Topband: H40TT on 160m

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But, his computer used a handkey :P


V V pon., 25. nov. 2019 ob 22:55 je oseba Alan Swinger <
awswinger at earthlink.net> napisala:

> So, your computer worked him while you were out of the room and not at the
> rig!? If only there was an award for computers vice operators. - Alan K9MBQ
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Wes <wes_n7ws at triconet.org>
> >Sent: Nov 25, 2019 7:42 AM
> >To: topband at contesting.com
> >Subject: Re: Topband: H40TT on 160m
> >
> >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
> >>
> >
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