Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well according to RBN Reports, conditions on 160m seem pretty much back to normal . . . although there are very few stations on the band ! Hopefully we'll see a bit more CW Activity tomorrow night / Thursday morning. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives:

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Your weekly reminder . . . Hope to see lots of stations on Top Band from both sides of the pond tonight/Thursday morning! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well 160m DX propagation seems to be back to normal now . . . So hopefully we'll see lots of stations on the band this Wednesday night/Thursday morning. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Thanks to everyone who made the effort to come on 160m CW last Wednesday night/Thursday morning . . . Conditions have certainly improved since last week, so hopefully we'll have even more stations on this time. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives:

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well conditions seem to have improved since the weekend . . . although very few stations on the band ! (apart from those calling the 8Q7 - I managed to work him last night) So hopefully will see more activity from both sides of the pond this Wednesday night/Thursday morning. 73 Roger G3YRO

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well we had more nightmare Storms here in Britain over the past week (100mph + winds) which brought my 160m aerial down again - so didn't make it on the band last Wednesday, or over the weekend. But a new stronger mast arrived today for one end of my aerial (which will stop it whipping about so

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Your weekly reminder, to try and stir up activity on CW . . . Hope to see even more of you on tomorrow night/Thursday morning. And do please Spot any stations you hear calling CQ on the DX Cluster, as that again seems to really encourage more stations to come on the band. (plus the Cluster

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just another reminder, to try and stir up activity on CW . . . DX Propagation has again been reasonable the past few nights, but not many stations on the band. So hope to see you on tomorrow night/Thursday morning. And do please Spot any stations you hear calling CQ on the DX Cluster, as

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just another reminder . . . A chance to work some DX for those that didn't have much joy during the CQ160 Contest. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well it was great to hear so many stations on the band last night . . . and conditions were really excellent at times. I came on for about an hour from 00.20 . . . and again around 04.00 . . . worked over 40 NA stations, right across to the mid-west, and had several S9 signal reports. (I also

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Your weekly reminder . . . As mentioned by Andree, conditions across the pond have been fairly good the last couple of nights. Hope to see you on the band tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Hello Roger Well, Monday night had very good conditions. There were hardly any stations on, but those that were  sounded great. I worked a DL station who was QRP, and he was peaking at 559. Then ON4WW called me and said he was running 1 watt. He was 559 also! He was over S9 when he ran his

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

I gather there's been a lot QRN across North America over the past week . . . But from QSOs and RBN reports it seems that conditions on 160 have improved the last few days. So hopefully we will see a lot more QSOs tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives:

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Had lots of stations on 160 last week . . . Hope we'll see even more on the band tonight ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Conditions were reasonably good last night, so it was good to hear so many stations on 160m, from both sides of the pond . . Maybe we'll have even more next Wednesday! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

> So, when you say 0030Z, you mean 0030Z on Thursday, correct? > 73 de Lee, AA4GA Yes . . technically (because that's still part of Wednesday night over here . . . and it's certainly Wednesday night over there!) Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives:

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On Tue, Jan 4, 2022 at 3:11 PM Roger Kennedy wrote: > Several people have messaged me direct, asking me to clarify what I mean by > "Wednesday Night". > > I mean Wednesday evening and all night, ie through to Thursday morning. > > I personally find propagation is best to NA from around 0030Z,

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Several people have messaged me direct, asking me to clarify what I mean by "Wednesday Night". I mean Wednesday evening and all night, ie through to Thursday morning. I personally find propagation is best to NA from around 0030Z, so that's when I tend to come on the band (rather than around

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

http://beta.reversebeacon.net/main.php 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On 1/4/2022 1:58 PM, Artek Manuals wrote: Roger I am not exactly sure which BETA RBN sight you

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Roger I am not exactly sure which BETA RBN sight you are referring to. Could you post a link? Generally speaking here in the deep south of NA I can clearly see the affects of the up swing in the sunspot cycle. The prior two years on most evenings I could copy some EU at my sunset. The

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just another reminder . . . Hope to see lots of stations on 160m tomorrow night. (conditions were really good last night, with mine and other EU stations' RBN reports from NA peaking over 40dB S/N ! But very little activity) Oh and the new Beta RBN site is really good - previously I had RBN

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just a reminder Had lots of stations on last week . . . hopefully we'll get even more on both sides of the pond tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Thank you to everyone who made the effort to come on last night. There was very deep QSB on signals over here . . . but I personally managed 21 NA QSOs in the 2 hours I was on the band. Best DX was Texas. Hope we'll get even more stations on next Wednesday . . . Meantime have a great

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Now that we're properly into Winter, maybe we'll get more activity on CW (and not just during contests!) The idea is to get as many people on 160m on the same night as possible (I know that at the weekend many have family commitments). A lot of people complain that the only activity these days

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just your weekly reminder about tomorrow night . . . For any new guys on here, the whole idea is to try and get lots of CW stations on 160m on the same night to work DX . . . rather than just when there's a Contest. And for those who complain about the lack of CW activity these days . . .

