Topband: Delaware report

2021-09-12 Thread Jon Zaimes via Topband
Around our sunrise on Saturday, Sept. 11, we worked JA0FSB for our first JA on Topband this season. This was on FT8, with a couple of other JA decoded. Tried some CQ's on CW with no luck. Our first JA of the season QSO has come on earlier and later dates in previous years, sometimes even in

Re: Topband: EU Condx (W7RH)

2021-09-12 Thread Bob Kile
For the second night in a week we had conditions that allowed propagation to and from EU. In my case only the best signals made it. Out west we have a little thing called the Auroral Ring that dips down into the northern latitudes with the earths rotation during prime late morning time in EU.

Re: Topband: EU Condx

2021-09-12 Thread VE6WZ_Steve
Roger, It was great to hear you call in last night. Your signal was very solid. After our QSO when you went up band to CQ, you peaked even more and almost hit a real 599. Not to start the “low-dipole” thread agin, but honestly, that TX antenna really does work! I worked 16 EU last night. The

Topband: EU Condx

2021-09-12 Thread Roger Kennedy
My first time looking for DX on 160 for many weeks, so good to work several NA stations last night, including Steve VE6WZ. I was also spotted by W7RH in Arizona, although if you called me Bob I didn't hear you. Hopefully we'll start to get a lot more stations back on the band ! 73 Roger G3YRO