Topband: E51D Approximate Low Band Schedule Sep02

[GEORGE WALLNER]

Mike
Thanks for the recording.

The ground under the TX antenna is salt-water. No radials.
73,
George

On Mon, 4 Sep 2023 06:08:50 -0400 Michael Walker  wrote:
>Thanks George for the Q
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>Here at 6am ET north of Toronto, you are booming in at S7 on my inverted
>L.  I didn't even need the beverage antenna.
>
>Mike va3mw
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>On Sun, Sep 3, 2023 at 7:24 PM Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
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>>I made a couple vy incomplete less than studio quality handheld cellphonerecordings of E51D on TB this morning a while after we ourselves worked.
>>I think the K3TN QSO was the only complete end-to-end QSO I was able toget(by accident). (I was just hoping to get a peak around my SR, whichnever came)
>>I think E51D was in for about an hour…pretty much the same strength asthis the entire time. If not for the VFO readout, you’d almost think it was20m, the band was so quiet.  Just a lazy Inverted L in the woods here inFN66na
>>Thanks again.  The RIB is very cool !
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JFaNHy-ou0
>>Mike VE9AA
>>Mike, Coreen & Corey
>>Keswick Ridge, NB
>>From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca]Sent: September 3, 2023 7:58 AMTo: 'GEORGE WALLNER'; 'topband at contesting.com'Subject: RE: Topband: E51D Approximate Low Band Schedule Sep02
>>Tnx very much for the 160m QSO George & group.
>>I could not get over how gosh darn quiet topband was this morning.
>>Like 20m !
>>You were about 90% copy for about an hour before my SR til SR.
>>73 es safe travels.
>>Mike VE9AA
>>Mike, Coreen & Corey
>>Keswick Ridge, NB
>>From: GEORGE WALLNER [mailto:aa7jv at atlanticbb.net]Sent: September 2, 2023 9:03 PMTo: Mike Smith VE9AA; topband at contesting.comSubject: Re: Topband: E51D Approximate Low Band Schedule Sep02
>>Mike,
>>More or less the same every SS and SR. Keep an eye on the clusters.
>>But last night I called CQ on 1810.5 from 0815 to 0930 with only onecaller, despite multiple RBN reports. I QSY to 80 when no takers on 160.
>>GL and 73,
>>George
>>On Sat, 2 Sep 2023 15:45:04 -0300 "Mike Smith VE9AA" wrote:
>>I hope I am not reading this message 1 day too late.  Been swamped at work
>>and could not look 4 U before now.
>>Today was my birthday and I overslept for the 160m @ 0900z thing.  Rats !~
>>Will you be on again at 0900Z on Sept 3rd/4th too George?
>>VE9AA (GL/SR ~ 0930z-0945z)
>>Mike, Coreen & Corey
>>Keswick Ridge, NB
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