4A4A was very loud here, but I listened to OD5NJ for a long time and he was weak to very weak in Texas. Totally inaudible on the transmit antenna (sloper), and very weak on the NE beverage.
I only called for about a 5 minute period when I could really tell who he was coming back to, but the folks calling by mistake either dead zero beat or at least inside my 200 Hz filter blotted him out most of the time. 73 John N5CQ -----Original Message----- From: topband-boun...@contesting.com [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Wilson Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 8:12 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: 4A4A on 160m CW Well I finally figured it out and sat waiting for 4A4A to come on at his sunset (0130-0200Z). Waiting with baited breath with the split set 1.1 up and antennas tuned. So they come on and so does the Jammer! A S9 buzz saw right on his freq. Must have been an East coast station as the only way I heard my call was using the 270 deg. Beverage. Sheesh! Same thing happened on 1850 around 0400Z so didn't make on SSB. Too many frustrated A-types out there.... But hey, the band was in great shape with EU coming in early and strong and OD5NJ putting in a big signal an hour before his sunrise. Too bad I couldn't bust the pile up. I hear he has strong local QRN that 100W won't pass. Put Guam in the log also to reach 100 on 160 with 100w (76 since last August as VE3CV). Now I can get some sleep again. The snow is melting so the Beverages will be put away soon. Cheers Jeff VE3CV (VE3FRX) _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK