I'm a relative newbie on 160 (about 5 years) but it seems most DX hangs out on CW between 1820 and 1835. The situation may be different during contests, due to channel availability.
73 de NK8X ᐧ On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 1:14 PM, K4OWR <[email protected]> wrote: > :::: Although I can work CW, I don't usually. It's not clear what mode you > guys use most. I often go up to the shack around 9pm and listen around for > an hour or so, but rarely hear much activity other then the local obnoxious > ragchewers who will complain to me that I'm "splattering" on their > conversation 10 khz away. I always find that they are using their > noiseblankers out of habit and don't seem to comprehend what this does to > their selectivity....sigh. Anyway, I would appreciate hearing what Fx most > of you find best for DX, and is phone only hampering me? > BILL K4OWR > > > > > On 12/5/2015 12:50 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > >> On Sat,12/5/2015 8:40 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: >> >>> Last night, I worked several CT, KY, and SC, and at least 1 MS. >>> >> >> I found condx pretty stinko last night to the east coast. Lots of W1 >> spotted, none heard. K8JQ was heard, but not loud. The very dependable NO3M >> and WD5R were not very loud and didn't hear me. Let's hope tonight is >> better. >> >> Yes, N4OGW and WQ5L are good ops with a decent signal from MS, but both >> seem to go to bed too early to work from W6. :) >> >> >> On Sat,12/5/2015 8:01 AM, K4OWR wrote: >> >>> I have had great success contesting on this band (avg 1000qs) but not >>> really much DX. My country total is about 15. I'm reading here about some >>> people working DX and wondering about when I need to get on to hear this >>> stuff. I see the word "overnight" but wondering around what time is best. >>> I'm in east TN. >>> >> >> 160M is an all night band, and 160 contests are all night contests. >> Conditions often vary quite a lot through the night and from one night to >> another. From the beginning of the contest (around 5 pm EST) work EU, AF, >> SA, and NA until local sunrise at the DX QTH. Through the night and until >> about 30 minutes after your own sunrise, work west. Signals to the west >> will peak at their sunset and again in the hour or so around your sunrise. >> Beverages and other dedicated RX antennas will help pull out weaker signals. >> >> In addition to all of that, with legal limit power and decent vertical >> antenna, I can work 800 miles in the daylight hours. >> >> 73, Jim K9YC Santa Cruz, 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
