Topband: another carrier
Lee K7TJR
k7tjr at msn.com
Sun Mar 23 15:14:18 EDT 2014
Thanks Bruce. I already have contacted a couple friends in that area.
By QRZ search of course.
Lee K7TJR
Try a QRZ search on zip code or city & state.
Bruce-K1FZ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lee K7TJR" <k7tjr at msn.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 2:33 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: another carrier
>
> Preliminary look says somewhere around N7UA or Camano Island. I cannot
> remember the ham on Camano Is call.
> Anybody know either to have them check signal strength?
>
> Lee K7TJR
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Nick
> Hall-Patch
> Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 10:52 AM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: another carrier
>
> I make it about 125 to 130 degrees from Victoria, BC (local time
> 10:40am PDT, so, likely ground wave, but not strong). The AM
> broadcaster on 1680 kHz nulls a few degrees further south.
>
> This is using a tuned medium wave loop antenna, so it doesn't resonate on
> 160m, and local noise tends to queer things in a more north-south
> direction,
> but it seems to be a reasonable direction
> finder otherwise. A west facing Flag with adjustable termination
> can null the signal also, so I don't think it is at 130+180 = 310 degrees.
>
> best wishes,
>
> Nick
> VE7DXR
>
> At 17:18 23-03-14, you wrote:
>>The carrier on 1810.8 is still s9 plus 40db here (at 10:15 am), so I
>>guess he/it is local!
>>
>>Jim
>>W1YY/7
>>Kingston, WA
>>
>>-----Original Message----- From: Lee K7TJR
>>Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 7:20 AM
>>To: topband at contesting.com
>>Subject: Topband: another carrier
>>
>>The 1810.8 carrier is S5 here in the a.m. and is slightly West of North
>>of my QTH in central OR.
>>
>>Lee K7TJR
>>
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