Thats what SSB up the band is for. Why cover up the very narrow DX window with chatter just because YOU cant hear it?
Carl KM1H ----- Original Message ----- From: "James Rodenkirch" <rodenkirch_...@msn.com> To: <telegraph...@gmail.com> Cc: <topband@contesting.com> Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:47 PM Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation > > THAT's my point, Dave! Don't need to have looooooong winded QSOs but just > calling CQ and meeting up with others to find out what antenna system they > employ? That would make my day! > > Hope to hear you and work you - will be on later this week in the evenings > and mornings, albeit QRP ...Jim R. K9JWV > > > > > >> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:18:38 -0600 >> From: telegraph...@gmail.com >> To: donov...@starpower.net >> CC: topband@contesting.com >> Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation >> >> To me top band seems to be all about DXing. I can find plenty of if folks >> calling CQ DX but I don't hear many folks calling just plain CQ. >> >> Dave WX7G >> On Mar 19, 2012 9:47 AM, <donov...@starpower.net> wrote: >> >> > We really don't need beacons on 160, the reverse beacon network >> > provides >> > good coverage. We just need stations on the air to be detected. >> > >> > http://www.reversebeacon.net >> > >> > The W3AO Field Day will have three transmitters on 160 meters this >> > year, >> > one each on CW, SSB and RTTY. >> > >> > 73 >> > Frank >> > W3LPL >> > >> > ---- Original message ---- >> > >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:22:09 -0700 (PDT) >> > >From: N7DF <n...@yahoo.com> >> > >Subject: Topband: It is not so much propagation >> > >To: 160 reflector <topband@contesting.com> >> > > >> > > During the summer the storm static is the main obstacle to top band >> > operation here 40 over nine crashes every 30 seconds kind of drown out >> > everything, QRP or QRO >> > >In fact the fish beacons still come through around sunrise indicating >> > that propagation paths are open but SWLing them is not that big a >> > thrill >> > >Maybe we could get some low power 160 meter beacons operating through >> > >the >> > summer to see what is really happening >> > >It would be interesting to get more Field Day stations on 160. Maybe >> > >our >> > crowd can get 160 included in local club plans >> > >a 30 foot high mast with top loading is not to hard to put together >> > >and >> > can get out pretty well with two or three readials >> > >it might even get some new people interested in top band >> > >_______________________________________________ >> > >UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK >> > _______________________________________________ >> > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK >> > >> _______________________________________________ >> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1424 / Virus Database: 2113/4880 - Release Date: 03/19/12 > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK