Re those that have worked VP2VI on 160 cw, VERY impressed with the number that have done so with quite marginal antennas and low power. WELL DONE at both ends!!
Ron N4XD Sent using https://www.zoho.com/mail/ ---- On Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:10:12 -0400 <[email protected]> wrote --- Send Topband mailing list submissions to mailto:[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 mailto:[email protected] You can reach the person managing the list at mailto:[email protected] When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of Topband digest..." Today's Topics: 1. 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Andree Schanko) 2. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Richard Thorne) 3. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (mailto:[email protected]) 4. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (mailto:[email protected]) 5. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Steven E. Fick) 6. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (EUGENE GABRY) 7. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Steve Harrison) 8. 160 QSO with VP2VI (Ted Kirst) 9. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Henk PA5KT) 10. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Wes Stewart) 11. FW: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Patrick Parmentier) 12. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Udo A. Heinze) 13. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (KE?L) 14. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Steven E. Fick) 15. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Don Kirk) 16. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Glenn Thorne) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:13:43 +0000 From: Andree Schanko <mailto:[email protected]> To: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <trinity-0da51604-0066-4ac7-ad10-7094914db338-1745342023444@trinity-msg-rest-webde-webde-live-84b7bbbbc-mtx22> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 VP2VI? if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX antenna and how much power? Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:17:09 -0500 From: Richard Thorne <mailto:[email protected]> To: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <162f4048mailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Andree, I used a 1/4 sloping vertical with an elevated feed point (10' above ground) with two full size radials going North/South. Rich - N5ZC On 4/22/2025 12:13 PM, Andree Schanko via Topband wrote: > VP2VI > > if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as > TX antenna and how much power? > Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:39:26 -0700 From: mailto:[email protected] To: Top Band List List <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: Andree Schanko <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <1211514Amailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii 13 April 2025 @ 0246Z. Shunt fed tower with HF yagis as top loading. ~1KW out. Up 1. First call. 73 - Steve WB6RSE > On Apr 22, 2025, at 10:13 AM, Andree Schanko via Topband > <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > > VP2VI > > if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as > TX antenna and how much power? > Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector ------------------------------ Message: 4 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:13:17 -0500 From: mailto:[email protected] To: Andree Schanko <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed TY for our 160 (and other) qso's with the team! I used an Inv L (~ 60 feet horizontal) with 1 KW out. First call qso - op was excellent and very easy to work but VP2VI signal was not as strong as I expected. Maybe 10 - 15 db weaker than what I anticipated. Just about 599. 73 Bob, KQ2M On 2025-04-22 12:13, Andree Schanko via Topband wrote: > VP2VI? > > if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you > use as TX antenna and how much power? > Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI ------------------------------ Message: 5 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:17:11 -0400 From: "Steven E. Fick" <mailto:[email protected]> To: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <fb1eabd8mailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" ------------------------------ Message: 6 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:34:11 -0500 (CDT) From: EUGENE GABRY <mailto:[email protected]> To: Andree Schanko <mailto:[email protected]>, Andree Schanko via Topband <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <mailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Hello Andy, I worked you on April 13 at 0041UTC CW 100 watts to a inverted L ~ 25' vertical to knee 110' horizontal, wire running west from knee. This 160 inverted L is a parallel wire to my 6BTV connected to the 6BTV feed point. You were a solid S9 here in EM66IJ the evening we worked. I have been checking your freq on 160 when you are there, and you are always at least S7 and above. Good copy sigs all the time. I hope you make more QS on 160. GL es good DX! 73, Gene N9TF EM66IJ > On 04/22/2025 12:13 PM CDT Andree Schanko via Topband > <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > > > VP2VI? > > if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as > TX antenna and how much power? > Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector ------------------------------ Message: 7 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:45:40 -0700 From: Steve Harrison <mailto:[email protected]> To: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <4a5ade65mailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed 750 - 800W output from a homebrew antler tuner (probably 100 - 150 watts loss), 160m inverted L sloping up from ground some 30 feet from the base of a 38-foot support tower, then horizontal-sloping top wire toward the SE, 20 feet high at the end. 4 120 foot radials spread out west to east on the north side of the sloping vertical wire. Chainlink fence 125 feet square to the south of the radials, also connected to the feedline shield. QTH is in the middle of the desert of SoCal. I can forward a drawing but this reflector doesn't allow them. I laid out this antenna originally specifically to work 9M2AX, which it did (but only after he reached S8). No separate RX amtler(s) at present. Steve, K0XP Wonder Valley On 4/22/2025 10:13 AM, Andree Schanko via Topband wrote: > VP2VI > > if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as > TX antenna and how much power? > Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI > > _________________ > Searchable Archives:http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector -- See my QRZ.com page at *https://www.qrz.com/db/K0XP* ------------------------------ Message: 8 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:46:42 -0500 From: Ted Kirst <mailto:[email protected]> To: Andree Schanko via Topband <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Topband: 160 QSO with VP2VI Message-ID: <mailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Hi Andree, Used K3S at 100 watts and top loaded, shunt fed tower. 