...and that loss of the DX window is sadly, dear readers, why you will
seldom hear DX stations outside of Europe and North America CQing on 160m in
the CQ contests.
We 'search and pounce' and the loud Eu and NA superstations who can hold a
frequency benefit. For those not blessed with a
Hi Jim
confirm half call on the band and finish the on4kst not hamradio. Can you talk
on skype its better, no qrm no qsb mostly 59
Slavek
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Hello friends
i been looking closely at the FCP antenna system. actually a iam using an
inverted L
antenna,about 126 ft after tuned to 1.4 swr. the vertical portion of the
antenna is about 45ft
and the other portion in horizontal position. the feet point is at the botton
of the vertical portion
After many frustrating experiences with unwelcome interaction between
various 160 antennas and towers, I am thinking about going back to
basics by removing all the other 160 wires, and shunt feeding the 110
foot tower (which has a number of yagis on it). All else being equal
(such as ground
A way to bring back the DX Window is to not work US stations who call CQ in
the window. Boycott them if you will.
Dave WX7G
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That is exactly what I did. I bypassed the US/VE stations in there
calling CQ. I felt they were being selfish and not part of the fun.
Gary KA1J
A way to bring back the DX Window is to not work US stations who call
CQ in the window. Boycott them if you will.
Dave WX7G
After spending 12 nights-in-a-row straining to hear and
assemble thousands of weak calls, I would cautiously agree
with Herb: if the DX clearly has the prefix, just send the
missing letters.
Maybe it is mental, maybe something else, but time and
again I heard clearly (almost loud) the
Bob What's the specific criteria regarding senior Ham discount I am 64 but
my birthday is around the planned trip. Should I hold off making my contacts
till after my Birthday ? or are they considering qualification is Colander
month ? or year ? and as for LOTA... being on a fixed income
Sorry Gary Well documented in there announcement.. We only accept
Western-Union money order SRI Wayne, W3EA
From: g...@ka1j.com
To: Topband@contesting.com
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2012 22:08:58 -0500
Subject: Re: Topband: 3Y0IOF
I'm in as well. Do you take CC or PayPal?
Gary
...and that loss of the DX window is sadly, dear readers, why you will
seldom hear DX stations outside of Europe and North America CQing on 160m
in
the CQ contests.
Bit of a shame really, but that's (so-called) progress.
I never understood, and never agreed with the 160 committee abolishing
It just goes to show that what looks good on paper in theory does not mean
it HAS to be the same in the real world.
There is nothing to prevent 2 signals a continent away and with different
antennas from taking completely different paths when one is at either sunset
or sunrise.
There hasnt
W8JI said:
I never understood, and never agreed with the 160 committee abolishing
the DX window.
I thought it showed people with larger stations on the east coast have lost
touch with life with smaller stations in difficult areas. It is much like
billionaires making rules for the middle class
On 2012-12-05, at 11:33 AM, Lennart M wrote:
Well, from a DX perspective I do not care much about band differenciation,
we do have equal distance to Far East and the Pacific as to SA, NA east
coast being close by and when 160 opens to NA west coast and KL7/KH6 they
are good enough to break
So there is confused information about DX windows and digital windows
and callig windows and useless windows. Once upon a time there was
something called gentlemen's agreements and the DX window was part
of that. Most of us don't really let the ARRL dictate to us what we will
or won't do. So we
It is much like billionaires making rules for the middle class and
working poor.
It's also like those who don't pay income tax deciding how much those
who pay income taxes should pay and how those taxes are spent or those
who don't own property determining how much those who own property
On Dec 5, 2012, at 8:42 AM, Bill Cromwell wrcromw...@gmail.com wrote:
So what is this DX window? 1825 to 1830 kc? If that's where the DX calls
and transmits then where do W/VE stations transmit in reply?
The idea is that W/VE stations do not call CQ in the window, but can respond to
a DX
I had this happen many times as well but it is especially annoying near the end
of the contest when seeking to find those last few contacts that I heard
fellows calling CQ and only sending their call ONCE and then maybe waiting 2
sec. or less before sending CQ again. Many times I could copy
George, IMO you have solved the problem ... mental. Your last sentence
describes the condition exactly ... your brain goes blank or slows as a
defence mechanism from all the noise/signals on the band.
Doug
-Original Message-
After spending 12 nights-in-a-row straining to hear and
I had this happen many times as well but it is especially annoying near the
end of the contest when seeking to find those last few contacts that I heard
fellows calling CQ and only sending their call ONCE and then maybe waiting 2
sec. or less before sending CQ again.
160, with changing noise
Last weekend was (finally) a return of over-the-pole conditions in my QTH,
similar to what we experienced frequently in 2009 and 2010. I could hear
western NA stations ALL day here, some with very good signals despite full
daylight at my end. They did not fade out until sunrise over there 14.00
So there is confused information about DX windows and digital windows
and callig windows and useless windows. Once upon a time there was
something called gentlemen's agreements and the DX window was part
of that. Most of us don't really let the ARRL dictate to us what we will
or won't do. So we
Here's some things to think about when we think we know polarization or
polarization tilt, or non-reciprocal propagation or paths:
1.) When receiving, antenna response to the desired signal compared to
antenna response to noise determines copy, NOT the gain or absolute signal
level. An
On my 80 meter NTS net last evening (1830 local time) I noticed that the
critical frequency had dropped below 3.5 MHz. I could barely hear some
stations that were only 40 miles away and my neighbor Claire N7CM reported
that she heard no one but me. (No problem working 5T0SP, however, which
I received a '3Y0IOF' QSL card for each band and mode for the up coming
DXpedition. The instructions say when I first hear them on any band/mode
(optional) just fill in the time.
Boy!! This sure beats having to suffer through several days of cops and
tuner uppers.
73 Joe K2UF
With enough
Doug,
Then my digital recording (Adobe Audition) possesses a similar mental
capacity? No! I edit out the prefix and create a loop after deleting
the prefix from the recording. There is a noticeable disappearance into
the noise after stations, and I have check over 50 so far, have sent
___Original Message_
From: Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com
Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2012 Time: 12:54:35
Without working together, we need the Government to make rules and
impose penalties.
Tom
I'm not sure that Government intervention is a very good idea (it
Thanks Herb,
That certainly removes the operator condition from the explanation. It will
be interesting to discover why the transmissions tail off. Is it
repeatable? For example if the same station keeps sending their call
between your HB9? does it consistently tail off each time they transmit
On Wed, 2012-12-05 at 11:47 -0700, Milt -- N5IA wrote:
All JA stations worked called me on my Run frequencies within the 'JA
Window'.
CU all in the SPDC.
73 de Milt, N5IA, op at N7GP
The JA window?
73,
Bill KU8H
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snip
Three verifiable complaints and you're out should be the rule. With
SDR receivers available these days, that shouldn't be too difficult to
police.
--
73
Ian, G3NRW
I'm not so sure I like the 3 strikes policy. My reasoning is lets say
some AH wanted for instance, to discredit stiff
my digital recording (Adobe Audition) possesses a similar mental capacity?
There is a noticeable disappearance into the noise after...
Having spent over 45 years recording sound, I agree that the signal level
decrease is real. And easy to see on good recording software.
...once thought that
Dear TopBanders,
My license says CW can be used from 1810 kHz up to the end of the band.
However, no Phone modes are allowed below 1840 kHz. I am sure most
European licenses are similar. IARU Region 1 bandplan says all modes
between 1810 kHz and the upper end of the band - so let's talk ONLY
1810-1825 and 1907.7-1912.5 is allocated in Japan (CW only)
73
Peter, DJ7WW
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill
Cromwell
The JA window?
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I had always understood that because of coupling, radials laid on the
ground were functionally the same on top-band as those buried a few
inches. Recently, some experimentation with Beverage on ground antennas
has me doubting that.
It's been suggested that elevated radials need to be
On 12/5/2012 4:29 PM, Steve HA0DU wrote:
Why can't the mazochists contesting on 160 SSB have the whole band for
6 days in a year? *Well they can **and they do*! It doesn't seem to
bother many. My problem is I have to re-peak my ATU at the tower for
much over 1855 and there are are
On Wed, 2012-12-05 at 21:39 +0100, Peter Voelpel wrote:
1810-1825 and 1907.7-1912.5 is allocated in Japan (CW only)
73
Peter, DJ7WW
Thank you Peter,
That's useful information here.
I now know how to stay out of the way AND... I know where to look for
them.
73,
Bill KU8H
On 12/5/2012 4:29 PM, Steve HA0DU wrote:
Why can't the mazochists contesting on 160 SSB have the whole band for
6 days in a year? *Well they can **and they do*! It doesn't seem to
bother many. My problem is I have to re-peak my ATU at the tower for
much over 1855 and there are are stations
Bill,
As Peter has responded, there are two JA windows; 1810-1825 and
1907.7-1912.5 .
Until a few years ago the JA hams only had the upper 1907.7-1912.5
allocation. Because the band was segmented in much of the world most
international contacts on 160 Meters were done split frequency.
Hi Milt,
It sure helps me. I don't make any bones about new to 160. My antenna
and my transmitter have been giving me a lot of grief so I have had only
a few QSOs...maybe a couple dozen. I am not a seasoned professional on
top band. I'm just an amateur. My license even says so (evil grin). So
far
Being unencumbered by knowledge of contest log reporting and checking
perhaps I am missing something.
Since virtually all contest stations use automated logging programs and
these programs could get the actual transmit frequency directly from the
transceiver as the contact is logged, then why
It does. Here's me with cabrillo format working herb he was in the
DX window.
QSO: 1830 CW 2012-12-01 0323 KA1J 599 VP2V/AA7V 599 VP2-V
QSO: 1833 CW 2012-12-01 0339 KA1J 599 KV4FZ 599 VI
QSO: 1833 CW 2012-12-01 0342 KA1J 599 OL7M 599 OL
Freq 1.833 for Herb KV4FZ
Sorry
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