Re: Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

2014-12-07 Thread Tim Shoppa
I thought EU was coming in fine both nights. I didn't work many strings of 5-pointers but then again I didn't stay up through EU sunrise. Sometimes the pileups on the CQ'ing EU stations were extremely rude severely hampering their rates, while other EU on the band were CQ'ing lonely. Maybe the EU'

Re: Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

2014-12-06 Thread Richard Karlquist
On 2014-12-06 13:57, Jim Brown wrote: On Sat,12/6/2014 11:56 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: N03M and WD5R were among the handful of eastern stations I was able to work early in the night. I don't know what magic they had. N0NI All three of these stations have SERIOUS RX antennas that poi

Re: Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

2014-12-06 Thread Eric NO3M
Not sure what happened on your end, but I had you in the log, Jim. Sure, it was a struggle, but got your call and exchange fine after plenty of repeats. Guess we'll try again this morning! Back to it. 73 Eric NO3M On 12/06/2014 02:36 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On Sat,12/6/2014 11:25 AM, Richa

Re: Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

2014-12-06 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,12/6/2014 12:30 PM, Bro Bill wrote: What 6 states do you need? Thanks for asking. CT, VT, WV, KY, SC, and MS 73, Jim K9YC _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

2014-12-06 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,12/6/2014 11:56 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: N03M and WD5R were among the handful of eastern stations I was able to work early in the night. I don't know what magic they had. N0NI All three of these stations have SERIOUS RX antennas that point this way. google to find NO3M's R

Re: Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

2014-12-06 Thread JC
IQ9UI 1847.5 CW CQ [LoTW] 2 dB 24 wpm 0524z 06 Dec S50ARX IQ9UI 1847.5 CW CQ [LoTW] 1 dB 24 wpm 0524z 06 Dec From: Saulius Zalnerauskas [mailto:ly5w@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2014 4:06 PM To: JC Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL160

Re: Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

2014-12-06 Thread JC
Hi guys We have a new class of station this year, few but some European stations running contest from remote station in US using European call sign, not W4/ or W7/xxx not even xxx/W4. Today with the RBN it is easy to confirm where the station is transmitting, you just need to search

Re: Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

2014-12-06 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 12/6/2014 11:36 AM, Jim Brown wrote: I rolled out at 3 am hoping to pick up the six eastern states I need for QRP WAS, and found conditions quite poor. Could get as far east only as WD5R and N0NI. Couldn't even make it with NO3M, who has great ears. 73, Jim K9YC N03M and WD5R were among the

Re: Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

2014-12-06 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,12/6/2014 11:25 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: The band didn't open to the east coast until many hours after sunset. I rolled out at 3 am hoping to pick up the six eastern states I need for QRP WAS, and found conditions quite poor. Could get as far east only as WD5R and N0NI. Coul

Re: Topband: ARRL160 Test conditions

2014-12-06 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
Conditions this year from the left coast were weird. The band didn't open to the east coast until many hours after sunset. I can remember years when I worked VY2ZM while there was still daylight. Even big guns struggled to get any rate going. I thought the contest was going to be a bust, but t