on 1.825.9 and listening 1 up on his end.

Prop was like clockwork.  Just the same way I worked 3B9C at Rodriquez a few
years ago, only that one was the small window at my sunset.  Just turned on
the radio and amp, waited a few minutes for the gray line, hears the signal
come up slowly out of the noise, and then at good copy of the call sign give
them a call.  Works every time.

I saw on the FT5 website where LY5W worked him on 160 about the same time I
did.  It was when the FT5 was working some northern Scandinavian stations
who were just into their sunset/gray line.

If it wasn't the DX Ped, then some pirate has to be in the same part of the
world and understand the gray line propagation.

A couple of responses have said the NH0Z was up a KHz or so, but I did not 
hear that station.  I worked him in the contest this past weekend.

GL and 73 de Milt, N5IA
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-----Original Message----- 
From: Merv Schweigert
Sent: Monday, January 27, 2014 8:50 AM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: FT5ZM

Now thats a strange one Milt,  I was up and ears peeled at 1330Z until
now 1545Z and never heard a peep outta him, never heard anyone
calling at all,   what Freq was this happening on?
Only stations on 160 were NH0Z and V63DX,  couple JAs
How in the world did we all miss him?   Curious to freq you heard him on?
I also dont see any reverse beacon hits for him..
Color me dumb,   73 Merv K9FD/KH6

> He was first discernable here at 1350.  In the log at 1400.
>
> It is now 1422 and he is fading with my sunrise.  The signals peaked at S3 
> on the Beverages for about 20 minutes, but was good copy on ALL 16 
> Beverages.  This indicates a VERY HIGH arrival angle here near the 
> Amsterdam antipode.  He was good copy (S1) on a full wavelength horizontal 
> loop just 10 feet AGL.
>
> He is now working northern Scandinavian station as well as NA west coast 
> as he fades away.  Still 449 at 1427.
>
> 73, and good luck to all.
>
> de Milt, N5IA
>
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