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well DX Propagation on 160m seems to have improved a lot over the last couple of days . . . So for those of you who still prefer to have QSOs on CW, hope you'll make an effort to come on the band tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives:

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Mail Date: 04/03/2021 22:34 (GMT+00:00) To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night The best propagation to Europe seems to be from about 5 – 15 minutes past my sunrise in the summer time.To NA, I usually see a peak at or after their sunrise. I’ve not been

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

storm static in our evenings. 73, Luke VK3HJ Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Jim Brown Sent: Friday, 5 March 2021 9:13 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night On 3/4/2021 1:53 PM, Roger Kennedy wrote: > Mainly because there's usually more stati

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

On 3/4/2021 1:53 PM, Roger Kennedy wrote: Mainly because there's usually more stations to work . . . but also because there rarely seems to be a Sunrise Peak these days Virtually all of the good DX I've worked on 160, 80, and 40 has been in the daylight side of the terminator at one end or

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

(like there always used to be) 73 Roger G3YRO _ From: Don Kirk [mailto:wd8...@gmail.com] Sent: 04 March 2021 20:01 Subject: Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night Hi Roger, I had a lot of fun early this morning working into Eu an hour before through a little past their sunrise

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Hi Roger, I had a lot of fun early this morning working into Eu an hour before through a little past their sunrise. A lot of QSB but pretty decent signals and I even did a 2 way 100 watt QSO with F5PLC. Did have QRN from lightning off SE coast of US. Definitely sunrise enhancement for a

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well looking at RBN reports from across the pond, 160m DX propagation continues to be rather poor . . . There was heavy rain here last night, which gave me lot of power line noise, so couldn't copy any weak signals - apologies if you were calling me (only worked a couple of NA stations) Roger

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night Well after a few very poor days, it looks like DX Propagation on 160m has now improved . . . So hopefully we'll see some Activity tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well after a few very poor days, it looks like DX Propagation on 160m has now improved . . . So hopefully we'll see some Activity tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

British medium wave stations may be usable to indicate viable propagation. Here in Massachusetts, I frequently hear 693, 882, 909, 1053, 1089, and 1215 kHz. Absolute Radio on 1215 is probably the most consistent. Rock music format stands out. Its position halfway between two US channels (1210,

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Z. Roger G3YRO _ From: Phil Lefever [mailto:kb0...@yahoo.com] Sent: 16 February 2021 22:46 Subject: Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night What is the UTC time frame that most activity happens on Wednesday nights? I would like to give a listen although I don't expect to hear

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

What is the UTC time frame that most activity happens on Wednesday nights?  I would like to give a listen although I don't expect to hear a lot from the black hole of the upper Midwest. 73 Phil, KB0NES On Tuesday, February 16, 2021, 04:30:37 PM CST, Roger Kennedy wrote: 160m

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

160m Conditions across the pond continue to be reasonable . . . Yet there seems to have been very little CW activity from NA for the last week or so. (despite lots of Europeans on the band calling CQ DX) Maybe we'll see more stations on tomorrow night? 73 Roger G3YRO _

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Your weekly reminder about tomorrow night, for those of us that prefer to work DX on CW . . . Conditions seemed pretty poor over the weekend, but are starting to improve again, so hope to see some of you on 160m tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives:

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just another reminder to all those that want to come on the band and have some DX CW QSOs tomorrow night . . . (and without all the clamour of the Contest!) Personally I should be on from around Z. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Good to hear so many stations on last night, from both sides of the Pond. Conditions continue to be pretty good, so hope to work lots of you in the CQWW this weekend! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just a reminder about tomorrow night . . . For those who want to check their setup ahead of the CQWW at the weekend . . . Or for those that find the mayhem of the Contest too much, and just want to work some DX when it's less hectic ! (And for those that haven't been on the band this week,

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Thanks to everyone who made the effort to come on last night . . . quite a few stations on, both sides of the pond. Conditions were reasonable, although personally I had a high noise level (it was very wet, so probably the 400kV power lines a couple of miles away were arcing) . . . apologies if

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

After a few days of poor DX conditions, looks like 160m propagation is getting back to normal . . . I myself managed an S9 report from Washington State last night. So hope we'll see lots of stations looking for CW contacts on the band tomorrow evening/Thursday morning. 73 Roger G3YRO

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well 160m conditions have certainly been up and down the past few days . . . and open from EU to the West Coast at times. Hopefully we'll get lots of stations on tomorrow night to see what we can all work ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives:

