I hasten to point out the obvious, that 40 meters and 160 meters are two different kettles of fish! Lots of DX on 40 at mid-day doesn't translate too well to 160. And while I agree with Clive, GM3POI, that one should probably not say "never" when talking about propagation, if something looks, walks and acts like a duck, it is probably a duck....in other words, don't overthink the obvious.
Daytime DX on 40 can sometimes be a nuisance. For instance I had to give up my run frequency during SSB Sweepstakes this past weekend due to QRM from stations in Portugal. 8*) 73, Ken - K4XL On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 3:26 PM Lloyd - N9LB <lloydb...@charter.net> wrote: > Just FYI... > > I'm hearing the following DX on 40m between 1 and 2 PM CST, November > 20th. > > Dipole antenna at 60' running E-W, obviously hearing well over the North > Pole. > > EA5XC, HA1RB, CO2VK, EA4GJP, ON1AEY, EA1IMP, DF8KI, PD2HAB, EA4GJP, I0WBX, > DJ0FX, CU8FN, EB1BVP, EA4AQQ, SP6IXF, PC5W, TF1A, OK1ZVP, IK1BQD, R6JY, > JH1AJT, F4EMG, ON3AD, SP6IXF, DL2VPO, A45XR, F5ADE, SV2AEL, JH1AJT, > IK1BQD, I0OSI, UR5RGS, VK7BBB, YO9HP, SP5EAF, 5T2AI, and all of Canada. > > 73 > > Lloyd - N9LB in snowy and cold Wisconsin. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wes > Stewart > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 1:56 PM > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters > > One of our SADXA members just wrote a paper about the possibility of > daytime 40-meter DX during mid-December. > > But on this subject I would like to know who made the ONE 160-meter SSB > QSO with VP6D. > > Wes N7WS > > On 11/20/2018 11:57 AM, Clive GM3POI wrote: > > JC I think you have to be careful about saying this daytime or that > > qso could not have happened. "It entirely depends where the station is > located." > > An example, I have a QSL with three QSOS between me and a JD1 station > > all within about 15 mins of each other, on different dates and centred > > on midday here on 40m. Stations in Northerly location will have a > > high degree of probability for midwinter daytime DX contacts. They > > will at other parts of the cycle, have a similar type of opening to > > the Pacific either side of mid night on the higher HF bands. > > I agree the OK stuff stinks and considering the previous qsl printing > > that went on, you cannot believe any of the data for certain. > > 73 Clive GM3POI > > > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > -- Ken - K4XL BoatAnchor Manual Archive BAMA - http://bama.edebris.com _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector