Topband: Not so boring report
Hi Video from Taras UW5ZO. 18.12.2020 14:00utc N6TR/7 in Ukraine (uw5zo) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q59oDHrOwJU 18.12.2020 14:30 VE6WZ in Ukraine(uw5zo) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gymt7DgBiXU -- "This morning - the band was in excellent shape from the Pacific Northwest to Europe. I knew things were going to be good when the first signal I heard on the band was from RC3FL and he was 579 at 1337 UTC (a little over two hours before my sunrise). During the next two hours, I was able to put 34 Europeans in my log - including many first time callsigns. This is the best morning opening I have experienced this "cycle" of sunspot minimum. Tree N6TR/7 Manning, OR " -- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: Not so boring report
This morning - the band was in excellent shape from the Pacific Northwest to Europe. I knew things were going to be good when the first signal I heard on the band was from RC3FL and he was 579 at 1337 UTC (a little over two hours before my sunrise). During the next two hours, I was able to put 34 Europeans in my log - including many first time callsigns. This is the best morning opening I have experienced this "cycle" of sunspot minimum. Tree N6TR/7 Manning, OR _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: Not so boring report
Even though my QTH is about 50 miles from Boring, my reports can still be boring? This morning - I got on the radio around 7 AM local (1500Z) and quickly worked Vlad, RA4LW, who I also worked last night. During the next hour - 8 more Europeans made it into the log. This is the first time I have heard this morning opening to EU in perhaps 8 years. It's an indication to me that we are moving into the best time to be on topband - for perhaps the next 2 or 3 years. My TX antenna was best for RX as I don't have too many beverages up yet (just one going East). Many stations were worked using "QSB protocol" with short transmissions. 73 Tree N6TR/7 Manning, Oregon _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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I used to work EU on 6-10M crossband in those days since very few had authorization. Ireland was one that did and quite a few were on. My rig was a HB 6AG7, 6V6, 829B crystal controlled with PP 6L6 modulators into an ARRL HB 4 el yagi just above the 3el HB 10M which was above a HB 15M at about 20' high. 6BQ7, 6J6 converter to a 20M IF was also HB. On 10M it was a Viking I, HQ-129X. I lived out on LI, NY back then, in Nassau County. Fun days about 8 years before I met Stu Perry when I was at National and he convinced me to try 160 after Id moved to 8 acres in NH. Carl KM1H - Original Message - From: Guy Olinger K2AV olin...@bellsouth.net To: n...@arrl.net Cc: topband@contesting.com Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 5:08 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Not so Boring report Alas, will I never see the likes of 1957-58 ever again for working EU on 6M using an end-fed window screen for an antenna? On the other hand, now that I have a couple really good trees to support 160m TX antenna, maybe I don't care. So conflicted... 73, Guy. On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Steve London n2ica...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/08/2012 12:52 PM, Tree wrote: It's very unusual to work the morning opening during a sunspot maximum. A solar flux of 97 is not what I would call a solar maximum. More like a bump in the new Mayan Minimum. Who knows what will happen on December 21 :) . Don't forget that in previous sunspot maximum's, we would go 3 or more years when the flux would never fall below 100 for even a day. This is good news for topbands enthusiasts, unless the Mayan prophecy 73, Steve, N2IC __**_ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1427 / Virus Database: 2634/5446 - Release Date: 12/08/12 ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Re: Topband: Not so Boring report
Interesting to see this report. A few years ago, OH2BO wrote on this reflector that for DX signals traveling through the polar regions, he watches the solar wind, and expects very good conditions when the solar wind speed is below 300 km/sec and the solar wind pressure is less than 0.5 nPa -- which is exactly what happened in the latter part of last week. Solar wind data is available here: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/ Regards,Art DelibertKB3FJO From: t...@kkn.net Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 11:52:16 -0800 To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Not so Boring report Hi all. Until a few nights ago - I still hadn't worked any Europoeans this season. That changed on Wednesday night when I got 4 Europeans in the log. I would have had another one on Thursday night - but my TX antenna had developed a water short in the control cable and was beaming south when I thought I was TXing to the north. Missed RA4LW. However, Vlad heard me on Friday morning when I figured out the problem and called him using my E/W direction. This morning, I worked OH3XR about an hour before sunrise. It's very unusual to work the morning opening during a sunspot maximum - but we'll keep trying and see how it pans out over the next couple of weeks. 73 Tree N6TR/7 Boring, OR ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
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On 12/9/2012 6:14 AM, Arthur Delibert wrote: Interesting to see this report. A few years ago, OH2BO wrote on this reflector that for DX signals traveling through the polar regions, he watches the solar wind, and expects very good conditions when the solar wind speed is below 300 km/sec and the solar wind pressure is less than 0.5 nPa -- which is exactly what happened in the latter part of last week. Solar wind data is available here: http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/SWN/ Regards,Art DelibertKB3FJO From: t...@kkn.net This is really interesting, as last evening was the first time this year that I have heard Europe on 160 at my SS. G6PZ was really loud. 73, Mike, W5UC Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2012 11:52:16 -0800 To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Not so Boring report Hi all. Until a few nights ago - I still hadn't worked any Europoeans this season. That changed on Wednesday night when I got 4 Europeans in the log. I would have had another one on Thursday night - but my TX antenna had developed a water short in the control cable and was beaming south when I thought I was TXing to the north. Missed RA4LW. However, Vlad heard me on Friday morning when I figured out the problem and called him using my E/W direction. This morning, I worked OH3XR about an hour before sunrise. It's very unusual to work the morning opening during a sunspot maximum - but we'll keep trying and see how it pans out over the next couple of weeks. 73 Tree N6TR/7 Boring, OR ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Topband: Not so Boring report
Hi all. Until a few nights ago - I still hadn't worked any Europoeans this season. That changed on Wednesday night when I got 4 Europeans in the log. I would have had another one on Thursday night - but my TX antenna had developed a water short in the control cable and was beaming south when I thought I was TXing to the north. Missed RA4LW. However, Vlad heard me on Friday morning when I figured out the problem and called him using my E/W direction. This morning, I worked OH3XR about an hour before sunrise. It's very unusual to work the morning opening during a sunspot maximum - but we'll keep trying and see how it pans out over the next couple of weeks. 73 Tree N6TR/7 Boring, OR ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
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Tree, We are at a sunspot maximum? 10M sure as heck didn't get the memo. There was a whole bunch more DX on 160 last nite than on 10 today! And that's fine by me! Tim N3QE - Original Message - From: Tree [mailto:t...@kkn.net] Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2012 02:52 PM To: 160 topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Not so Boring report Hi all. Until a few nights ago - I still hadn't worked any Europoeans this season. That changed on Wednesday night when I got 4 Europeans in the log. I would have had another one on Thursday night - but my TX antenna had developed a water short in the control cable and was beaming south when I thought I was TXing to the north. Missed RA4LW. However, Vlad heard me on Friday morning when I figured out the problem and called him using my E/W direction. This morning, I worked OH3XR about an hour before sunrise. It's very unusual to work the morning opening during a sunspot maximum - but we'll keep trying and see how it pans out over the next couple of weeks. 73 Tree N6TR/7 Boring, OR ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
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On 12/08/2012 12:52 PM, Tree wrote: It's very unusual to work the morning opening during a sunspot maximum. A solar flux of 97 is not what I would call a solar maximum. More like a bump in the new Mayan Minimum. Who knows what will happen on December 21 :) . Don't forget that in previous sunspot maximum's, we would go 3 or more years when the flux would never fall below 100 for even a day. This is good news for topbands enthusiasts, unless the Mayan prophecy 73, Steve, N2IC ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Re: Topband: Not so Boring report
Alas, will I never see the likes of 1957-58 ever again for working EU on 6M using an end-fed window screen for an antenna? On the other hand, now that I have a couple really good trees to support 160m TX antenna, maybe I don't care. So conflicted... 73, Guy. On Sat, Dec 8, 2012 at 4:50 PM, Steve London n2ica...@gmail.com wrote: On 12/08/2012 12:52 PM, Tree wrote: It's very unusual to work the morning opening during a sunspot maximum. A solar flux of 97 is not what I would call a solar maximum. More like a bump in the new Mayan Minimum. Who knows what will happen on December 21 :) . Don't forget that in previous sunspot maximum's, we would go 3 or more years when the flux would never fall below 100 for even a day. This is good news for topbands enthusiasts, unless the Mayan prophecy 73, Steve, N2IC __**_ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
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On 12/8/2012 4:08 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote: Alas, will I never see the likes of 1957-58 ever again for working EU on 6M using an end-fed window screen for an antenna? On the other hand, now that I have a couple really good trees to support 160m TX antenna, maybe I don't care. So conflicted... 73, Guy. AHAA! Another who enjoyed 1957-1958. I wasn't on 6 then(lived in a channel 2 area), but it was wonderful having 10 meters open 24 hours/day. 73. Mike, W5UC ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
