ANTENTOP- 01- 2017 # 021

Time Warp on 20 Meter

Time Warp on 20 Meter

Igor Grigorov, VA3ZNW

LDE: what is it: Is it truth or myth? I believe you already have read the article "Ultra Long Delayed Echoes" written by Mike Doig, ZL2BBS. The article was published in K9YA Telegraph # 4, 2017. Yes, it is April article that just may smile you. However, some April articles are not like April articles but... The small notes described what was happened with me and it is not an April joke...

Below I paste email that was received me in answer for my QSL for QSO with K5H. I have very good remembered the QSO... 20 meters band was empty and hissing when suddenly I heard very loud signals from K5H. Not bad! Pile up was going!

I heard that lots ham stations from USA worked with the K5H. As usual in answer it was their call sign and 599. I have called the station and then worked with K5H without problem. Propagation was lasted no more the 10 minutes. Then 20 meters became again hissing without any ham signals.

I sent QSL to K5H and received in answer email pasted below. What it was my QSO with K5H- QSO with pirate, my mistake with other 3 letter station sounds in CW close to K5H or Time Warp? I do not know...

73!

Igor, VA3ZNW

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