Re: Topband: W6 to EU openings last night
guys, Conditions to EU have been excellent this past week from Arizona. Looks like the sunrise enhancement has finally returned. I have never seen EU with S9 plus 20 to 25 at this location in the past 30 years. Let's hope for similar conditions for the commons contest. n7dd Sent by Larry On Jan 5, 2021, at 10:32 AM, Michael Tope wrote: I tried calling CQ on CW at around midnight local (0800z) this morning and worked JE1CTM, G3PQA, G3OQT, and G3OLB in succession all with good signals into Southern California. This came after an absolute bounty of European QSOs on FT8, including a number of eastern European QSOs. HB9BIN was showing an FT8 "R" reading peaking well over +10 (+14 I think) and he stayed consistently over +5 for quite some time. He was so strong I kept wondering if it might be someone in the states pirating his call. There was, however, a lull earlier in the evening where the band appeared to shut down completely to Europe (no FT8 decodes whatsoever). I was really surprised that things opened back up the way they did. 73, Mike W4EF... On 1/5/2021 6:47 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: > > On 1/4/2021 12:43 PM, Roger Kennedy wrote: >> >> I didn't come on last night . . . but I've been working across to Texas, >> Colorado and Arizona over the past week or so. >> >> What sort of time were your QSOs Rick? (will look out for you tonight) >> >> 73 Roger G3YRO >> > > The openings were around 0400 to 0500 UTC. > (Tuesday morning UTC, Monday night in CA) > Last night I was listening a little earlier > and heard W0FLS working a DH1 station, but > nothing from the EU end was audible, not > even waterfall tracks. > > 73 > Rick N6RK > _ > 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: W6 to EU openings last night
I tried calling CQ on CW at around midnight local (0800z) this morning and worked JE1CTM, G3PQA, G3OQT, and G3OLB in succession all with good signals into Southern California. This came after an absolute bounty of European QSOs on FT8, including a number of eastern European QSOs. HB9BIN was showing an FT8 "R" reading peaking well over +10 (+14 I think) and he stayed consistently over +5 for quite some time. He was so strong I kept wondering if it might be someone in the states pirating his call. There was, however, a lull earlier in the evening where the band appeared to shut down completely to Europe (no FT8 decodes whatsoever). I was really surprised that things opened back up the way they did. 73, Mike W4EF... On 1/5/2021 6:47 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: On 1/4/2021 12:43 PM, Roger Kennedy wrote: I didn't come on last night . . . but I've been working across to Texas, Colorado and Arizona over the past week or so. What sort of time were your QSOs Rick? (will look out for you tonight) 73 Roger G3YRO The openings were around 0400 to 0500 UTC. (Tuesday morning UTC, Monday night in CA) Last night I was listening a little earlier and heard W0FLS working a DH1 station, but nothing from the EU end was audible, not even waterfall tracks. 73 Rick N6RK _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: W6 to EU openings last night
On 1/4/2021 12:43 PM, Roger Kennedy wrote: I didn't come on last night . . . but I've been working across to Texas, Colorado and Arizona over the past week or so. What sort of time were your QSOs Rick? (will look out for you tonight) 73 Roger G3YRO The openings were around 0400 to 0500 UTC. (Tuesday morning UTC, Monday night in CA) Last night I was listening a little earlier and heard W0FLS working a DH1 station, but nothing from the EU end was audible, not even waterfall tracks. 73 Rick N6RK _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: W6 to EU openings last night
I didn't come on last night . . . but I've been working across to Texas, Colorado and Arizona over the past week or so. What sort of time were your QSOs Rick? (will look out for you tonight) 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: W6 to EU openings last night
FB Rick, Its great to see the band opening up further south. The strange thing (as usual for 160m) is during the last solar min (~2009-11) it was more common for the guys down south and CA to be getting the good prop, while I sat on the bench with no signals. I wont even try to explain it, but this cycle it seems like the trans-polar prop has been focused more north. Lets hope condx hold for a while! 73, de steve ve6wz > On Jan 4, 2021, at 8:04 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist > wrote: > > Last night I was surprised to be able to work > SM0GNU, UR0MC, HA8JI, and almost worked IZ4ZZB > from my central CA QTH. Especially UR0MC in > zone 16 who gave me a 599 report. I don't > think I have worked that zone since the ARRL > 160 contest during the last SS minimum. > All signals had slow deep QSB. I had to > listen on the TX vertical as I don't presently > have anything beaming EU, although I'm working > on it. > > Rick N6RK > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: W6 to EU openings last night
It was pretty remarkable here in S AZ. I worked UR0MC, LA1MFA and SM0GNU (new for me) and heard some others. Always on my inverted-L. UR0MC was readable for over an hour. QSB was huge Wes N7WS On 1/4/2021 8:04 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: Last night I was surprised to be able to work SM0GNU, UR0MC, HA8JI, and almost worked IZ4ZZB from my central CA QTH. Especially UR0MC in zone 16 who gave me a 599 report. I don't think I have worked that zone since the ARRL 160 contest during the last SS minimum. All signals had slow deep QSB. I had to listen on the TX vertical as I don't presently have anything beaming EU, although I'm working on it. Rick N6RK _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: W6 to EU openings last night
Last night I was surprised to be able to work SM0GNU, UR0MC, HA8JI, and almost worked IZ4ZZB from my central CA QTH. Especially UR0MC in zone 16 who gave me a 599 report. I don't think I have worked that zone since the ARRL 160 contest during the last SS minimum. All signals had slow deep QSB. I had to listen on the TX vertical as I don't presently have anything beaming EU, although I'm working on it. Rick N6RK _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
