Re: Topband: CQ WW 160
NH6V and I had another successful near-ocean ground plane portable operation on a cliff overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Local RFI was non-existent and all we had we a little bit of generator ignition noise making it thru the EMI filter. S3 in a 3 kHz bandwidth using the 1/4 wavelength sloping vertical wire. We put in 24 hours with the first contacts of each day made at 1630 HST. Thanks for all the Qs. Dave KH6AQ On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 12:44 PM Roger Kennedy < ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk> wrote: > > Sadly as I mentioned before, I was working both nights until 0300Z, so > didn't get home until 0330. > > Saturday night I was even more tired, so only stayed on for half an hour, > but managed to work another 12 NA stations I hadn't worked Friday night. > (would have liked to have come back on around our Sunrise, but I was just > too dead!) > > But as I mentioned, nearly every NA station came back first call, so was > pleased with that. > > Oh and regarding not calling CQ in this contest, I HAVE tried calling CQ NA > in the past . . . but still get loads of EU stations calling, so didn't > bother this time. (I don't want to come on in the middle of the night to > just work EU stations!) > > Anyway, good to work many of you guys in the contest. > > 73 Roger G3YRO > > > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: CQ WW 160
Sadly as I mentioned before, I was working both nights until 0300Z, so didn't get home until 0330. Saturday night I was even more tired, so only stayed on for half an hour, but managed to work another 12 NA stations I hadn't worked Friday night. (would have liked to have come back on around our Sunrise, but I was just too dead!) But as I mentioned, nearly every NA station came back first call, so was pleased with that. Oh and regarding not calling CQ in this contest, I HAVE tried calling CQ NA in the past . . . but still get loads of EU stations calling, so didn't bother this time. (I don't want to come on in the middle of the night to just work EU stations!) Anyway, good to work many of you guys in the contest. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQWW - opening to EU + K9YC
Sunday morning to EU: 0600-0700z put 13 euros in the log during RUN mode. But with just 10 hrs OTA I didnt get a good snapshot of what other times EU was coming through. K9YC-Jim: thanks for pulling me out. Ours was one of the most challenging qsos of the night for some reason. Next season I promise to uncoil the 26x ( 25'-125' depending on the PL) radials. _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: CQ 160 contest
I am looking for some pictures from stations that were active in the CQ 160M contest last weekend. We prefer pictures with the operators in them if possible. Please send anything you have to me directly. andyn...@gmail.com Especially looking for newcomers, and those who have not been featured before in CQ Magazine 160 results. 73, Andy N2NT Director CQ 160 Contest _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQWW160: Night 2
Correction on the opening time typo ( still tired ). It was from 0251z to 0623z ( not 0215z ). From: Topband on behalf of Brian Campbell Sent: January 30, 2023 9:24 AM To: Don Kirk ; Michael Tope Cc: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: CQWW160: Night 2 This enhancement also happened in SW Ontario. I was also LP ( unassisted ) so as I S&P'd I would enter each call into the bandmap ( dupe or not ) to keep track of what trace was who so I could pop back between runs to try and grab the unworked ones. At about 0215z all the EU traces I was watching on the bandmap suddenly got noticeably stronger - and then shortly after that happened EU started calling me on my run QRG. EU Sigs went from ~S1 to ~S5 and the opening lasted to 0623z. During that time I put 24 10 pointers ( from 12 DXCC ) in the log between running NA stations. I agree it was a real good shot of adrenaline at the time. 73 Brian VE3MGY From: Topband on behalf of Don Kirk Sent: January 30, 2023 7:46 AM To: Michael Tope Cc: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: CQWW160: Night 2 Hi Michael, It was a very interesting opening (band improvement) into parts of Europe from here in Indiana at the same times you mentioned. I just looked at my contest log and something special started happening around 0500 UTC Sunday morning which lasted until approximately 0730 UTC (but really great between 0500 and 0630 UTC). What's also interesting is that signals into the West Coast of the US and also into Hawaii really improved from Indiana during that time period. That's why I hate leaving my operating chair for any length of time during 160 meter contests as conditions are so unpredictable. I knew something special was happening when European stations started calling my little 100 watt station, and that's exactly what happened this time around. What a blast of adrenaline. P.S. I did not really notice European sunrise enhancement either night from here in Indiana. A YL station called me at 0514 UTC and that was 1.3 hours before his sunrise and that's when the fun began. 73, Don (wd8dsb) On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 3:25 AM Michael Tope wrote: > There was a decent opening from here in Southern California to Europe on > Saturday night around 0500 UTC that lasted approximately two and a half > hours. > _ 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: CQWW160: Night 2
