Re: Topband: VP6D QSL received VP6D ( 160 m )
Congratulations Nick. Glad you made it into the log. 73, Les W2LK (VP6D Team) On 2/21/2019 7:34 AM, uy0zg wrote: Hi All Photo QSL on the site : http://www.topband.in.ua _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: VP6D
He was easy to work on 160m. Excellent OP. But I've worked him now twice on 80m but the Q has not showed up either time. Not sure if there is an 80m log problem, an eager SLIM or just a couple of busted calls despite clear copy of my call both times on the reply. If it's a slim, they were definitely south of my QTH in KS based on the 8-circle bearing. 73/jeff/ac0c alpha-charlie-zero-charlie www.ac0c.com On 25-Oct-18 4:39 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: Went looking for them after finishing the 0300Z CWT on 160m. He was down the band some from where the CWT mob had been. I had seen somewhere that they were working up 2. Called him once up about 2 and worked him about 0410Z. Listened for a while. He was working a mix of EU and USA. Clearly a fine operator and seemed to be hearing very well on 160. You can work this guy. Go get him. By the way, during the last 15 minutes of the CWT, on 160, found myself being QRM'd by a UW6, who wasn't hearing or calling me, who was louder than some of the midwest USA stations, who at the time were bedeviled by long deep QSB. I had to QSY to get away from him so I could hear weak stations calling me. This is going to be a very interesting 160m season. 73, Guy. _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: VP6D
Hover the cursor over the checkmark in the matrix of bands/modes in the log page, and often the operator will be identified On Tue, 2018-10-23 at 07:26 +0200, Jean-Paul Albert via Topband wrote: > ZL3CW, aka F2CW was, maybe,the operator. > congrat’s for ur QSO. > F6FYA > > Envoyé de mon iPad > > > Le 22 oct. 2018 à 19:55, David Olean a écrit : > > > > I am not an expert on DX peditions, coming late to HF and 160 meters in my > > life, but I could not get over the operator at VP6D this morning on 1.826. > > Whoever it was, he was flying and getting the call correct the first time > > every time. I was amazed at how well they were doing racking up the Qs. > > There was plenty of QSB here in Maine with the signal going from S 0.2 to > > about S6 on the S meter. At minimum, they were barely copyable. At best, > > they were loud. I used my Europe beverage and found that it was a tad > > better than my SW beverage. I am not sure what was going on there. The > > Europe wires is a pair of 1150 ft bevs, and the SW wire is shorter at about > > 800 ft. After making a contact, I experimented with diversity on the K3 and > > had the SW wire in my right ear and the 45 degree wire in my left ear. > > Copy was better with diversity, but I think I need to check my beverage > > terminations!! Maybe it was an arrival angle situation that favored the > > longer wire's pattern. I learn something every day. > > > > Dave K1WHS > > > > > > _ > > 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: VP6D
ZL3CW, aka F2CW was, maybe,the operator. congrat’s for ur QSO. F6FYA Envoyé de mon iPad > Le 22 oct. 2018 à 19:55, David Olean a écrit : > > I am not an expert on DX peditions, coming late to HF and 160 meters in my > life, but I could not get over the operator at VP6D this morning on 1.826. > Whoever it was, he was flying and getting the call correct the first time > every time. I was amazed at how well they were doing racking up the Qs. > There was plenty of QSB here in Maine with the signal going from S 0.2 to > about S6 on the S meter. At minimum, they were barely copyable. At best, > they were loud. I used my Europe beverage and found that it was a tad better > than my SW beverage. I am not sure what was going on there. The Europe wires > is a pair of 1150 ft bevs, and the SW wire is shorter at about 800 ft. After > making a contact, I experimented with diversity on the K3 and had the SW wire > in my right ear and the 45 degree wire in my left ear. Copy was better with > diversity, but I think I need to check my beverage terminations!! Maybe it > was an arrival angle situation that favored the longer wire's pattern. I > learn something every day. > > Dave K1WHS > > > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: VP6D Monday Night @ P40W
I got them on 80 es 160 CW this morning here in Atlanta. 73, John, W4NU Get Outlook for iOS On Tue, Oct 23, 2018 at 8:46 PM -0400, "cqtestk4xs--- via Topband" wrote: I agree with John. I'm 3000+ miles away and they were running EU stuff I couldn't even hear on my shared apex. Bill KH7XS -Original Message- From: John Crovelli To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Tue, Oct 23, 2018 6:06 pm Subject: Topband: VP6D Monday Night @ P40W The VP6D ops were really terrific last night. Listened to them for two hours. They cleaned the table to EU. Worked them from P40W with 100w and 55 foot tall vertical dipole. A definite thrill! RX was better on NE beverage here too as someone else mentioned ... perhaps because that is the direction with with least noise or perhaps my 800' beverage doesn't have much front to back. They peaked as high as an honest S-9 on my K3S at times but averaged S-7 for long periods. Whatever they've managed to put up for a TX antenna is very effective - I know they've been fighting wind and rain. Love Top Band! John W2GD a.k.a. P40W this week _ 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: VP6D Monday Night @ P40W
