Kevin, Thank you for your email. I just sat down to offer my apology to all on that AO-91 pass when I read your email suggesting I was on simplex.. ("Were you operating simplex on AO-91? A bunch of stations including me came back to you. You were also TX on top of people who were already in QSO, adding to the confusion that a weekend FM bird already has. Hope to work you sometime soon.") Here is my narrative of the sad situation: I pressed the mic ppt when I was in the footprint and id'd. I heard my signal. I was dumbfounded no one was on the pass, yet, I could hear my voice coming back! Very strange. As you rightly said, I announced my presence a few more times and each time heard my signal...but no others...in the headset. My interference was not intentional. And, I am very embarrassed and apologetic for that interference. When the pass ended, I took off my headset and went to turn down the Receive audio gain. IT WAS ALREADY DOWN! I turned it up and only then realized that here were others on the pass. I had the transmit monitor on! I felt terrible as I instantly knew I had to have caused interference to others. My only defense (and a poor one at that) is that I have been experiencing periods of confusion and yes, dimentia. If I might, let me express my sadness that after 55 years of hamming, I have really messed up! My apologies to all. 73 George WA5KBH

On Sat, Aug 3, 2019 at 6:20 PM Kevin Zari kk4yel@gmail.com wrote:

Were you operating simplex on AO-91? a bunch of stations including me came back to you. You were also TX on top of people who were already in QSO, adding to the confusion that a weekend FM bird already has. Hope to work you sometime soon -Kevin