Well, since it is a public forum I have to side with Larry on this. I am a
contester and enjoy mostly top band operating but I would have to agree that
too much of a good thing gets old quick. It used to be that you looked
forward to the SP, but warm-ups, pre-warmups etc. seem to carry the theme
Folks, you are FLODDING the reflector with this thread ! Time to move on
to some other exiting subject.
> -Original Message-
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim GM
> Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2013 12:33 PM
> To: topband
> Subject: Re: Topband: Veri
Exactly !
Please view:
https://picasaweb.google.com/106532272729202462766/Hardline?authkey=Gv1sRgCK
2Sz-XL0IuloQE
> -Original Message-
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom
W8JI
> Sent: Tuesday, November 05, 2013 10:10 AM
> To: Jim Garland; Topband@con
I can vouch for this observation. During the entire two days of the ARRL
160 Test all traditionally NE stations in Europe were strongest on my NW 160
meter Beverage. My QTH is near Rochester NY , FN13bd.
Interesting thing is that all the TPs came in much better on the 60 deg
antenna than the 330
IMHO, this depends on what mode you are in. If you are searching and
pouncing he already knows your call as he came back and gave you a report.
So 5nn and section is perfectly fine here. If you are running, then sending
his call and the report is pretty much sop.
-Original Message-
From
Amen to that..
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Guy
Olinger K2AV
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2012 10:31 AM
To: n...@arrl.net
Cc: Topband
Subject: Re: Topband: Band open, no one home
Usual east coast subjects have been preoccupied.
Listening this evening this signal is slightly SE of my location (FN13BD)
near Rochester NY. Both the beverages and 4 square confirm this without
ambiguity.
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
wa3...@comcast.net
Sent: Tuesday, October 02,
N0AH has had extensive experience with this antenna. He speaks about it
often in his communications. He can be reached at the address provided on
QRZ.
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
n...@n2fj.com
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 2:5
You guys are awful hard on the folks who were off frequency, could not
hear , operating in the "prescribed DX window" etc. Everyone needs to
step back and consider the challenges that the 160 meter band poses. It
has what, 50 kHz of usable contest space (not usable band space) with
excursion
