Topband: Topband Phenomenon

[Mike Waters]

I wouldn't count on it!

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Sun, Feb 3, 2019, 9:25 PM terry burge <ki7m at comcast.net> wrote:

> Maybe the International Space Station could reflect a 160 meter signal or
> reradiate it. It's larger than a football field. Just a thought. Let's see,
> people could use the space station to bounce signals off of. Another reason
> to keep it from falling in the Pacific Ocean someday.
>
> Terry
> KI7M
>
> > On February 3, 2019 at 2:44 PM Arthur Delibert <radio75a3 at msn.com>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > Back in the early 60s, NASA launched a couple of satellites named Echo I
> and Echo II that were essentially huge reflecting balloons.  You could tune
> to WWV on 20 MHz at a time of day when that was above the MUF.  When the
> Echo satellite came by, WWV would pop up out of nowhere for a few seconds
> and then disappear again.  To the best of my knowledge, the Echo satellites
> are long gone; but this sounds like a similar phenomenon.
> >
> > Art Delibert, KB3FJO
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Topband <topband-bounces at contesting.com> on behalf of Paul Kiesel
> via Topband <topband at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Sunday, February 3, 2019 2:10 PM
> > To: topband at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Phenomenon
> >
> > 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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