Re: Topband: QRP on 160?
The last few years I have worked at least one of the 160 contests at 5w CW to a 260’ doublet up 60’ in the trees. I’ve made Qs but don’t think I’ve ever cracked the top 20 in any of them. Tons of fun tho! dit dit 73 de Ed, K1RID Newburyport Electronics & Radio Society > On Jul 1, 2024, at 13:57, Radio KH6O wrote: > Is anyone regularly using say, 25W or less on 160? > > -- > 73, > Jeff KH6O / 6 > > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Stew Perry Contest
Thanks, Roger. Great results for a short amount of time! What was your set-up? dit dit 73 de Ed, K1RID Newburyport Electronics & Radio Society www.k1yrd.org > On Dec 20, 2021, at 21:39, Roger Kennedy > wrote: > > > Conditions were OK but not good to Europe over the weekend. The big signals > that are normally over S9 were only around S7. > > Unfortunately I had to work until 3am on Saturday night/Sunday morning . . . > and as I had to be up at 8am I could only afford to come on 160 for about an > hour. > > However, I did manage to work 38 NA contest stations in that time, so was > fairly happy with that. > > 73 Roger G3YRO > > > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Wednesday 160m DX Activity Night
Agreed. I have a modest (read sub-par) station but was thrilled to work 2 UK stations and a score of NA. Most nights I need to go to 80 for Qs. A 160 Activity Night (DX or not) could more occasionally light up the band! 73 de Ed, K1RID Newburyport Electronics & Radio Society www.k1yrd.org > On Nov 27, 2018, at 18:13, Roger Kennedy > wrote: > > > It's so frustrating that you always hear hundreds of stations on Top Band > whenever there's a contest on, or when there's some DX-pedition active on > the band . . . yet most of the time the band is dead ! > > I find it even more frustrating that there's often people posting lots > stations that are on the band using FT8 (which doesn't interest me in the > slightest) . . . yet NOBODY is on CW. > > That's why last Winter I suggested a regular Wednesday Activity Night . . . > one evening when hopefully lots of stations would make the effort to come on > the band at the same time, so we could all work each other. > > It was pretty successful . . . so hopefully we can make it work again this > Winter too ! > > I'll certainly be on the band from around 2300Z tomorrow night. > > 73 Roger G3YRO > > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