73, Ted: W1GL ------------------------------ Message: 9 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:14:27 +0200 From: Henk PA5KT <mailto:[email protected]> To: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <d36d59c3mailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed TX antenna inv L with 21m vertical, horizontal wire bit sloping towards east. 800Watts. https://www.pa5kt.com/index.php/projects/15-vertical-for-160m-80m You had nice signal on TX antenna and on RX antenna. (SAL-20). 73 Henk PA5KT Op 22-4-2025 om 19:13 schreef Andree Schanko via Topband: > VP2VI > > if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as > TX antenna and how much power? > Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector ------------------------------ Message: 10 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:25:31 +0000 (UTC) From: Wes Stewart <mailto:[email protected]> To: Andree Schanko <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: "mailto:[email protected]"; <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <1557644488mailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Andy, Seventeen meter tall aluminum tubing ground-mounted vertical with an approximately 26 meter long top loading? ("L") wire.? Sixteen, 17 meter long insulated radials on the ground.? With the Vp of my desert dirt, these are approximately resonant.? Four hundred watts at the antenna.? Also my RX antenna. Wes? N7WS On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:17:56 AM MST, Andree Schanko via Topband <mailto:[email protected]> wrote: VP2VI? if you had a CW QSO? with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX antenna and how much power? Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector ------------------------------ Message: 11 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:26:56 +0200 From: "Patrick Parmentier" <mailto:[email protected]> To: <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Topband: FW: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <002f01dbb3bc$832a4290$897ec7b0$@be> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Patrick Parmentier [mailto:mailto:[email protected]] Verzonden: dinsdag 22 april 2025 21:10 Aan: 'Andree Schanko' Onderwerp: RE: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Hello Andy , just an inv L and a KW ... You guys are doing a fantastic job ! 73 Pat ON7PQ . -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- Van: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+on7pq=mailto:[email protected]] Namens Andree Schanko via Topband Verzonden: dinsdag 22 april 2025 19:14 Aan: mailto:[email protected] Onderwerp: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI VP2VI if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX antenna and how much power? Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector ------------------------------ Message: 12 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:38:32 +0000 From: "Udo A. Heinze" <mailto:[email protected]> To: Andree Schanko <mailto:[email protected]>, "mailto:[email protected]"; <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Andy My antenna is an inverted L, 55ft vertical with 30 130ft long radials. Power was 100 watts. 73 Udo NI0G (EM48) -----Original Message----- From: Topband <topband-bounces+uaheinze=mailto:[email protected]> On Behalf Of Andree Schanko via Topband Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:14 PM To: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI VP2VI? if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX antenna and how much power? Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector ------------------------------ Message: 13 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:44:43 -0400 From: KE?L <mailto:[email protected]> To: "'Andree Schanko'" <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: <mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Andy, I worked VP2VI on April 21st at 02:11utc. VP2VI was very loud here and in the clear. You appeared to be calling CQ with very few responses. I was using an InvL at approx 50' vertical for both receive and transmit. Power out was about 100w and you answered on my first call. I spotted you right after along with QSX and it didn't seem to really help you out very much. Not sure why as you were fairly loud here on the InvL. Thanks for the new country on 160! 73 Jim, KE?L -----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+jfielder=mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Andree Schanko via Topband Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 1:14 PM To: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI VP2VI if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX antenna and how much power? Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector ------------------------------ Message: 14 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:48:54 -0400 From: "Steven E. Fick" <mailto:[email protected]> To: Andree Schanko <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <64a50d93mailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" ------------------------------ Message: 15 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:51:08 -0400 From: Don Kirk <mailto:[email protected]> To: Andree Schanko <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <CAKtW65euDG9ccqi3M7zvfG8_PaCak3qiEj=mailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Hi Andy, 100 watts to a 68 foot base loaded vertical with 55 short buried radials(2500 feet of radials). Worked you 5 minutes before my sunset when you were just above my noise floor whereas you were much stronger 1.5 hours later. I was amazed you heard me. Located near Indianapolis Indiana. 73, Don wd8dsb On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 2:07?PM Andree Schanko via Topband < mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > VP2VI > > if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use > as TX antenna and how much power? > Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > ------------------------------ Message: 16 Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:09:58 -0500 From: Glenn Thorne <mailto:[email protected]> To: Andree Schanko <mailto:[email protected]> Cc: mailto:[email protected] Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI Message-ID: <CAGxKSDzmHc9cSedmG7=Q5iG+=mailto:[email protected]> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" KW to 265 ft OCF Inverted Vee @ 75 ft. Thanks for the QSO! 73, Glenn - KD0Q On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 1:00?PM Andree Schanko via Topband < mailto:[email protected]> wrote: > VP2VI > > if you had a CW QSO with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use > as TX antenna and how much power? > Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI > > _________________ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband > Reflector > ------------------------------ Subject: Digest Footer _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list mailto:[email protected] http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/topband ------------------------------ End of Topband Digest, Vol 268, Issue 10 **************************************** _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