This enhancement also happened in SW Ontario. I was also LP ( unassisted ) so as I S&P'd I would enter each call into the bandmap ( dupe or not ) to keep track of what trace was who so I could pop back between runs to try and grab the unworked ones. At about 0215z all the EU traces I was watching on the bandmap suddenly got noticeably stronger - and then shortly after that happened EU started calling me on my run QRG. EU Sigs went from ~S1 to ~S5 and the opening lasted to 0623z. During that time I put 24 10 pointers ( from 12 DXCC ) in the log between running NA stations. I agree it was a real good shot of adrenaline at the time. 73 Brian VE3MGY From: Topband on behalf of Don Kirk Sent: January 30, 2023 7:46 AM To: Michael Tope Cc: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: CQWW160: Night 2 Hi Michael, It was a very interesting opening (band improvement) into parts of Europe from here in Indiana at the same times you mentioned. I just looked at my contest log and something special started happening around 0500 UTC Sunday morning which lasted until approximately 0730 UTC (but really great between 0500 and 0630 UTC). What's also interesting is that signals into the West Coast of the US and also into Hawaii really improved from Indiana during that time period. That's why I hate leaving my operating chair for any length of time during 160 meter contests as conditions are so unpredictable. I knew something special was happening when European stations started calling my little 100 watt station, and that's exactly what happened this time around. What a blast of adrenaline. P.S. I did not really notice European sunrise enhancement either night from here in Indiana. A YL station called me at 0514 UTC and that was 1.3 hours before his sunrise and that's when the fun began. 73, Don (wd8dsb) On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 3:25 AM Michael Tope wrote: > There was a decent opening from here in Southern California to Europe on > Saturday night around 0500 UTC that lasted approximately two and a half > hours. > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQWW160: Night 2
Hi Michael, It was a very interesting opening (band improvement) into parts of Europe from here in Indiana at the same times you mentioned. I just looked at my contest log and something special started happening around 0500 UTC Sunday morning which lasted until approximately 0730 UTC (but really great between 0500 and 0630 UTC). What's also interesting is that signals into the West Coast of the US and also into Hawaii really improved from Indiana during that time period. That's why I hate leaving my operating chair for any length of time during 160 meter contests as conditions are so unpredictable. I knew something special was happening when European stations started calling my little 100 watt station, and that's exactly what happened this time around. What a blast of adrenaline. P.S. I did not really notice European sunrise enhancement either night from here in Indiana. A YL station called me at 0514 UTC and that was 1.3 hours before his sunrise and that's when the fun began. 73, Don (wd8dsb) On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 3:25 AM Michael Tope wrote: > There was a decent opening from here in Southern California to Europe on > Saturday night around 0500 UTC that lasted approximately two and a half > hours. > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQWW160: Night 2
There was a decent opening from here in Southern California to Europe on Saturday night around 0500 UTC that lasted approximately two and a half hours. Over the course of the opening, I heard stations from 9A, OM, YU, S5, DL, PA, G, GW, E7, and GJ. I was able make QSOs with DL and GJ (and I had a maybe with E7). I was hoping that similar circumstances would materialize for the Sunday morning opening to Asia. When I heard K0DI in Florida work a JA station, I became even more convinced that we were in for a JA bonanza later in the morning. Unfortunately it was a huge bust. It was as if someone dropped a huge D-layer cloud over Japan. Strangely enough, several BY stations seemed to be unaffected by the poor propagation, in particular, BY4SZ who had a massive signal in Southern California. Unfortunately, he was hearing impaired. I think W6YA might have gotten through to him, but I certainly didn't. I heard one DU station, but he also couldn't hear me. Never take propagation from granted on Topband :-) 73, Mike W4EF.. On 1/29/2023 12:51 PM, Tree wrote: Could have been band conditions not working very well. Felt like a thick cold blanket was on top of the band last night. This morning - normally very loud stations in MT were just regular signals - not much stronger than BY4SZ. Only managed one JA QSO with JH4UYB this morning. JA3YBK could not hear me. Band was quiet - but very attenuated. Surprised however to work 3W1T right at sunrise and 4F2KWT before that. Heard a few other DU's but they were not hearing me. Tree N6TR / K7RAT On Sun, Jan 29, 2023 at 12:37 PM Jim Brown wrote: On 1/29/2023 9:25 AM, w3...@roadrunner.com wrote: had to run the 52' vertical- 0.25 wave 160m INV-L against a single ground rod. But it works quite well, even so. It wasn't "working quite well" when you were buried in my noise last night. We worked, but it wasn't easy. Thanks for the QSO. 73, Jim K9YC _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
