Topband: Working 'long' distances on 160m

How much has the noise floor increased between the 1960's and today? Hearing/working EU on TB is *always* a treat for me. 73/DX Steve NN4X -- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2022 15:12:59 +0800 From: Steve Ireland To:

Topband: TB Open From U.S. 7/27 Evening

Just a reminder that Top Band is not dead. Friday evening, 7/27, I worked EV5o at 01:10 (7/28/2019 UTC) on 1.840.  I heard him well into his sunrise.  After the QSO with EV5o, I spend some time CQing, and although I heard no replies, using PSKReporter, I saw that my CQs were decoded by ZS1LS,

Re: Topband: JA's came in droves today on 160

Ed - I wasn't around back then, but I'd imagine the exact same thing was said when CW began to replace spark gap, and when SSB began to supplant AM. Just something to think about. 73, Steve NN4X 1. Re: JA's came in droves today on 160 (Edward Sawyer)

Re: Topband: Found my K9AY by WX0B AX-AYl-4 unit

I concur with Tim's comment, below.  With a K9AY loop array, you're really pointing the null much more than the forward lobe. Additionally, I've noticed that when there is high angle QRN (generally T-storm activity from wherever), my K9AY loop array is not especially useful, and I can't get a

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 190, Issue 26

Concur WRT VP6D on Top Band last evening! They were putting in a very FB signal into Florida at 03:00Z, and I was able to work them without too much effort with 200 watts. 73, Steve NN4X EL98jh -- Message: 1 Date:

Topband: VP8STI 2016-01-23

VP8STI was workable - and working - 160M - into the US/NA 2016-01-23 around 05:00 Z. For the first time w/ VP8STI, my K9AY loops actually could detect them - I heard them approximately equally well in the SW and SE directions, but I was also copying them on my vertical. I was also able to

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 157, Issue 19

Perhaps, later in the declining sunspot cycle, there will be a remote duct in Hawaii. :-) 73, Steve NN4X > Message: 1 > Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2016 10:38:40 -0600 > From: "Joel Harrison" > To: "Tree" > Cc: "160" > Subject: Re: Topband:

Topband: Gentleman's Band

I've only been on 160M for a few years, but am always impressed by the level of civility and sportsmanship. It was demonstrated again last evening, during the contest: G5W was calling CQ beneath W2GD. I called G5W, and W2GD QSY'ed off a bit to let that QSO happen. That would likely not

Topband: 160M Condx 29 Dec 2011

I wandered into the shack overnight to discover excellent conditions into EU. The overall noise level was very low, and I was able to work LY, LA, SM, HA, G, F and PA with only 100 watts around their sunrise (between 05:57Z and 07:06Z). Interestingly everyone was about 559, and I received the