It is very dramatic the changes over the sunspot cycle here on the USA west coast. With the topband chat room - you can't say it is the lack of activity. We know where the stations are - we simply can not hear them. Have not heard or worked much Europe in the past 3 years myself.
Not complaining - it is part of the allure of the band - and makes it that more special when it does open. It's just so different from the sunspot minimum where I could just about count on hearing RA4LW every winter evening on 1831.5 just after sunset. 73 Tree N6TR/7 Boring, OR On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Ashton Lee <[email protected]>wrote: > Jim > > I note from QRZ that you have 133 countries contacted on 160… and yet you > haven’t heard Europe in 2 years. > > Kinda puts into perspective what 160 is like for those of us in the West > these days. > > KQ0C > Ash > > > On Dec 11, 2013, at 10:28 AM, Jim Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On 12/11/2013 7:56 AM, Shoppa, Tim wrote: > >> After CQ WW CW, I was talking with a guy in Arizona who had worked 100+ > JA's on 160 in that test! More than half a continent away, very different > perspective on 160 than mine! > > > > Yep. 100+ 5,500 mile QSOs, but only 1 multiplier. > > > > As to EU -- I haven't heard EU on 160 in more than two years. > > > > 73, Jim K9YC > > > > _________________ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
