Re: Topband: CQ 160
Not sure about the other KS stations. But here in NW KS, if I don't spin the HiZ RX circle 8 around to point to SW, I just won't hear AZ unless the station calling is really strong or the prop is peaking or something - enough signal so it's detectable over the other callers, strong to the point that I will spin in that SW direction to catch em. In the CQ 160, on a few hours of part time run with about 600 Qs total, I worked a bunch of WA (NW) and AZ (SW) stations - but the majority of callers are for the Midwest are in the NE/SE direction. Suspect most guys in the Midwest with directional RX have the same issue - you got to point one direction and for unassisted guys running rate, that means look east. Guys in assisted or working S to find state mults will seek out the lower population states off to the west because they are equally valuable. I do point SW/NW from time to time but after working the few callers out that direction, point back eastward as that the bulk. I'm not much of a CW contester so I suppose that guys wiht better op skills, better wetwork between their ears, and better self-discipline may have a different read. 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.com On 2/1/21 6:18 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: I worked 3 of those in the first 1/2 hour. Only missed NE. Rick N6RK On 2/1/2021 12:22 PM, Wes wrote: I noticed that too. NE, KS, SD, ND all missing. No one on or do we have a skip zone? Wes N7WS On 2/1/2021 5:15 AM, Artek Manuals wrote: Odd hole in the N. America prop� no ND, SD or VE5 all right together geographically...h??? _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160
I worked 3 of those in the first 1/2 hour. Only missed NE. Rick N6RK On 2/1/2021 12:22 PM, Wes wrote: I noticed that too. NE, KS, SD, ND all missing. No one on or do we have a skip zone? Wes N7WS On 2/1/2021 5:15 AM, Artek Manuals wrote: Odd hole in the N. America prop� no ND, SD or VE5 all right together geographically...h??? _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160
Thank you as well. I am not a contester and I'm also not the greatest CW op. So I get on only sporadically and search and pounce, mostly looking for DX. I made all of 145 Qs. I used N3FJP's logging program and the map function that colors in the worked states showed a big blank white spot through the middle of the country and into the frozen north. I didn't mean to rile up the ops in those states who were on, we just never crossed paths. Wes N7WS On 2/1/2021 2:35 PM, Mpridesti via Topband wrote: Wes thanks for our Q Worked at least 2 NE, 2 SD, 4 KS, and 1 ND stations so they were there! Heard one VE4 and no VE5. Signals from that area were weak (spotlight). The joy and excitement of top band! Regards, Mark, K1RX On Feb 1, 2021, at 3:23 PM, Wes wrote: I noticed that too. NE, KS, SD, ND all missing. No one on or do we have a skip zone? Wes N7WS On 2/1/2021 5:15 AM, Artek Manuals wrote: Odd hole in the N. America prop� no ND, SD or VE5 all right together geographically...h??? _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160
The only one I missed was NDonly Canadians missed were lab and NWT/hi Sent from my iPad > On Feb 1, 2021, at 4:35 PM, Mpridesti via Topband > wrote: > > Wes thanks for our Q > > Worked at least 2 NE, 2 SD, 4 KS, and 1 ND stations so they were there! > Heard one VE4 and no VE5. Signals from that area were weak (spotlight). The > joy and excitement of top band! > > Regards, > > Mark, K1RX > > >> On Feb 1, 2021, at 3:23 PM, Wes wrote: >> >> I noticed that too. NE, KS, SD, ND all missing. No one on or do we have a >> skip zone? >> >> Wes N7WS >> >> >> On 2/1/2021 5:15 AM, Artek Manuals wrote: >>> Odd hole in the N. America prop� no ND, SD or VE5 all right together >>> geographically...h??? >> >> >> _ >> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector > > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160
Wes thanks for our Q Worked at least 2 NE, 2 SD, 4 KS, and 1 ND stations so they were there! Heard one VE4 and no VE5. Signals from that area were weak (spotlight). The joy and excitement of top band! Regards, Mark, K1RX > On Feb 1, 2021, at 3:23 PM, Wes wrote: > > I noticed that too. NE, KS, SD, ND all missing. No one on or do we have a > skip zone? > > Wes N7WS > > > >> On 2/1/2021 5:15 AM, Artek Manuals wrote: >> Odd hole in the N. America prop� no ND, SD or VE5 all right together >> geographically...h??? > > > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160
I got NE and KS from PA. Also ID and MT. No Dakota's. Spotty propagation to Europe a few SA's, no Pacific/Asia. Sam(N3XZ) -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+samjos=epix@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wes Sent: Monday, February 01, 2021 3:23 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: CQ 160 I noticed that too. NE, KS, SD, ND all missing. No one on or do we have a skip zone? Wes N7WS On 2/1/2021 5:15 AM, Artek Manuals wrote: > Odd hole in the N. America prop� no ND, SD or VE5 all right together > geographically...h??? _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: G3YRO - forgot to mention
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Topband: CQ WW 160 (Roger)
