Olof, I'm in AZ. SR at 1419z and SS at 0019z. I heard you on 80m CW yesterday just before and during our SR abt 339/449. I have 3B9 on 80m so I didn't call. However, many of us on the West Coast do need 3B9 on 160m. Anytime I see a spot for you on TB I have listened when we might have propagation. During one of our SS I could tell you were on 80m CW but you were being called by all the rest of NA making it almost impossible for any WC to get through.
Two suggestions: please be on by 1400z, since we may have only a 20 minute window at our SR. Other W6s and W7s will have much more darkness so please listen. Could you move your tx antenna closer to the lagoon? I understand that if the tx antenna is more than a 1/2 wave from water, it does not help the signal much. 73, and tnx for your effort. Ray, N6VR On Thu, Dec 1, 2016 at 5:21 AM, JC <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Olof > > Your signal was very good during the weekend contest 569 solid working > Europe, I called you several times one hour before your sunrise,. Yesterday > I heard you again on 160m with QSB and very weak signal. There was two > peaks > one 20 minutes before your sunrise and a second one 20 minutes after your > sunrise, but just above the noise Q4. > > Conditions are recovering from last magnetic storm and can be very good > during the weekend, > > Regards > JC > N4IS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Olof > Lundberg > Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2016 6:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Topband: Top band from Indian Ocean - 3B9HA > > Following CQWWCW I am staying on in 3B9 through sunrise December 12th. > > This is not a DXpedition in its traditional sense but I will try to spend a > few hours on the radio every day. So far 320 qsos logged on top band but > only 11 with NA. On 80 the log has 250 qsos with 82 NA. > > Plan is to be on around local sunset 1413z and sunrise 0458z. > > Local noise floor is low but US signals worked have been barely readable > above the noise floor with signals on 80 of course much better. Also > interesting LP opening at my sunset but not my best takeoff in that > direction. > > I am about 150m from the lagoon and some 30m up looking north with sloping > terrain and good takeoff 240deg through 60deg. > > I'm using a toploaded umbrella-style vertical on 160 inspired by N6LF > writings. It is supported by 16m out of an 18m spiderbeam pole and there > are > some 40 radials of varying length 10-20m on the very dry rocky ground. > The same pole and radial field supports a parallel inverted L for 80. All > driven by a K3 or KX3 and SPE 1.3K at 800w. > > 73 Olof G0CKV > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
