Topband: H40TT on 160m

[Alan Swinger]

Perhaps, but he (and I & S57AD) makes my point about no-operator Computer contacts. As I have said before, have no objection to such operation but think for award purposes there should be a separate FT-xx category . . . different and separate from the current DXCC/Challenge Digital and all other DXCC/Challenge categories. - Alan K9MBQ


-----Original Message-----
>From: Larry via Topband <topband at contesting.com>
>Sent: Nov 25, 2019 5:18 PM
>To: topband at contesting.com
>Cc: wes_n7ws at triconet.org, topband at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: Topband: H40TT on 160m
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>I think that you guys are missing the point. Knowing Wes I am sure that post was pure sarcasm. He is a CW op surpreme.LarryN7DD
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> On Monday, November 25, 2019, Alan Swinger <awswinger at earthlink.net> wrote:
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>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
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>-----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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