The EK was calling CQ with a US grid square..might be legit ?
jay ny2ny
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03:29
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: Might be a good EU DX night
At sunset tonight I was decoding a strong FT8 signal from EK8ZT. That's not
a common DX at this QTH...6000 miles is a bit longer than I normally copy
with my non-competitive station.
Then at 0330 I copied VP8EME
I saw 8+ stations all calling VP8EME MANY times. So he was widely heard
and here (Seattle) about -13. I only saw a couple of Q's completed, so
you were not alone. I had worked him before and remember it wasn't that
difficult, but obviously he was having hearing problems tonight. It is
And unfortunately, even with additional radials I put down last weekend, my 100
watts to the 1/4 wave inverted L (90 feet vertical) was not enough to get
through to VP8EME.
The bizarre thing about seeing his signal is that NOONE ELSE called him. I was
copying him -12, the band was packed, but
At sunset tonight I was decoding a strong FT8 signal from EK8ZT. That's not a
common DX at this QTH...6000 miles is a bit longer than I normally copy with my
non-competitive station.
Then at 0330 I copied VP8EME with a strong signal on FT8. Again, 6000+ miles,
unusual with my setup.
Mark
All,
Out West conditions to EU were good before Sunset but Spotty. SM5EDX had
a good signal at Sunset. LY7Z and RA4LW at times were booming. Then
the band petered out with lots of QRN from Summer like thunderstorms in
Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
This morning from the desert SW, RV9CX both
13 NA and VE stations the log last night which is not bad for me. Mainly
east coast but it's over the pond.
On the subject of RBN reports I usually get single digit db reports from
the main RX stations stateside except for a regular pronounced peak of an
extra 20 or more db just after sunrise
This morning sunrise Hawaii time the band opened into EU and I was able to
worked a number of stations, all the way down to EA6, and
even DL an hour after sunrise, several were still calling as
the band finally faded out,
This morning was a "typical" 160 opening of old, there were good signals
...@w5zn.org
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2018 4:09 PM
To: 'topband'
Subject: Re: Topband: Might be a good EU DX night
Just a few minutes after sending my post about 80 meters sigs, I am now
hearing a few EU stations now on 160, one hour before my SS here in
Arkansas.
Hope this holds up!!
73
Its more than 1:15 before my sunset here Arkansas. I don't hear any EU
on 160 just yet however there are several EU on 80 meters now that are
S7-S9 here.
I'm anxious to see when 160 pops in!
73 Joel W5ZN
On 2018-12-26 13:29, Tim Duffy wrote:
The K3LR 160 Skimmer just heard HA0NAR at 2014Z.
Tim,
You sure called it spot on, amazing signals from Europe prior to my sunset
near Indianapolis. Thanks for the heads up.
73,
Don wd8dsb
On Wed, Dec 26, 2018 at 5:22 PM wrote:
> Just a few minutes after sending my post about 80 meters sigs, I am now
> hearing a few EU stations now on 160,
Just a few minutes after sending my post about 80 meters sigs, I am now
hearing a few EU stations now on 160, one hour before my SS here in
Arkansas.
Hope this holds up!!
73 Joel W5ZN
On 2018-12-26 13:29, Tim Duffy wrote:
The K3LR 160 Skimmer just heard HA0NAR at 2014Z. That is one hour and
The K3LR 160 Skimmer just heard HA0NAR at 2014Z. That is one hour and 45
minutes before sunset at K3LR.
Yes, only 3 dB above the noise floor - but still - this very early in the
day to hear anything from EU.
Using a HIZ 8 circle in phase (500 ft separation) with a HIZ 4 square -
broadside to
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