I came on Saturday morning only for a short time, starting around 1015 Z.
The boat was anchored off Christmas Island, T32.
NA signals were generally strong. Many East Coast stations were S6 to S7.
West coast stations were often S9. ZF2VE was S9+. I thought that conditions
(here) very very good.
Same here:
Ive not heard Zone 16. Only a few from Zone 15.
" Is this thing working ?? "
de N1RR - Charlie
On Tue, Dec 5, 2023 at 5:41 AM uy0zg via Topband
wrote:
> Here near Nikolaev I have not heard a single station from North America.
>
> Such is life Roger - you wait, you wait for a holida
Here near Nikolaev I have not heard a single station from North America.
Such is life Roger - you wait, you wait for a holiday. And someone
takes
it and cancels it.
---
Nick, UY0ZG
http://www.topband.in.ua
Roger Kennedy писал(а) 2023-12-04 20:59:
Such a shame conditions were so
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I have the same opinion about propagation.
The first night I heard nothing about the SS North America.
Half an hour before my SR I had 4 qso NA, including one VE.
The next night there was perfect silence on the band.
Andrzej
SP6AEG
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W dniu 04.12.2023 o 19:5
On 12/4/2023 10:59 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote:
I worked 2 NA stations on Friday night . . .
Didn't hear a single one on Saturday night !
I'm near San Francisco. I was on only Saturday night; only DX longer
than 2,000 miles were K1LZ in ME, KB1EFS in NNY, WJ9B in NFL, and PJ2T.
With 1.5kW to a
Such a shame conditions were so poor
I worked 2 NA stations on Friday night . . .
Didn't hear a single one on Saturday night !
Roger G3YRO
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Well I came on for a couple of hours on Friday night, and managed to work 55
NA stations . . . I think I worked everyone I heard, bar one station that
seemed deaf to copying ANY of the many EU stations calling him !
Came on again a couple of times briefly on Saturday night, and it was mainly
the
Hey,I worked in the first night 180
and the second night 109 stations from NA.The most signals were weak and not
easy tocopy, the best hour was from 3 to 4 UTC with 60 QSOs.Complete now 289
QSOs with 39 states.Nothing heard from the westcoast.At the end I have 100 QSOs
less than last year 2020.
I missed you, Roger, I tried to get on Saturday and everything was
working great, but a bad storm was coming through with heavy wet snow.
There was all sorts of static and my TX antenna VSWR was going up fast.
The amplifier was not happy. I quit for dinner and then lost AC power.
It was off for
I thought conditions were fairly good, especially on Friday Night. The big
NA signals were peaking over S9 here in NorthEast England.
I spent about 3 hours in total on the band, and managed to work around 70
North American stations, including across to Florida, Virgin Islands,
Colorado and Texa
I spent several hours listening to big gun stations Sunday morning with
decent signals to Japan. JA activity appeared very good as on several of the
gun stations there were
multiple JA responding to CQ's. North American propagation was good but not
great. I'll note that East coast sunrise p
I’m glad that rule is gone from the ARRL 160. THEORETICALLY that should
have worked. What I observed year over year was that the ** DX ** didn’t
use it that much. Not altogether sure why.
I suspect that S&P stations didn’t start their scanning in the DX window
because most of their contacts were g
I actually think that a Window during Contests to work DX stations is a good
idea . . .
It can be quite difficult to work NA stations in a Contest if they are being
repeatedly called by other strong NA stations !
One of the other issues is that many of us come on the various Top Band
contests
: GEORGE WALLNER
To: Tim Shoppa
Cc: Jon Zaimes via Topband ; Jon Zaimes
Sent: Fri, Oct 23, 2020 2:30 am
Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160M and 1830-1835 change
Tim,
You are right. In theory the window could work. But the problem is that
those (non-DX) who violate the rules suffer no consequences
oppa
To: topBand List
Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2020 9:35 am
Subject: Topband: ARRL 160M and 1830-1835 change
Also as I review this years ARRL 160M rules...
