Hi Bill, Sounds like you and I are both having lots of fun on 160 meters with very modest setups ! I have also worked many VK's and a ZL with 100 watts the past two weeks as well as hearing many JA's. I have been working some EU in the evenings.
I'm just getting my 160 meter antenna up here in SC which for now is a converted (bypassing the 49:1 matching transformer) 80-10 end fed half wave with 21 longish radials on the ground. Apex is around 50. All hidden in my tall pines. Amazing conditions on 160 for sure ! 73, Joe N3HEE/4 > On 10/10/2020 8:57 AM Bill Stewart <cw...@embarqmail.com> wrote: > > > GM All, > I usually sit on the side line and read the postings, but wanted to throw in > my 2 cents worth on > this mornings condx. I thought the band would be noisy due to the remnants of > the storm west > of NC, but the band was quiet. I also was able to work a few VK's...four to > be exact. The strongest, > by far, was VK4KW. He peaked around 7:10AM here in NC and was a real 589. I > was able to work > two other VK's last week. Last night I worked the first EU stn of the season, > OK1CF. He was quite > strong, but no other EU stns were head. The setup here is quite simple...a > TS-440S, 100w and a > avg. inverted L, with a four wire CP, all of which are covered over with tall > pines. Sure hope condx > are good for another top band season. Little pistols can have fun too....hi. > 73 de Bill K4JYS > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector