Re: Topband: Not so ood in the contest last night
On 2/23/2014 8:51 AM, Bruce Whitney wrote: Joe, I am afraid you are a victim of your own false assumptions. The W1AW/8 Operations on 160 are not at a single station. The SLAARC ops were only on during part of the CQWW160 SSB and were "hearing" pretty well. 939 Q's, 52 SP's, & 19 Countries. Of course, I have never met a 160m op that wouldn't want to hear better. 73, Bruce W8RA === I easily worked W1AW/8 last night (whoever they were) but they were unable to copy numerous other W6's who were calling. //CUT// Rick N6RK === W1AW/8 called me during the 'test, and then called again for the dupe about 2 hours later. de Milt, N5IA, operator of N7GP in DM52 - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4335 / Virus Database: 3705/7119 - Release Date: 02/23/14 _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Not so ood in the contest last night
On 2/23/2014 8:51 AM, Bruce Whitney wrote: Joe, I am afraid you are a victim of your own false assumptions. The W1AW/8 Operations on 160 are not at a single station. The SLAARC ops were only on during part of the CQWW160 SSB and were "hearing" pretty well. 939 Q's, 52 SP's, & 19 Countries. Of course, I have never met a 160m op that wouldn't want to hear better. 73, Bruce W8RA I easily worked W1AW/8 last night (whoever they were) but they were unable to copy numerous other W6's who were calling. They said they had several very directional receiving antennas which don't hear off the back. After I told them to listen for California, the found the right receive antenna and worked 1 station. However, even with me playing net control, they couldn't copy the other W6's. BTW, W1AW's signal was excellent here on the coast. This contest especially points out the huge difference in signal levels between the big stations and the casual stations. And why its all about receiving. I am going to focus 160 meter antenna work this summer on receive antennas rather than transmit antennas. As far as lousy conditions are concerned, I will say that C6ANA and HK1NA called me when I was running, around 0730Z. They were better copy than many W6's I pulled out of the noise. Rick N6RK _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Not so ood in the contest last night
Joe, I am afraid you are a victim of your own false assumptions. The W1AW/8 Operations on 160 are not at a single station. The SLAARC ops were only on during part of the CQWW160 SSB and were "hearing" pretty well. 939 Q's, 52 SP's, & 19 Countries. Of course, I have never met a 160m op that wouldn't want to hear better. 73, Bruce W8RA Sent from my iPhone On Feb 22, 2014, at 12:06 PM, "Joe Subich, W4TV" wrote: > >> The worst part was I did not hear the South Lyon Group who was >> running W1AW/8 and they are only 10 ish miles away from me. Maybe >> tonight :-) > > Don't worry about them ... they've been an alligator on 160 all > week. Easily copyable through -60 dBm atmospheric noise here in > Florida but not working anything except the strong stations within > 500-600 miles. > > 73, > > ... Joe, W4TV > > > On 2/22/2014 8:41 AM, gold...@charter.net wrote: >> >> I only made 35 contacts last night from my QTH.I did however get 5 >> new states and if those contacts use LOTW I will only need 5 more >> contacts for my WAS on 160m phone. >> >> My antennas are an inverted L and big loop so I dont hear real well. But >> thats my realilty. >> >> The worst part was I did not hear the South Lyon Group who was running >> W1AW/8 and they are only 10 ish miles away from me. Maybe tonight :-) >> >> I am following the converstations on the receive loops and hopefully >> will have time and money to invest in one for a summer project and also >> figure out how to get my inverted L higher before my flat section. >> >> Have fun everyone I know I do. >> >> ~73 >> Don >> KD8NNU >> FH#4107 >> -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- >> _ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Not so ood in the contest last night
As usual in this contest, I turned on the Alpha 9500 and ran as an alligator. I had swarms of stations calling, but many were too weak to copy, I could just tell someone was in there. Other times, there were too many to separate. There were a lot of unfamiliar calls last night. These stations must not operate CW. Only worked a few east coast stations in the hour I was on. I have a prior commitment tonite and won't be able to get on until after 0700Z or so. I was hoping to get Vermont (last state needed on phone) but the condx don't look good. Rick N6RK _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Not so ood in the contest last night
The worst part was I did not hear the South Lyon Group who was running W1AW/8 and they are only 10 ish miles away from me. Maybe tonight :-) Don't worry about them ... they've been an alligator on 160 all week. Easily copyable through -60 dBm atmospheric noise here in Florida but not working anything except the strong stations within 500-600 miles. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 2/22/2014 8:41 AM, gold...@charter.net wrote: I only made 35 contacts last night from my QTH.I did however get 5 new states and if those contacts use LOTW I will only need 5 more contacts for my WAS on 160m phone. My antennas are an inverted L and big loop so I dont hear real well. But thats my realilty. The worst part was I did not hear the South Lyon Group who was running W1AW/8 and they are only 10 ish miles away from me. Maybe tonight :-) I am following the converstations on the receive loops and hopefully will have time and money to invest in one for a summer project and also figure out how to get my inverted L higher before my flat section. Have fun everyone I know I do. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Not so ood in the contest last night
I felt conditions to EU were great in Stew and Prestew. There was one really excellent hour to run EU boom-boom-boom in CQ WW in November from LPL. That was a real joy! I felt also 80/40 were lackluster in ARRL DX CW. Usually I could work an endless pool of QRP EU stations on 40M and several QRP EU's on 80M. But nothing like that this year. With 20M open all night, not really all that much of a loss in net score for me! Tim N3QE - Original Message - From: Eddy Swynar [mailto:deswy...@xplornet.ca] Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 11:50 AM To: he...@vitelcom.net Cc: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Not so ood in the contest last night On 2014-02-22, at 11:45 AM, Herb Schoenbohm wrote: > Don't feel bad Don as last night I only worked three stateside stations K3ZM, > W8PR WD5R. I must have spent two hours calling W8PR at night but heard me > until at my sunrise. I run an Alpha 87A and a quarter wave vertical but all > the other stateside stations called just ran their CQ machines and apparently > I could not even work Florida station in here 10 over 9 and only 1200 miles > away. Even Jeff VY2ZM who has super ears could not even hear a single > character of my call. So as the song goes "you gotta know when to hold and > when to fold." So I decided to thrown the main breaker to the ham shack and > save some money on electricity. > > Herb, KV4FZ Hi Guys, It's comments like yours, Herb, that make me somewhat glad that Mother Nature effectively robbed me of any Topband activities here this year... I detected a decline in conditions for at least 2 years prior to this season, & from all accounts, the 2013-14 session has MORE than earned any "Rotten Tomato" awards hurled its way...! :o) ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Not so ood in the contest last night
On 2014-02-22, at 11:45 AM, Herb Schoenbohm wrote: > Don't feel bad Don as last night I only worked three stateside stations K3ZM, > W8PR WD5R. I must have spent two hours calling W8PR at night but heard me > until at my sunrise. I run an Alpha 87A and a quarter wave vertical but all > the other stateside stations called just ran their CQ machines and apparently > I could not even work Florida station in here 10 over 9 and only 1200 miles > away. Even Jeff VY2ZM who has super ears could not even hear a single > character of my call. So as the song goes "you gotta know when to hold and > when to fold." So I decided to thrown the main breaker to the ham shack and > save some money on electricity. > > Herb, KV4FZ Hi Guys, It's comments like yours, Herb, that make me somewhat glad that Mother Nature effectively robbed me of any Topband activities here this year... I detected a decline in conditions for at least 2 years prior to this season, & from all accounts, the 2013-14 session has MORE than earned any "Rotten Tomato" awards hurled its way...! :o) ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Not so ood in the contest last night
Don't feel bad Don as last night I only worked three stateside stations K3ZM, W8PR WD5R. I must have spent two hours calling W8PR at night but heard me until at my sunrise. I run an Alpha 87A and a quarter wave vertical but all the other stateside stations called just ran their CQ machines and apparently I could not even work Florida station in here 10 over 9 and only 1200 miles away. Even Jeff VY2ZM who has super ears could not even hear a single character of my call. So as the song goes "you gotta know when to hold and when to fold." So I decided to thrown the main breaker to the ham shack and save some money on electricity. Herb, KV4FZ On 2/22/2014 9:41 AM, gold...@charter.net wrote: I only made 35 contacts last night from my QTH.I did however get 5 new states and if those contacts use LOTW I will only need 5 more contacts for my WAS on 160m phone. My antennas are an inverted L and big loop so I dont hear real well. But thats my realilty. The worst part was I did not hear the South Lyon Group who was running W1AW/8 and they are only 10 ish miles away from me. Maybe tonight :-) I am following the converstations on the receive loops and hopefully will have time and money to invest in one for a summer project and also figure out how to get my inverted L higher before my flat section. Have fun everyone I know I do. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Topband: Not so ood in the contest last night
I only made 35 contacts last night from my QTH.I did however get 5 new states and if those contacts use LOTW I will only need 5 more contacts for my WAS on 160m phone. My antennas are an inverted L and big loop so I dont hear real well. But thats my realilty. The worst part was I did not hear the South Lyon Group who was running W1AW/8 and they are only 10 ish miles away from me. Maybe tonight :-) I am following the converstations on the receive loops and hopefully will have time and money to invest in one for a summer project and also figure out how to get my inverted L higher before my flat section. Have fun everyone I know I do. ~73 Don KD8NNU FH#4107 -.- -.. ---.. –. –. ..- _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
