Topband: Field Checking strange cards

[Tree]

I remember before the start of the second Stew Perry contest - I could hear
GM3POI well over an hour before sunset.

Here is my signal at RA4LW - one hour after his sunrise - on SSB!!

http://www.kkn.net/n6tr/160/n6tr_1hr_ssb_daylight_at_ra4lw_20-Dec-08-0600utc.WAV

With low sunspots - lots of strange things can happen - especially as you
get into the more Northern latitudes.

Tree N6TR



On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 12:24 PM, Louis Parascondola via Topband <
topband at contesting.com> wrote:

> Since I have personal knowledge of the S2 to Connecticut QSO as being
> valid, I would just be curious how many on here have worked S2 on 160 and
> has it confirmed.  Lou W1QJ
>
> Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Mike Cizek W0VTT <mgcizek at gmail.com>
> To: Louis Parascondola <gudguyham at aol.com>; topband <
> topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Fri, Jan 15, 2016 12:32 PM
> Subject: Field Checking strange cards
>
>
> Lou, Larry, and the gang,
>
> Newington's instructions to Field Checkers state that our job is to
> verify that the information on the QSL cards is the same as is claimed
> on the application.  If we note anything "unusual", like a 160m QSO
> taking place in broad daylight, we note it on the application.  It is
> NOT our job to decide if the QSO is "good" or not.  This also applies to
> unauthorized operations like P5RS7, and the like.
>
> If I saw a claimed 160m QSO with S2 at 4pm local time, I would flag it
> on the application.  Then, I would go home, look up sunrise and sunset
> times for that date in both CT and the guy's town in S2, write it all
> up, and email it to the DXCC desk.  I have done exactly this before, and
> I know some of my colleagues have, as well.
>
> --
> 73,
> Mike Cizek WØVTT
>
>
>
> On 15-Jan-16 01:01, Louis Parascondola wrote:
> > Tom please comment on the 4pm QSL card from ct. Claiming S2 at 4pm
> > local time.
> >
> > Sent from AOL Mobile Mail
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Tom W8JI <<a href="mailto:w8ji at w8ji.com">w8ji at w8ji.com</a>>
> > To: topband <<a href="mailto:topband at contesting.com">
> topband at contesting.com</a>>; Mike Cizek W0VTT <<a href="mailto:
> mgcizek at gmail.com">mgcizek at gmail.com</a>>
> > Sent: Thu, Jan 14, 2016 09:42 PM
> > Subject: Re: Topband: Strange propagation
> >
> >
> > I am a 160 card checker, and I damn well DO check the times! I'm sorry
> > to report that I have found cases where "impossible" QSOs were claimed,
> > and reported them to the mother ship in Newington. I would sincerely
> > hope that my colleagues would do the same.>>>
> >
> > But isn't it legal to operate anywhere in the lower continental USA to
> > make
> > a DXCC contact in the lower continental USA?
> >
> > As far as I know, they made that legal many years ago, and the contact
> > simply has to be made from the USA lower 48 no matter where.
> >
> > Where were all the complainers when they did that? As far as I'm
> > concerned,
> > that was the end of DXCC meaning very much. I wrote and complained.
> > Now it
> > is what it is.
> >
> > 73 Tom
> >
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