Topband: E30FB

2015-03-14 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
I heard the 17m op today which I suspect was N6PSE say he was going to be so he could be ready for 160 tonight. He also said that conditions on Topband have been very bad there and he was hoping for better luck. Good luck all! _ Topband Reflector Archives -

Re: Topband: How's propagation ?

2015-03-14 Thread Mike Waters
Is that new satellite going to let us forecast 160 meter propagation? :-) 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 4:10 PM, k1fz k...@myfairpoint.net wrote: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mms/index.html#.VQSgjI7WVIg _ Topband Reflector Archives -

Re: Topband: What IS troubling about this report....

2015-03-14 Thread Tom WA2BCK
Glenn, Your summary was wonderful and loaded with excellent advice. I often wonder why stations persist in calling on the DX stations transmit frequency. Surely by now, the entire ham radio community must realize that DXpeditions operate up or down and usually do not answer calls on their own

Topband: How's propagation ?

2015-03-14 Thread k1fz
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/mms/index.html#.VQSgjI7WVIg 73 Bruce-K1FZ www.qsl.net/k1fz/beverage_antenna.html _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Topband: What IS troubling about this report....

2015-03-14 Thread James Rodenkirch
from one of the K1N ops is there is nothing new here.all of his dozen plus points is/ae SO fundamental to anyone chasing DX...terrible operating habits or approaches by the majority of the DX chasers, obviously... I did work K1N with QRP power on 80, 20 and 15 so feel

Re: Topband: What IS troubling about this report....

2015-03-14 Thread W0MU Mike Fatchett
Much of the time it is a simple mistake. I did it to the E30 tonight and I am trying to be very careful. I changed bands and came back and the split was cancelled. I was that Lid. Usually a simple up up is fine but the cops have to go off on rant. Then I hear up, I immediately look to