An earlier version of the rules (current in 2012) here
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Rules%20PDFs/2012/2012-160M-Rules-V2.pdf
say
tated in the rules
>> online. 73/Jon AA1K
>>
>>
>> -Original Message-
>> From: Tim Shoppa
>> To: topBand List
>> Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2020 9:35 am
>> Subject: Topband: ARRL 160M and 1830-1835 change
>>
>> Also as I review this
-Original Message-
>
> From: Tim Shoppa
>
> To: topBand List
>
> Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2020 9:35 am
>
> Subject: Topband: ARRL 160M and 1830-1835 change
>
>
>
> Also as I review this years ARRL 160M rules...
>
>
>
> An earlier ve
Shoppa
To: topBand List
Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2020 9:35 am
Subject: Topband: ARRL 160M and 1830-1835 change
Also as I review this years ARRL 160M rules...
An earlier version of the rules (current in 2012) here
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Rules%20PDFs/2012/2012-160M-Rules-V2.pdf
says &
On 10/22/2020 6:35 AM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
Does anyone recall, when the rule was officially changed? It wasn't being
well respected in some previous years if it was in effect.
It's long been outdated, and is from the days when intercontinental
really meant "trans-Atlantic." My guess is that the
Message-
> From: Tim Shoppa
> To: topBand List
> Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2020 9:35 am
> Subject: Topband: ARRL 160M and 1830-1835 change
>
> Also as I review this years ARRL 160M rules...
>
> An earlier version of the rules (current in 2012) here
>
> http://www.arrl.org/fil
-
> From: Tim Shoppa
> To: topBand List
> Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2020 9:35 am
> Subject: Topband: ARRL 160M and 1830-1835 change
>
> Also as I review this years ARRL 160M rules...
>
> An earlier version of the rules (current in 2012) here
>
> http://www.arrl.org/file
From: Tim Shoppa
To: topBand List
Sent: Thu, Oct 22, 2020 9:35 am
Subject: Topband: ARRL 160M and 1830-1835 change
Also as I review this years ARRL 160M rules...
An earlier version of the rules (current in 2012) here
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Rules%20PDFs/2012/2012-160M-Rules-V
Also as I review this years ARRL 160M rules...
An earlier version of the rules (current in 2012) here
http://www.arrl.org/files/file/Contest%20Rules%20PDFs/2012/2012-160M-Rules-V2.pdf
says "6.1 The segment 1.830 to 1.835 should be used for intercontinental
QSOs only".
The latest version here
http
Hey topbanders,
ARRL DX CW is over,392 QSOs with 46 states are in my log.The first night was
better with 250 Qs, and good strong signals ,second night the sigs were not
really loud,but i had a lot of fun!The band was not noisy, no QRN, so I had no
problems to pick up
very weak signals with my
I worked you with my 100 watter Andy...many thanks.
73 and GL in the contest.Bill K4JYS
- Original Message -
From: "topband"
To: "topband"
Sent: Saturday, February 15, 2020 12:29:08 PM
Subject: Topband: ARRL 160m
Hey...
worked last night 240 NAs
in ARRL DX conte
Hey...
worked last night 240 NAs
in ARRL DX contest on topband.
Condx were good and band without noise.
Hope to work tonight
other 240 NAs :).
My call in ARRL DX contest is DR5X.
73 Andy DL8LAS
www.dl8las.com
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tripping out on high swr. My inverted L is very narrow.I'll
have to move it down the band.Anyway had a blast. Fred KB4QZH
Original message From: Wes Date:
12/9/19 7:11 PM (GMT-05:00) To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband:
ARRL 160m CW Contest Unless you're in N
Unless you're in NA and looking for DX. On this end it was like WAS contest for
me. I did manage to work all continents and a few ATNO. Surprisingly I missed
some sections in adjacent states, CA, NM and NV.
Strictly a S&P operation with a modest station; inverted-L with only (so far) a
doze
Wow…great stuff Joe!
Thanks for that info.
On a "miles per watt” I think N3HEE qualifies as my best DX during the
contest..by a long shot!
At 2,000mi/ 5 watts you were 400 miles per watt.
EU ranges from 4,000-5,000, **assuming** 1 KW, that is only 4 or 5 miles per
watt.
My most distant DX was
Steve,
thanks for your patience digging out my signal of the noise! 160m QSO
with you is a highlite for me.
Vy 73 es cuagn,
Harry, DH1NBE
Am 09.12.2019 um 17:35 schrieb VE6WZ_Steve:
This was the first time I made a serious attempt at the ARRL 160m contest.
Usually I will just poke around and h
ncies of sufficient width (based on
> mode) and vacancy (one minute) are highlighted. You can mouse-click and
> jump to a new "CQ hole" and resume RUNning.
>
> -larry (K8UT)
>
> -- Original Message --
> From: "VE6WZ_Steve"
> To: "Topband"
Steve, I'm sure glad you stayed in the chair long enough to hear and work me.
I was running 5 watts. I called you many times throughout the contest before
you heard me Saturday evening during prop enhancement. Thrilling to work 2000
miles QRP on 160 meters. You did all the heavy lifting for m
e highlighted. You can mouse-click and
jump to a new "CQ hole" and resume RUNning.
-larry (K8UT)
-- Original Message --
From: "VE6WZ_Steve"
To: "Topband"
Sent: 2019-12-09 11:35:49
Subject: Topband: ARRL 160m
This was the first time I made a serious attemp
This was the first time I made a serious attempt at the ARRL 160m contest.
Usually I will just poke around and hand out mults. Since condx were looking
pretty good, I decided to stay in the chair a bit longer.
I must say I forgot how this contest is really more like SS with some DX thrown
in r
I had forgotten how good this contest was to work DX stations . . .
Unlike the CQ WW there were hardly any Europeans on, so much easier to hear
them without strong QRM !
Unfortunately I was at work til Midnight our time both nights AND had to be
up early in the morning, so couldn't stay on ver
The full results of the Dec 2017 ARRL 160 Meter Contest are now available
online at arrl.org -- congrats to the winners, and everyone who had fun in the
contest!
This is my last writeup. For more than 10 years, it's been fun to see the
results early and pass along a few stories after each conte
Gentlemen,
If you are not very close to zero beat, I will not hear you. A bit of
offset may be okay and even helpful but a good few stations are only
recognized by their key clicks.I use a 300 Hz note so imagine that I
only need you to be 20 Hz off the zero beat. I find the CWT feature
Worked about 50 NA stations in the contest. It is a long time conditions
have been so good for us here in North. Saturday morning was much better
than Sunday morning.
Most western sections were AZ and CO. Heard also OR but no luck this time.
73!
Ilmo, OH2BO
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On 12/7/2014 6:44 AM, Mike Waters wrote:
This all seems to imply that it's all but impossible to work JAs in a
contest --at least from most areas of the country-- by just S&P'ing, no
matter how good an op you are and how well you can hear.
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
JA3YBK and other beacon statio
Very enlightening, gentlemen. Thanks.
My last question, about whether JAs ever CQ in their 1907-1912.5 segment
and listen elsewhere (no they don't anymore; mostly just SSB roundtables
there) was answered this morning on the lowband chat.
This all seems to imply that it's all but impossible to wor
After playing in the ARRL DX contest in the early morning hours, it looks
to me that what is *really* needed is a small DX window somewhere in the
15
kHz JA segment 1810-1825. Heck, it could even be less than 5 kHz wide.
From my QTH in the central USA, I could copy JAs who were working NA
stati
I end up working most of my "5-pointers" (DX by ARRL standards at least)
outside the supposed DX window.
In e.g. CQ WW I observe some good self-segregation between loud USA running
stations and the actual DX running stations. The big multi-multis seem to
put their 160M run frequencies either high
The DX window is a nearly completely obsolete concept for contests, now
rejected by every contest sponsor except ARRL. The ARRL Contest Advisory
Committee (CAC) in writing recommended discontinuing the window in the 160
contest, but that was nixed by someone in the ARRL chain of command. So the
DX
Worked more than 140 stations.
Antenna tuned in 1.830-1.850 segment, so I spent most time there and
sometimes when left frequencie to S/P, was too difficult find free segment
in 1.830-1.835 due to large number of BIG USA Guns callin CQ and working
between each other local QSOs. Guys in USA maybe Y
december 2014 15:28
> Till: topband
> Kopia: Petr Ourednik
> Ämne: Re: Topband: ARRL 160m contest and DX Window?
>
> After playing in the ARRL DX contest in the early morning hours, it looks
> to
> me that what is *really* needed is a small DX window somewhere in the 15
> kHz
-boun...@contesting.com] För Mike Waters
Skickat: den 6 december 2014 15:28
Till: topband
Kopia: Petr Ourednik
Ämne: Re: Topband: ARRL 160m contest and DX Window?
After playing in the ARRL DX contest in the early morning hours, it looks to
me that what is *really* needed is a small DX window
After playing in the ARRL DX contest in the early morning hours, it looks
to me that what is *really* needed is a small DX window somewhere in the 15
kHz JA segment 1810-1825. Heck, it could even be less than 5 kHz wide.
>From my QTH in the central USA, I could copy JAs who were working NA
station
Hi Peter
I don ´t think so. :)
I have just 2x BOGs, 1x Hi-Z vertical and MiniDiamond W2PM loop all
connected to
wireless antenna switch. If You will add the
time for tunning around frequency using RIT + playing with four rx
antennas and tx antenna
then You have about 5sec...
Well of course some
You must have quite a number of receiving antennas and a very slow switch
73
Peter
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Petr
Ourednik
When I am calling CQ I am trying to listening with switching between all of
my RX antennas combination to
Thank you, Petr. Some of this is mentioned at
http://www.pacificdxpedition.com/download/160m-frequencies.pdf which I have
hanging next to my radio. The 1830-1835 DX Window is on that chart, and
that's one of the reasons I had this stuck in my head. :-)
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Tue, Dec 2, 2014 a
Thanks for all the replies. I'm finally beginning to realize that the DX
Window was for an earlier time when 160m band allocations were much
different.
I see that there's nothing about any window for the Stew at
http://www.kkn.net/stew/stew.rules.txt
I assume that unless contest rules explicitly
--Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
> Waters
> Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 10:27 AM
> To: topband
> Subject: Topband: ARRL 160m contest and DX Window?
>
> The ARRL 160 meter contest is this weekend. I know there has bee
t; of
> the Gentlemen band we should demonstrate it by example and some talk
> during
> eye ball QSO's.
>
> 73's
> N4IS
>
> -Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
> Waters
> Sent: Monday, Dec
Mike,
I have been very vocal with and to the ARRL about their
LACK OF INTESTINAL FORTITUDE when it comes to
"do as I say, not as I do." Many of the w1aw/x
(emphasis not added) operators have been told not to
violate the DX window, but they continue to operate
there with impunity.
The question beg
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Tom W8JI wrote:
> The ARRL 160 contest is an ARRL contest centered around the ARRL, much
> like SS and Field Day are ARRL contests.
>
> Since it is an ARRL-centric contest, it makes complete sense the score
> multiplier is queued to ARRL sections and not DX countr
nd-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Waters
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 10:27 AM
To: topband
Subject: Topband: ARRL 160m contest and DX Window?
The ARRL 160 meter contest is this weekend. I know there has been a lot of
controversy in the past about the 1830 to 1835 segment (the s
members. Can you imagine a successful TB contest where KH8 and KH2 cont
the same as Hawaii? Or even worse where KP2 counts the same as KP1? What
is it about this that the highly salaried ARRL nabobs do not get?
The ARRL 160 contest is an ARRL contest centered around the ARRL, much like
SS
As to the ARRL 160 being "sweepstakes for 160", I personally find I net
more USA/Canada QSO's in ARRL 160 than I ever do during sweepstakes. I'm
sure many DX don't see the point, but there's no denying it is a very
popular ARRL contest that stirs up a lot of 160M activity.
I was impressed with ver
I guess if we are to take the rules as written anyone can park in the so
call "DX window and endlessly call CQ Europe". The idea of working
split in a contest would result in further problems and QRM and as such
is a non-starter. it is better to be able to hear and deal with
properly what eve
The ARRL 160 meter contest is this weekend. I know there has been a lot of
controversy in the past about the 1830 to 1835 segment (the so-called "DX
Window").