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well although it was good to work lots of DX Stations in the Stew Perry, you don't have to wait for a Contest to work DX Stations . . . In fact it's EASIER when there's NOT a Contest on, as there's less local QRM. It just takes stations to come on the band at the same time. And that's the

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well 160m DX Propagation has continued to be pretty good over the last few days . . . I'm just surprised how few stations are coming on the band. Maybe we'll have lots on tomorrow night for our regular Wednesday get-together ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives:

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Conditions were great into Arizona for me,, Worked 24 EU with 20 being ATNO !!! Thanks to all who called me!! Happy Holidays Tom N7GP ex WA8WZG On 2020-12-17 12:34, Roger Kennedy wrote: Great to hear so many CW stations on the band last night . . . and conditions were good too ! I came

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Great to hear so many CW stations on the band last night . . . and conditions were good too ! I came on for about an hour from 0100Z, and worked stations in Arkansas, Colorado, Arizona, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Saskatchewan and Alberta, so pretty pleased with that. Here's to next Wednesday

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just another weekly reminder, as DX propagation continues to be pretty good on Top Band . . . So hopefully we'll see lots of stations on from both sides of the pond tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

I heard you Roger but not strong enough to call. Wes  N7WS On 12/10/2020 4:08 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote: Great to hear lots of people on the band last night, and Conditions were pretty good ! The only strange thing was that Propagation seemed a bit one-way - I was getting some amazing Reports,

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Great to hear lots of people on the band last night, and Conditions were pretty good ! The only strange thing was that Propagation seemed a bit one-way - I was getting some amazing Reports, whereas most signals with me were weaker. (and this wasn't just ME - I noticed the same with other EU

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

A reminder once again . . . There's been quite a few stations on 160 on Wednesdays the last few weeks (from both sides of the pond). So as Top Band conditions continue to be pretty good, hope there will be lots of CW activity again tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Good to hear so many DXers on 160m last night working each other . . . I came on for an hour and a half, and worked 24 NA stations, so was quite happy with that. Here's to another good night next Wednesday ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives:

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just another reminder . . . Hope to see lots of you on 160m again tomorrow night. (I've actually often worked a lot more DX on these Wednesdays than in the various Contests!) 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just another reminder . . . We had plenty of stations on CW from both sides of the pond last week, so hope to see lots of 160 DXers on again tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

gt; Seemed like stations to the west of me were hearing better. >> TomW3TA >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Roger Kennedy >> To: topband@contesting.com >> Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 9:40 am >> Subject: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night >

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

; > Seemed like stations to the west of me were hearing better. > > TomW3TA > > > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Roger Kennedy > > To: topband@contesting.com > > Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 9:40 am > > Subject: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

hoy...@verizon.net > Cc: Greg Chartrand via Topband > Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 12:20 pm > Subject: Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night > > The 7Q7 was 100% copy here on Long Island!!Tried for over an hour to work > him!!  No Luck...Ted  K2QMF > > On 11/19/2020 12:

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

7q7, are using > TomW3TA > > > -Original Message- > From: Salvatore ["Ted"] K2QMF > To: Guy Olinger K2AV ; thoy...@verizon.net > Cc: Greg Chartrand via Topband > Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 12:20 pm > Subject: Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night &

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

pm Subject: Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night The 7Q7 was 100% copy here on Long Island!!Tried for over an hour to work him!!  No Luck...Ted  K2QMF On 11/19/2020 12:15:01 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:I heard the 7Q7 call sign here in NC exactly once, of course at the tippy top of a long

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Hi Roger, First time for me this season on Top Band last night and you were 539 to 559 into Arizona ,, I have NOT hooked up the transmit antenna for the season yet,, but Will have it hooked up for next week,, Hope to work you.. Tom N7GP Once again, lots of stations on the band last

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 9:40 am > Subject: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night > > > Once again, lots of stations on the band last night from both sides of the > pond . . . good have such a nice turnout. > > However, quite deep QSB on most signals, and propagation didn't seem as &

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

were hearing better. > TomW3TA > > > -Original Message- > From: Roger Kennedy > To: topband@contesting.com > Sent: Thu, Nov 19, 2020 9:40 am > Subject: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night > > > Once again, lots of stations on the band last night fr

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

, Nov 19, 2020 9:40 am Subject: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night Once again, lots of stations on the band last night from both sides of the pond . . . good have such a nice turnout. However, quite deep QSB on most signals, and propagation didn't seem as good as the night before (when I

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Once again, lots of stations on the band last night from both sides of the pond . . . good have such a nice turnout. However, quite deep QSB on most signals, and propagation didn't seem as good as the night before (when I worked several stations right across to the West Coast). Thanks once

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well DX conditions have been pretty good the last few evenings . . . although not that many stations on the band having QSOs. Hopefully we'll see plenty of activity tomorrow night ! (there were at least 60 stations on CW working DX last Wednesday, it was really good) 73 Roger G3YRO

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

I fell asleep in my chair, but not before two FB QSO's: OK1CF (Karel) OM2XW (Jan) Very quiet conditions without a ton of normal QSB Mark Lunday, WD4ELG Greensboro, NC FM06be wd4...@arrl.net http://wd4elg.blogspot.com SKCC #16439 FISTS #17972 QRP ARCI #16497 _ Searchable

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Hi My log contains 32 qso with NA for this night At 21:45 I had a lovely QSO with KA2HTV. From 00:30 more than an hour, everything was bad. I wanted to take a flashlight and watch my RX antenna .. Finally at 01:53 I started to hear. The process has begun ...- K1AR, N0FW, K7GM, WS6X,

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

With only 500W and a modest antenna in the depths of southern Arizona I was still able to work OK1CF and OM2XW.  OK1CF is a new one for me. Wes N7WS On 11/12/2020 4:08 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote: Great to hear so many stations on last night ! And conditions were pretty good too . . . I came

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Last night was great! I only was on for a half hour at 0400z (after the 0300 CWT) and worked 8 Europeans. Judging by on air rates and reversebeacon queries, US Midwest stations were having even more success than me :-). I know K3LR got on and sent a couple CQs and his EU skims were 20 dB

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Great to hear so many stations on last night ! And conditions were pretty good too . . . I came on around 0100Z for a couple of hours, and worked 36 North American stations, so was very pleased with that. Many thanks to all of you that took the trouble to give me a call. There were a lot of

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Hope to see some of you on the band again tomorrow night, as 160M DX conditions continue to be pretty good. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Conditions have been pretty good recently . . . had several calls from pretty far west USA, as well as South America. So hope to work some of you on the band tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well I'm pleased to say that DX Conditions on 160 seemed to be back to normal last night. Thank you to everyone who made the effort to come on the band . . . I came on for just over an hour from 01.00 and worked about 15 NA station . . . there were quite a few other Europeans on too. Here's

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just the usual reminder ! It seems that conditions are starting to get back to normal . . . So hope to work some of you tomorrow night on CW. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Good to see quite a lot of stations on last night, from both sides of the pond. Conditions were reasonable, and I certainly worked every NA station I heard. Thanks to all those that made the effort to come on, and hopefully we'll have even more next Wednesday night ! 73 Roger G3YRO

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Just another reminder . . . Hope to work some of you on 160 tomorrow night ! 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

I think I was the one who first suggested Wednesday night aka Thursday morning UTC, because the CWOps 0300z session wraps up at 0400z after which I prowl around 160 a bit looking for EU DX. I know there are several EU's who I work every week in the 0300Z session so they are already up in the

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Hi Dave Well for the 50 years that I've been DX-ing on Top Band, Saturday night (Sunday morning over here) has always been the main time to come on the band to work DX. However . . . there are a lot of people who are busy with their families over the weekend . . . so they just come on looking

Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Roger I am curious, why Wednesday night ( when many have to get up and go to work the next morning?) instead of Friday or Saturday? Was on.. on and off� the only station on CW early in the evening was OX/OZ1AHJ.. and then a "G"� a bit later but was who ever it was in and out of the QSB

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Great to work so many NA stations last night . . . and good to hear so many other EU stations on the band. Conditions were pretty good too . . . always nice to receive some S9 reports ! Look forward to working many of you on Saturday in The Stew Perry Contest. 73 Roger G3YRO

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well several people have emailed me, saying this is a good idea . . . and to keep reminding people . . . So that's what I'm doing ! Hope to work some of you guys on Top Band tonight. 73 Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well propagation seems to have been fairly good over the past week . . . but sadly there doesn't seem to have been much activity from NA stations. Is it still very noisy over there for you guys? Anyway, perhaps we'll see some stations on tomorrow night. 73 Roger G3YRO _

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

Well I've been off 160m for the past few days, as I had a problem with my coax feeder . . . And a jammed halyard meant I had to lower my mast to sort it out, so quite a headache! Anyway, I've replaced the whole coax run on my Topband antenna, so back on the air now. Hopefully we'll see a few

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

As DL8LAS said, conditions were pretty good last night . . . good signals and low noise level. However, there were lots of EU stations on calling CQ, but getting very few replies. I managed to work 8 NA stations . . . but there seemed to be very little activity from over there. I was on

Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night

As several others have posted, Topband has been open for DX propagation most nights over the past week . . . So I'm still plugging the idea of trying to get lots of stations on the band all on the same night. (it seemed to work quite well last season.) Hope to work you this Wednesday night !