Topband: Best Wishes

Merry Christmas to all from Bill and Carolyn. 73, Bill KU8H _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Topband: Stew operating times?

What operating times are recommended? Since it's 1500-1500, and I need to pick 14 hours, I'm guessing about 6PM Sat to 8AM Sun ??? In order to maximize propogation? BILL K4OWR _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

On Fri, Dec 25, 2015 at 6:46 AM, James Rodenkirch wrote: > Those suggested "QRP watering hole freqs" do nothing but undermine and > constrain, mentally, the typical QRP operator's ability to make Qs, whether > in a contest or not. Indeed. The thing to remember is that

Re: Topband: Stew operating times?

On Fri,12/25/2015 9:22 AM, K4OWR wrote: Since it's 1500-1500, and I need to pick 14 hours, I'm guessing about 6PM Sat to 8AM Sun ??? In order to maximize propogation? It depends on your QTH. Here in W6/W7, the Stew begins just before our sunrise, so most of us start out at 1500 hoping to work

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

On Fri,12/25/2015 8:39 AM, kol...@rcn.com wrote: What would be much more fair is to go by ERP. 5 watts from one of tho se sophisticated antenna farms may very well be stronger than 100w or even 600w from, let's say, a Butte rnut with a vestigial radial field. As a guy who worked 160M from a

Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

Here is my 2 cents worth: 1. Running QRP with a decent antenna makes sense. W6JTI runs up great QRP scores from his mountain top. N7WG worked tirelessly to get a 50 foot vertical up on a postage stamp lot in the SF Bay Area and was a fixture in 160 meter contests for years. He even achieved

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

"How else do I let you out there know I'm a QRP station." You don't; it's your choice, or it's forced on U, as many of us have high noise, rabidly anti-ham councils, vandalistic neighbours and so on. There are poor, inept, operators and have little time but we don't expect others to make

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

On Fri,12/25/2015 9:54 AM, Robb Webb Proprietor of Robb Webb Photography wrote: How else do I let you out there know I'm a QRP station. You DON'T. I don't care -- all I want is your QSO. In Stew Perry, where we get points for working a QRP station, those points are awarded by log checking

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

Do not sign /QRP. If your country's rules require you to, do sign /P. Do send your log in and make sure CATEGORY-POWER says you are QRP. Many of us look at the stew perry score summaries as they are released/updated, and I take special delight in finding out which were QRP stations and the best

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

Amen. 73/jeff/ac0c www.ac0c.com alpha-charlie-zero-charlie -Original Message- From: Mike Smith VE9AA Sent: Friday, December 25, 2015 12:26 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: re topband QRP Do not ever EVER sign /QRP !!! You are already most probably weak. It is

Re: Topband: Stew operating times?

Last year I made a serious full-time effort from W3LPL, maybe the only full-time effort I'll ever make in TBDC. I looked at local sunrise/sunset times and found out that there is 14.5 hours of darkness but only 14 hours of op time. I started about 10 minutes after my sunset and ran till about 10

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

Last year - I was operating the Stew from a temporary location - and with a bench power supply that could only provide enough power to set the K3 power at about 3.7 watts. My antenna was a low dipole about 15 feet off the ground. It was about the worst possible setup you could have and still

Re: Topband: A brief Boring report

One of my Elmers was Norm Koch K6ZDL (SK).a true CW expert who looked like a Marine Corps recruiter picture. I observed him operate CW many times on 80 and TB. He helped many of us new guys learn high speed CW back in the late 50's and early 60's. I mention this because Tree said a certain

Topband: re topband QRP

So what should I sign G0URR/QRP/P G0URR/P How else do I let you out there know I'm a QRP station. I will be on for tomorrow's Stew with an inverted L with a 30ft vertical portion 100ft above the sea on a cliff !! Hoping for good things Robb G0URR Robb Webb Photography Bringing

Topband: Contest fills

All this QRP talk had me coming up with more nugget of advice on top of the great suggestions Rick N6RK has already made. A word of advice especially for QRPers in the Stew, who will mostly be weak and dodging the static crashes. If a station sends "W1A??" and you are W1ABC, try sending BC BC

Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

well, i am not at my daughters house in Aberdeen WA yet, but they have a basement room right next to a tall tree, so i can get somewhat of a vertical with two crinkled radials out the basement window and not bother the rest of the Christmas festivities i have a powerful 6AG7/2x 807 rig with a 36

Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

I call CQ during any contest as a QRP entry (is there, really, any other fun category?) and have mini-runs of 5 to 10 return calls often, especially during the 160 meter events. I can't say, for certain, the % of Qs that have resulted from a "run attempt" but I'm thinkin' in the order of 10 to

Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

Of course, any frequency ending in a zero is almost guaranteed to have a constant broadcast station harmonic. I almost always hear them here, especially at night. And very often, that BC carrier is stronger than stations zero-beat with them calling CQ! Better to be slightly off of zero, if

