Re: Topband: Wednesday 160m DX Activity Night

2018-02-22 Thread rayn6vr
Ken,Good catch! Heard i u calling uk9aa but never heard him. He's been spotted a lot but it would take some very special /weird condx for us to hear him. Otherwise, checked the band several times but never heard EU last nigjt, 0500 - 0800z, EU SR. Ray,Near Prescott, AZ Sent from my Verizon,

Re: Topband: 160m DX Activity Night

2018-01-31 Thread rayn6vr
In my mind, the station you are talking about is very inconsiderate and lacking poor judgement. It is a common thing to call and say hi to someone on TB when the condx are slow or poor propagation.  If I were to get such an email, I would never work thay stn on any band, any mode, contest or

Re: Topband: No 160m Sunrise Peak

2018-01-31 Thread rayn6vr
Peter, In my ecperience, this can explain why I hear western EU so much better starting about 30 min before their SR. Ray,N6VR Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: Petr Ourednik Date: 1/31/18 3:44 AM (GMT-07:00) To:

Re: Topband: 160m DX Activity Night

2018-01-31 Thread rayn6vr
Hello Roger, I got on last and called cq at abt 0630z and worked an F6 and DF2. A few minutes later worked an EA5. AZ was new state for him. I'll  take a listen starting abt 0300z but the West coast of EU is so much easier for from 1 hr before ur your SR and peaking 15 min or so before. At 0300z

Re: Topband: CQ WW CW 160m observations

2017-11-27 Thread rayn6vr
Trevor,I called u for almost 20 minutes  my Saturday evening just before ur SR. U peaked 459 at times but u never hear me or some of the other Ws calling.Hoping for better condx.Ray, N6VR Near Prescott, AZ Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone Original message From: