Re: Topband: SP conditions from super-station

[Richard (Rick) Karlquist]

On 12/30/2014 12:54 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:


I think that the real winners in this TBDC will be those CA stations who
could work dozens and dozens of 12 pointers in that neat 03Z-ish opening,
that must have been that quiet not-quite-dark period for left coast where
they could hear very well.

73, Guy


Exactly right.  The band isn't really open solidly on the left
coast until around 0300Z or maybe even later like 0400Z or 0500Z.
Then the trick is to then work as many stations as possible before the 
east coast QRT's for the night.  I gave up at 0800Z because the band was 
worked out here and didn't get back on until 1100Z.  The band was again 
worked out by 1300Z.  I was happy to work dozens of 12 pointers

as you say.

Rick N6RK
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Topband: SP conditions from super-station

[Guy Olinger K2AV]

W3LPL is the only station I know of that has worked a major DX test
accomplishing five-band DXCC 160m through 15. Frank has an exceptional
station for 160m.

N3QE, an excellent op, operated W3LPL for the Stew Perry, with this in his
soapbox:

  --

"Very little DX. I worked one DL, one S5, and one OK. Before EU sunrise I
worked KH6LC and KH6AT just minutes apart from each other. No KL7 heard.
The "EU sunrise" enhancement was confined solely to a little cluster of
G/GM/EI and a PA who called in probably after his sunrise."

  --

If he couldn't get it from there, very little chance for the rest of us to
work a lot of DX.

I think that the real winners in this TBDC will be those CA stations who
could work dozens and dozens of 12 pointers in that neat 03Z-ish opening,
that must have been that quiet not-quite-dark period for left coast where
they could hear very well.

73, Guy
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