Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Rule Changes
Greetings Topband enthusiasts! Just a follow up reminder. Only 1 shopping week left until the big event. As a reminder, there have been some changes to the rules. We have had a few people step up to sponsor trophies, much appreciated. There are a few left that need sponsorship. If you are interested, please send me a note. Please visit the website at CQ160.com for details. 73, Andy N2NT Director CQ160 Contest On Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 10:16 AM Andy Blank wrote: > Happy holidays everyone. > > Please check out the rules page for the upcoming CQ160 Contest in 2020. > There have been some changes, mostly for the better I hope. > > These include: > > Low Power is now limited to 100W only. > Assistance is allowed in QRP category. > Single Op Low Power now has both Assisted and Unassisted categories.. > > Some language has been changed to make things clearer, and to be uniform > with other CQ Contest rules. > > Please also check out the PLAQUES that have been sponsored. > There are some plaques that are not yet funded, and we are looking for > more sponsors. Any additional categories can be offered as well if you have > an idea. > Send me an email and I will forward to K1DG our plaque manager, who can > arrange it for you. > > > Rules here: > https://cq160.com/rules.htm > > Plaques here: > https://cq160.com/plaques.htm > > 73, Andy N2NT > Director CQ160 Contest > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Rule Changes
Plaques??? Did someone say PLAQUES? While the CQ 160 is indeed a fine contest - we should note that the upcoming Stew Perry Topband Distance challenge also has plaques. Has N2NT's wife sponsored a plaque? I think not!! Here is the current list: SponsorPlaquePaid AA4XX Top Score, Multi-Op World QRP Paid Boring ARC Top Score, Vintage Station, Single-Op Low-Power pre 1963 TX and RX Paid Dawn Tyree Sunrise Award, Top Score, Single-Op World High-Power, limited to two hours prior to sunrise Paid EI2CN Top QSOs, W/VE/XE with EI/British Isles 2019 + 2020 EI4HQ Top Score, Single-Op High-Power Europe Paid K1EP Top Score, Operator < 21 years old Pending K5WA Top # Grids, Single-Op minimally directional antennas (TX and RX) Paid K6ND Top Score, Single-Op World (K6SE Memorial) Paid K7CA Top Score, Zone 22 Paid K7CA Top Score, Zone 24 Paid K7FL Top Score, 100% Search-and-Pounce Paid K7RAT Top Score, Single-Op High-Power, Southern Hemisphere Paid L1AR - Dr. Beldar Top Score, Single-Op, Temp Antennas Paid KL7RA Top QSOs, Single-Op Paid N4YDU Top Score, Single-Op Low-Power USA Paid N7GP Top # NA Grids, Single-Op Zone 25 Paid N7UA Top Score, Single-Op, High-Power World Paid N9TF Top Score, Single-Op USA Low-Power, Multiband vertical, non-resonant, tuner in shack Paid N9TF Back yard special (Top Score, Single-Op Low-Power USA, < 4500 Sq Ft lot, < 35' high random wire) Pending NQ6N Highest score from working LP or QRP stations Pending VE9AA 2001 A Space Odyssey - Single-Op Score closest to 2001 points Paid VK6GX Heroic Tropical QRN Fighters, Top Score, Single-Op +/- 15 degrees latitude Paid VK6VZ Flying Doctors of VK Baseball Cap for Top Score, Nothern Hemisphere working Southern Hemisphere Paid W1KM Top Score, Single-Op Scandinavia Paid W2GD Team Top QSOs, NA/SA by EU Station Paid W7RH Top Score, Asia Single-Op Low-Power Paid WA6CDR Top # Grids, N5IA Memorial Paid If you would like to add another plaque to this list - please contact t...@kkn.net in the next 7 days. 73 Tree N6TR Temporary Plaquemeister - Boring Amateur Radio Club On Sat, Dec 21, 2019 at 7:16 AM Andy Blank wrote: > Happy holidays everyone. > > Please check out the rules page for the upcoming CQ160 Contest in 2020. > There have been some changes, mostly for the better I hope. > > These include: > > Low Power is now limited to 100W only. > Assistance is allowed in QRP category. > Single Op Low Power now has both Assisted and Unassisted categories.. > > Some language has been changed to make things clearer, and to be uniform > with other CQ Contest rules. > > Please also check out the PLAQUES that have been sponsored. > There are some plaques that are not yet funded, and we are looking for more > sponsors. Any additional categories can be offered as well if you have an > idea. > Send me an email and I will forward to K1DG our plaque manager, who can > arrange it for you. > > > Rules here: > https://cq160.com/rules.htm > > Plaques here: > https://cq160.com/plaques.htm > > 73, Andy N2NT > Director CQ160 Contest > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest
Follow the link to the rules. Basically, stay in the USA band. Regions outside of the USA have different band segments than we do. (Important if you are on a DXpedition and want to work JAs.) Also, it would be good to stay out of the FT8 segment. Ralph K9ZO From: Topband on behalf of AB2E Darrell Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 3:08:34 PM To: Andy Blank; CQ-Contest Reflector; 160 Subject: Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Greetings Andy, Can you clarify what frequencies should be avoided so as not to be dq'd? 73 and cu in the contest, Darrell AB2E From: Topband on behalf of Andy Blank Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 1:44:44 PM To: CQ-Contest Reflector; 160 Subject: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Hi Everyone. It's -10 deg F Wind Chill in NJ today (-23deg C) and that can mean only one thing. The CQ 160 CW Contest is here! There are a few plaques that now need sponsorship. Please look at the list: https://cq160.com/plaques.htm If you wish to sponsor any of the open ones, or have another category in mind please contact me directly. Please visit our web site at CQ160.com and check the latest rules. https://cq160.com/rules.htm We expect all the rules to be obeyed as usual, and please spread out as much as possible. We realize there will be some FT8 activity around 1840. I am hoping most of them will plug in their CW key and work stations the old fashioned way. Remember you must obey the ITU Region rules regarding operational frequencies. If you are found to operate outside these limits, it may be grounds for DQ. Also, we will be doing a lot of RBN analysis to find power violations. We realize this is not a true measurement, but we can find outliers. Please observe the power limits set in the rules. Also pay close attention to the remote RX rules, we will be alerted to any use of remote SDR etc using web based systems. *For Single Op Assisted only *You are allowed one and only one remote RX within 100KM. We expect good conditions, no storms and plenty of DX. CU on Topband! 73, Andy N2NT Director CQ160 Contest _ 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 Contest
Greetings Andy, Can you clarify what frequencies should be avoided so as not to be dq'd? 73 and cu in the contest, Darrell AB2E From: Topband on behalf of Andy Blank Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 1:44:44 PM To: CQ-Contest Reflector; 160 Subject: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Hi Everyone. It's -10 deg F Wind Chill in NJ today (-23deg C) and that can mean only one thing. The CQ 160 CW Contest is here! There are a few plaques that now need sponsorship. Please look at the list: https://cq160.com/plaques.htm If you wish to sponsor any of the open ones, or have another category in mind please contact me directly. Please visit our web site at CQ160.com and check the latest rules. https://cq160.com/rules.htm We expect all the rules to be obeyed as usual, and please spread out as much as possible. We realize there will be some FT8 activity around 1840. I am hoping most of them will plug in their CW key and work stations the old fashioned way. Remember you must obey the ITU Region rules regarding operational frequencies. If you are found to operate outside these limits, it may be grounds for DQ. Also, we will be doing a lot of RBN analysis to find power violations. We realize this is not a true measurement, but we can find outliers. Please observe the power limits set in the rules. Also pay close attention to the remote RX rules, we will be alerted to any use of remote SDR etc using web based systems. *For Single Op Assisted only *You are allowed one and only one remote RX within 100KM. We expect good conditions, no storms and plenty of DX. CU on Topband! 73, Andy N2NT Director CQ160 Contest _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest
Hi, It will be nice in future to have MULTI OP LOW POWER CATEGORY. Any ideas? Sam LY5W p.s. maybe not too late? On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 8:34 PM, Andy Blank wrote: > Greetings Fellow 160M contesters. > > Please visit CQ160.com for the latest rules and updates for the upcoming > contest this weekend. > > There are some changes to the Russian trophies resulting in 2 additional > awards as follows: > > These awards are *Single Operator Assisted or Unassisted whichever is > highe* > r. > > CWEuropean Russia UA2 Contest Club > CWAsiatic Russia UA2 Contest Club > SSB European RussiaUA2 Contest Club > SSB Asiatic Russia UA2 Contest Club > > The website will be updated later this week for these trophies. > > Many changes have been made to the site. > Thanks to Randy K5ZD, we have now added online certificates along with a > score database dating back to 1983 (not complete yet). > Many volunteers have been busy typing in scores from old results. > > Many thanks to: > MM0LID, KC1CWF, NN3W, W4AU, SV1DPI, OR2F, W0MU, K9GX, K1XX, K8FC, CT1EKD, > K9VV, and KE3X > who helped type in the scores. > > 73, CU in the Contest! > > Andy N2NT > Director CQ160 Contest > _ _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest
I was only active from Saturday evening on. Had the idea that there were more participants as last years. About the DX, I did not hear a lot of asian stations, and those that I hear were very weak. Did not work Japan. Till about 02:00 UTC I did only work 5 NA stations, and signals were not good. I took a break and from 03:00 I was on again. After that time I worked several eastcoast NA. Signals were like on 20m. But almost no midwest. From half hour before sunrise (sunrise at 07:30) I also worked AZ and CA and several caribbean stations. Signals like 20m. After sunrise band closed pretty fast. Last dx at 07:33 with W0AIH. I stopped at 07:45. Sunday evening was the same, only EU no Asia, only some middle east heard. (Not worked as too many stations only calling and not listening). I did work 2 TX stations, but used to work more. 73 Henk PA5KT Op 28-1-2013 1:45, Mike(W5UC) Kathy (K5MWH) schreef: The CQ 160 contest was a large disappointment this year here in EM21. At least at this location, Europe was weak or not heard. Please, I would like to know what others were hearing. I saw few, if any EU postings on VE7CC from others in this area. At least I am enjoying the winter. It was a frigid 78 degrees F here in EM21pi today. (No, that's not a typo) 73, Mike, W5UC _ Topband Reflector _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest
Mike, W5UC, wrote: The CQ 160 contest was a large disappointment this year here in EM21. Mike, here in DM82jt also! No EU heard in southeast New Mexico, and only two JA's (one each morning). I worked one of them with difficulty on Saturday--JH4UYB. I did find and work two east Asia Russian stations (also with a bit of difficulty) on Sunday morning. It seemed that participation was down, probably as a result of the poor conditions. Even VE's were pretty rare. I did manage to work 49 US states and the DC, but no MS! The weather has been very warm here for a few days also! But QRN during the contest was only light to moderate (mostly on Friday night). 73, Charles - N5UL Hobbs, NM At least at this location, Europe was weak or not heard. Please, I would like to know what others were hearing. I saw few, if any EU postings on VE7CC from others in this area. At least I am enjoying the winter. It was a frigid 78 degrees F here in EM21pi today. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest
I thought it was just me, Mike, who's been grousin' about poor conditions! I don't have exotic receive antennas so, in the context of being located in s/w Utah with a top-loaded 43' vertical and a new Ten Tec 539 QRP transceiver which I was using for my QRP entry (which I dearly loved to use - first time with a receiver that truly could filter out near by alligators): - east coast signals were noticeably weaker than in the past two CQ WW events. Some states areas, e.g. New England, were continuosly weak. - southwest signals, particularly NM and AZ were BOOMING in here. - mid west states, e.g., WI, IL, IN and MI were not up to par, strength wise, from years past, but more easily copyable than MN, OH, MO and SD, for instance.- CA and OR were two states I heard consistently over the weekend but they would fade, occasionally. Never heard a WA until Saturday evening.- Heard a couple of JAs and an HL and did get a couple of ??? from one of the JAs but, with QRP power, wasn't expecting to work him. Note: I did work three JAs three or four years ago but not since then. That's my story and I'm sticking to it! m 72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV Date: Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:45:24 -0600 From: w...@suddenlink.net To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: CQ 160 Contest The CQ 160 contest was a large disappointment this year here in EM21. At least at this location, Europe was weak or not heard. Please, I would like to know what others were hearing. I saw few, if any EU postings on VE7CC from others in this area. At least I am enjoying the winter. It was a frigid 78 degrees F here in EM21pi today. (No, that's not a typo) 73, Mike, W5UC _ Topband Reflector _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest
Heard/worked W/K best on Sunday morning during 1 hour before SR here (06.55z), time frame 27. Jan 06z - 07z. Went west up to the border between zones ITU-7/ITU-8 (TN, MI, OH, WV, IL, WI, KY, IN). Farest west was K0DI in NE. All time before was disappointing. 73, Thomas. Gesendet: Montag, 28. Januar 2013 um 08:42 Uhr Von: Henk PA5KT pa...@remijn.net An: topband@contesting.com Betreff: Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest I was only active from Saturday evening on. Had the idea that there were more participants as last years. About the DX, I did not hear a lot of asian stations, and those that I hear were very weak. Did not work Japan. Till about 02:00 UTC I did only work 5 NA stations, and signals were not good. I took a break and from 03:00 I was on again. After that time I worked several eastcoast NA. Signals were like on 20m. But almost no midwest. From half hour before sunrise (sunrise at 07:30) I also worked AZ and CA and several caribbean stations. Signals like 20m. After sunrise band closed pretty fast. Last dx at 07:33 with W0AIH. I stopped at 07:45. Sunday evening was the same, only EU no Asia, only some middle east heard. (Not worked as too many stations only calling and not listening). I did work 2 TX stations, but used to work more. 73 Henk PA5KT Op 28-1-2013 1:45, Mike(W5UC) Kathy (K5MWH) schreef: The CQ 160 contest was a large disappointment this year here in EM21. At least at this location, Europe was weak or not heard. Please, I would like to know what others were hearing. I saw few, if any EU postings on VE7CC from others in this area. At least I am enjoying the winter. It was a frigid 78 degrees F here in EM21pi today. (No, that's not a typo) 73, Mike, W5UC _ Topband Reflector _ Topband Reflector _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest _ updated
The reason we have split on 40M is only lack of a coordinated band plan between EU and W/VE. It is far and away not a desirable situation. I have been a ham who regards 40M as his home stomping grounds for (lets count them) 5 different calendar decades now. I have seen the SW BC stations mostly leave, and this has helped enormously. I hope that before I die that 40M bandplans are rationalized. Even though the split is most obvious on phone, it unnaturally constrains CW operations too. Holding a run freq without a kilowatt in a 40M DX test is nigh impossible and this hurts rates on both sides of the pond. The 1810 wall is unfortunate for EU's. On our side of the pond, we have 160M phone guys from 1855 or so up, and that's less of a wall but still there. Again, we need rationalized band plans. Every time I meet anyone having anything to do with IARU/ITU I ask, what can I do to help?, and I will now include 160M rationalization as well as 40M rationalization. I would not encourage split on 160 during a contest except maybe for DXpeditions that actually followed a well announced narrow split. Certainly having two dxpeditions split and within a few kHz of each other, is a complete disaster, even on the high bands. There's no good reason why a DXpedition should mess up 5, 10, 15 kc of spectrum during a high usage period. A think a narrow split could work. P.S Todd WD0T (SD) and others are on 80M CW every Thursday night (your Friday AM) circa 0250Z in the NS sprint. Sometimes we have EU participants join in, and appreciate them! Tim N3QE -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of dl1...@web.de Sent: Monday, January 28, 2013 1:04 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: CQ 160 Contest _ updated Heard/worked W/K best on Sunday morning during 1 hour before SR here (06.55z), time frame 27. Jan 06z - 07z. Went west up to the border between zones ITU-7/ITU-8 (TN, MI, OH, WV, IL, WI, KY, IN). Farest west was K0DI in NE. All time before was disappointing. I heard much more W/K but was unable to deciffer them or hear exchanges due to VY much and VY strong EUs nearby working EUs or calling CQ side by side up to 1.880 kc ... Didn't know yet how much EUs are active on TopBand. To overcome this situation we should think about split as we did on 40m some years before. W/K should calling DX in the range of 1.800 ... 1.810 kc and listen above 1.810 kc or so. Heard several W/K below 1.810 kc. But also heard EUs answering them while out of the band. Any better proposal, please ? 73 de Thomas, DL1AMQ. by the way: still need SD and NV on 80m to complete WAS@80m and 5BWAS and hope to find some in ARRL CW Contest. Gesendet: Montag, 28. Januar 2013 um 08:42 Uhr Von: Henk PA5KT pa...@remijn.net An: topband@contesting.com Betreff: Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest I was only active from Saturday evening on. Had the idea that there were more participants as last years. About the DX, I did not hear a lot of asian stations, and those that I hear were very weak. Did not work Japan. Till about 02:00 UTC I did only work 5 NA stations, and signals were not good. I took a break and from 03:00 I was on again. After that time I worked several eastcoast NA. Signals were like on 20m. But almost no midwest. From half hour before sunrise (sunrise at 07:30) I also worked AZ and CA and several caribbean stations. Signals like 20m. After sunrise band closed pretty fast. Last dx at 07:33 with W0AIH. I stopped at 07:45. Sunday evening was the same, only EU no Asia, only some middle east heard. (Not worked as too many stations only calling and not listening). I did work 2 TX stations, but used to work more. 73 Henk PA5KT Op 28-1-2013 1:45, Mike(W5UC) Kathy (K5MWH) schreef: The CQ 160 contest was a large disappointment this year here in EM21. At least at this location, Europe was weak or not heard. Please, I would like to know what others were hearing. I saw few, if any EU postings on VE7CC from others in this area. At least I am enjoying the winter. It was a frigid 78 degrees F here in EM21pi today. (No, that's not a typo) 73, Mike, W5UC _ Topband Reflector _ Topband Reflector _ Topband Reflector _ Topband Reflector
