In my case, I set up a quick and dirty 160m antenna last year and it was so quick and dirty that it wouldn't work. I planned to put up a permanent one after I resided my house this summer but I didn't reside my house this summer...so...next year maybe?
Sean WA1TE On Wed, Oct 17, 2018 at 2:53 PM Paul Kiesel via Topband < [email protected]> wrote: > I listen for CW and FT8. My receive antenna is an unterminated BOG > which does a barely acceptable job for what it is. I often hear South > American, Pacific and Asian stations on CW, but rarely hear Europe. > I know my receive antenna is not up to the job, but there is not much > I can do about it because of my circumstances. I often hear big gun > W and VE stations working Europe like it's easy, but I hear European > stations very rarely... almost never. It's not that I don't try hearing. > There is no point in calling CQ EU if you can't hear EU stations. > There are other guys around here who experience the same thing. > We alert each other when there is an enhancement in propagation. In > our case, the auroral zone gets in the way. > > 73, Paul K7CW > -------------------------------------------- > On Wed, 10/17/18, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Subject: Re: Topband: Why no NA 160m Activity? > To: "Roger Kennedy" <[email protected]>, > [email protected] > Date: Wednesday, October 17, 2018, 10:35 AM > > Nothing against FT8 or FT8 > enthusiasts, but FT8 activity has certainly > siphoned off a lot of activity on CW, as many > of us have predicted and > feared. Anyone > doubting this just needs to tune the lower portion of the > > band then tune up the band and listen for a > moment. I, for one, will be > continuing my > activity on CW as I personally enjoy the audible and > visceral > connection with the person I'm > QSOing. 73. . . . Dave, W0FLS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Roger Kennedy > Sent: > Wednesday, October 17, 2018 12:07 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Topband: Why no NA 160m Activity? > > > I know you > guys in North America have a lot of Lightning & Static > problems > in the summer . . . but surely > that's all gone now? > > If > so, why is there so little activity on CW from NA on Top > Band? > > Every night > there's usually a load of us Europeans on from your > Sunset time, > calling CQ DX. > > The band is clearly open, from > the RBN signal reports . . . but I'll often > come on for at least an hour, and lucky if I > have 3 or 4 QSOs ! And even > then, it tends > to be none of the big signals. > > What makes it even more frustrating is that > there's usually LOADS of people > posting > FT8 contacts on the 160m DX Cluster . . . but very few > proper CW > Stations ! > > Roger G3YRO > > _________________ > Topband > Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband > Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > -- Sent from my Motorola DynaTAC 8000X _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
