Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 264, Issue 8
Andree DL8LAS
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Mon Dec 9 04:52:27 EST 2024
Hey topbanders,
nice condx first night here in ARRL 160m contest. In the first 3 hours from 5 UTC I worked 130 stations NA. The second night only 70. So, 200 QSOs from EU is for me a non expected result.
I had a lot of fun.
73 Andy DR5X DL8LAS
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Today's Topics:
1. AA7JV/MM Contest (jon jones)
2. Re: Topband Contest- at sunrise (Jim Brown)
3. Re: AA7JV/MM Contest (Lee Dziekan)
4. Re: Topband Contest- at sunrise (Jim Brown)
5. Re: AA7JV/MM Contest (W7TMT - Patrick)
6. ARRL 160 at VE6WZ (VE6WZ_Steve)
7. Re: ARRL 160 at VE6WZ (Ve6wz)
8. Re: AA7JV/MM Contest (Don Kirk)
9. Re: AA7JV/MM Contest (W7TMT - Patrick)
10. Re: AA7JV/MM Contest (Tree)
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Message: 1
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 17:29:14 +0000
From: jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com>
To: "topband at contesting.com" <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
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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.
*
Jon N0JK KS
________________________________
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
Message-ID: <ximss-51174011 at be7.cluster1.echolabs.net>
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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
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Message: 2
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 10:06:15 -0800
From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Contest- at sunrise
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On 12/8/2024 6:08 AM, GEORGE WALLNER wrote:
> Great conditions last night!
Conditions were stinko all night Saturday in NorCal. As usual, east
coast stations working EU with their 4-squares, ignoring US, and going
to bed after the path to EU closed. This contest started as a Topband
Sweepstakes. The 5X ratio for DX contacts turned it into a DX contest.
Which is why there's so little participation from west of the Rockies.
73, Jim K9YC
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Message: 3
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 18:32:16 +0000 (UTC)
From: Lee Dziekan <yn2lj at yahoo.com>
To: "topband at contesting.com" <topband at contesting.com>, jon jones
<n0jk at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
Message-ID: <1586641958.862409.1733682736227 at mail.yahoo.com>
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I worked AA7JV/MM in the 160 contest. N1MM balked at entering 2 in the section field but a flag said to place an "R" in front of the number and N1MM logged the QSO.
I tried submitting my 160 log to ARRL and got an error "copied exchange (itureg) is missing". What should the proper exchange format so the ARRL robot will accept my log?
LeeN8LJ
On Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 12:36:19 PM EST, jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com> wrote:
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.
? *
Jon N0JK KS
________________________________
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
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Message: 4
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 10:34:00 -0800
From: Jim Brown <jim at audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Contest- at sunrise
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On 12/8/2024 10:06 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
> Conditions were stinko all night Saturday in NorCal.
Another important point -- there was a LOT of "selective fading" both
nights; I'd call someone on a peak, he'd respond, and by the time I
responded with my exchange, I was in the mud. Same when stations called
me. GOOD operators stuck with it, less experienced ones gave up,
thinking the other op was a lid.
Tutorial info: this fading is the low frequency version of "picket
fencing" that VHF and UHF mobiles experience -- it's due to the peaking
and cancellation as the signal arrives over two paths, and are varying
degrees of in and out of phase. The only difference is wavelength, which
changes the time interval of the fading.
Being a great op is FAR more than being fast -- understanding how radio
works is equally important.
73, Jim K9YC
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Message: 5
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 18:43:43 +0000
From: W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com>
To: Lee Dziekan <yn2lj at yahoo.com>, "topband at contesting.com"
<topband at contesting.com>, jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
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There may be a disconnect between N1MM and the ARRL Robot. I had the same experience. The .log file output from N1MM creates the log with nothing in that field even though it prompts for the "R" when logging. The ARRL robot wants an "R#" entry. I manually edited the .log file by adding the R2 and the robot was pleased.
GL
Patrick, W7TMT
-----Original Message-----
From: Topband <topband-bounces+w7tmt=outlook.com at contesting.com> On Behalf Of Lee Dziekan via Topband
Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2024 10:32
To: topband at contesting.com; jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
I worked AA7JV/MM in the 160 contest. N1MM balked at entering 2 in the section field but a flag said to place an "R" in front of the number and N1MM logged the QSO.
I tried submitting my 160 log to ARRL and got an error "copied exchange (itureg) is missing". What should the proper exchange format so the ARRL robot will accept my log?
LeeN8LJ
On Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 12:36:19 PM EST, jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com> wrote:
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.
? *
Jon N0JK KS
________________________________
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
Message-ID: <ximss-51174011 at be7.cluster1.echolabs.net>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="flowed"
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
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Message: 6
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 12:08:08 -0700
From: VE6WZ_Steve <ve6wz at shaw.ca>
To: topband <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Topband: ARRL 160 at VE6WZ
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Here at VE6WZ I worked 9 EU on Sunday night. Saturday was rather poor.
