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TopBand: West Coast at EU Noon!

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Subject: TopBand: West Coast at EU Noon!
From: pcollins@freenet.columbus.oh.us (Patrick Collins)
Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 17:34:16 -0500 (EST)
On Sun, 28 Dec 1997, Neil Smith wrote:

> What an enjoyable contest this has been.  After sunrise today around 0830z
> the East Coast signal dropped off, but the W8s stayed loud, and even an hour
> into daylight we were still hearing W6/7 and KL7.  At 11.30 am local, Ron
> GW3YDX spotted K6SE, and indeed, there he was, California at almost noon!
> Later on we heard that GM3POI was still hearing KL7RA loud at 12.30 pm.  
> 
I used to get this same thing on 80m from W8LT during the 80's.  Would
work EI and G at 10 an 11z with the best antenna being a half-square
broadside n/s at 130' between the open end of Ohio Stadium (10db better than
the 800' longwire at 100').  Never had conditions like this however to
compare.  

Pat Collins
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