Well, because it's winter in VK, Jim, I expect that they have a better shot at hearing YOU!!
Charlie -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of James Rodenkirch Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 6:08 PM To: Charlie Cunningham; 'John Harden, D.M.D.' Cc: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: FW: Lightning QRN season? Well, I work JAs with QRP power, Charlie, but that's during our fall/winter season so I expect every drop of power I can muster out of my little HF Packer Amp will be needed for KH6, or JA OR VK during this time of year - Hi Hi > From: charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com > To: rodenkirch_...@msn.com; jh...@bellsouth.net > Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 18:04:45 -0400 > CC: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: FW: Lightning QRN season? > > I think not, Jim! Check out John's profile on QRZ.com! Still, If I could > work VK3 from NC with 100w, I expect that you have a shot from UT with 30w. > Mine was NOT an easy QSO, and yours may not be either, but if you have been > working JA with 30W, you certainly have a shot at VK/ZL, Good luck! > > 73, > Charlie, K4OTV > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of James > Rodenkirch > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 5:52 PM > To: John Harden, D.M.D. > Cc: Charlie Cunningham; topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: FW: Lightning QRN season? > > With power between 30 and 100 watts, John?? > > > Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:26:07 -0400 > > From: jh...@bellsouth.net > > To: rodenkirch_...@msn.com > > CC: charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com; topband@contesting.com > > Subject: Re: Topband: FW: Lightning QRN season? > > > > We have wrked into VK often this summer. > > > > 73, > > > > John, W4NU > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID > > > > James Rodenkirch <rodenkirch_...@msn.com> wrote: > > > > >My intention, this summer, Charlie, is to hear and work one if those > VKs.....Have worked many KH6s and JAs but in the winter months so, yes, one > or two of them "in the log" over the summer months would be a HUGE plus as > well! > > > > > >72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> From: charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com > > >> To: rodenkirch_...@msn.com > > >> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:13:49 -0400 > > >> CC: topband@contesting.com > > >> Subject: Topband: FW: Lightning QRN season? > > >> > > >> Worked the VK3 with 100w from the FT-757GX I had at that time. Antenna > - > > >> Inverted L. > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Charlie Cunningham [mailto:charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com] > > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 3:10 PM > > >> To: 'James Rodenkirch'; 'mstang...@comcast.net'; 'Mike Waters' > > >> Cc: 'topband' > > >> Subject: RE: Topband: Lightning QRN season? > > >> > > >> Keep that up, Jim, and you may hear some KH6 or other Pacific islands > in the > > >> morning. Years ago, I worked VK3 one summer morning, when I didn't have > time > > >> to tune up the amp and didn't want to alert other locals who were just > down > > >> the band. Stick with it! > > >> > > >> 73, > > >> Charlie, K4OTV > > >> > > >> -----Original Message----- > > >> From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of > James > > >> Rodenkirch > > >> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:57 PM > > >> To: Charlie Cunningham; mstang...@comcast.net; 'Mike Waters' > > >> Cc: 'topband' > > >> Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season? > > >> > > >> Heck, got on 160 yesterday morning and called CQ -- had a nice chat > with > > >> W7CB near San Luis Obispo, CA....wonderful copy on both ends, he with a > KW > > >> and me with 30 watts. Go figure - two guys on Top Band at the same > time IN > > >> the summer!! > > >> > > >> Albeit not DX, will wonders never cease?!?!?! Jim R. K9JWV > > >> > > >> > > >> > From: charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com > > >> > To: mstang...@comcast.net; mikew...@gmail.com > > >> > Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:07:10 -0400 > > >> > CC: topband@contesting.com > > >> > Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season? > > >> > > > >> > Sad, but true. > > >> > > > >> > Folks don't seem to listen much anymore. Seem to prefer being > "spoon-fed" > > >> > DX from Internet packet clusters. > > >> > > > >> > Charlie. K4OTV > > >> > > > >> > -----Original Message----- > > >> > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of > > >> > mstang...@comcast.net > > >> > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 1:42 PM > > >> > To: Mike Waters > > >> > Cc: topband > > >> > Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season? > > >> > > > >> > Mike, > > >> > > > >> > I find the problem is that most operators today spend most of their > > >> > time surfing the Web or chatting on varios social groups (like Yahoo > > >> Groups!). > > >> > > > >> > They gripe about lousy conditions or the lack of stations instead of > > >> > just getting on the air and listening or giving a call. > > >> > > > >> > Like it or not, the Internet has changed our methods of > communicating. > > >> > > > >> > Mike N2MS > > >> > > > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> > From: Mike Waters <mikew...@gmail.com> > > >> > To: topband <topband@contesting.com> > > >> > Sent: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:29:30 -0000 (UTC) > > >> > Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season? > > >> > > > >> > <snip> > > >> > > > >> > Frankly, I think many hams are just too lazy (maybe disinclined is a > > >> > better > > >> > word) to try and copy weak signals buried in the noise. To me, that's > > > >> > what's the most fun about this hobby. That's why I loved working > 144.2 > > >> > MHz, the challenge. And I managed to work 30 states there from a > > >> > section of Toledo, Ohio that had prolific power line noise. > > >> > > > >> > All I can think of is, "what a bunch of wimps". Sorry if that > offended > > >> > anyone, but what else can we say? :-) > > >> > > > >> > 73, Mike > > >> > www.w0btu.com > > >> > > > >> > _________________ > > >> > Topband Reflector > > >> > > > >> > _________________ > > >> > Topband Reflector > > >> > > >> _________________ > > >> Topband Reflector > > >> > > >> _________________ > > >> Topband Reflector > > > > > >_________________ > > >Topband Reflector > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector > > _________________ > Topband Reflector > > _________________ > Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector _________________ Topband Reflector