Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest

[jon jones]

George — you were very loud on my rain gutter antenna and thank you for the contact. You hear well!

Despite a minimal antenna with high local noise and around 50 watts, I worked the following patient DX in the contest:

DX:  ZF9CW, KP4AA, PJ2T, AA7JV/MM & VP5M.

Got on to hand out a few Qs to contestants while watching 6 for UT1FG/MM. No 80 or 160M antenna. Stations went in the log, I set a goal of 50. Then 100....

Forgot how fun and challenging 160M can be. Plan a better set up next year.


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Jon N0JK KS

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Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:57:09 -0500
From: "GEORGE WALLNER" <aa7jv at atlanticbb.net>
To: "W3HKK" <W3HKK at roadrunner.com>, "'topband at contesting.com'"
        <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Contest-  at sunrise
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I thought propagation was very good.
MM in the Pacific from about 1400 miles west of Panama (in DJ76), I could
hear EU, including R3 stations quite well.

No man-made noise here, except my own.
CU and 73,
George
AA7JV/MM -- Region 2