Topband: Timor Leste report #5

[Bruce]

Hello Dietmar,

You have a amazing 160m station, nice job on your part.. I was lucky 
enough to work you on 160 meters from Florida the other night. I would 
love to see you on 80 Meters, hopefully on CW, but FT8 if conditions are 
not good.

73, Bruce, W8HW

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On 11/18/2023 4:32 PM, Dietmar Kasper wrote:
> GM top banders
> last night was not productive into US. Again much QRN from thunderstorms down south.
> Was spotted by skimmer VE6WZ several times but it not resulted in QSOs.
> First little opening after 13z into W6 W7 area.
> At this time the band was silent so I was able now to copy K1PX who was trying so many nights
> A few other Ws but no VE, no KL, no KH6.
> Europe was weak at 13z at their sunset but a few QSOs were possible. After that the band
> faded again and was almost empty.
> I took half hour sleep while the robot tried to get stations in the log in this new mode,
> where it is said that this is the future of ham radio.
> Came back to CW and the band opened to Europe slowly. North Europe was favoured with
> OH, SM and some LA. One hour before sunrise good opening to DL again with lot of second
> and third level stations (someone insisted me using whatsapp to arrange these contacts,
> but I never have been on whatsapp nor in facebook  .. I just know DLs and their calls :-)
> Few 9a and S5 and I think one SV but again nothing south from YO, LZ
> After the DLs a number of ONs was worked and the band opened also to SM and LA again.
> The morning ended with some G stations but the sunrise peak was only a weak one.
> Good to work some old friends like ON4WW, PA3FQA, LA7GIA, LA5HE, SM5GLC and DL2JRM.
> Slowly we get most of the active DX stations in the log.
> Beverages paid off a lot.
> time for the bed now - more later
> 73 Dietmar
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