Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 158, Issue 20

[Dave Olean]

Hello Les,
I worked A35T on Tuesday morning after VY2ZM, then K8PO, then K1CP.  I live 
in Maine, as do K8PO, K1UO, and K1CP, who are all in a line northeast of me. 
K1UO was listening and heard them FB and did not call, but the peak was 
rolling across the state so that when they were working A35T, I did not hear 
the DX. Only when it faded for K1UO, did A35T pop out of the noise here and 
was Q5 for about 10 or 15 minutes. They faded three minutes after my 
sunrise.  I know that K4SV and NO3M worked them that morning also. NO3M said 
the Sunrise bump was slight at 339 for just a couple minutes.
    This morning (Wednesday) I listened and heard A35T for about 4 minutes 
just before my sunrise at maybe 339. That was it! K1UO heard them as well. 
Many others in the Northeast got skunked, hearing nothing. Nobody called. I 
doubt that I could have worked them this morning. Copy was up and down. It 
would have been a lucky contact for sure.
    I did note a second peak on Tuesday, about an hour before my sunrise. 
A35T peaked up out of the noise around the 10:15 UT time frame for about 30 
minutes, with weak copy, but I did get the full call sign along with many 
CQs and "UP" "UP", so I know it was definitely them. They were too weak for 
me to call with confidence that I would hear what they would send back! They 
faded down about 10:40 UT and re appeared at about 11:20 UT when they were 
Q5.
    Good Luck to all!

Dave K1WHS

> Message: 11
> Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:27:05 -0500
> From: Les Kalmus <w2lk at bk-lk.com>
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: A35T QRG change
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> I couldn't hear a peep yesterday from about 1015Z and today from about
> 1045Z until our sunrise at 1140Z.
> I did hear VY2ZM and K8PO and another K1 in MA work them yesterday.
> Today, not one call to them.
>
> 73, Les W2LK