Re: Topband: End of Season, Spring Cleaning

79 and 83 ?You guys ain't seen nothin yet !I turned 85 this week and oftensay - wish I was 80 again ! Absolutely amazed at what happens with age.If only I realized that I would have been more understanding with grandparents etc... 73, Jim W1FMR On Friday, May 10, 2024, 3:12:31 PM EDT,

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Topband Challenge this weekend

About S4 noise here which is great for a condo with a hidden wire in the trees. Hope to work across the pond with 5 watts.73, Jim W1FMR.  Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Fri, Jun 16, 2023 at 10:25 AM, Mike Waters wrote: On Fri, Jun 16, 2023, 7:54 AM Roger Kennedy wrote: > > But

Re: Topband: Unsubscribing

Good advice ! Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Sep 18, 2021 at 8:09 AM, jcr...@mun.ca wrote: Hi Greg, I remember our QSO about decade ago. Always a thrill to work that end of the globe.  Sorry to hear you're QRT on TB. Have fun on the microwaves... the VLF ops think of TB as

Topband: Stew Perry and a condo challenge:

Condo QRP operation in the Stew: Laid four 68' radials today on lawn and woodsaround the condo with brown Teflon wire which is almost invisible on dead grass and leaves but unfortunately just received a light dusting of snow which makes the brown wire stand out like a sore thumb. But not as

Re: Topband: A big thank you to those participating in the Fox Hunt event last night!!

Excellent Jim,And thank you for "pushing" the event. Got as far as WI (N9NE) from NH. 73, Jim W1FMR From: James Rodenkirch To: Top Band Contesting Cc: Charles Moizeau W2SH ; Dale Putnam ; Paul Stroud

Re: Topband: VE3OSZ QRT on 160

Bob,Don't give up !  Having no tree doesn't mean you have to give up 160m but may mean you have to give up something else likea great signal and be in the same boat as a lotof us who still manage to have fun on 160m. Many 160m operators have great receiving systems and can pull almost any

Topband: Stew Perry

I now have enough points of time reference to correct the PC failure that changed the date and times in my QRP log. You know who you are :-) Thanks and 73, Jim / W1FMR _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

K9JWV... Good luck with that Inv U !   It worked great at my last location but not here.Totally different terrain and the vertical feed leg here is at an angle instead of being perfectly vertical. Eric, NO3M  Wonderful workmanship in that 1928 MOPA transmitter !  Congratulations ! When this old

Re: Topband: Spring Stew Perry

Eric...Mopa sounded great in NH !   Did not hear Jim KV4FZ was loud about 0500 but no reply.  Worked NP2X about that time who was just above the noise. Out in the dark at 8 pm laying down radials  And will pull them inbefore church in the morning.   Enjoying the condo challenge ! 73,

Re: Topband: PLEASE STOP!

I love it !Am learning more about history and technology and operating and 160m personalities that I have worked in contests than I ever could otherwiseand am awed by most of the well thought out arguments. Am not tired of it yet and neither are many others by the looks of it.And Yahoo.com has

Re: Topband: Stew's Beef

I am a QRPer and submit my anemic log but know of a pedestrian mobile QRP operatorwho does not and there may be others who do not submit a lousy log.  However with all the vagaries of operators and contesters and contests fun is the ultimate name of the game for most. Here on the frozen right

Re: Topband: Stew's Beef

O points possible for the stations they work. Without their logs - I have no choice but to score their QSOs at 1X - as if they were running high power. Tree N6TR On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 2:29 PM, Jim F. via Topband <topband@contesting.com> wrote: I am a QRPer and submit my anemic log but know of a

Re: Topband: Best DX QRP contact in the SP - N5IA

ow. A great time. 72, Bob KI0g > On Dec 27, 2015, at 6:09 AM, Jim F. via Topband <topband@contesting.com> > wrote: > > Couldn't believe hearing N5IA before dawn this morning and > _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Topband: Best DX QRP contact in the SP - N5IA

Couldn't believe hearing N5IA before dawn this morning and got him in the log. He was the furthest DX contact - by far - and to see whyLook him up on QRZ.com.  His 160m antennas are ... Amazing ! He copied my 5 watts from a condo in NH on a hidden antenna. Thank you Milt !!!  You made my

Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

W6UQZ > > > > > >      From: Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> > >  To: topband@contesting.com > >  Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 10:19 AM > >  Subject: Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ? > > > > On Thu,12/24/2015 10:03 AM, Jim

Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

It is very difficult for me to work other QRP stations because of a strong reluctance to call CQ with such a weak signal. Will try to make an attempt this year on the hour around the QRPwatering hole. (QRPers know where that is ! ) 73, Jim / W1FMR _ Topband Reflector Archives

Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ?

: Jim Brown <j...@audiosystemsgroup.com> To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Thursday, December 24, 2015 1:19 PM Subject: Re: Topband: QRPers calling CQ in the SP ? On Thu,12/24/2015 10:03 AM, Jim F. via Topband wrote: > Will try to make an attempt this year on the hour around the QR

Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op

Amen brother Jim !   Hope K4OWR catches the drift and gives it a try :-) Jim /  W1FMR From: Jim Brown To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 1:55 PM Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op On Wed,12/23/2015

Re: Topband: The Stew Perry is Coming. Are You Ready?

W1FMR will be QRP from this condo (double handicap) which gets 4X bonus points (but really should be worth x8, or more  :-) Good Luck all, Jim / W1FMR   NH From: Mike - W5JR To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2015 2:54 PM Subject: Re:

Topband: Happy Thanksgiving !

A very Happy Thanksgiving to all ! It was especially nice in the QRP ARCI 160m Sprint last night and then with the family at dinner today !  Just a few of the many things to be thankful for. 160m QRP Sprint: Last night the 160m noise level was S5+ and hardly aQRPer could be picked out of