I'll attempt to get on more often in the mornings, Mike. A couple of weeks back I was on top band cw every morning for a week...never heard anyone on CW calling CQ or answering me...summer time blues were in full force...hi hi
________________________________________ From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, July 2, 2016 8:45 AM To: James Rodenkirch Cc: Top Band Contesting Subject: Re: Topband: Working Europe I totally agree with Jim. We should use the band and not limit our QSo's to contesting or hunting DX. One of my goals in to work WAS QRP. When I have the time (and willpower) I get up around dawn to operate 160. I usually hear domestic stations calling DX. If they don't have any success I call them running QRP. Sometimes it results in a nice ragchew. We discuss DX, or the lack of it and our antennas. Get on the air. Mike N2MS ----- Original Message ----- From: James Rodenkirch <[email protected]> To: Top Band Contesting <[email protected]> Sent: Fri, 01 Jul 2016 23:22:43 -0000 (UTC) Subject: Re: Topband: Working Europe Mike: I would posit we - the "top band community" - need to promote increased operations ---------- fuggedabout "decent rx antennas" --- just get more hams operating on top band: - emphasize the Maunder minimum - emphasize the rise of efficiency of small lot antennas, as a resulting "benefit" - emphasize the benefits of a new low band rcv arrays It's about encouraging hams to explore top band, as the "minimums" descend on us.....not, necessarily, encouraging "ultimate stations" --- i.e., get 'em on the band...... 71.5/72 de Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV Guy said: >There is the issue of when people are actually listening on 160. *Sounds* dead because no one is there. ...AND THEN there is the issue of when people *can* actually listen; by that I mean, they have a decent rx antenna at their disposal. I've noticed quite a few locals (W1) with increasing interest in 160. The low-space rx antenna options out there are attracting interest. This is good. Bring on the minimum. Mike N1TA _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
