Incorrect date and day. According to NAQCC their annual NAQCC 160m sprint will
occur in North America on FRIDAY, 15 January 2016. This can be seen at:
http://www.naqcc.info/SprintEastern.txt
72,
Charles, W2SH
> Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 14:49:47 -0500
> From: tshoppa@gmail.com
> To: jim@audiosystemsgroup.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Topband QRP WAS
> CC: topband@contesting.com
>
> Jim, since you bring up QRP on 160M, I would like to promote the upcoming
> NAQCC 160M QRP sprint. 0130Z-0330Z January 13 2016 (which I think means
> it's our Tuesday night). http://naqcc.info/sprint201601_160.html
>
> I usually participate and enjoy it, but do not always send in my log due to
> the required obtuse log format.
>
> Tim N3QE
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
> wrote:
>
> > On Sat,12/5/2015 8:40 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
> >
> >> Last night, I worked several CT, KY, and SC, and at least 1 MS.
> >>
> >
> > I found condx pretty stinko last night to the east coast. Lots of W1
> > spotted, none heard. K8JQ was heard, but not loud. The very dependable NO3M
> > and WD5R were not very loud and didn't hear me. Let's hope tonight is
> > better.
> >
> > Yes, N4OGW and WQ5L are good ops with a decent signal from MS, but both
> > seem to go to bed too early to work from W6. :)
> >
> >
> > On Sat,12/5/2015 8:01 AM, K4OWR wrote:
> >
> >> I have had great success contesting on this band (avg 1000qs) but not
> >> really much DX. My country total is about 15. I'm reading here about some
> >> people working DX and wondering about when I need to get on to hear this
> >> stuff. I see the word "overnight" but wondering around what time is best.
> >> I'm in east TN.
> >>
> >
> > 160M is an all night band, and 160 contests are all night contests.
> > Conditions often vary quite a lot through the night and from one night to
> > another. From the beginning of the contest (around 5 pm EST) work EU, AF,
> > SA, and NA until local sunrise at the DX QTH. Through the night and until
> > about 30 minutes after your own sunrise, work west. Signals to the west
> > will peak at their sunset and again in the hour or so around your sunrise.
> > Beverages and other dedicated RX antennas will help pull out weaker signals.
> >
> > In addition to all of that, with legal limit power and decent vertical
> > antenna, I can work 800 miles in the daylight hours.
> >
> > 73, Jim K9YC Santa Cruz, CA
> >
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