Topband: Topband Phenomenon

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

For 160 meters don’t think of a jet as a reflecting surface. Try “thick
wire”.  Particularly one in a tight turn and wings significantly vertical.

73, Guy K2AV

On Sun, Feb 3, 2019 at 2:10 PM Paul Kiesel via Topband <
topband at contesting.com> wrote:

>  I don't have an explanation for this, but I had a similar experience
> during the contest. My receiveantenna is an unterminated BOG running
> alongside the road in front. I struggled to get F4HEC's call because he was
> so weak. He persisted and I finally got it. He was the first European that
> I heard in the contest. When we finished the QSO, EI0R dumped his call and
> he was 579. Unbelievable because I almost never hear Europe on 160 CW. I
> gave him a report and turned it back. By then he was barely copyable as his
> signal had dropped back down to the noise floor and I never heard him
> again. I managed to work several other Europeans whose calls I had to work
> at digging out. I would say conditions were generally good for me to hear
> those European stations, but the momentary signal from EI0R was very strong
> and unexpected.
> 73, Paul K7CW
>
>     On Sunday, February 3, 2019, 9:38:50 AM PST, Dan Atchison via Topband <
> topband at contesting.com> wrote:
>
>  During the CQ WW 160 CW contest a week ago while operating at the N1LN
> M/S station, I happened to be in a fantastic run of EU.
>
> On one and only one QSO, I worked a "G" station whose callsign's last
> suffix letter was at least 20dB stronger than the rest of his call.  I
> mentioned this to NR4M while discussing the contest with Steve at the
> Richmond Frostfest and he said he experienced the same on one occasion;
> he thought meteor and I was thinking airplane.
>
> Anyone else experience this on topband and if so, have a "scientific"
> explanation?
>
> 73,
> Dan -- N3ND
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