Always be ready for a local power failure - that’s the only time I can hear any DX. Incredible to hear how fantastic 160m really is in a power failure ; without all the QRM from digital crap, SMPS and powerline noise! Be prepared with batteries/ generator for those amazing “ low band noise “ chances! Unfortunately, it also explains why FT8 is taking over. It’s the best chance for a high noise floor contact and without listening to the RFI hash. Greg Ve3fax
> On Nov 19, 2019, at 12:00 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > Send Topband mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/topband > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [email protected] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [email protected] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Topband digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (Roger Kennedy) > 2. ZD7W (Doug Renwick) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:42:29 -0000 > From: "Roger Kennedy" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night > Message-ID: <CD1AA2DE91D6454C9C11FA00C9F25092@Packard> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > > Well I posted a reminder last week . . . but it didn't appear til Thursday ! > > So hopefully we can stir up activity this Wednesday. > > Lots of people complain about all the FT8 activity, and the lack of CW > activity on Top Band these days . . . well this is an attempt to get more > stations on the band on CW on the same evening ! There will only be more CW > DX activity if people make the effort to come on and have proper QSOs. > > There are still plenty of stations who come on 160m on CW . . . I heard > around 100 calling the station in Nigeria the other night. But you never > normally hear those people on the band ! I find that very sad . . . that > those stations have a reasonable 160m setup, but only come on to have ONE > QSO !! > > Personally, I get a buzz out of working EVERY station on 160m that is a few > thousand miles away, regardless of where they are, or how many times we've > worked before. > > 73 Roger G3YRO > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:27:38 -0600 > From: "Doug Renwick" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Subject: Topband: ZD7W > Message-ID: <1857D7E19E66413AAB51E698FB42D45D@DOUG8PC> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Oliver, ZD7W had a great signal into the west last night. The man is > obviously a great CW operator. > > Doug > > There is nothing so dangerous as speaking the truth. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Topband mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/topband > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Topband Digest, Vol 203, Issue 15 > **************************************** _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
