Topband: Ooops - Good reason for multiple Stews/Stew Beef

G’day Oops. I meant from Western Australia the time between the Spring and Autumn (in southern hemisphere terms) equinoxes is by far the best time to work into North America and Europe, i.e. during our spring, summer and autumn. Yes it as noisy as all hell, but the prop is there. However,

Re: Topband: W1BB stats before/after 1958 solar max

But that was the best ever solar year on record and very few DX had accesss to the band or were limited to flea power. I was working the "world" on 6M those years which was also a very limited number of countries. Not even G, DL, et but EI and some others were 20-30 over 9 with 5-10W. HB

Re: Topband: JD1BMH

I find reports like this useful and it would be even more useful if folks would mention receive antenna and QTH. Thanks & 73, Barry N1EU On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Roger D Johnson wrote: > Wow! I heard Harry this AM for the first time ever! Unfortunately, he was >

Re: Topband: JD1BMH

Worked JD1BMH @1222Z in central VA w/ a K9AY loop recv ant and Coax Inv L for xmit/recv. 559 both ways. Hope that helps. - Alan K9MBQ -Original Message- >From: Barry N1EU >Sent: Jan 5, 2016 11:10 AM >To: Top Band Reflector >Subject: Re:

Re: Topband: JD1BMH

Aren't the Ogasawara Islands home to Godzilla? Is there an endorsement for monsters? Art NK8X ᐧ On Tue, Jan 5, 2016 at 10:56 AM, Roger D Johnson wrote: > Wow! I heard Harry this AM for the first time ever! Unfortunately, he was > weak and in the noise most > of the time.

Topband: New Year and band opens

The New Year has quickly brought us some nice openings to Asia, with numerous JA stations worked the past few days in the hour before our 1221z sunrise. Nice too that some of these were first-time contacts. JD1BMH and HL5IVL also worked. This seems about a week later than the December Doldrums

Topband: JD1BMH

Wow! I heard Harry this AM for the first time ever! Unfortunately, he was weak and in the noise most of the time. Here's hoping propagation makes it's way a bit further north soon. 73, Roger N1RJ _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Topband: JD1BMH

I was pleased to hear/work Harry this morning at 1323 UT (about 5 minutes before local SR) while running 100W into a "lazy L" with 32 radials -- receiving with the same antenna. The exchange was 559 both ways -- perhaps a bit optimistic. BUT, a few minutes later, Harry's sigs briefly (90

Topband: BOG near salt water

Some say a BOG is not effective at/over salt water. For grins I installed a 200’ BOG to Europe. 4:1 Binocular XFMR, #18 single wire, (92 Ohm Termination= 1.1:1 SWR on RG6 cable) 4’ Ground Rods, No radials. Works about same as K9AY. Maybe 8DB down in sig strength. Installed approximately from

Re: Topband: BOG near salt water

Val, Beverages of any type will NOT work over salt water or earth where the chemical makeup of the earth produces a highly conductive material. Here is the way I understand the theory. The Beverage works on the principle of a two wire transmission line where one side of the transmission

Re: Topband: Stew Beef

Some scattered thoughts. This topic has been discussed before but found new life with the planned addition of a Spring Stew Perry contest. As a die hard 160m fan an additional minor contest or two have little or no effect in my opinion on rag chew operations, JT65 or RTTY operation in the

Topband: K1BB

So much has been said about the Stew Perry contests and I really don't know much about him except him being an avid 160M OP and having the 1st DXCC on 160. I went to QRZ and read a bit more about him, more regarding his memorial station. Looking at my logs, I've never worked Stew in person

Re: Topband: JD1BMH

I was just lamenting in my last post that I hadn't worked any DX on 160m this season. Then this morning the propagation spotlight shown on N TX. Incredibly strong signals from Asia. JD1BMH, HL5IVL and several JAs logged. RX antenna is an SAL-20 (with the original preamp) feeding an FTdx5000. Amp

Re: Topband: Stew's Beef

1958 frank w1wy had both stew and myself turn in CQWW 1.8mcs logs mike w7dra On Tue, 5 Jan 2016 21:16:12 + (UTC) Greg Chartrand via Topband writes: > > Mark, > I asked Stew a very similar question. He said in effect- > "Contests are only good for working DX. I

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

One incentive for the QRPers (or even Low Power guys) to send in their log is to provide the full QSO 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,

Topband: Stew's Beef

Mark, I asked Stew a very similar question. He said in effect- "Contests are only good for working DX. I don't participate in contests but I work the DX that shows up for them". So most likely Stew would operate his own contest, work DX but would not submit a log.

Re: Topband: Stew's Beef

Tree, You are preaching to the choir !I  have offered to format and submit the logof one ham and would do the same for anyone that I know of.  My guess is that almost all enjoy contesting and do turn in a log.  Jim From: Tree To: Jim F. Cc: Greg

Re: Topband: Stew's Beef

GE & HNY 1 This might be relevant; read on ! I work one or two in these 5NN shenanigans known as 'Contests', because I've found somebody I want to work for other reasons. I won't bore U with those, but if U R curious, www.cat-houses.com might help. On getting a desperate E-mail form