Re: Topband: Not so Boring report
On 12/8/2012 4:08 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: Alas, will I never see the likes of 1957-58 ever again for working EU on 6M using an "end-fed" window screen for an antenna? On the other hand, now that I have a couple really good trees to support 160m TX antenna, maybe I don't care. So conflicted... 73, Guy. AHAA! Another who enjoyed 1957-1958. I wasn't on 6 then(lived in a channel 2 area), but it was wonderful having 10 meters open 24 hours/day. 73. Mike, W5UC ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Re: Topband: Not so Boring report
Alas, will I never see the likes of 1957-58 ever again for working EU on 6M using an "end-fed" window screen for an antenna? On the other hand, now that I have a couple really good trees to support 160m TX antenna, maybe I don't care. So conflicted... 73, Guy. On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Steve London wrote: > On 12/08/2012 12:52 PM, Tree wrote: > >> It's very unusual to work the morning opening during >> a sunspot maximum. >> > > A solar flux of 97 is not what I would call a solar maximum. More like a > bump in the new Mayan Minimum. Who knows what will happen on December 21 :) > . Don't forget that in previous sunspot maximum's, we would go 3 or more > years when the flux would never fall below 100 for even a day. > > This is good news for topbands enthusiasts, unless the Mayan prophecy > > 73, > Steve, N2IC > > > __**_ > Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com > ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Re: Topband: Not so Boring report
On 12/08/2012 12:52 PM, Tree wrote: It's very unusual to work the morning opening during a sunspot maximum. A solar flux of 97 is not what I would call a solar maximum. More like a bump in the new Mayan Minimum. Who knows what will happen on December 21 :) . Don't forget that in previous sunspot maximum's, we would go 3 or more years when the flux would never fall below 100 for even a day. This is good news for topbands enthusiasts, unless the Mayan prophecy 73, Steve, N2IC ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Re: Topband: Not so Boring report
Tree, We are at a sunspot maximum? 10M sure as heck didn't get the memo. There was a whole bunch more DX on 160 last nite than on 10 today! And that's fine by me! Tim N3QE - Original Message - From: Tree [mailto:t...@kkn.net] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 02:52 PM To: 160 Subject: Topband: Not so Boring report Hi all. Until a few nights ago - I still hadn't worked any Europoeans this season. That changed on Wednesday night when I got 4 Europeans in the log. I would have had another one on Thursday night - but my TX antenna had developed a water short in the control cable and was beaming south when I thought I was TXing to the north. Missed RA4LW. However, Vlad heard me on Friday morning when I figured out the problem and called him using my E/W direction. This morning, I worked OH3XR about an hour before sunrise. It's very unusual to work the morning opening during a sunspot maximum - but we'll keep trying and see how it pans out over the next couple of weeks. 73 Tree N6TR/7 Boring, OR ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Topband: 5T0SP on TB
It appears this will be the last night for 5T0SP. The group is currently on working EU's on 1822.5 but this is before East Coast S/S. I spoke for a moment with one of the ops on 20SSB and he reports that the Beverage they tried did not work well. He complained of severe noise on 160 but will be on most of the night to try and get as many in the log as possible on 160. Please check 1822.5 at where I have a short sked to let him know that there is propagation. Unfortunately they lost several rigs and now are down to only two which has to do band jumping. The op was sincere about making a major effort tonight on 160. Good Luck Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Topband: Not so Boring report
Hi all. Until a few nights ago - I still hadn't worked any Europoeans this season. That changed on Wednesday night when I got 4 Europeans in the log. I would have had another one on Thursday night - but my TX antenna had developed a water short in the control cable and was beaming south when I thought I was TXing to the north. Missed RA4LW. However, Vlad heard me on Friday morning when I figured out the problem and called him using my E/W direction. This morning, I worked OH3XR about an hour before sunrise. It's very unusual to work the morning opening during a sunspot maximum - but we'll keep trying and see how it pans out over the next couple of weeks. 73 Tree N6TR/7 Boring, OR ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Re: Topband: Ready 160m tonight
TNX everybody! On 12/7/12, Saulius Zalnerauskas <> wrote: > Dear Topbanders, > > seem's condition this evening growing up. VY2ZM very early - 20z 599, > N2KW at 2136z 559! Also big japanese signal's all evening. > So I'm ready to stay till morning. > Hope to hear something new! > Need some 7 and 0 for full WAS complete. > Yesterday evening and night worked about 70 japanese, and only 48 W/VE. But were new station's. Maybe tonight will spent again on 160m. PJ5J not showed :( Sam LY5W p.s. tnx for sked's ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Topband: It isn't all about winning
I learned long ago that after winning all bands single and multi and single band phone and CW with a world record on CQ WW (except 40 phone) that these "records" would all disappear in the following years as they all did. Because of the geographic point advantage to stations 300 miles south of me could easily get a higher score with less Q's and less multipliers.So I have come up with self competition like trying to work WAS on 160 in 10 hours and now I have done that in under 4 hours on 160. Or trying to do DXCC on 160 in one weekend. I think Jeff, VY2ZM does this with ease now. So these little self assigned goals are really exciting especially when you can make your quota. But getting in the top ten with a standard home station is getting more and more difficult with all the super stations all over the world. Contesting is like a war to some but those who take it too seriously I offer this memorable line by General Patton as portrayed by George C. Scott in the movie. For over a thousand years, Roman conquerors returning from the wars enjoyed the honor of a triumph - a tumultuous parade. In the procession came trumpeters and musicians and strange animals from the conquered territories, together with carts laden with treasure and captured armaments. The conqueror rode in a triumphal chariot, the dazed prisoners walking in chains before him. Sometimes his children, robed in white, stood with him in the chariot, or rode the trace horses. A slave stood behind the conqueror, holding a golden crown, and whispering in his ear a warning: that all glory is fleeting. Such is contesting and "all glory is fleeting." Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ On 12/7/2012 1:24 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: I would hazard a guess that few of us enter it with an eye purely on score. If folks only entered contests they would "win" there would only ever be one entrant in each contest, a great loss for us all. I enjoy contest activity even though I've never won any :-) Truer words were never spoken. That's the way it works in all sports, except radio sports. :-) ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
