Topband: FT8, more ...

I don't think FT8 will necessarily doom ham radio, but it could (and likely will) change the face of DXing for awhile. But, to me, the excitement of DXing comes from the necessary element of uncertainty -- when the outcome remains in doubt until the final "RR, TU es 73." Pitting ones skills

Re: Topband: 160 Power

CORRECTION: 32 eighth-wave radials (FWIW). - Original Message - From: lmlangenf...@tds.net To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2017 11:43:54 AM Subject: Re: 160 Power My $0.02. I have added DXCC ## 96-101 so far this season, running 100W into simple wire antennas

Re: Topband: 160 Power

My $0.02. I have added DXCC ## 96-101 so far this season, running 100W into simple wire antennas throughout (most recently, a "Lazy L" with 32 quarter-wave radials). It took awhile to get this far, and took some patience/determination from my upper-midwest (read: "Black Hole") QTH. But,

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 159, Issue 19

Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 00:59:54 + From: Brian Sarkisian To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: T32 160 Operations Message-ID:

Re: Topband: VP8STI 160 Meter Path

I was pleasantly surprised to hear very strong and stable sigs from VP8STI late Wednesday evening (0445 UT) here, genuine 569 (maybe a bit more on peaks) --receiving only on my modest "lazy L" w/32 radials. Hoped for even better sigs at their SR, but things gradually slid after about 0500 UT,

Re: Topband: Topband Digest: K5P good job!

Message: 12 Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:38:05 -0500 From: Don Kirk To: Roger D Johnson Cc: topband Subject: Re: Topband: K5P good job ! I've heard a few DXpedition operators on 160 meters use the "sending calls two times" technique

Re: Topband: K5P good job!

Message: 16 Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 09:55:36 -0400 From: "Mike Smith VE9AA" To: Subject: Topband: K5P good job ! If the DX said WB6Z? I certainly wouldn't call. Full credit to the K5P op who tried to stick with it til he figured the original caller

Topband: strange propagation

Seems to me the final judge in all of this is the guy who stares back at you from the mirror every morning. There are a million ways to game the rules and outright cheat ... even in ham radio, where the rewards for a "win" are pretty abstract. If the guy gazing straight back at you is

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

Re: Topband: Stew Beef

Without taking a particular position on this issue, I have to wonder if any consideration has been given to this contest's namesake. How, exactly, would Stew Perry have felt about more contests (especially in his name) on Top Band? Personally, I have no idea. I pose the question merely for