After playing in the ARRL DX contest in the early morning hours, it looks
to me that what is *really* needed is a small DX window somewhere in the 15
kHz JA segment 1810-1825. Heck, it could even be less than 5 kHz wide.
From my QTH in the central USA, I could copy JAs who were working NA
-boun...@contesting.com] För Mike Waters
Skickat: den 6 december 2014 15:28
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Kopia: Petr Ourednik
Ämne: Re: Topband: ARRL 160m contest and DX Window?
After playing in the ARRL DX contest in the early morning hours, it looks to
me that what is *really* needed is a small DX window
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Kopia: Petr Ourednik
Ämne: Re: Topband: ARRL 160m contest and DX Window?
After playing in the ARRL DX contest in the early morning hours, it looks
to
me that what is *really* needed is a small DX window somewhere in the 15
kHz
JA segment 1810-1825. Heck, it could even
Worked more than 140 stations.
Antenna tuned in 1.830-1.850 segment, so I spent most time there and
sometimes when left frequencie to S/P, was too difficult find free segment
in 1.830-1.835 due to large number of BIG USA Guns callin CQ and working
between each other local QSOs. Guys in USA maybe
The DX window is a nearly completely obsolete concept for contests, now
rejected by every contest sponsor except ARRL. The ARRL Contest Advisory
Committee (CAC) in writing recommended discontinuing the window in the 160
contest, but that was nixed by someone in the ARRL chain of command. So the
DX
I end up working most of my 5-pointers (DX by ARRL standards at least)
outside the supposed DX window.
In e.g. CQ WW I observe some good self-segregation between loud USA running
stations and the actual DX running stations. The big multi-multis seem to
put their 160M run frequencies either high
After playing in the ARRL DX contest in the early morning hours, it looks
to me that what is *really* needed is a small DX window somewhere in the
15
kHz JA segment 1810-1825. Heck, it could even be less than 5 kHz wide.
From my QTH in the central USA, I could copy JAs who were working NA
Thanks for all the replies. I'm finally beginning to realize that the DX
Window was for an earlier time when 160m band allocations were much
different.
I see that there's nothing about any window for the Stew at
http://www.kkn.net/stew/stew.rules.txt
I assume that unless contest rules explicitly
Thank you, Petr. Some of this is mentioned at
http://www.pacificdxpedition.com/download/160m-frequencies.pdf which I have
hanging next to my radio. The 1830-1835 DX Window is on that chart, and
that's one of the reasons I had this stuck in my head. :-)
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Tue, Dec 2, 2014
Hi Peter
I don ´t think so. :)
I have just 2x BOGs, 1x Hi-Z vertical and MiniDiamond W2PM loop all
connected to
wireless antenna switch. If You will add the
time for tunning around frequency using RIT + playing with four rx
antennas and tx antenna
then You have about 5sec...
Well of course
: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Waters
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2014 10:27 AM
To: topband
Subject: Topband: ARRL 160m contest and DX Window?
The ARRL 160 meter contest is this weekend. I know there has been a lot
of
controversy in the past about the 1830
160m contest and DX Window?
The ARRL 160 meter contest is this weekend. I know there has been a lot
of
controversy in the past about the 1830 to 1835 segment (the so-called DX
Window).
I understand that if I am in the USA, the right thing to do is to NOT
park
in that window and call CQ
On Mon, Dec 1, 2014 at 12:52 PM, Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com wrote:
The ARRL 160 contest is an ARRL contest centered around the ARRL, much
like SS and Field Day are ARRL contests.
Since it is an ARRL-centric contest, it makes complete sense the score
multiplier is queued to ARRL sections and not
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