I agree with John. I'm 3000+ miles away and they were running EU stuff I couldn't even hear on my shared apex. Bill KH7XS -Original Message- From: John Crovelli To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Tue, Oct 23, 2018 6:06 pm Subject: Topband: VP6D Monday Night @ P40W The VP6D ops were really terrific last night. Listened to them for two hours. They cleaned the table to EU. Worked them from P40W with 100w and 55 foot tall vertical dipole. A definite thrill! RX was better on NE beverage here too as someone else mentioned ... perhaps because that is the direction with with least noise or perhaps my 800' beverage doesn't have much front to back. They peaked as high as an honest S-9 on my K3S at times but averaged S-7 for long periods. Whatever they've managed to put up for a TX antenna is very effective - I know they've been fighting wind and rain. Love Top Band! John W2GD a.k.a. P40W this week _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: VP6D
The not staying on until west coast sunrise has been happening a lot with the Pacific DXpeditions on 160 the past few weeks. They have been changing bands 30-45 minutes before sunrise in Arizona and also eliminating California and the rest of the west coast :-( Dave N7RK -- Dave Hollander N7RK Arizona Tube Supply http://arizonatubesupply.com Ham Radio Page http://n7rk.com _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: VP6D
Pity they didn't stay on until our SR in AZ. But that's not atypical. Wes N7WS On 10/22/2018 10:55 AM, David Olean wrote: I am not an expert on DX peditions, coming late to HF and 160 meters in my life, but I could not get over the operator at VP6D this morning on 1.826. Whoever it was, he was flying and getting the call correct the first time every time. I was amazed at how well they were doing racking up the Qs. There was plenty of QSB here in Maine with the signal going from S 0.2 to about S6 on the S meter. At minimum, they were barely copyable. At best, they were loud. I used my Europe beverage and found that it was a tad better than my SW beverage. I am not sure what was going on there. The Europe wires is a pair of 1150 ft bevs, and the SW wire is shorter at about 800 ft. After making a contact, I experimented with diversity on the K3 and had the SW wire in my right ear and the 45 degree wire in my left ear. Copy was better with diversity, but I think I need to check my beverage terminations!! Maybe it was an arrival angle situation that favored the longer wire's pattern. I learn something every day. Dave K1WHS _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: VP6D
I know at least CW operator N7QT will operate diversity reception, not sure it was yet in operation. Grant KZ1W On 10/22/2018 10:57 AM, Tree wrote: Sometimes - near your sunrise - angles go high and that diminishes directivity quickly. Congrats on the QSO!! Tree N6TR On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 10:56 AM David Olean wrote: I am not an expert on DX peditions, coming late to HF and 160 meters in my life, but I could not get over the operator at VP6D this morning on 1.826. Whoever it was, he was flying and getting the call correct the first time every time. I was amazed at how well they were doing racking up the Qs. There was plenty of QSB here in Maine with the signal going from S 0.2 to about S6 on the S meter. At minimum, they were barely copyable. At best, they were loud. I used my Europe beverage and found that it was a tad better than my SW beverage. I am not sure what was going on there. The Europe wires is a pair of 1150 ft bevs, and the SW wire is shorter at about 800 ft. After making a contact, I experimented with diversity on the K3 and had the SW wire in my right ear and the 45 degree wire in my left ear. Copy was better with diversity, but I think I need to check my beverage terminations!! Maybe it was an arrival angle situation that favored the longer wire's pattern. I learn something every day. Dave K1WHS _ 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: VP6D
Sometimes - near your sunrise - angles go high and that diminishes directivity quickly. Congrats on the QSO!! Tree N6TR On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 10:56 AM David Olean wrote: > I am not an expert on DX peditions, coming late to HF and 160 meters in > my life, but I could not get over the operator at VP6D this morning on > 1.826. Whoever it was, he was flying and getting the call correct the > first time every time. I was amazed at how well they were doing racking > up the Qs. There was plenty of QSB here in Maine with the signal going > from S 0.2 to about S6 on the S meter. At minimum, they were barely > copyable. At best, they were loud. I used my Europe beverage and found > that it was a tad better than my SW beverage. I am not sure what was > going on there. The Europe wires is a pair of 1150 ft bevs, and the SW > wire is shorter at about 800 ft. After making a contact, I experimented > with diversity on the K3 and had the SW wire in my right ear and the 45 > degree wire in my left ear. Copy was better with diversity, but I think > I need to check my beverage terminations!! Maybe it was an arrival angle > situation that favored the longer wire's pattern. I learn something > every day. > > Dave K1WHS > > > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: VP6D
I am not an expert on DX peditions, coming late to HF and 160 meters in my life, but I could not get over the operator at VP6D this morning on 1.826. Whoever it was, he was flying and getting the call correct the first time every time. I was amazed at how well they were doing racking up the Qs. There was plenty of QSB here in Maine with the signal going from S 0.2 to about S6 on the S meter. At minimum, they were barely copyable. At best, they were loud. I used my Europe beverage and found that it was a tad better than my SW beverage. I am not sure what was going on there. The Europe wires is a pair of 1150 ft bevs, and the SW wire is shorter at about 800 ft. After making a contact, I experimented with diversity on the K3 and had the SW wire in my right ear and the 45 degree wire in my left ear. Copy was better with diversity, but I think I need to check my beverage terminations!! Maybe it was an arrival angle situation that favored the longer wire's pattern. I learn something every day. Dave K1WHS _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