Your success is appealing. You are The Man! The Top Pond-Crosser I know! I took a header in the kitchen to celebrate my 79th birthday on Dec 27th, and broke two bones in my left wrist/sprained thumb and wrist/ shoulder. My big feet got tangled up in the kitchen throw rug and I went down onto the tile floor like a tree. So had to work the contest with a soft cast on my left wrist, but still managed 816 Q's - 40 countries - 73 European Q's. Did a lot more s'ing for Europeans and noticed how 160 is very fussy from central Ohio. Fri night saw a good short opening to S5 land and vicinity around 0300z. Any europeans I heard after that couldnt pull me thru the local racket, altho I did work a handful of G/GD/GM/F at your sunrise. Sat night was much easier pickings around 0300z , then it petered off until around your SR when I worked a bunch of you chaps. Ohio seems to get spotlight openings with maybe 1-2-3-4 Euros heard at any one time. Try back 30 mins later and we hear another handful. etc etc. With 0300z and your SR being prime time on a regular basis. Best DX in the contest was ZM6T. Going back 8 years, I see 12 Q's in my log with you - eight are between 0130 and 0330z Rig: IC7610-ACOM amp at 800w Ant: 52 ft tall 1/4 wave INV-L w/26 radials between 30 ft and 130 ft long depending on property line. North radials are the shortest. NE radials around to NW are of the 70-130 ft variety. Thanks for keeping the ether warm from your side. Bob W3HKK, since 1956 ex: F7AL 5A3TG 9G1GS ON8UD PY8/W3HKK PS7/W3HKK PS Spent a couple weeds studying at the U of Birmingham (1972) and at the famous Mather & Platt Works (fire protection) in Manchester (1973). Also in my oil exploration days spent time off between assignments in our London HQ , as well as a couple months in Cork with a seismic offshore crew. Great fun! Was a big fan of the local drink - Orange Julius! _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160
I noticed that too. NE, KS, SD, ND all missing. No one on or do we have a skip zone? Wes N7WS On 2/1/2021 5:15 AM, Artek Manuals wrote: Odd hole in the N. America prop� no ND, SD or VE5 all right together geographically...h??? _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: CQ 160
Thanks to all for the Qs this weekend. This was a good contest weekend for me. I did far better than ever before. My personal best for one night in a 160 contest was 34 EU stations worked; 57 for the weekend. This weekend I worked 42 EU Friday night and 50 on Saturday night for a weekend total of 92 EU, in 32 DXCC countries. In those 92 EU QSOs was one new one - GU, making 241 countries on 160. Plus, last evening I snagged 9K. Not a new one, but certainly a rare one! Notably missing were the usual suspects from JA and down under. I saw numerous spots but had no copy. I ran Single Op, High Power, Assisted, about 80% S Here are my totals for just under 23 hours of operating: Band QSOs StP DXC 1.8 831 58 45 Score: 269,654 I got all the states + DC, but missed 5 Provinces: Equipment: Elecraft K3s in full diversity; Kenwood TL-922 running 750 - 900 Watts; TX ant - Inv-L, 62 feet vertical; RX ant - 2-El Hi-Z system. 73, Jim - WS6X _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160
Here in the south ( Florida) much the same propagation.. A few really strong stations from EU ( one UA2F that was so strong as to be suspicious) . The best EU signals were nearer their sunrise. Earlier in the evening not so much, a handful of week EU stations with deep QSB were the norm earlier in both evenings. Like you NO Asia, SA or VK/ZJ. Worked 46 states missed KL7, KH6, SD and ND ...no VE5 up in Canada...Odd hole in the N. America prop� no ND, SD or VE5 all right together geographically...h??? Dave NR1DX manu...@artekmanuals.com On 1/31/2021 10:17 PM, Gary Smith wrote: I haven't been on much at all for the last 6 months or so. Had a lot of physical issues, difficult getting around and antenna problems & nobody to help fix them. Better now, most of the antenna issues are fixed (have to wait till spring to fix the rest) and it was good to be on 160 again. EU wasn't so strong with the exception of 2-3 stations that were the loudest on the bands. No SA, Pacific or Asia this time. Sometimes the propagation Gods work & sometimes they don't. Always a good time. 73, Gary KA1J _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector -- Dave manu...@artekmanuals.com www.ArtekManuals.com -- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: CQ WW 160
Well I came on for a total of 3 hours on Friday night . . . I thought conditions were fair . . . managed to work 64 NA stations, a total of 23 States, plus Virgin Islands and Mexico. So was quite pleased with that. Also managed to get through the absurd contest pileup and work Mongolia and Thailand. Came on Saturday for half an hour, but conditions were at least 10dB down on previous night. Plus I had already worked almost everyone I could hear - managed about 10 more NA stations. There were about 4 NA stations on throughout the Contest that were pretty strong who didn't seem to copy ANY of the dozens of EU stations calling them ! Oh and I did try calling CQ NA for about 15 mins . . . but I kept getting dozens of EU stations calling me, so stopped doing that ! Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