I understand that if I am in the USA, the right thing to do is to NOT park
in that window and call CQ (but I can answer a CQ from a DX sta
On Monday, December 01, 2014 9:26:57 AM Mike Waters wrote:
> Maybe some of the more experienced Topbands could clarify this.
Regardless of the utility of the "DX window", if you call CQ there,
you will be plagued by scores of "window police" to remind you not
to CQ there.
Victor, K1LT
___
Sorry, I meant to type "... some of the more experienced *Topbanders* ..."
While we're at it, how does this apply to the Stew Perry this month?
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 9:26 AM, Mike Waters wrote:
> The ARRL 160 meter contest is this weekend. I know there has been a lot of
The ARRL 160 meter contest is this weekend. I know there has been a lot of
controversy in the past about the 1830 to 1835 segment (the so-called "DX
Window").
I understand that if I am in the USA, the right thing to do is to NOT park
in that window and call CQ (but I can answer a CQ from a DX stat
On 12/8/2011 8:22 AM, Eddy Swynar wrote:
> Hi Guys,
>
> If each& every one of the contributors (and there are many!) to this thread
> about the 160-meter contest was to take pen& paper in hand& actually WRITE
> to his/her representative on the ARRL Contest Committee---with a "cc" to the
> c
Lips on a PIG
got it
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UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
On 2011-12-08, at 7:53 AM, Pete Smith wrote:
> I'm not sure if WC1M reads this reflector, but a small suggestion - make
> that "write to your ARRL Director", rather than the Contest *Advisory*
> Committee.
Hi Pete,
By writing to your director, what can he do besides refer your note to the
CA
I'm not sure if WC1M reads this reflector, but a small suggestion - make
that "write to your ARRL Director", rather than the Contest *Advisory*
Committee.
73, Pete N4ZR
The World Contest Station Database, updated daily at www.conteststations.com
The Reverse Beacon Network at http://reversebeaco
Hi Guys,
If each & every one of the contributors (and there are many!) to this thread
about the 160-meter contest was to take pen & paper in hand & actually WRITE to
his/her representative on the ARRL Contest Committee---with a "cc" to the
committee chairman---I'm sure the numbers alone would m
Clive,
The only reason DX was added was that when the contest was decided upon
W0DX (Bob Denniston) AKA VP2VI spent most of his time in BVI and was
furious that he could not participate. So it was added, very poorly in
the rules, as an afterthought to placate the ARRL president. USVI at
the
On 12/7/2011 6:15 PM, Jeff Blaine wrote:
> The flavour of the comments seems to be distilled as - the rules make it so
> we (west coast) cannot realistically win - so we may as
> well not come and play. Huh?
The problem, Jeff, is that we're not even in the same contest! Superb
operators at sup
l Message-
From: Jim Brown
Sent: Wednesday, December 07, 2011 7:59 PM
To: topband@contesting.com ; k...@aol.com
Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160M Test Comments
On 12/7/2011 1:50 PM, k...@aol.com wrote:
> A contact is a contact in ARRL 160M - and I work everything I can hear and
> then some (alm
On 12/7/2011 1:50 PM, k...@aol.com wrote:
> A contact is a contact in ARRL 160M - and I work everything I can hear and
> then some (almost ESP sometimes).
But some contacts are worth a lot more than others, and some of us have
a lot more mults available to us than others, for equivalent effort.
Of k...@aol.com
Sent: 07 December 2011 21:50
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: ARRL 160M Test Comments
Hi Gang
I have been reading comments about this past weekend's ARRL 160M test and I
wish to address some comments that I have seen regarding EAST COAST
participants.
Some of what I
Hi Gang
I have been reading comments about this past weekend's ARRL 160M test and I
wish to address some comments that I have seen regarding EAST COAST
participants.
Some of what I have read seems to suggest that we out here are not
interested in beaming to and or working WEST COAST stations.
Greetings All,
I read with interest all the comments thus far about the ARRL 160m
contest. As usual Friday afternoon I was copying some weak EU stations
(not workable) well before sunset. However, they faded and never came
back after the band F layers stabilized. I think I had more sleep and
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