Re: Topband: The Stew Perry is Coming. Are You Ready?

On Tue,12/22/2015 6:45 PM, Stephen Bloom wrote: I suspect Alaska is gonna be real rare on 160M for awhile. Yes, but not impossible. I ran QRP for ARRL 160 and worked WL7E. It wasn't easy, but we made it. Rich always heard my QRP signal, usually on the first call. KL7KY was much tougher.

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

A really dedicated guybuy he didn't really do very well in terms of score. "/162 contacts in the log, with 51 sections, including 8 countries/" is terrible in any contest. Looks like a beautiful spot, but apparently not for getting out. BILL On 12/23/2015 1:14 PM, Paul Stroud wrote:

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

On Wed,12/23/2015 10:38 AM, K4OWR wrote: "/162 contacts in the log, with 51 sections, including 8 countries/" is terrible in any contest. Huh? For QRP with a completely portable operation, I'd call that pretty good. The late jazz saxophonist Gene Quill was sometimes criticized for being a

Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

Seeing a number of recent posts on this reflector regarding Top Band QRP, I thought I'd share my recent QRP Top Band excursion with you. Some of us really do take our antennas seriously. Details at: https://aa4xx.wordpress.com/ 73, Paul AA4XX _ Topband Reflector Archives -

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

Amen brother Jim !   Hope K4OWR catches the drift and gives it a try :-) Jim /  W1FMR From: Jim Brown To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:55 PM Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op On Wed,12/23/2015

Re: Topband: The Stew Perry is Coming. Are You Ready?

W1FMR will be QRP from this condo (double handicap) which gets 4X bonus points (but really should be worth x8, or more  :-) Good Luck all, Jim / W1FMR   NH From: Mike - W5JR To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 2:54 PM Subject: Re:

Re: Topband: The Stew Perry is Coming. Are You Ready?

I'm not going to be able to work the full contest but I'll be in there. I'll be keeping a special lookout for you, Jim. We'll get cha in the log, sooner or later. 73, Gary KA1J CT > On Tue,12/22/2015 6:45 PM, Stephen Bloom wrote: > > I suspect Alaska is gonna be real rare on 160M for awhile.

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

Nice! That's the way to do it and have fun. Looks just perfect. 73, Gary KA1J > Seeing a number of recent posts on this reflector regarding Top Band QRP, > I thought I'd share my recent QRP Top Band excursion with you. > > Some of us really do take our antennas seriously. Details at: > >

Re: Topband: The Stew Perry is Coming. Are You Ready?

I plan to also be QRP from the K4PI 160 farm. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Dec 23, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > >> .snip, > > I'll be running 5W for the Stew, so everyone who works me gets the 4X bonus. .snip. _

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Huh? For QRP with a completely portable operation, I'd call that pretty  good. The late jazz saxophonist Gene Quill was sometimes criticized for being  a poor imitation of the great Charlie Parker. At one point, he handed  his horn to one of those critics, saying "Here -- YOU play Charlie  Parker

Re: Topband: The Stew Perry is Coming. Are You Ready?

after working defiantly on my hallicrafters S40 roofing filter and reducing my 807 power supply down to 230 volts, instead of being home in the noted pacific northwest 160 meter contest super station, i will be portable in Aberdeen WA while doing Christmas with my daughter's family. but never