Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

[Tree]

There were a number of USA/European QSOs during the Stew Perry.

You can see some of them listed as best DX in the preliminary results:

kkn.net/stew/STEWSCR.TXT 

73 Tree N6TR / K7RAT

On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 3:00 PM Mike Waters  wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 4:14 AM Roger Kennedy  >
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Well I don't know how others got on . . .
> >
> > But I didn't hear one single North American station on Saturday night !
> >
>
> Did any other European stations?
>
> 73 Mike
> W0BTU
>
> >
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Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

[Mike Waters]

Thanks for the info, Paul!

73 Mike
W0BTU

On Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 5:13 PM Paul Mcl  wrote:

> Mike,
>
> During the weekend the skimmer reports for NA into EU are virtually non
> existent, a few busted calls and one, maybe two NA stations heard in EU.
>
> EU into NA is a bit better with a handful of the  usual EU suspects but not
> great signal reports on RBN.
>
> Regards
>
> Paul MM0ZBH
>
>
>
> On Mon, 19 Jun 2023 at 23:01, Mike Waters  wrote:
>
> > On Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 4:14 AM Roger Kennedy <
> ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Well I don't know how others got on . . .
> > >
> > > But I didn't hear one single North American station on Saturday night !
> > >
> >
> > Did any other European stations?
> >
> > 73 Mike
> > W0BTU
>
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Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

[Paul Mcl]

Mike,

During the weekend the skimmer reports for NA into EU are virtually non
existent, a few busted calls and one, maybe two NA stations heard in EU.

EU into NA is a bit better with a handful of the  usual EU suspects but not
great signal reports on RBN.

Regards

Paul MM0ZBH



On Mon, 19 Jun 2023 at 23:01, Mike Waters  wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 4:14 AM Roger Kennedy  >
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Well I don't know how others got on . . .
> >
> > But I didn't hear one single North American station on Saturday night !
> >
>
> Did any other European stations?
>
> 73 Mike
> W0BTU
>
> >
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Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

[Mike Waters]

On Mon, Jun 19, 2023, 4:14 AM Roger Kennedy 
wrote:

>
> Well I don't know how others got on . . .
>
> But I didn't hear one single North American station on Saturday night !
>

Did any other European stations?

73 Mike
W0BTU

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Topband: Condolences

[Frank]

Steve
My sincere condolences on your fathers passing. I am so sorry to hear of
it.  He as ve1axt,   was my FIRST QSO on 160 in 1974
 He sent me a scan of my QSL card to him some years ago.

I visited him at his home in Ottawa and have some nice pictures of the day.

I will certainly miss his familiar callsign on topband

73 Frank VO1HP
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Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

[Don Kirk]

It started off OK here near Indianapolis but as darkness moved West from
here the QRN went way up from the Thunderstorms centered above KS, OK, and
AR.  As an example my noise floor when beaming West using my 300 degree
pointed pennant RX antenna was peaking 24 dB above my normal noise floor
most of the time due to the Thunderstorms.  My 40 degree pointed pennant
really knocked down the QRN from the Thunderstorms out West which helped me
hear the East coast stations.  Big Thunderstorms were also located above FL
and my noise floor listening South using my 160 degree pointed pennant was
also much higher than normal.

I stayed up until European SR and went to bed at 0445 UTC, and then jumped
back on for a few minutes at 0926 UTC to put 3 more stations in the log
before calling it quits.  I heard nothing out of Europe.

I personally thought it was brutal but my QSO numbers maybe indicat it was
not as bad as I felt it was.  Big thanks to K7RAT and K7QA for the only
high QSO points besides QRP stations that I was able to obtain using my
little 100 watt station.

73,
Don (wd8dsb)

On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 10:11 AM Tree  wrote:

> This summer stew was interesting from Oregon. The band was surprisingly
> quiet - especially in the morning.
>
> Sunset was at 0405 UTC.  I could hear a handful of stations to the East
> just before sunset, but none of them could hear me.  W9RE was the first
> station other than "locals" at 0402.  I didn't realize he was running low
> power.  Typically the QSOs started with me calling a few times and I would
> get a question mark, then eventually they would piece my call together.
> KZ5D had a good signal, but got away before I could work him.
>
> However, this was pretty late on the East Coast and many stations were
> going QRT.  I heard perhaps a dozen stations that could not hear me before
> they went QRT and I never heard them again.
>
> Around 0530 UTC, I sensed that EVERYONE out East had gone to bed,  The band
> was empty and there really were very few USA West Coast stations active.
> This felt like a good time to get a few hours sleep.  I got back on the
> band at 0841 and worked a handful of East Coast stations near their sunrise
> (K3UL, KM1R, AA1K, K9WX, WT9Q, N3BB) and that was it. But for summertime,
> it was much better than nothing.
>
> After 1004 UTC, I only worked stations on the West Coast - or DX to the
> West.  JA3YBK showed up with a good signal working the AA contest.  They
> called me and we had some difficulty getting the exchanges worked out as
> they were looking for my age and I was looking for their grid square.  They
> thought I was 85 years old for a minute or two.  They were a beacon on the
> band until my sunrise.  JA9FHB called in with a grid square which was very
> nice.
>
> Then VK3QB started calling CQ DX around 1110 UTC.  KL7KY and I were
> answering him, but he couldn't hear either one of us.  Eventually,
> conditions improved and I was able to get his attention. Took some work to
> get him to send a grid square however.  After almost a half hour of nothing
> in the log - VK3HJ shows up with a pretty good signal for my second VK
> QSO.  They are worth 26 and 27 points.  I watched HJ and QB work each other
> on my bandscope. They both had good signals and for a while, VK3QB had a
> steady signal up to my sunrise.
>
> I had worked Phil, VK6GX in the Spring Stew and was keeping an ear out for
> him and he finally called me at 1202 UTC foor my last QSO.  Turns out, I
> was his only QSO.  A nice 30 point adder to the score.  Finally pulled the
> plug around 1225 UTC and went back to bed.
>
> This actually was a pretty good result for me in the Summer Stew.  I am
> pleased to see how many times K7RAT shows up in the listing as the best
> DX.  It really felt like I was in my own world as there were very few other
> stations from the West Coast - especially in the morning.  I installed my
> new phasing box for the HiZ array (a single box instead of the two that I
> had before) and it seemed to work very well.  Was using diversity the whole
> time with the HiZ in one each and a Beverage in the other (either pointing
> N/S or East or West).  The K4D continues to be very easy on the ears.
>
> Great to hear all of the activity.  Hope to see everyone in October.
>
> 73 Tree N6TR / K7RAT
>
> On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 6:45 AM Charles Morrison <
> charles.morrison.n...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi QRN due to nearby storms.
> > TF4VQ & DR5X only.
> > I was QRT by 0215Z.
> > -Charlie N1RR
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 5:14 AM Roger Kennedy <
> > ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk>
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > Well I don't know how others got on . . .
> > >
> > > But I didn't hear one single North American station on Saturday night !
> > >
> > > Roger G3YRO
> > >
> > >
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> >
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> > -Charlie N1RR
> >
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> >
> 

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

[Tree]

This summer stew was interesting from Oregon. The band was surprisingly
quiet - especially in the morning.

Sunset was at 0405 UTC.  I could hear a handful of stations to the East
just before sunset, but none of them could hear me.  W9RE was the first
station other than "locals" at 0402.  I didn't realize he was running low
power.  Typically the QSOs started with me calling a few times and I would
get a question mark, then eventually they would piece my call together.
KZ5D had a good signal, but got away before I could work him.

However, this was pretty late on the East Coast and many stations were
going QRT.  I heard perhaps a dozen stations that could not hear me before
they went QRT and I never heard them again.

Around 0530 UTC, I sensed that EVERYONE out East had gone to bed,  The band
was empty and there really were very few USA West Coast stations active.
This felt like a good time to get a few hours sleep.  I got back on the
band at 0841 and worked a handful of East Coast stations near their sunrise
(K3UL, KM1R, AA1K, K9WX, WT9Q, N3BB) and that was it. But for summertime,
it was much better than nothing.

After 1004 UTC, I only worked stations on the West Coast - or DX to the
West.  JA3YBK showed up with a good signal working the AA contest.  They
called me and we had some difficulty getting the exchanges worked out as
they were looking for my age and I was looking for their grid square.  They
thought I was 85 years old for a minute or two.  They were a beacon on the
band until my sunrise.  JA9FHB called in with a grid square which was very
nice.

Then VK3QB started calling CQ DX around 1110 UTC.  KL7KY and I were
answering him, but he couldn't hear either one of us.  Eventually,
conditions improved and I was able to get his attention. Took some work to
get him to send a grid square however.  After almost a half hour of nothing
in the log - VK3HJ shows up with a pretty good signal for my second VK
QSO.  They are worth 26 and 27 points.  I watched HJ and QB work each other
on my bandscope. They both had good signals and for a while, VK3QB had a
steady signal up to my sunrise.

I had worked Phil, VK6GX in the Spring Stew and was keeping an ear out for
him and he finally called me at 1202 UTC foor my last QSO.  Turns out, I
was his only QSO.  A nice 30 point adder to the score.  Finally pulled the
plug around 1225 UTC and went back to bed.

This actually was a pretty good result for me in the Summer Stew.  I am
pleased to see how many times K7RAT shows up in the listing as the best
DX.  It really felt like I was in my own world as there were very few other
stations from the West Coast - especially in the morning.  I installed my
new phasing box for the HiZ array (a single box instead of the two that I
had before) and it seemed to work very well.  Was using diversity the whole
time with the HiZ in one each and a Beverage in the other (either pointing
N/S or East or West).  The K4D continues to be very easy on the ears.

Great to hear all of the activity.  Hope to see everyone in October.

73 Tree N6TR / K7RAT

On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 6:45 AM Charles Morrison <
charles.morrison.n...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi QRN due to nearby storms.
> TF4VQ & DR5X only.
> I was QRT by 0215Z.
> -Charlie N1RR
>
> On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 5:14 AM Roger Kennedy <
> ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Well I don't know how others got on . . .
> >
> > But I didn't hear one single North American station on Saturday night !
> >
> > Roger G3YRO
> >
> >
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Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

[Charles Morrison]

Hi QRN due to nearby storms.
TF4VQ & DR5X only.
I was QRT by 0215Z.
-Charlie N1RR

On Mon, Jun 19, 2023 at 5:14 AM Roger Kennedy 
wrote:

>
> Well I don't know how others got on . . .
>
> But I didn't hear one single North American station on Saturday night !
>
> Roger G3YRO
>
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Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

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Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

[Roger Kennedy]

Well I don't know how others got on . . .

But I didn't hear one single North American station on Saturday night !

Roger G3YRO


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