Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete

2018-08-03 Thread vk3io
Tree, that was VE7BS, BOB (now SK) and VK3ZL, BOB (now also SK), with almost all qso's using SSB. We, ve7bs, vk3zl (previously vk3bvs), including myself vk3io (previously vk3bee) and other vk's, had many great ssb qso's on Top Band between 1983 and 2010, back in the "good old day's" of 160m

Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete

2018-08-02 Thread vk2wf
) To: topband Subject: Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete I have heard Manuel a couple of times, just, but VK3 to anywhere east of the west coast of South America is difficult. Thankfully, I do have one QSO confirmed with him from two years ago. As far as regulars hear

Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete

2018-08-02 Thread VK3HJ
I have heard Manuel a couple of times, just, but VK3 to anywhere east of the west coast of South America is difficult. Thankfully, I do have one QSO confirmed with him from two years ago. As far as regulars heard, I would have to mention AA1K, N0FW and K4IQJ, amongst others. At the very

Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete

2018-08-02 Thread m.r.c.
ORAN. We were limited to a night time power of 200 watts Plate Input. Robin, WA6CDR - Original Message - From: "Steve" To: "topband" Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2018 11:52 Subject: Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete This reminds m

Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete

2018-08-02 Thread Dan Edward Dba East edwards
good work, don and manuel ! 73, w5xz, dan On Thursday, August 2, 2018 1:57 PM, Steve wrote: >This reminds me of the QSOs VE7SB (I think I remember that call right) and VK3ZL did. Tree..it was Bob, VE7BS in Pemberton. I would often listen during their summer dawn chats using my

Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete

2018-08-02 Thread Steve
This reminds me of the QSOs VE7SB (I think I remember that call right) and VK3ZL did. Tree..it was Bob, VE7BS in Pemberton. I would often listen during their summer dawn chats using my ICF-2010 Sony and built-in ferrite loop. Often the VKs were good copy here on the kitchen table! I think

Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete

2018-08-02 Thread Wes Stewart
I often saw your spots, but the hours were just awful for me in AZ.  Too late to stay up late, too early to get up early. I am reminded of some skeds that W7UBI (SK) and I ran on another part of the spectrum, 2-meters, on meteor scatter in 1978-1979 For over a year we did a half-hour skeds

Re: Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete

2018-08-02 Thread Tree
Congrats on the 95 percent success rate. This reminds me of the QSOs VE7SB (I think I remember that call right) and VK3ZL did. They managed to make QSOs like everyday for over a year I believe. Someone else on the list might remember the details better than I can. Tree N6TR On Thu, Aug 2,

Topband: WD8DSB & LU5OM 160 meter year long test complete

2018-08-02 Thread Don Kirk
For those of you that have been getting up early each morning to listen for LU5OM, just wanted to let you know that we have reached the end of our year long test. Manuel (LU5OM) and I (WD8DSB) are pretty worn out getting up almost every morning (0845 UTC) for one year. Manuel will still continue