I spent almost all of the second night of the ARRL 160 test, just running,
little to no SP. This probably shows up in my final score as a high QSO count
but comparatively low mult count. I certainly didn't rack up the most
5-pointers of the east coast guys, either!
Interestingly... whenever I
Come out to Colorado and you won’t have the problem of mass European pile ups.
On Dec 11, 2013, at 8:03 AM, Shoppa, Tim tsho...@wmata.com wrote:
I spent almost all of the second night of the ARRL 160 test, just running,
little to no SP. This probably shows up in my final score as a high QSO
After CQ WW CW, I was talking with a guy in Arizona who had worked 100+ JA's on
160 in that test! More than half a continent away, very different perspective
on 160 than mine!
Tim N3QE
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From: Ashton Lee [mailto:ashton.r@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, December 11,
Hi Bruce,
I'm using 3 small Pennant RX antennas (51.6% the size of full size
pennants), one pointing 40 degrees, one pointing 160 degrees, and one
pointing 300 degrees (sharing the same feedpoint). Originally bottom of
them were 2 feet off the ground and then after a year of encouragement from
I found it very educational when setting up my K9AY loop, to listen to the PT0S
pileups. It's what convinced me that I had done it right in building the K9AY.
Remote direction selection on the antenna worked a lot like an astronomical
blink comparator: hearing which signals disappear, and then
On 12/11/2013 7:56 AM, Shoppa, Tim wrote:
After CQ WW CW, I was talking with a guy in Arizona who had worked 100+ JA's on
160 in that test! More than half a continent away, very different perspective
on 160 than mine!
Yep. 100+ 5,500 mile QSOs, but only 1 multiplier.
As to EU -- I haven't
The 100+ data point is relevant to the CQ WW CW contest - not the ARRL
160. The typical QSO totals for the ARRL 160 from Japan are much less due
to low activity.
Tree N6TR
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.comwrote:
On 12/11/2013 7:56 AM, Shoppa, Tim wrote:
Jim
I note from QRZ that you have 133 countries contacted on 160… and yet you
haven’t heard Europe in 2 years.
Kinda puts into perspective what 160 is like for those of us in the West these
days.
KQ0C
Ash
On Dec 11, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote:
On
It is very dramatic the changes over the sunspot cycle here on the USA west
coast. With the topband chat room - you can't say it is the lack of
activity. We know where the stations are - we simply can not hear them.
Have not heard or worked much Europe in the past 3 years myself.
Not
Hi Don,
Congratulations on your nice set up and your new height above ground. ( I
now have my receiving Delta receiving antenna up to easily drive the car
under. hi)
Thank you for the wealth of information on your WEB site, and utube.
On 80 meters wonder if you, at low TX power, have
I guess Jim must have missed the opening last January. On the 8th through
10th I put PA, S5, GD, SM, OH, LA, and TF in the log from Oregon - 4 new
ones plus a couple old friends. Heard about a dozen other EU entities on
the 8th but the pileups were too ferocious for me to break. That was the
first
I see you're using Yahoo mail. I used to have the same problem posting here
from my yahoo.com account. When it was suggested that Yahoo mail was the
problem, I switched to Gmail and haven't had a problem since.
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:01 PM, Raoul Coetzee
I find that It makes a difference being further South and East. I worked
only one EU in 30 years in So, Calif on 160m. I didn't have a great station
but we just don't have the EU opening in CA.
Now, being 400 miles East of So. CA. in Central Arizona, just North of
Prescott, I've made well over
On 80 meters wonder if you, at low TX power, have checked the RF at the
end of your radials with a field strength meters ?
Do you have a perimeter wire around the ends of you radials ?
Fellows,
This is a complex issue. Despite what we hear or imagine an antenna or
ground does, there
On 12/11/2013 11:54 AM, Ray Benny wrote:
I find that It makes a difference being further South and East. I worked
only one EU in 30 years in So, Calif on 160m. I didn't have a great station
but we just don't have the EU opening in CA.
Now, being 400 miles East of So. CA. in Central Arizona,
Or in Missouri. :-)
The majority of the DX I worked last weekend was between 1830 and 1835 and
the second night. Just SP.
I had a blast. After the second night, I finally realized just how well the
1500 watts into the Inverted-L was working. :-)
We didn't operate very much, but here's what our
Interesting. On every other band from the West coast, south is usually
better. I've always blamed the auroral zone for that. I guess this is a
case of 160 once again showing its unique character.
73, Carl WS7L
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 12:28 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.comwrote:
I
Hello 160M Operators, Contesters, DXers and Mutants,
The Boring Amateur Radio Club reminds you of the upcoming
Stew Perry TopBand Distance Challenge happening Dec. 28-29.
This contest is unique and adheres to very fair and thoughtful rules
which are found at:
http://www.kkn.net/stew/
I made this video to help me identify a source and get some help with a
carrier and broadband interference noted on the low bands. I have
identified two general signals. They have a significant AC hum. One is
strongest to the West of my location and peaks at about 20dB over S9 On
the meter.
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