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

I agree wholeheartedly; It sticks in my craw when I hear oafs signing "/QRP" and expecting others to take pity & do their work for them, with liquid-helium-cooled stacked rhombics & so on. Nobody returns to me when I sign "G2JL / PPA" (pretty poor antenna). I reckon anyone using QRP for

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

In Germany it is by rule of our authorities not use to use other appendages then /m /mm /am or /p. But there are always some rule breakers... 73 Peter -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim Brown Sent: Freitag, 25. Dezember 2015 18:17

Topband: a plaque for all you NINE's out there in the Stew

I just sponsored a plaque (waiting for the money to transfer) but here's one for anyone with a 9 in their callsign (as heard on the air), regardless of where you are Worldwide. ".Real Live Wire 9's with up to 9 Live Wires - Top Score Worldwide, 9 heard in callsign using up to and including 9

Re: Topband: Contest fills

Another word of advice for QRPers. . . for those that have multiple RX antennas in multiple directions. . .it takes a while for us to get you on the right antenna. Be patient and don't give up.73 and have fun. . .Dave, W0FLS - Original Message - From: "Mike Smith VE9AA"

Topband: A brief Boring report

The HQ for the Boring report has moved to Hillsboro, Oregon - but alas - the reports are still Boring. During the ARRL 160 - at 1500Z - on Sunday - when the rate was near zero - a very familiar callsign ticked my ear drums. It was W0ZTL. There are many callsigns that I remember from the "old"

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

What would be much more fair is to go by ERP. 5 watts from one of tho se sophisticated antenna farms may very well be stronger than 100w or even 600w from, let's say, a Butte rnut with a vestigial radial field. T he Butternut guy gets no consideration (in fact, generally he gets derision) but

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

On Fri,12/25/2015 9:09 AM, Mort wrote: I hear oafs signing "/QRP" I NEVER work any lid signing /QRP. 73, Jim K9YC _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

Rick has provided excellent advice on all counts. A few comments -- W6JTI and N6WG are both superb operators -- W6JTI, W6GJB, and I worked FD together this year QRP, and won class 1A Battery, and Frank regularly turns in great scores -- 3830 lists him as the top QRP score west of Chicago for

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

Hi Robb, Please sign only your call- G0URR- without any other letters or numbers. Where the QRP business comes in, is in your submitted log where you note your power level. That is where the power levels matter to yourself and to the others for scoring purposes. Same goes for your grid

Topband: SPDC Plaque, Daylight Operation

Top Banders, For those who might not have read closely the list of the numerous plaques being sponsored for operations in the upcoming (21 hours distant) Stew Perry Distance Challenge, better known as the 'Stew', I offer the following information about one of those plaques that I sponsor.

Re: Topband: Stew Op Times

On Fri,12/25/2015 3:12 PM, dick.bingham wrote: I am not allowed to use my arms for the next several months due to a chest-cracking and some bypass surgery on the heart. Me too -- 5 weeks ago. Thanks to friends who did some antenna maintenance for me, I'll be on for the Stew. 73, Jim K9YC

Topband: Stew Op Times

Merry Christmas to everyone Jim and Rick along with so many of you have done their antenna homework and others should emulate that sort of work. It seems like something is always getting in the way come Stew-time. I will not be on this year. Rick's several point comments are spot-on for all

Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

On Fri,12/25/2015 9:53 PM, Michael Adams wrote: One thing to keep in mind: for those folks who are actually competing in SP...read Rule 6 before submitting your log. Rule 6 is quite simple. NO ASSISTANCE. No cluster. No spots. No skimmer. It's "a boy and his radio." 73, Jim K9YC

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

One note about QRP stations in the Stew. You do not need to sign /P so that the person knows you are QRP. What you need to do is send in your log. The QRP bonus is given when doing the cross checking automatically during the log check process. So - signing /P does not good. Sending in your

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

i have always sent /7 or /something when i was away from the home shack. i am too old to change now mike w7dra 1 Secret To Cut 15 Years Of Mortgage Payments HARP Gives Homeowners a Once In A Lifetime Mortgage Bailout

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

On Fri,12/25/2015 12:24 PM, mstang...@comcast.net wrote: I operate QRP and normally give out that information as well as my power levels after the signal report. As a QRP op myself, I urge you to NOT do that. If I had worked to dig a weak signal out of the noise, I would interpret ANYTHING

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

Robb, I operate QRP and normally give out that information as well as my power levels after the signal report. Mike N2MS - Original Message - From: Robb Webb Proprietor of Robb Webb Photography To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 17:54:14

Re: Topband: re topband QRP

On Fri,12/25/2015 12:24 PM, mstang...@comcast.net wrote: I operate QRP and normally give out that information as well as my power levels after the signal report. As a QRP op myself, I urge you to NOT do that. If I had worked to dig a weak signal out of the noise, I would interpret ANYTHING

Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

One thing to keep in mind: for those folks who are actually competing in SP...read Rule 6 before submitting your log. :) If you run afoul of Rule 6, I'm sure that checklogs, especially from LP and QRP stations, are very much appreciated. -- Michael Adams | N1EN | m...@n1en.org