Topband: Timor Leste report #8

[Walter E Miller]

Dietmar,

Like many others in the eastern part of the USA I have been trying to 
work you on 160m CW before and after my sunrise (1238Z now).  Today 
(24Nov) was the first time your signal was actually Q5 for me, but you 
could not hear the large pileup calling you.  I expect a QSO will be 
impossible during the contest weekend, but my question for you is are 
you going to try 160m CW again after the contest or not?

73 und Danke Sehr,

Walt, AJ6T (EM66 Tennessee)

On 11/23/2023 3:24 PM, Dietmar Kasper wrote:
> GM topbanders
> started at 10:00 not to miss KP4AA again but no luck. ZL and JA skimmer with low values and not reported from US.
> After 13:00 band opened a little to the southern US with one TX and 2x CA. Nothing from the north. WA7LNW showed good
> signal strength at his sunrise but no QSOs. We still have lot of thunderstorm crashes makes it hard to hear
> anybody. Signals below s5 are down in the noise undetectable.
> One hour before sunrise band opened to southern Europe - first time - with first YOs and some 9A, S5, SV, E7
> before OH, SM and SP.Later some Ukraine but no LZ. Before sunrise peak signals became weak and disappeared.
> At sunrise some weak ON, F, G and GM were able to work and soon the band faded away.
> Good to have been here at the right time after low hours during the night.
> We will continue to be QRV in CQWW in M/M category, also on 160m with changing operators. For EU we may transmit
> below 1810 with split up to avoid QRM.
> 73 DXX
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