Re: Topband: good condx agn in DL
I took my 8 circle receiving array down two weeks ago before it got blown up by the summer lightning. It has been blown up 3 times in the past three summers despite fitting coaxial relays to protect the antenna inputs. So now I have learnt to bring the amplifier boxes inside before the lightning gets under way with a vengeance. 73 Mark N1UK On 23-May-21 11:29 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote: Yes, 160m DX conditions are often still quite good Andy . . . but as you say, very few stations coming on the band. A lot of NA stations say it's now too noisy over there . . . or that their Antennas were in Farmer's fields, so they've had to take them down . . . but there's a couple of Contests coming up, and I bet there's lots of stations coming on then ! It's a real shame there isn't more activity. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: good condx agn in DL
Top Band just dies as we approach winter. For a change, it’s nice and quiet most nights now. Propagation to just about all DX is very poor. Even East Asia is weak and watery lately. There are a few stations on daily in NA, but they are mostly weak. It’s no longer worth getting out of bed on cold frosty mornings now. I’ll be moving to 80 m over winter, but checking on 160 m from time to time to time. 73, Luke VK3HJ. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Roger Kennedy Sent: Monday, 24 May 2021 1:29 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: good condx agn in DL Yes, 160m DX conditions are often still quite good Andy . . . but as you say, very few stations coming on the band. A lot of NA stations say it's now too noisy over there . . . or that their Antennas were in Farmer's fields, so they've had to take them down . . . but there's a couple of Contests coming up, and I bet there's lots of stations coming on then ! It's a real shame there isn't more activity. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: good condx agn in DL
Yes, 160m DX conditions are often still quite good Andy . . . but as you say, very few stations coming on the band. A lot of NA stations say it's now too noisy over there . . . or that their Antennas were in Farmer's fields, so they've had to take them down . . . but there's a couple of Contests coming up, and I bet there's lots of stations coming on then ! It's a real shame there isn't more activity. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: good condx agn in DL
Hey topbanders, this morning the band in DL was very quiet again, first call was K2UA, following from VA1RST, K1KI, W1NT, N1PGA,WA8OLN, K3UL. Than a surprise, D2EB called me with a good 539 signal on my short HIZ RX antenna. I am every morning from 01:45z to 03:15z mostly on 1833khz. Please give me a call, topband season is the whole year :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smnWydiGai0 73 Andy DL8LAS www.dl8las.com www.swing-company-bigband.de/ www.uni-big-band-kiel.de/ _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
