Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating..

2013-08-25 Thread Bill Cromwell
Hi, I continue to find evidence that 160 meters is NOT closed for the season. Most of the evidence is to be found way up in the phone band. I wondered if those guys were running California kilowatts or something but in some of the QSOs they mentioned their power output in the 100 watt area.

Re: Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating..

2013-08-25 Thread Shoppa, Tim
:02 AM To: 'topband' Subject: Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating.. Hi, I continue to find evidence that 160 meters is NOT closed for the season. Most of the evidence is to be found way up in the phone band. I wondered if those guys were running California kilowatts

Re: Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating..

2013-08-25 Thread Bill Cromwell
On 08/25/2013 09:15 AM, Shoppa, Tim wrote: YW5X (IOTA activation in Venezuela) has been active on 160M CW past couple of nights with a fair number of callers. Tim N3QE Hi Tim, Maybe I should be listening more at night instead of mornings... 73,

Re: Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating..

2013-08-25 Thread James Rodenkirch
13:15:27 + Subject: Re: Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating.. YW5X (IOTA activation in Venezuela) has been active on 160M CW past couple of nights with a fair number of callers. Tim N3QE From: Topband [topband-boun

Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating..

2013-08-25 Thread Bruce
This morning I set up a receiver to slowly scan (troll) from 1800 to 1830 kc...continuously. While I am working around here in and out of the shack I will hopefully hear anybody in range if there is activity. Bill KU8H Working some Europeans in August 2013 about my bedtime. All on CW

Re: Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating..

2013-08-25 Thread N1BUG
A couple weeks ago I declared my intention to be back on making some feeble noises in a few days. Unfortunately that hasn't happened. At this point I have no idea when I will be QRV, as I just don't have enough time or energy to get the station set up and repair finished. 73, Paul N1BUG

Re: Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating..

2013-08-25 Thread Bill Cromwell
On 08/25/2013 12:35 PM, Bruce wrote: Working some Europeans in August 2013 about my bedtime. All on CW G3JMJ very active many mornings 0346-0352 UTC 1.825 MHZ IV3PRK often active worked 0358 UTC 1.831 MHZ SV3RF 0353 1.818 MHZ G4EIM 0414 active many mornings 1.830 MHZ I2ZFD 0400 1.830