79 and 83 ?You guys ain't seen nothin yet !I turned 85 this week and oftensay -
wish I was 80 again !
Absolutely amazed at what happens with age.If only I realized that I would have
been more understanding with grandparents etc...
73,
Jim W1FMR
On Friday, May 10, 2024, 3:12:31 PM EDT,
Interesting and at my old location and in my 60sI won a couple of 160m
contesting QRP awards at5 watts CW for New England and NH.Thats not saying much
because I won a certificatefor QRP SSB with only 5 contacts on 160m.
In my mid 80s now I need plenty of sleep and
being in a condo the antenn
Bob,Don't give up !
Having no tree doesn't mean you have to give up 160m
but may mean you have to give up something else likea great signal and be in
the same boat as a lotof us who still manage to have fun on 160m.
Many 160m operators have great receiving systems and can pull almost any leve
Excellent Jim,And thank you for "pushing" the event.
Got as far as WI (N9NE) from NH.
73, Jim W1FMR
From: James Rodenkirch
To: Top Band Contesting
Cc: Charles Moizeau W2SH ; Dale Putnam ;
Paul Stroud ; Todd Fonstad N9NE
Sent: Wednesday, November 23, 2016 2:54 PM
Subject: Topband: A
Condo QRP operation in the Stew:
Laid four 68' radials today on lawn and woodsaround the condo with brown Teflon
wire which
is almost invisible on dead grass and leaves
but unfortunately just received a light
dusting of snow which makes the brown
wire stand out like a sore thumb.
But not as bad
Thank you for the announcement Jim,
All you guys with great receiving antennas andQTH locations will have an
opportunity to testyour mettle in this event that is more aboutlistening and
hearing and efficiency than poweroutput.
Wish there were certificates for QRO operatorswho worked the most QRP
A very Happy Thanksgiving to all !
It was especially nice in the QRP ARCI 160m Sprint
last night and then with the family at dinner today !
Just a few of the many things to be thankful for.
160m QRP Sprint:
Last night the 160m noise level was S5+ and hardly aQRPer could be picked out
of th
Getting no reply calling CQ using QRP is fairly common
but tail ending, search and pounce, and careful timinggreatly increase the
chances for success.
73,
Jim / W1FMR
From: Peter Voelpel
To: 'Herbert Schoenbohm'
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2015 2:42 P
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 10:38 AM, K4OWR wrote:
> "/162 co
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: Topband: The Stew Perry is
It is very difficult for me to work other QRP stations because of a
strong reluctance to call CQ with such a weak signal.
Will try to make an attempt this year on the hour around the QRPwatering hole.
(QRPers know where that is ! )
73,
Jim / W1FMR
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From: Jim Brown
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 1:19 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?
On Thu,12/24/2015 10:03 AM, Jim F. via Topband wrote:
> Will try to make an attempt this year on the hour around the QRPwatering
> hole. (QRPers know
t 1:23 PM, jh-...@sbcglobal.net <
> jh-...@sbcglobal.net>
> wrote:
>
> > Me neither. And Jim B is a QRPer (howdy from PG, Jim), so
> pray-tellde
> > W6UQZ
> >
> >
> > From: Jim Brown
> > To: topband@contesting.com
> > Sent: Thurs
Couldn't believe hearing N5IA before dawn this morning and
got him in the log.
He was the furthest DX contact - by far - and to see whyLook him up on
QRZ.com. His 160m antennas are ... Amazing !
He copied my 5 watts from a condo in NH on a hidden antenna.
Thank you Milt !!! You made my day
Sent: Sunday, December 27, 2015 10:03 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Best DX QRP contact in the SP - N5IA
I managed 10 Q's with a MBDC from KD1JV. 100' of wire inside the condo with the
end hanging from the 3rd floor window.
A great time.
72, Bob KI0g
> On Dec 27, 2015, at 6:09 A
I am a QRPer and submit my anemic log but know of a pedestrian mobile QRP
operatorwho does not and there may be others who do not submit a lousy log.
However with all the vagaries of operators and contesters and contests
fun is the ultimate name of the game for most.
Here on the frozen right coa
heir QSOs at 1X - as if
they were running high power.
Tree N6TR
On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 2:29 PM, Jim F. via Topband
wrote:
I am a QRPer and submit my anemic log but know of a pedestrian mobile QRP
operatorwho does not and there may be others who do not submit a lousy log.
However with all
I love it !Am learning more about history and technology and operating and 160m
personalities that I have worked in contests than I ever could otherwiseand am
awed by most of the well thought out arguments.
Am not tired of it yet and neither are many others by the looks of it.And
Yahoo.com has a
Had gum surgery on Friday and was tired but managed to get on the air QRP for a
few hours Saturdaybut could not work many stations from my S4 noise condo Inv.
L with a poor radial system. Enjoyed working KA1J who was also QRP and a nice
surprise was C6AGU who briefly was ~S8
calling CQ with no
Eric...Mopa sounded great in NH ! Did not hear Jim
KV4FZ was loud about 0500 but no reply.
Worked NP2X about that time who was just above the noise. Out in the dark at 8
pm laying down radials And will pull them inbefore church in the morning.
Enjoying the condo challenge !
73,
Ji
K9JWV... Good luck with that Inv U ! It worked great at my last location but
not here.Totally different terrain and the vertical feed leg here is at an
angle instead of being
perfectly vertical.
Eric, NO3M Wonderful workmanship in that 1928 MOPA transmitter !
Congratulations !
When this old
I now have enough points of time reference to correct the PC failure that
changed the date and times in my QRP log.
You know who you are :-)
Thanks and 73, Jim / W1FMR
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Good advice !
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On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 8:09 AM, jcr...@mun.ca wrote:
Hi Greg,
I remember our QSO about decade ago. Always a thrill to work that end of
the globe. Sorry to hear you're QRT on TB. Have fun on the microwaves...
the VLF ops think of TB as microw
About S4 noise here which is great for a condo with a hidden wire in the trees.
Hope to work across the pond with 5 watts.73,
Jim W1FMR.
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> But how
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