Topband: ZLs

Hi Jim Thanks for the explanation. Hardly encouraging for the rest of us. 73 Mark ZL3AB -- Member ZL3X The Quake Contesters _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: ZLs

On 1/30/2024 11:49 AM, Frank W3LPL wrote: Northern hemisphere transatlantic propagation is far superior in January compared to the equinoxes ' Yep, and that's who the Rules are written for. 73, Jim K9YC _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband

Re: Topband: ZLs

On 1/30/2024 11:09 AM, Mark wrote: Also the timing of this "contest" (thanks to the scoring system it's really more of an activity weekend in this neck of the woods) doesn't do us any favours down here or in the southern hemisphere in general. As Tree noted, it is the middle of summer here and

Re: Topband: ZLs

Northern hemisphere transatlantic propagation is far superior in January compared to the equinoxes 73 Frank W3LPL - Original Message - From: "Mike Waters" To: "Mark" Cc: "topband" Sent: Tuesday, January 30, 2024 11:22:36 AM Subject: Re: Topband: ZLs That's an excellent idea! 73 Mike

Re: Topband: ZLs

That's an excellent idea! 73 Mike W0BTU On Tue, Jan 30, 2024, 1:10 PM Mark wrote: > > ... I am surprised this contest isn't run around the equinoxes to level > the playing field, not to mention evening out the effect of QRN. > _ Searchable Archives:

Topband: ZLs

Just a few observations from ZL... Firstly there are very few ZLs on topband in any form. In terms of CW ops you could probably count them on one hand. In 160m contests if there is more than 1 or 2 on then that is a lot and you shouldn't be surprised if there isn't any - which is normally the

Re: Topband: VK/ZL

Hi Tomas, Sorry I didn’t hear you calling. ZL3IO made it in the log after some good operating and persistence on his part. I got the IO first, but maybe 8 ? More calls on his part until the ZL was heard, and I filled in the 3 on my own. VK2GR was really loud, but he hear me and disappeared

Topband: CQ 160 Blog W7RH portable (Response to Tree)

Copy of email response to Tree re: CQ160 Hi Tree, Winter operation of my remote is very iffy for battery status and is often not accessible due to weather. I had a opportunity to operate from Texas at a K7CA air B It was a real experience for this old guy. I arrived Tuesday evening in heavy

Topband: VK, ZL

Hi Good topic about VK. But it’s better to see once than to hear ten times (Armenian folk proverb) :-)) http://www.topband.in.ua/2024/01/30/vk2gr-in-cq-ww-160-2024-uw5zo/ In Ukraine we currently have very few good RX antennas. But Taras has them: -- Nick, UY0ZG http://www.topband.in.ua

Topband: (no subject)

I worked ZL1AZ in the contest and heard ZL3IO. No VKs here though. Richard G3OQT _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: VK/ZLs in the CQWW CW 160?

"Didn't hear any VKs or ZLs during the contest; were any of you on??" Well, I worked from a small city lot in Sydney, running QRP. Inverted L for TX with a vertical section being approx. 70 ft, terminated vertical Flag 5m x 8m and a passive Moebius loop for RX. TX antenna radials temporary laid

Topband: Re - VK/ZLs in the CQWW CW 160?

G'day Topbanders, Sad to say condx were abysmal, for the CQWW 160m CW contest, at least as far as VK6 to Asia and Stateside is concerned.Tree summed it up very well. I listened from 1/2 hour before my SS at 1119z and throughout Saturday evening. There were plenty of extremely weak traces on