Jim, since you bring up QRP on 160M, I would like to promote the upcoming NAQCC 160M QRP sprint. 0130Z-0330Z January 13 2016 (which I think means it's our Tuesday night). http://naqcc.info/sprint201601_160.html
I usually participate and enjoy it, but do not always send in my log due to the required obtuse log format. Tim N3QE On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> wrote: > On Sat,12/5/2015 8:40 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: > >> Last night, I worked several CT, KY, and SC, and at least 1 MS. >> > > I found condx pretty stinko last night to the east coast. Lots of W1 > spotted, none heard. K8JQ was heard, but not loud. The very dependable NO3M > and WD5R were not very loud and didn't hear me. Let's hope tonight is > better. > > Yes, N4OGW and WQ5L are good ops with a decent signal from MS, but both > seem to go to bed too early to work from W6. :) > > > On Sat,12/5/2015 8:01 AM, K4OWR wrote: > >> I have had great success contesting on this band (avg 1000qs) but not >> really much DX. My country total is about 15. I'm reading here about some >> people working DX and wondering about when I need to get on to hear this >> stuff. I see the word "overnight" but wondering around what time is best. >> I'm in east TN. >> > > 160M is an all night band, and 160 contests are all night contests. > Conditions often vary quite a lot through the night and from one night to > another. From the beginning of the contest (around 5 pm EST) work EU, AF, > SA, and NA until local sunrise at the DX QTH. Through the night and until > about 30 minutes after your own sunrise, work west. Signals to the west > will peak at their sunset and again in the hour or so around your sunrise. > Beverages and other dedicated RX antennas will help pull out weaker signals. > > In addition to all of that, with legal limit power and decent vertical > antenna, I can work 800 miles in the daylight hours. > > 73, Jim K9YC Santa Cruz, CA > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband