Topband: Wednesday 160m DX Activity Night

[Mark K3MSB]

Roger G3YRO and a French station (F6AGM?) made it into the log.    I heard
several other EU stations with nice signals but did not work them as they
were in QSO and my operating time was only during TV commercials as I was
watching the Olympics.

I worked UK9AA last month and tried to work him again last night;  twice he
came back and faded into the noise so I was unable to log him again.

I second Ken’s comments about Roger and the Wednesday activity night!
Great idea Roger!

73 Mark K3MSB


On Feb 22, 2018 8:04 AM, "Kenneth Grimm" <grimm at sbc.edu> wrote:

> Thanks for the QSO Roger.  If it were not for your exhortation to be on the
> band on Wednesday evenings, I would have missed a QSO with UK9AA.  That's a
> fairly rare one from this side of the pond.
>
> 73,
>
> Ken - K4XL
>
> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 5:48 AM, Roger Kennedy <
> roger at wessexproductions.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Well conditions were strange last night . . .
> >
> > Generally poor propagation . . . and high background noise here (even on
> my
> > Rx aerial) - apologies if you were one of the stations I heard calling,
> but
> > couldn't pull out of the noise.
> >
> > However, I did manage to work 16 NA stations in the 2 hours I stayed on,
> > including across to Texas.
> >
> > What was more weird was some of my RBN reports from NA stations (which I
> > often view when the band's quiet, to check propagation) - several gave me
> > over 40dB above the noise, one even +48dB !
> >
> > Thanks to everyone who came on (inc several EU stations) . . .
> >
> > I shall be on at the weekend, and certainly next Wednesday again.
> >
> > 73 Roger G3YRO
> >
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