Topband: Contest dupes

[Jim Brown]

On 1/26/2026 8:24 AM, Jon Zaimes, AA1K via Topband wrote:
> So folks, if someone calls you and you think it is a dupe, just work 'em again.

Of course. But there's far more important thing about working topband -- 
long, deep QSB from what we used to call "selective fading on the AM 
broadcast band. Those new to the band fail to keep listening when a 
caller has faded, think he's a lid who's gone away. When I get a weak 
caller, I switch between six RX antennas, keep listening for many 
repeats until he gives up.

I called you a bunch of times Saturday night without success. You were 
just above vapor, then a bit louder, enough to make a QSO with effort. 
There was a PP who was good copy here for a couple of hours, CQing with 
a repeat cycle of about 1.5 seconds.

At least once, when running, I responded to one or two stations on the 
east coast who were probably calling an EU station.

73, Jim K9YC