Topband: K5P signal strength

[Milt]

K5P just came back from his QRX.

He is VERY GOOD COPY, 529, at 1535 Z, here at Virden, NM. in DM52.

The RX is an Elecraft K3 and the RX antenna is a 900' long 2-wire Beverage.

This is one hour and 15 minutes after local sunrise.  I last heard him at 
1525 Z two mornings ago.  So, today the TX antenna is better, OR the 
propagation is better.

The transmit antenna is working very well, and propagation is fairly good 
this AM.

Earlier I was listening on the 2nd RX to the JA stations he was working. 
Most of them were in the range of 429.

BUT, I also hear MANY, MANY NA stations calling after K5P CQs which are NOT 
heard by K5P.

Good luck to all in the quest to put K5P in the log on Top Band.

K5P is now fading into the ether at 1538.

73 de Milt, N5IA


-----Original Message----- 
From: Carl Braun
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 8:16 AM
To: K4SAV ; topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: K5P signal strength

K5P announced QRX at 1513...20 minutes after my local SR.  Very stron when 
QRX and being reported by other west coast stations.

Now at 1517 still no return with no stations calling.  Maybe a Latte break.

Carl AG6X

-----Original Message-----
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of K4SAV
Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 7:13 AM
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: K5P signal strength

K5P had a big signal around 0900Z this morning.  We had thunderstorms and 
the bands were very noisy but he came in over the top of that.  He faded a 
little later on but still good copy.  I worked him at 0800Z up 1 with no 
pile to bust.  The piles have been large close to sunrise but at 2AM local 
time it was first call, no waiting. He was listening UP during the very 
early morning hours but a little later switched to listening DOWN.

The first day his signal was weak but very persistent.  Copy was OK even 
though he was weak, and I could copy him up to 1 hour after sunrise.
That's very unusual here.  The piles were huge as you know.

The first day he was on 1826.5 listening UP and working mostly NA but he 
also worked a bunch of JAs.  I was wondering how he did that but now maybe I 
have a clue.

Jerry, K4SAV


On 1/15/2016 8:11 AM, Les Kalmus wrote:
> Apparently, they had problems tuning the Battle Creek Special and were
> using a SteppIR vertical the first day.
> That's been fixed and was what they were using today.
>
> It's bad enough they were working JA's during this morning's opening
> but I heard them call EU too and was shaking my head.
>
> Les W2LK
>
>
> On 1/15/2016 7:23 AM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
>> Heard very well here in MD from 1120Z-1220Z on my west-facing
>> pennant, deep fade at my sunrise to ESP. Working mostly JA's but
>> trying for NA.
>> (Although
>> at least once K5P called for EU!)
>>
>> Tim N3QE
>>
>> On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 5:48 AM, Carl Braun
>> <Carl.Braun at lairdtech.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> At 1040z here in so cal the K5P station went from NIL to 599 on
>>> Topband.
>>> Maybe someone found the ON button for the amp?
>>>
>>> Carl AG6X
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