Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

2023-06-19 Thread 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,

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

2023-06-19 Thread 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

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

2023-06-19 Thread 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

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

2023-06-19 Thread 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 > _ Searchable Archives:

Topband: Condolences

2023-06-19 Thread 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

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

2023-06-19 Thread 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

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

2023-06-19 Thread 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

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

2023-06-19 Thread 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 > > >

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

2023-06-19 Thread Andree Schanko
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Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge

2023-06-19 Thread 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 _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector