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Subject: Topband: Delaware report
Around our sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 11, we worked JA0FSB for our first JA
on Topband this season. This was on FT8, with a couple of other JA decoded.
Tried some CQ's on CW with no luck.
Our first JA of the season QSO has come on
Around our sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 11, we worked JA0FSB for our first JA
on Topband this season. This was on FT8, with a couple of other JA decoded.
Tried some CQ's on CW with no luck.
Our first JA of the season QSO has come on earlier and later dates in
previous years, sometimes even in
We have had regular VK and ZL openings through our summer, though generally
with marginal conditions. ZL1AZ called in this morning at 0815z, peaking
559.
This morning we worked JA5DQH at 0946z, about 55 minutes before our sunrise,
for our first topband JA QSO of the season. Later than some
Friday morning at 1041z, about 10 minutes before sunrise, JA9FHB called in
for our first JA QSO of the season. Another JA9 called right after but
unfortunately we did not complete that QSO.
Nice to hear the band alive!
73/Jon AA1K
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Topband Reflector Archives -
The band is perking up on the East Coast too.
After a couple of weeks of doldrums, VK3IO called in today at 1055z,
peaking 579 though with some deep fades.
Then from 1156z-1219z (our SR) four JAs went into the log. I was still
hearing a couple of these 20 minutes past sunrise, as well as
Saturday morning JR7VHZ called in 10 minutes past sunrise for our first
JA QSO of the season.
Previous recent years this has happened as early as late August or
mid-September. Although this year my work schedule has me leaving the
shack well before sunrise one or two days a week, so I may
Jon, I'm usually using diversity reception here with a top loaded
vertical and a Hi-Z 4-square. I have also noticed that lately the sigs
are louder on the vertical, but it seems to vary from night to night.
Conditions in general have been the best of the season during the past
week or 10
After a long dry spell we had a nice JA opening this morning, with five
in the log from 1042-1053z. Signals were strong and peaking on the
direct path (NNW). This was our best JA run of the season.
Best RX antenna was a pair of broadside phased Beverages, 935 feet long
spaced 175 feet, aimed
