Re: Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-07 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/6/2013 5:11 PM, Jim Brown wrote: I'm going to run QRP hoping to complete QRP WAS (I need 6 eastern states), except that I'll go QRO on the outside chance that a new country shows up. Working east this morning was a complete bust -- only a few signals heard around east coast sunrise,

Re: Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-07 Thread jeremy maris
Conditions not brilliant from the UK for me, but worked OK into AZ and NM. Didn't hear anything from North West or coast, CA, NV UT etc. Polar paths not good, I guess. Still need HI and ND for my (QRO) WAS on 160 ... Jeremy (G3XDK/G4AQG) On 7 Dec 2013, at 17:12, Jim Brown wrote: On

Re: Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-07 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 12/7/2013 9:12 AM, Jim Brown wrote: Working east this morning was a complete bust -- only a few signals heard around east coast sunrise, and they were all weak. WJ9B/7 couldn't The band was all worked out here by midnight. I tried again at 3AM and found only 3 running stations that weren't

Re: Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-07 Thread Doug Renwick
Sam you had no trouble working me on the first call. Doug/VA5DX Think of all the ways you can hurt yourself laughing. -Original Message- Worked AZ (N7GP). Very easy! Randy K5ZD said VFB signal :) to me. Called UT (W7CT), NM, NE, CO, MS, MO, CA (few), TX with no answer. USA's running

Re: Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-07 Thread Mike Waters
I made about 30 or 40 contacts last night before I got tired early. I was tinkering with the new contest logging software (tlf for Linux) during that time; but I think I almost did better last winter with only 100 watts. Maybe conditions were better last time (not as much QSB, that's for sure), or

Re: Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-07 Thread Bruce
@gmail.com To: jeremy maris jer...@maris.plus.com Cc: Topband Reflector topband@contesting.com; j...@audiosystemsgroup.com Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 2:07 PM Subject: Re: Topband: 160M Contest Worked AZ (N7GP). Very easy! Randy K5ZD said VFB signal :) to me. Called UT (W7CT), NM, NE, CO, MS

Re: Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-07 Thread Jim Brown
Thanks for the offers, Bruce and Chet. The states I need are CT, VT, SC, MS, KY, and WV. Best propagation tends to be the hour or so before local sunrise on the east end of the path, and that station needs good ears. For the most part, the guys from east coast states I haven't worked either

Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-06 Thread Gary Smith
Good luck tonight most of all, have fun! 73, Gary KA1J --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-06 Thread Milt -- N5IA
, 2013 2:35 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: 160M Contest Good luck tonight most of all, have fun! 73, Gary KA1J --- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com _ Topband Reflector Archives - http

Re: Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-06 Thread Mike Waters
On which RX antennas? ;-) See you in the contest. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 3:50 PM, Milt -- N5IA n...@zia-connection.comwrote: I can hear real well to the east. _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: 160M Contest

2013-12-06 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/6/2013 1:50 PM, Milt -- N5IA wrote: It is 2 hours before sunset our here in the desert southwest, but I can hear real well to the east. That's quite common -- in the first hours we hear them, but they don't hear us for two reasons. First, they're using NE RX antennas to work EU.

Topband: 160M CONTEST SCORING

2012-02-25 Thread Bill and Liz
Hey you guys-while you come down hard on the east coasters for looking east instead of west in the CQWW, don't forget to slam us Canookies-we get DX points for working all you fine fellas just across the border. Talk about skewed scoring! I'd love to see a lot more activity in the only

Re: Topband: 160M CONTEST SCORING

2012-02-25 Thread James Rodenkirch
operators as we are worth more. Hi Hi 72, Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV From: ma...@isp.ca To: topband@contesting.com Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2012 16:01:50 -0500 Subject: Topband: 160M CONTEST SCORING Hey you guys-while you come down hard on the east coasters for looking east instead of west

Re: Topband: 160M CONTEST SCORING

2012-02-25 Thread Carl Clawson
Heard you CQing 5 x 5 here in Oregon last night, Herb. I didn't have time to get into the test this weekend so I was just having a quick listen to see what was up. Can't fathom why you didn't get any answers. 73, Carl WS7L -Original Message- Gentlemen, I have been calling CQ tonight