Topband: VE6WZ Audio Files and EU conditions

At VE6WZ, the EU transpolar DX path on 160 has been excellent this winter season. Since Oct. 2017 there have been 220 EU DX that have made it into the log. I am very happy with the new remote station. RFI quiet rural QTH on the top of a very high hill. Game changing compared to the old city lot

Topband: Kostas' point

Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 15:07:04 -0500 From: To: "John Randall" , Cc: "MEZEY JIM" , "w1zc" , "W2WGK" Subject: Re: Topband: Kostas' point

Re: Topband: Kostas' point

Do they keep DXCC records and listings?  Do they keep contesting records?    Sure they do.  Have individuals been disqualified from DXCC?  From a contest? You bet they have!  If technology is making it impossible to tell if someone is cheating, why bother to participate?  Just make your own

Re: Topband: E31

There are always lessons to be learned from previous expeditions. if 160m is a band upon which the team wants to focus, then a high-rise building top QTH is obviously not a good choice. That said, we must realize there are many factors involved in choosing the QTH (such as public awareness

Re: Topband: E31

Last night they were weaker here in Eastern EU then the two previous days. Have the country confirmed so didn't call. Possibly future DX peditions will use the alternative RX antenna approach not to feed locals with cupper wires. Fortunately, pingwins don't steal wires so hopefully the Bouvet

Re: Topband: Kostas' point

Good comments. Another perspective: If we consider DXCC a "people performance measurement system", then experience demonstrates some problems with those systems: 1. Some participants will invent clever ways to gain an advantage, exploit rule loopholes, or cheat. 2. The measurement will

Re: Topband: E31

Hi Steve I noticed the same thing. The pileup was considerably wider, but he typically stayed within the 1 to 2 KHz up slot.I had my bandwidth set to 1.2 KHz when I switched to his RX frequency, and my VFO was on 23.66 and it didn’t move for me to hear most of the responders! NT2X spotted

Re: Topband: Kostas' point

Another fellow pressed me on this.   What I should have said - that perhaps is more clear - goes like this. 1. Worry about your own operation --> because you can control it. 2. No point to worry about the other guy --> because you almost certainly have no control over it. 3. Point #2 does

Topband: E31

I called unsuccessfully for quite some time. I noticed that, on the stations I could spot, he stayed within the range of 1-2 up. I did not spot anyone higher than that. Just FYI. Steve, NN4T --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Re: Topband: E31

And QUIT calling if he is not answering you! Ridiculous behavior. Patience and courtesy will help everyone. 73, Greg-N4CC -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ron Spencer Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2018 5:23 AM To: Topband@Contesting.

Topband: E31

​Solid copy on them from my ss to their sr. But obvious they were having great difficulty hearing. And also obvious some stations in pile were getting frustrated. I'm very happy the folks there are putting in the effort to get on 160 for us! I think how frustrated THEY must be: travel all that

Re: Topband: Kostas' point

So this is sort of like Olympic doping or other amateur endeavors where they keep score? Dave Heil K8MN On 18-Jan-18 05:38, Jeff Blaine wrote: There is no real point of worrying about what the other guy is using.  We only can control our personal operation, and really have to leave the