> I operate mostly CW and some of these guys are going so fast I have > to listen a few times to get their call right - amazingly fast.
Yes...and just think of all the miscopied calls and info in the logs that won't be tallied! 73, Charlie, N0TT > Maybe I'll see you tonight - have fun and stay warm back there. > > 73, Jim > > > On Saturday, Dec 7, 2013, at Saturday, 1:48 PM, Shelby > Summerville wrote: > > > Jim, ever give any thought that, other than "contest type" CW, > some (me) have little, if any interest in CW? > > Happy Holiday Season > > > > C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bennett" <[email protected]> > > To: "topband" <[email protected]> > > Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 3:29 PM > > Subject: Topband: 160 Meter Ops > > > > > >> This contest, along with the Stew Perry versions, certainly make > one wonder - WHERE THE HECK ARE ALL THE CW OPS THE REST OF THE YEAR? > On any given night, one can jump on 160 (or even 80) meters and hear > pretty much nothing. Calling CQ sometimes brings an answer, but not > that often. Forty meters has some activity, but 160 and 80 are vast > wastelands. Then along comes the contest, like last night, > wall-to-wall stations on Top Band. I live in a "standard" > residential neighborhood and don't have a lot of room. I've got a > non-mega antenna: an Inverted L that only goes up about 20 feet > vertically with the rest horizontally, and with my K3 and KPA500, am > able to work east coast stations at will. So, it's not that my, or > everyone elses' RF is going straight up into the ozone on other > nights. Where is everyone? > >> > >> Jim / W6JHB > >> Folsom, CA > >> _________________ > >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
