Re: Topband: topband report from 4V1JB

2014-12-06 Thread Jim Brown
I can help with RX noise issues. 73, Jim K9YC On Fri,12/5/2014 2:01 PM, DALE LONG wrote: Our plans for a 160m operation and CQWWCW entry were delayed due to supply issues and construction woes. THINGS ARE NOT EASY IN HAITI !!! We are very fortunate that we had any place to operate. We had

Re: Topband: topband report from 4V1JB

2014-12-06 Thread Jan Erik Holm
I called you for 45 minutes or so, also a lot of other EU stations called, you did have a decent signal but problems receiving. Wow 20 over 9 noise floor, if I had known I never would have called you, waist of power and time. 73 Jim SM2EKM - On

Re: Topband: topband report from 4V1JB

2014-12-06 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,12/6/2014 12:56 AM, Jan Erik Holm wrote: Wow 20 over 9 noise floor, if I had known I never would have called you, waist of power and time. Any team that goes to a location, whatever it, is, unprepared to address local noise issues is incompetent and ill prepared. I'm willing to help,

Re: Topband: topband report from 4V1JB

2014-12-06 Thread Stan Stockton
Dale, Assume and hope the call sign was 4V1JR instead of 4V1JB? Sorry you had problems with local noise. You did the best you could do with the location you had available and those who made a contact during the contest really appreciate your efforts. I worked you on 80 and 20 using another

Re: Topband: topband report from 4V1JB

2014-12-06 Thread Tom W8JI
. Don't be discouraged or feel bad about trying. 73 Tom - Original Message - From: DALE LONG dale.l...@prodigy.net To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Friday, December 05, 2014 5:01 PM Subject: Topband: topband report from 4V1JB Our plans for a 160m operation and CQWWCW entry were

Re: Topband: topband report from 4V1JB

2014-12-06 Thread Victor Goncharsky
Hi All, 4V1JR was the only Carribean multiplier than did not answer me on 10 meters (SOSB HIGH 10m this year). To get others one or two calls from newly installed 6 element quad  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d927PGouBU were needed. Obviously one can't afford waisting 45 minutes to work a

Topband: topband report from 4V1JB

2014-12-05 Thread DALE LONG
Our plans for a 160m operation and CQWWCW entry were delayed due to supply issues and construction woes. THINGS ARE NOT EASY IN HAITI !!! We are very fortunate that we had any place to operate. We had only very low dipoles on the higher bands at the hotel/guesthouse. Thanks to the great