Topband: 7P8LB Last night on TB

[David Olean]

Hello Rune,

There were piles and piles of  W stations calling for about 1 1/2 hours 
before your sunrise here on the east coast USA last night. I was calling 
too and was amazed that you could not hear us. You were a good S-5 on 
peaks and very easy copy.  At one time you sent K1?? that was as close 
as I got, but I was just sure that you would pick someone up here on CW 
and many contacts would be made. I called until after you quit at ur 
sunrise. I live in Maine in the northeast, and suspect that stations 
farther south of me were hearing you better. (K index was 3) Signals 
were very poor before ur sunrise peak. I could copy bits and parts of 
calls only after my sunset. You were better copy just after my sunset 
(22:50 UT), but faded down until ur sunrise peak -1.5 hrs.   When 7P8LB 
peaked up here you were working many Russian stations probably close to 
their sunrise as well.

     I will be in there calling tonight!!

Dave K1WHS

On 3/15/2019 2:46 PM, Rune Øye wrote:
> All,
>
> Copy and paste from my face book account.
>
> Went to bed around 0200 local when LA3BO came to the shack. I was
> disapointed that only one NA east coast was in the log etc. We will pay
> attention to JA and NA for the last night and also try to be on the ON4KST
> lowband chat.
>
> 73 Rune LA7THA / 7P8LB team leader.
>
> Hi All, Last night was good on TB to EU however we worked only one NA East
> Coast and nil JA`s. QSO count last night was approx, 260 and total count is
> 416 on TB. We will start disassembling the HEX beams and one vertikal for
> 30/40 meter band this evening before SS. One antenna for 30/40, 80 and the
> 160 antenna will be taken down just after SR tomorrow Saturday 16th. The
> "new" BEV antenna was installed approx 45 meter from the powerline then the
> wire was just laid on top of the cornfield and terminated at the opposite
> end with a 270ohm resistor. This performed very well and the powerline
> noise is gone. Many challenges at this location in terms of weather and
> lightning. It has really been only two good days on TB however I am happy
> with the result so far. Lets hope for good proppagation to JA and NA
> tonight and we will do our outmost to get more qso`s from this part of the
> world. Tomorrow we tear down the last antennas and then 6-7 hrs bus ride to
> Johannesburg then back home on Sunday. Thanks to the team, LA9VPA, HA5AO,
> ZS4TX and F5JTV for info and help during the planning and to LADXG for good
> support.
>
> 73 Rune LA7THA
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