Topband: H40TT on 160m

[Wes]

Conditions are awful with horrible noise this AM.  Haven't figured out whether 
it is local or what. I don't need H40 and I'm defiantly not a fan of FT8. 
Nevertheless, I set up the rig and unsuccessfully called for awhile before 
deciding to come into the office and check my email.

I just stepped back into the shack and see that "I" worked him at 12:26:30 with 
a -15 signal report.

Wes  N7WS

On 11/25/2019 4:46 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
> I finally worked them, just a couple
> minutes ago FT8 @ 11:30Z, on their 1.836
> band plan, Right in the middle of my gray
> line, 6:30AM local.
>
> I'm lucky to hear them at this time, I'm
> 75' from AMTRAK and gray line is always
> obliterated heavy commuter rail traffic
> with me being 5 minutes away from New
> London, CT, a major hub between Boston &
> NYC. During the contest I missed several
> gray line contacts because I couldn't hear
> anything for 30 seconds with each passing
> train and that's the busiest commuter
> time.
>
> Grouse grouse...
>
> One of the impressive things I notice with
> JTDX's FT8 waterfall, while the P3 shows
> bright red obliteration of the signal and
> headphones are also obliterated when the
> trains pass, with the JTDX waterfall there
> is almost no indication of the RFI from
> the train passing. I was -22 & they were
> -18 so the signals were low indeed.
>
> Ah well, they're in the log now. Love 160,
> it's never a sure bet.
>
> 73,
>
> Gary
> KA1J
>