Re: Topband: E31

[Mike Waters]

Good grief! Probably stolen for the copper. :-(

Maybe they could get some plated steel electric fence wire, and make some
spacers somehow. That works better than copper.

73, Mike
www.w0btu.com

On Jan 19, 2018 9:10 PM, "W0MU Mike Fatchett"  wrote:

I saw on the cluster that their beverage was stolen by locals. Cannot
confirm or not.
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Re: Topband: E31

[W0MU Mike Fatchett]

I saw on the cluster that their beverage was stolen by locals. Cannot 
confirm or not.



On 1/19/2018 11:27 AM, Don Kirk wrote:

I heard them working stations last night on 160 meters and club log shows
they have worked a total of 914 stations on 160 meters (767 Ruropeans, 76
North Americans)

Just FYI
Don wd8dsb

On Friday, January 19, 2018, Roger Kennedy <ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk>
wrote:


Yes, I heard all the US stations calling them too . . . as well as
Europeans
and Russians.

They didn't come back to ANYONE !


Roger G3YRO

-Original Message-
From: daraym...@iowatelecom.net [mailto:daraym...@iowatelecom.net]
Sent: 19 January 2018 17:09
To: Roger Kennedy; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: E31

Roger. . they are not hearing NA either.   There has been some mention of
them dropping a coax over the side of the building and putting up a
Beverage.  Not sure whether that is fact of someone's wishful thinking.  In
any case, I'm sure they are doing their best. 73. . .Dave, W0FLS

-Original Message-
From: Roger Kennedy
Sent: Friday, January 19, 2018 10:56 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: E31


Yes, they're obviously having problems Receiving on 160 . . .

I heard half the world calling him the other night . . . he just kept
calling CQ over and over !

If he has/had a Beverage, I bet it's pointing to the USA !

Roger G3YRO


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Re: Topband: E31

[daraymond]

Roger. . they are not hearing NA either.   There has been some mention of 
them dropping a coax over the side of the building and putting up a 
Beverage.  Not sure whether that is fact of someone's wishful thinking.  In 
any case, I'm sure they are doing their best. 73. . .Dave, W0FLS


-Original Message- 
From: Roger Kennedy

Sent: Friday, January 19, 2018 10:56 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: E31


Yes, they're obviously having problems Receiving on 160 . . .

I heard half the world calling him the other night . . . he just kept
calling CQ over and over !

If he has/had a Beverage, I bet it's pointing to the USA !

Roger G3YRO


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Re: Topband: E31

[daraymond]

There are always lessons to be learned from previous expeditions.  if 160m 
is a band upon which the team wants to focus, then a high-rise building top 
QTH is obviously not a good choice.  That said, we must realize there are 
many factors involved in choosing the QTH (such as public awareness which 
appears to be a priority for this op).  They were clearly having extreme 
trouble hearing. . . even southern EU had a tough time getting through. 
That said, they hung in there and did not give up.  Interestingly enough, 
they were hearing better the first night.  Not sure what to attribute that 
to as no apparent lightning in the area last night.  In any case, I'm sure 
they are doing their very best with the situation presented. 73. . . 
Dave, W0FLS

P.S.  Spreading out their QSX window should help some (they control that).

-Original Message- 
From: Victor Goncharskyvia Topband

Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 11:24 AM
To: topBand List
Subject: Re: Topband: E31

Last night they were weaker here in Eastern EU then the two previous days.
Have the country confirmed so didn't call.
Possibly future DX peditions will use the alternative RX antenna approach 
not to feed locals with cupper wires.
Fortunately, pingwins don't steal wires so hopefully the Bouvet beverages 
will be safe.

73

Четверг, 18 января 2018, 15:26 UTC от Mark K3MSB <mark.k3...@gmail.com>:




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[Victor Goncharsky via Topband]

Last night they were weaker here in Eastern EU then the two previous days.
Have the country confirmed so didn't call.
Possibly future DX peditions will use the alternative RX antenna approach not 
to feed locals with cupper wires.
Fortunately, pingwins don't steal wires so hopefully the Bouvet beverages will 
be safe. 
73
>Четверг, 18 января 2018, 15:26 UTC от Mark K3MSB :
>
>Hi Steve
>
>I noticed the same thing.   The pileup was considerably wider,  but he
>typically stayed within the 1 to 2 KHz up slot.I had my bandwidth set
>to 1.2 KHz when I switched to his RX frequency, and my VFO was on 23.66 and
>it didn’t move for me to hear most of the responders!
>
>NT2X spotted him at 0328Z with the comment “160M bev ant stolen by locals”
> I have no idea if that was tongue-in-cheek or true, but it was obvious
>they were having RX problems.
>
>They had a wonderful signal last night (received on my BOG), but after a
>while of one QSO every few minutes I got a cup of coffee and headed
>upstairs to watch some Star Trek Voyager on Netflix. My consolation
>prize was working UK9AA for a “new one” on TB later in the evening (and man
>was he ever weak……).
>
>Hopefully things will improve tonight….   But I have 6.5 seasons of Voyager
>left in case they don’t…….
>
>73 Mark K3MSB
>
>
>
>
>
>On Jan 18, 2018 9:47 AM, "Steven R Daniel, D.D.S." < n...@comcast.net > wrote:
>
>> I called unsuccessfully for quite some time. I noticed that, on the
>> stations
>> I could spot, he stayed within the range of 1-2 up. I did not spot anyone
>> higher than that. Just FYI. Steve, NN4T
>>
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Re: Topband: E31

[Mark K3MSB]

Hi Steve

I noticed the same thing.   The pileup was considerably wider,  but he
typically stayed within the 1 to 2 KHz up slot.I had my bandwidth set
to 1.2 KHz when I switched to his RX frequency, and my VFO was on 23.66 and
it didn’t move for me to hear most of the responders!

NT2X spotted him at 0328Z with the comment “160M bev ant stolen by locals”
 I have no idea if that was tongue-in-cheek or true, but it was obvious
they were having RX problems.

They had a wonderful signal last night (received on my BOG), but after a
while of one QSO every few minutes I got a cup of coffee and headed
upstairs to watch some Star Trek Voyager on Netflix. My consolation
prize was working UK9AA for a “new one” on TB later in the evening (and man
was he ever weak……).

Hopefully things will improve tonight….   But I have 6.5 seasons of Voyager
left in case they don’t…….

73 Mark K3MSB





On Jan 18, 2018 9:47 AM, "Steven R Daniel, D.D.S."  wrote:

> I called unsuccessfully for quite some time. I noticed that, on the
> stations
> I could spot, he stayed within the range of 1-2 up. I did not spot anyone
> higher than that. Just FYI. Steve, NN4T
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Re: Topband: E31

[Greg]

And QUIT calling if he is not answering you!  Ridiculous behavior.  Patience 
and courtesy will help everyone.  73, Greg-N4CC

-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ron Spencer
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 5:23 AM
To: Topband@Contesting. Com 
Subject: Topband: E31

​Solid copy on them from my ss to their sr. But obvious they were having great 
difficulty hearing. And also obvious some stations in pile were getting 
frustrated.

I'm very happy the folks there are putting in the effort to get on 160 for us! 
I think how frustrated THEY must be: travel all that way, spend time and money, 
and sit on 160 for hours knowing bunches are calling and not be able to hear 
more than a few partial calls. My thanks to them for hanging in there and 
giving us all at least a chance to work them.

On other thought. I know I've heard "up, up, up" and thought, what dummy's that 
for only to realize that, ah, would be me! We all do it. But please, please, 
PLEASE, once you realize it don't send "sri". Its just more QRM (this time 
intentional isn't it?). Just punch the split button and go work the DX.
Ron  N4XD​


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