Andy thank you for the wonderful job you and your team are doing! Certainly the most professional expedition I have heard in many years. Characterized by exceptionally proficient ops, excellent pile up management and grace with everyone. Reminds me of what things used to be like!
Thanks for setting a high bar! 73 to all Mike K7XH > On 03/06/2026 9:00 AM PST [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. J51A (Andree DL8LAS) > 2. Re: J51A (Jim Brown) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2026 05:13:36 +0000 (UTC) > From: Andree DL8LAS <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Subject: Topband: J51A > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > Another good topband night is over.Again any NA, also west coast, and JA , DS > found in our log.Our location is very quiet,? and the 18m INV L works extrem > well.We have now? 2185 CW? and 2900 FT8? QSO's? on 160m in our logbook.Also > little pistols with balcony antenna and 100 Watt worked us.So give us a call > on topband, we are every night from our sunset on 160m. > 73 Andy DL8LAS @ V51A > > > -..? .-..? ---..? .-..? .-? ... > > T: +49 160 93953798 > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 5 Mar 2026 23:08:22 -0800 > From: Jim Brown <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Topband: J51A > Message-ID: > <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed > > On 3/5/2026 9:13 PM, Andree DL8LAS via Topband wrote: > > So give us a call on topband, we are every night from our sunset on 160m. > > Thanks Andy. > > BUT -- remember that propagation into darkness peaks for as 30-45 > minutes on the DAYLIGHT side of the terminator! Waiting until darkess > misses good propagation, and so does quitting at the first sign of > daylight in the morning! On 80M, it's about one hour, on 40M its about > two hours. I have many times been frustrated by expedition operators who > don't understand this, and change bands just when their signal to me is > about to build! > > 73, Jim K9YC > > > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > Topband mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/topband > > > ------------------------------ > > End of Topband Digest, Vol 279, Issue 1 > *************************************** _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
