Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Rule Changes

2020-01-17 Thread Andy Blank
Greetings Topband enthusiasts! Just a follow up reminder. Only 1 shopping week left until the big event. As a reminder, there have been some changes to the rules. We have had a few people step up to sponsor trophies, much appreciated. There are a few left that need sponsorship. If you are inter

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Rule Changes

2019-12-21 Thread Tree
Plaques??? Did someone say PLAQUES? While the CQ 160 is indeed a fine contest - we should note that the upcoming Stew Perry Topband Distance challenge also has plaques. Has N2NT's wife sponsored a plaque? I think not!! Here is the current list: SponsorPlaquePaid AA4XX Top Score, Multi-Op

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2019-01-22 Thread Ralph Bellas
From: Topband on behalf of AB2E Darrell Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 3:08:34 PM To: Andy Blank; CQ-Contest Reflector; 160 Subject: Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Greetings Andy, Can you clarify what frequencies should be avoided so as not to be dq'd? 73 and cu in the contest, Darrell

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2019-01-21 Thread AB2E Darrell
Greetings Andy, Can you clarify what frequencies should be avoided so as not to be dq'd? 73 and cu in the contest, Darrell AB2E From: Topband on behalf of Andy Blank Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 1:44:44 PM To: CQ-Contest Reflector; 160 Subject: Topband: CQ 160

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2017-01-23 Thread Saulius Zalnerauskas
Hi, It will be nice in future to have MULTI OP LOW POWER CATEGORY. Any ideas? Sam LY5W p.s. maybe not too late? On Mon, Jan 23, 2017 at 8:34 PM, Andy Blank wrote: > Greetings Fellow 160M contesters. > > Please visit CQ160.com for the latest rules and updates for the upcoming > contest this wee

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest _ updated

2013-01-28 Thread Shoppa, Tim
eed SD and NV on 80m to complete WAS@80m and 5BWAS and hope to find some in ARRL CW Contest. > Gesendet: Montag, 28. Januar 2013 um 08:42 Uhr > Von: "Henk PA5KT" > An: topband@contesting.com > Betreff: Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest > > I was only active from Satur

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2013-01-28 Thread dl1amq
tag, 28. Januar 2013 um 08:42 Uhr > Von: "Henk PA5KT" > An: topband@contesting.com > Betreff: Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest > > I was only active from Saturday evening on. > Had the idea that there were more participants as last years. > > About the DX, I did not he

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2013-01-28 Thread James Rodenkirch
I thought it was just me, Mike, who's been grousin' about poor conditions! I don't have exotic receive antennas so, in the context of being located in s/w Utah with a top-loaded 43' vertical and a new Ten Tec 539 QRP transceiver which I was using for my QRP entry (which I dearly loved to use - f

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2013-01-28 Thread Charles W. Shaw
Mike, W5UC, wrote: The CQ 160 contest was a large disappointment this year here in EM21. Mike, here in DM82jt also! No EU heard in southeast New Mexico, and only two JA's (one each morning). I worked one of them with difficulty on Saturday--JH4UYB. I did find and work two east Asia

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest

2013-01-28 Thread Henk PA5KT
I was only active from Saturday evening on. Had the idea that there were more participants as last years. About the DX, I did not hear a lot of asian stations, and those that I hear were very weak. Did not work Japan. Till about 02:00 UTC I did only work 5 NA stations, and signals were not good

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest - 50 Years Earlier

2011-02-02 Thread Robin
I know I worked you in some of the next few contests. I don't have the logs any more, so I cant look up what really happened. I think I made something like 40 contacts. What I clearly remember was being very pleased in the next couple of years when I made just over 100 contacts... I'm afr

Re: Topband: CQ 160 Contest Update

2011-01-21 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
great news...! Hope our summer let us join a no-QRN weekend. I am in holidays on the beach but will drive to the station for the contest. So please listen to the south for CW5W for a multiplier... 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W -Mensaje original- De: topband-boun...@contesting.com [mailto:topband