Trans-polar signals had tremendous deep and fast QSB making QSOs a challenge, but those I called had good ears.
Logged CT3, DL, G, HA, LY, OM, SM, UA and YL.
John SM5EDX had a tremendous signal for over an hour, with only modest QSB. DR5X also strong at times.
I heard UY0ZG with an excellent signal, for at least 3 CQ cycles, he gave me QRZ? and then he faded into oblivion.
My RBN skimmer spotted numerous EU, which only happens when signals are good.
I was only casually participating in the contest, and called CQ a few times to see if I could raise any other EU, but became overwhelmed by NA callers even with all of my RX at Europe. All NA and Carib were strong including EC.
The morning sessions had many strong JA, a few HL and DU, but only heard one VK that called me after a JA QSO, but it was not my QRG.
Steve, VE6WZ
SUndre, AB
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Message: 7
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 12:28:20 -0700
From: Ve6wz <ve6wz at shaw.ca>
To: topband <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160 at VE6WZ
Message-ID: <EFA5B562-D2D0-4C28-8912-58D3299A3378 at shaw.ca>
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Correction?..of course it was Friday that was poor, last night, Saturday was best.
Steve
>From Babcocks iPhone
> On Dec 8, 2024, at 12:08?PM, VE6WZ_Steve <ve6wz at shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> ?Here at VE6WZ I worked 9 EU on Sunday night. Saturday was rather poor.
> Trans-polar signals had tremendous deep and fast QSB making QSOs a challenge, but those I called had good ears.
> Logged CT3, DL, G, HA, LY, OM, SM, UA and YL.
> John SM5EDX had a tremendous signal for over an hour, with only modest QSB. DR5X also strong at times.
> I heard UY0ZG with an excellent signal, for at least 3 CQ cycles, he gave me QRZ? and then he faded into oblivion.
> My RBN skimmer spotted numerous EU, which only happens when signals are good.
>
> I was only casually participating in the contest, and called CQ a few times to see if I could raise any other EU, but became overwhelmed by NA callers even with all of my RX at Europe. All NA and Carib were strong including EC.
>
> The morning sessions had many strong JA, a few HL and DU, but only heard one VK that called me after a JA QSO, but it was not my QRG.
>
>
> Steve, VE6WZ
> SUndre, AB
>
>
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Message: 8
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 14:43:27 -0500
From: Don Kirk <wd8dsb at gmail.com>
To: W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com>
Cc: Lee Dziekan <yn2lj at yahoo.com>, jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com>,
"topband at contesting.com" <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
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I manually edited the Cabrillo file and just entered a 2 for the received
exchange where the section normally would be and the ARRL robot then no
longer flagged an error.
Don wd8dsb
On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 2:25?PM W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com> wrote:
> There may be a disconnect between N1MM and the ARRL Robot. I had the same
> experience. The .log file output from N1MM creates the log with nothing in
> that field even though it prompts for the "R" when logging. The ARRL robot
> wants an "R#" entry. I manually edited the .log file by adding the R2 and
> the robot was pleased.
>
> GL
> Patrick, W7TMT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband <topband-bounces+w7tmt=outlook.com at contesting.com> On
> Behalf Of Lee Dziekan via Topband
> Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2024 10:32
> To: topband at contesting.com; jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
>
> I worked AA7JV/MM in the 160 contest. N1MM balked at entering 2 in the
> section field but a flag said to place an "R" in front of the number and
> N1MM logged the QSO.
> I tried submitting my 160 log to ARRL and got an error "copied exchange
> (itureg) is missing". What should the proper exchange format so the ARRL
> robot will accept my log?
> LeeN8LJ
> On Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 12:36:19 PM EST, jon jones <
> n0jk at hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
> *
> Jon N0JK KS
>
> ________________________________
>
>
> 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
> Message-ID: <ximss-51174011 at be7.cluster1.echolabs.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; format="flowed"
>
> 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
>
> _________________
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> Reflector
>
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> Reflector
> _________________
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> Reflector
>
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Message: 9
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 19:57:19 +0000
From: W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com>
To: Don Kirk <wd8dsb at gmail.com>
Cc: "topband at contesting.com" <topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
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Oh, interesting. I assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that since this contest uses ARRL Sections as the scoring basis and DX sends only the RST and nothing more, that no entry in that field in the log file was the likely correct answer and that assumption was reinforced by N1MM NOT outputting the R2 to that field in the .log file. I may have a bust, but it certainly won?t be the only one.
Thanks for sharing that perspective.
W7TMT
From: Don Kirk <wd8dsb at gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2024 11:43
To: W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com>
Cc: Lee Dziekan <yn2lj at yahoo.com>; jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com>; topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
I manually edited the Cabrillo file and just entered a 2 for the received exchange where the section normally would be and the ARRL robot then no longer flagged an error.
