Topband: TX5K - the showstopper

2013-03-04 Thread Alessandro Graziani
I was a bit on 30M, listening and waiting for the gud signal to call them and... I thought: "don't look the cluster, don't go to 160, will never work it!" :). What a shot! Absurd signal guys, right now, here, in the valley... sounds like a station from Canary Islands! IMHO, at these levels ( the

Re: Topband: T6LG RX antenna

2013-02-19 Thread Alessandro Graziani
> Yes, T6LG hears really well. I congratulate Ilian, and Jose Carlos, too. In my opinion they has done a small masterpiece there: the noise level has been reduced, from S9+, to S2. Last week, I worked Ilian on top-notch, very easy, QSO. -- The noise, unfortunately, still the main problem for

Topband: snailmail newone

2012-12-14 Thread Alessandro Graziani
. Alessandro Graziani IZ5MOQ - W6MOQ A1 Operator (ARRL) ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com

Topband: TA3J - tu QSL

2012-11-30 Thread Alessandro Graziani
Hello, just to thanks, via the topband reflector too, Berkin - TA3J. Today, I got his card, to confirm the QSO on 160M. He wrote first, and direct via my club HQ. TU Berkin, tu new one. Alessandro, IZ5MOQ ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com

Topband: the winter...

2012-11-20 Thread Alessandro Graziani
After a full summer spent on 160M, with great results... here we are, on the winter. Guys, do you know what I say? I think it was better (for me) in the summer, hee. Unfortunately between my mountains the situation sounds very difficult: a lot of traffic, a lot of people, a lot of operations... a

Topband: the summer season continues

2012-07-12 Thread Alessandro Graziani
The summer season continues... and personally I'm 160M's increasingly fascinated. On my DXCC, 100 entities... to be almost finished, and am a little sorry to hear it :-) ... will be a new starting point, I think. This month, I worked three new one: VK6GX ( my top distance ), YE0M and the legendary

Re: Topband: CQ WPX CW - 2012

2012-05-29 Thread Alessandro Graziani
Hello Bob, W7LR, all. a little ago, I received the confirmation, via LOTW, from JR5JAQ and then the confirmation, via EQSL, from the HK1NA team. So, the WPX, for me, went well! The propagation was good, but few callers all around. I worked about 100 stations. No contest this time, no log, just