After two Cat 5 Hurricanes, Irma and Maria, devastated the Vi I have been able to get back to listening on topband with a few new reversible DX-Engineering Beverage packages. The linemen from all over the country run by an operation out of Plainville, NY have been rebuilding the entire island's grid to different standards. No more cross bars nor top pin insulators. Hardware to continuously arc. No more tree branches to snap crackle and pop. 160 meters is alive with signals especially on 1840 using FT-8 mode. What is totally absent is electrical powerline noise. I'm certain that with the salt spray and volcanic dust from VP2M the noise will return. But for now, it is simply wonderful on topband.
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband