Re: Topband: Wednesday activity report

2023-11-04 Thread uy0zg via Topband 

I hope that conditions in our southern Ukraine will soon improve.

 And now it's almost summer here. I don’t remember when it was so warm

here. Nature works wonders...

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http://www.topband.in.ua

Paul Mcl писал 2023-11-04 14:18:

Some action here last two nights before bedtime:

2nd Nov, 20 min session N4XD, K3UL, N2MF, AA1QW
3rd Nov, 30 min session N1PGA, W3BGN, N4XD, VA2MD

Regards

Paul MM0ZBH

On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 at 06:26, uy0zg via Topband
 wrote:


Hi

I also didn’t manage to open the season in the USA today.

RBN readings are almost non-existent.

N4XD heard and called me (I saw his comment in the dx cluster).

But you RON noticed that your CQ was not seen by any RBN in Europe.
Even
England...

These are the nuances of the conditions. Conditions are better in
one
direction and worse in the other. This happens often.

So don't scold me too much :-)))

The final result for the night is poor, interrupted sleep:-

__

At sunset I listened to KH8/AA7JV.

Beveridge 240 m.

I didn't hear. The best contenders were HA9RE and UT5UGR. They
called
constantly. Dima has a very good indoor rx antenna. I don't know
what rx
the HA9RE has. But the guys are great anyway.

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Nick, UY0ZG
http://www.topband.in.ua

Mark Lunday писал 2023-11-02 02:52:

OK1CF/Karel heard about 0040 UTC calling CQ, very deep QSB going

from

Q5 copy down to nothing and back again.  K4TL worked him from

Florida

but I was not heard.

I called CQ numerous times but no replies.  Even with 500 watts I

was

not making it onto any of the RBN spotters from EU.

Went up to 80 with 500 watts and was spotted by G4IRN.

This is depressing.  I don't have high hopes for the 160 meter

contest

in December.  What a difference from 2009-2010 when 100 watts

easily

got me into EU and middle east.

Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
Greensboro, NC  FM06be
wd4...@arrl.net
http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
SKCC #16439  FISTS #17972  QRP ARCI #16497

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Re: Topband: Wednesday activity report

2023-11-04 Thread Paul Mcl 
Some action here last two nights before bedtime:

2nd Nov, 20 min session N4XD, K3UL, N2MF, AA1QW
3rd Nov, 30 min session N1PGA, W3BGN, N4XD, VA2MD

Regards

Paul MM0ZBH


On Sat, 4 Nov 2023 at 06:26, uy0zg via Topband 
wrote:

> Hi
>
> I also didn’t manage to open the season in the USA today.
>
> RBN readings are almost non-existent.
>
> N4XD heard and called me (I saw his comment in the dx cluster).
>
> But you RON noticed that your CQ was not seen by any RBN in Europe. Even
> England...
>
> These are the nuances of the conditions. Conditions are better in one
> direction and worse in the other. This happens often.
>
> So don't scold me too much :-)))
>
> The final result for the night is poor, interrupted sleep:-
>
> __
>
>
> At sunset I listened to KH8/AA7JV.
>
> Beveridge 240 m.
>
>
> I didn't hear. The best contenders were HA9RE and UT5UGR. They called
> constantly. Dima has a very good indoor rx antenna. I don't know what rx
> the HA9RE has. But the guys are great anyway.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ---
> Nick, UY0ZG
> http://www.topband.in.ua
>
> Mark Lunday писал 2023-11-02 02:52:
> > OK1CF/Karel heard about 0040 UTC calling CQ, very deep QSB going from
> > Q5 copy down to nothing and back again.  K4TL worked him from Florida
> > but I was not heard.
> >
> > I called CQ numerous times but no replies.  Even with 500 watts I was
> > not making it onto any of the RBN spotters from EU.
> >
> > Went up to 80 with 500 watts and was spotted by G4IRN.
> >
> > This is depressing.  I don't have high hopes for the 160 meter contest
> > in December.  What a difference from 2009-2010 when 100 watts easily
> > got me into EU and middle east.
> >
> > Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
> > Greensboro, NC  FM06be
> > wd4...@arrl.net
> > http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
> > SKCC #16439  FISTS #17972  QRP ARCI #16497
> >
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Re: Topband: Wednesday activity report

2023-11-04 Thread uy0zg via Topband 

Hi

I also didn’t manage to open the season in the USA today.

RBN readings are almost non-existent.

N4XD heard and called me (I saw his comment in the dx cluster).

But you RON noticed that your CQ was not seen by any RBN in Europe. Even 
England...


These are the nuances of the conditions. Conditions are better in one 
direction and worse in the other. This happens often.


So don't scold me too much :-)))

The final result for the night is poor, interrupted sleep:-

__


At sunset I listened to KH8/AA7JV.

Beveridge 240 m.


I didn't hear. The best contenders were HA9RE and UT5UGR. They called 
constantly. Dima has a very good indoor rx antenna. I don't know what rx 
the HA9RE has. But the guys are great anyway.







---
Nick, UY0ZG
http://www.topband.in.ua

Mark Lunday писал 2023-11-02 02:52:

OK1CF/Karel heard about 0040 UTC calling CQ, very deep QSB going from
Q5 copy down to nothing and back again.  K4TL worked him from Florida
but I was not heard.

I called CQ numerous times but no replies.  Even with 500 watts I was
not making it onto any of the RBN spotters from EU.

Went up to 80 with 500 watts and was spotted by G4IRN.

This is depressing.  I don't have high hopes for the 160 meter contest
in December.  What a difference from 2009-2010 when 100 watts easily
got me into EU and middle east.

Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
Greensboro, NC  FM06be
wd4...@arrl.net
http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
SKCC #16439  FISTS #17972  QRP ARCI #16497

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Topband: Wednesday activity report

2023-11-01 Thread Mark Lunday 
OK1CF/Karel heard about 0040 UTC calling CQ, very deep QSB going from Q5 copy 
down to nothing and back again.  K4TL worked him from Florida but I was not 
heard.

I called CQ numerous times but no replies.  Even with 500 watts I was not 
making it onto any of the RBN spotters from EU.

Went up to 80 with 500 watts and was spotted by G4IRN.

This is depressing.  I don't have high hopes for the 160 meter contest in 
December.  What a difference from 2009-2010 when 100 watts easily got me into 
EU and middle east.

Mark Lunday, WD4ELG
Greensboro, NC  FM06be
wd4...@arrl.net
http://wd4elg.blogspot.com
SKCC #16439  FISTS #17972  QRP ARCI #16497

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