Topband: H40TT on 160m

[donroden at hiwaay.net]

If the "comment police" does it, is it still bullying ?

Don W4DNR



Quoting Michael Walker <va3mw at portcredit.net>:

> Nice.
>
> Your comment was really not even worth making. Let’s call it bullying
>
>> On Nov 25, 2019, at 4:55 PM, Alan Swinger <awswinger at earthlink.net> wrote:
>>
>> 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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