Topband: Fwd: Re[2]: (no subject)

Sat Mar 28 07:00:10 EDT 2020

The propagation favored Central America this morning and has brought a new and a rare one — HP3AK.
Jay had a nice signal around and after SR here.
The TB season that was very fruitful is moving to an to end so it’s time to put the long 50 MHz Yagi up.
CU folks on the Magic Band

>Пятница, 27 марта 2020, 18:43 +03:00 от daraymond at iowatelecom.net:
> 
>I was on last night as well as the past few mornings. The conditions to EU
>last night from here were atrocious. I could barely hear OM2XW well enough
>for a QSO. Conditions Wednesday night were quite a bit better with about a
>dozen or so EUs in the log. Morning conditions have been variable as they
>usually are. Signals from the very few JA stations have been everything
>from pee weak to moderate. Morning conditions to VK have been generally
>good. Two highlights from yesterday include VK2CCC calling in, an all time
>new call sign. But the big surprise was Phil, VK6GX, who had called in
>earlier, called in a second time right at my SR with an honest S7 signal. I
>had the K3S APF turned on and was tuning him in and had missed the "V" in
>his call sign. He was so strong I thought it was "K6GX" calling in. All
>this said, springtime QRN is mounting and lightning season is on the way. I
>will soon be decommissioning the HI-Z 8 and main TX array until Fall. This
>season brought me some new ones on TB (5H, 7P8, TT8) but disappointing to
>have missed 8Q, EX0, and VU4 (cancelled due to virus). I continue my work
>on CW and thoroughly enjoy the fascinations of TB as well the camaraderie
>and thoughtful, informative exchanges here on the reflector.
>
>73 to all and stay safe. . .Dave, W0FLS
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: GEORGE WALLNER
>Sent: Friday, March 27, 2020 10:08 AM
>To:  topband at contesting.com
>Subject: Re: Topband: (no subject)
>
>During the past week I have been surprised by the good propagation between
>FL and EU. I have a noisy home QTH and do not have an RX antenna now
>(rebuilding it). The noise on the TX antenna here is S8. Many EU stations
>were well over that and the QSO-s were easy and pleasant. Very rare from
>here. I was running only 600 W but every EU station I called came back on
>the first call. TX antenna is just a 55' tall inverted L. (The ground is
>good though: salt-water.) Still...
>
>Good CONDX on TB! Take advantage of them while they last.
>
>73 and CU,
>George,
>AA7JV
>
>
>
>On Fri, 27 Mar 2020 14:23:18 +0000
>  David Olean < k1whs at metrocast.net > wrote:
>> Hello Andy,
>>
>> I was on for a very short time. I worked a few EU stations with incredible
>> signals, 599 with preamp off, on my K3 S-meter. Then the noise built up
>> and static crashes became long and loud. The 6Y5 called me forever and I
>> could not get his call even though I could tell he was loud. The QRN just
>> covered him up so all I got were parts of letters! I turned the rig off
>> when I saw the huge line of storms just to my south. I had every
>> intention of making a night of it, but the weather (and lightning) got in
>> the way!
>>
>> I looked at ur QTH on QRZ.com, and saw the farm field used for RX
>> antennas. UFB! You have fantastic hearing on 160.
>>
>> 73
>>
>> Dave K1WHS
>>
>> On 3/27/2020 5:49 AM, Andree DL8LAS via Topband wrote:
>>> hey topbanders,
>>>
>>> condx were not bad this morning in EU, worked some NA and a new DXCC 6Y5.
>>> Band was very quiet, but not much activity. 160m season is not finished.
>>>
>>> 73 Andy DL8LAS
>>>
>>>
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73, Victor Goncharsky US5WE/K1WE (UW5W in VHF contests, ex UB5WE), P.E.
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73, Victor Goncharsky US5WE/K1WE (UW5W in VHF contests, ex UB5WE), P.E.
UARL Technical and VHF Committies
DXCC Honor Roll #1 (Mixed, Phone), 10BDXCC, 9BWAS, 5BWAZ, WAZ-160
DXCC card checker (160 meters).