Don wd8dsb
On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 2:25?PM W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com<mailto:W7TMT at outlook.com>> wrote:
There may be a disconnect between N1MM and the ARRL Robot. I had the same experience. The .log file output from N1MM creates the log with nothing in that field even though it prompts for the "R" when logging. The ARRL robot wants an "R#" entry. I manually edited the .log file by adding the R2 and the robot was pleased.
GL
Patrick, W7TMT
-----Original Message-----
From: Topband <topband-bounces+w7tmt=outlook.com at contesting.com<mailto:outlook.com at contesting.com>> On Behalf Of Lee Dziekan via Topband
Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2024 10:32
To: topband at contesting.com<mailto:topband at contesting.com>; jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com<mailto:n0jk at hotmail.com>>
Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
I worked AA7JV/MM in the 160 contest. N1MM balked at entering 2 in the section field but a flag said to place an "R" in front of the number and N1MM logged the QSO.
I tried submitting my 160 log to ARRL and got an error "copied exchange (itureg) is missing". What should the proper exchange format so the ARRL robot will accept my log?
LeeN8LJ
On Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 12:36:19 PM EST, jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com<mailto:n0jk at hotmail.com>> wrote:
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.
*
Jon N0JK KS
________________________________
Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:57:09 -0500
From: "GEORGE WALLNER" <aa7jv at atlanticbb.net<mailto:aa7jv at atlanticbb.net>>
To: "W3HKK" <W3HKK at roadrunner.com<mailto:W3HKK at roadrunner.com>>, "'topband at contesting.com<mailto:topband at contesting.com>'"
<topband at contesting.com<mailto: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
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Message: 10
Date: Sun, 8 Dec 2024 12:34:30 -0800
From: Tree <tree at kkn.net>
To: W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com>
Cc: Don Kirk <wd8dsb at gmail.com>, "topband at contesting.com"
<topband at contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
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Actually - it doesn't matter.
The message from the "robot" is just information - the QSO is still in the
log and will be handled either with or without something after the 599.
Tree N6TR
On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 11:57?AM W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com> wrote:
> Oh, interesting. I assumed, perhaps incorrectly, that since this contest
> uses ARRL Sections as the scoring basis and DX sends only the RST and
> nothing more, that no entry in that field in the log file was the likely
> correct answer and that assumption was reinforced by N1MM NOT outputting
> the R2 to that field in the .log file. I may have a bust, but it certainly
> won?t be the only one.
>
> Thanks for sharing that perspective.
>
> W7TMT
>
> From: Don Kirk <wd8dsb at gmail.com>
> Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2024 11:43
> To: W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com>
> Cc: Lee Dziekan <yn2lj at yahoo.com>; jon jones <n0jk at hotmail.com>;
> topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
>
> I manually edited the Cabrillo file and just entered a 2 for the received
> exchange where the section normally would be and the ARRL robot then no
> longer flagged an error.
>
> Don wd8dsb
>
> On Sun, Dec 8, 2024 at 2:25?PM W7TMT - Patrick <W7TMT at outlook.com<mailto:
> W7TMT at outlook.com>> wrote:
> There may be a disconnect between N1MM and the ARRL Robot. I had the same
> experience. The .log file output from N1MM creates the log with nothing in
> that field even though it prompts for the "R" when logging. The ARRL robot
> wants an "R#" entry. I manually edited the .log file by adding the R2 and
> the robot was pleased.
>
> GL
> Patrick, W7TMT
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband <topband-bounces+w7tmt=outlook.com at contesting.com<mailto:
> outlook.com at contesting.com>> On Behalf Of Lee Dziekan via Topband
> Sent: Sunday, December 8, 2024 10:32
> To: topband at contesting.com<mailto:topband at contesting.com>; jon jones <
> n0jk at hotmail.com<mailto:n0jk at hotmail.com>>
> Subject: Re: Topband: AA7JV/MM Contest
>
> I worked AA7JV/MM in the 160 contest. N1MM balked at entering 2 in the
> section field but a flag said to place an "R" in front of the number and
> N1MM logged the QSO.
> I tried submitting my 160 log to ARRL and got an error "copied exchange
> (itureg) is missing". What should the proper exchange format so the ARRL
> robot will accept my log?
> LeeN8LJ
> On Sunday, December 8, 2024 at 12:36:19 PM EST, jon jones <
> n0jk at hotmail.com<mailto:n0jk at hotmail.com>> wrote:
>
> 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.
>
>
> *
> Jon N0JK KS
>
> ________________________________
>
>
> Date: Sat, 07 Dec 2024 18:57:09 -0500
> From: "GEORGE WALLNER" <aa7jv at atlanticbb.net<mailto:aa7jv at atlanticbb.net>>
> To: "W3HKK" <W3HKK at roadrunner.com<mailto:W3HKK at roadrunner.com>>, "'
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> 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
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