Re: Topband: 160m Activity...musings from VE6

2018-11-02 Thread Tim Shoppa
In the pre-stew, I was honestly surprised how many EU guys I worked for the first time ever. Not just the first time on 160M, but first time ever on any band or mode. I have been quite impressed with W3 <-> W6 QSO's at 100W CW on topband in the past few weeks too. It really seems easier than in pa

Topband: 160m Activity...musings from VE6

2018-11-02 Thread VE6WZ_Steve
This season there has been some discussion on this reflector about activity levels on 160m (or lack thereof) and the possible negative effect of the FT-8 on CW. Here are my observations. CW is **very much** alive and well, and DX activity on TB has been exceptional. Compared to many on this list