Hello Roger, I got on last and called cq at abt 0630z and worked an F6 and DF2. A few minutes later worked an EA5. AZ was new state for him. I'll take a listen starting abt 0300z but the West coast of EU is so much easier for from 1 hr before ur your SR and peaking 15 min or so before. At 0300z if the band is in good condx, we might be able work into Eastern EU where I still need a few countries. BTW, Z60A was copyable for abt 30m before their SR. They worked some east coat stns and EU. Someone came on and said it was a pirate. 73,Ray,N6VR
Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone -------- Original message --------From: Roger Kennedy <ro...@wessexproductions.co.uk> Date: 1/31/18 3:03 AM (GMT-07:00) To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: 160m DX Activity Night Well that's interesting that you even ask that ! Personally, I get a buzz out of working ANY DX station on 160m, and North America is certainly DX on this band. And it doesn't matter how many times I've worked that station before, it's still an achievement to me (and as I don't use a Computer Log, unless it's someone I've worked a lot, I don't usually remember if I've worked them before anyway). As far as I'm concerned, working DX means a long distance contact (and on 160m that's anything over 1,000 miles) . . . I'm not even bothered about working a station on some rare island, when I could be working a station that's further away - that to me again is more of an achievement! In terms of whether conditions are good when you come on the band on a Wednesday, well you'd soon find out ! I personally will come on tonight about 0000Z . . . usually for about an hour . . . and then again about 0300Z, to see if there's stations further west. (there seems no point in coming on at our Sunrise, around 0730, as there is actually NO peak in signal these days) Roger G3YRO _____ From: Mark K3MSB [mailto:mark.k3...@gmail.com] Sent: 31 January 2018 01:20 To: Roger Kennedy Cc: topBand List Subject: Re: Topband: 160m DX Activity Night So what's the accepted practice of working stations again and again on 160M? If I've worked you once or twice in the past I won't answer your CQ, unless you're CQing with no responses, but then probably not. I've found in the past that ops don't want repeat customers, they want fresh fish. I've been doing other thingsin the shack and have heard EU stations CQing and CQing on TB but I don't answer as they're in my log quite a few times. Should I answer? 73 Mark K3MSB _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
