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Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 195, Issue 12

To: topband@contesting.com, Rune Øye <rune.e.oye@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 195, Issue 12
From: TG9AJR Juan Munoz <tg9ajr@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 22:41:56 -0600
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Great and wishing you all a good DXpedition.

Please check and listen for Central/South America.

TU 73

Juan
TG9AJR 

> On Mar 14, 2019, at 18:20, Rune Øye <rune.e.oye@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 7p8
> 
> We will be activ tonight and tomorrow. Closing down the station just after
> our SR on Saturday.
> 
> 73 Rune LA7THA/7P8LB tmteam leader
> 
> 
> 
> Den tor. 14. mar. 2019, 18:00 skrev <topband-request@contesting.com>:
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>> Today's Topics:
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>>   1. Can You Copy The Really Weak Signals? (Dick Bingham)
>>   2. 7P8 last night (Tree)
>>   3. Spring Stew Perry Preliminary Results (Tree)
>>   4. Re: 7P8 last night (daraymond@iowatelecom.net)
>>   5. Re: 7P8 last night (Ralph Bellas)
>>   6. Re: 7P8 last night (FZ Bruce)
>> 
>> 
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>> 
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2019 10:30:46 -0700
>> From: Dick Bingham <dick.bingham@gmail.com>
>> To: Topband <topband@contesting.com>
>> Subject: Topband: Can You Copy The Really Weak Signals?
>> Message-ID:
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>> Check-out this work by G3ZIL and others ===>
>> *
>> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319903566_Improving_HF_Band_SNR_from_analysis_of_WSPR_spots
>> <
>> https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319903566_Improving_HF_Band_SNR_from_analysis_of_WSPR_spots
>>> 
>> *
>> 
>> 73 Dick/w7wkr presently at CN97uj
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 2
>> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 03:47:34 -0700
>> From: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
>> To: 160 <topband@contesting.com>
>> Subject: Topband: 7P8 last night
>> Message-ID:
>>        <CAKF9HhbMiJCk9+JTqdNfC1=
>> ssYGM6ps69SDnOhmn6a1wRATq3A@mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>> 
>> The 7P8 operation was very active up to (and a bit beyond) their sunrise
>> today.  They primarily worked Europe - but eventually called for only NA.
>> Not a lot of guys made it into the log, but a few did.  They peaked up
>> around 0400Z here, but then slowly faded up to their sunrise.  Sometimes we
>> get a very distinct sunrise peak, but that perhaps happens more in the dead
>> of winter here.
>> 
>> I believe this operation will be on the air a while longer.  They were on
>> 1824 listening up.
>> 
>> I had gotten on the rig to support the Wednesday night activity effort, but
>> all of the activity was focused on this one station.  I did hear and OH5
>> and CT calling in the pileup, so the band was open to Europe.
>> 
>> 73 Tree N6TR
>> Manning, OR
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 3
>> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 04:02:12 -0700
>> From: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
>> To: 160 <topband@contesting.com>, cq-contest@contesting.com
>> Subject: Topband: Spring Stew Perry Preliminary Results
>> Message-ID:
>>        <
>> CAKF9HhY183kLg516hwmc_KjgJFhA7GwybhXsiS32_2iJjNkypg@mail.gmail.com>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"
>> 
>> It was great to hear all of the activity on 160 meter CW last weekend in
>> the Spring Stew Perry test.  We have already received 340 logs.  There is
>> still plenty of time to submit your log if you haven't already.
>> 
>> Perhaps you noticed our new web page which includes a spiffy new log upload
>> feature thanks to Bruce, WA7BNM.  Most people are using this to upload
>> their logs.  There is also another app, that allows you to easily enter
>> information if you kept a paper log.
>> 
>> The preliminary scores were initially posted about 8 minutes after the end
>> of the contest, and they have been updated fairly often as more logs have
>> arrived.  Most scores have increased by 10 percent or more due to the
>> multipliers they get for working LP and QRP stations.  For example, the
>> current #1 score from ZF9CW went from 3,953 points up to 4,559 points.
>> Stan certainly had a big signal putting 74 Europeans in his log in addition
>> to 14 Asians.  I worked him here in Oregon just after my sunset easily.
>> 
>> A new feature in the score listing shows the average distance of the QSOs
>> you made.  This was suggested by John, W2GD.  It really shows how those
>> further away from Europe and the East Coast of the USA have an advantage to
>> overcome the increased difficulty of making QSOs.  The stations in the
>> Southern Hemisphere easily "win" this category.  CX6VM's average is 9480 km
>> for example.
>> 
>> Also - another thank you to Bruce, WA7BNM and Ash, KF5EYY for their help
>> with improving the look and feel of the stew web page.
>> 
>> http://www.kkn.net/stew
>> 
>> If you missed this event, it is only 3 months until the next one - the
>> Summer Stew, which will be held on June 15th.
>> 
>> 73 Tree N6TR
>> Manning, OR
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 4
>> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 07:00:37 -0500
>> From: <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
>> To: "Tree" <tree@kkn.net>,      "160" <topband@contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: Topband: 7P8 last night
>> Message-ID: <C1AA157F87C44F4C8B721A28CD2F4570@DavidBrentPC>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1";
>>        reply-type=original
>> 
>> They were working EU on 160m during most of our evening here in NA.   I
>> think K7ZV was the first NA to get through about an hour before their SR.
>> Then less than maybe a dozen or so did make it right up to and past their
>> SR.  They are clearly hearing much better as they were never very strong
>> here but did hear me 12 minutes after their SR.  I felt very fortunate.
>> Then my QSO did not show up in Club Log so I called and worked them a
>> second
>> time 14 minutes after their SR.  Shortly after they went QRT LA3BO, Svein,
>> came on LB Chat and said the 160m logging computer was "not on line at the
>> moment" so not able to do real time reporting.  As a result none of last
>> night's 160m QSO show up in Club Log.  Anyway, a big step forward for this
>> operation.
>> 
>> 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tree
>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 5:47 AM
>> To: 160
>> Subject: Topband: 7P8 last night
>> 
>> The 7P8 operation was very active up to (and a bit beyond) their sunrise
>> today.  They primarily worked Europe - but eventually called for only NA.
>> Not a lot of guys made it into the log, but a few did.  They peaked up
>> around 0400Z here, but then slowly faded up to their sunrise.  Sometimes we
>> get a very distinct sunrise peak, but that perhaps happens more in the dead
>> of winter here.
>> 
>> I believe this operation will be on the air a while longer.  They were on
>> 1824 listening up.
>> 
>> I had gotten on the rig to support the Wednesday night activity effort, but
>> all of the activity was focused on this one station.  I did hear and OH5
>> and CT calling in the pileup, so the band was open to Europe.
>> 
>> 73 Tree N6TR
>> Manning, OR
>> _________________
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>> Reflector
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 5
>> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:18:19 +0000
>> From: Ralph Bellas <k9zo@hotmail.com>
>> To: "daraymond@iowatelecom.net" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>, Tree
>>        <tree@kkn.net>, 160 <topband@contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: Topband: 7P8 last night
>> Message-ID:
>>        <
>> BL0PR05MB46114A3F9D903E90F2B122CC884B0@BL0PR05MB4611.namprd05.prod.outlook.com
>>> 
>> 
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="Windows-1252"
>> 
>> The half dozen of us in central Illinois did not fare so well.  Rain
>> throughout the area made it difficult to hear, but we were glad they were
>> on during our opening.   At one point the wind was louder than the
>> amplifier fan!  There was a bit of a peak, with fading towards their
>> sunrise.  I don?t believe anyone got through, so we will be on again this
>> evening.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> We are looking for a shot at XR0ZRC, 3B8XF,  and 5X3C.  It?s good to have
>> some nice DX to chase.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> K9ZO
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Topband <topband-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of
>> daraymond@iowatelecom.net <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 7:00:37 AM
>> To: Tree; 160
>> Subject: Re: Topband: 7P8 last night
>> 
>> They were working EU on 160m during most of our evening here in NA.   I
>> think K7ZV was the first NA to get through about an hour before their SR.
>> Then less than maybe a dozen or so did make it right up to and past their
>> SR.  They are clearly hearing much better as they were never very strong
>> here but did hear me 12 minutes after their SR.  I felt very fortunate.
>> Then my QSO did not show up in Club Log so I called and worked them a
>> second
>> time 14 minutes after their SR.  Shortly after they went QRT LA3BO, Svein,
>> came on LB Chat and said the 160m logging computer was "not on line at the
>> moment" so not able to do real time reporting.  As a result none of last
>> night's 160m QSO show up in Club Log.  Anyway, a big step forward for this
>> operation.
>> 
>> 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tree
>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 5:47 AM
>> To: 160
>> Subject: Topband: 7P8 last night
>> 
>> The 7P8 operation was very active up to (and a bit beyond) their sunrise
>> today.  They primarily worked Europe - but eventually called for only NA.
>> Not a lot of guys made it into the log, but a few did.  They peaked up
>> around 0400Z here, but then slowly faded up to their sunrise.  Sometimes we
>> get a very distinct sunrise peak, but that perhaps happens more in the dead
>> of winter here.
>> 
>> I believe this operation will be on the air a while longer.  They were on
>> 1824 listening up.
>> 
>> I had gotten on the rig to support the Wednesday night activity effort, but
>> all of the activity was focused on this one station.  I did hear and OH5
>> and CT calling in the pileup, so the band was open to Europe.
>> 
>> 73 Tree N6TR
>> Manning, OR
>> _________________
>> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband
>> Reflector
>> 
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>> 
>> ------------------------------
>> 
>> Message: 6
>> Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2019 13:46:49 +0000
>> From: "FZ Bruce" <k1fz@twc.com>
>> To: "'Ralph Bellas'" <k9zo@hotmail.com>,        "'topband@contesting.com'"
>>        <topband@contesting.com>
>> Cc: "'daraymond@iowatelecom.net'" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>,
>>        "'Tree'" <tree@kkn.net>, "'160'" <topband@contesting.com>
>> Subject: Re: Topband: 7P8 last night
>> Message-ID: <f2ec082f76a3cedfdf6140933fcc42cee0440894@webmail>
>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>> 
>> Worked them at their sunrise but not in clublog some hours later
>> showing their end posting time. . but this morning found my call is
>> listed. Looks was only slow posting of 160 contacts. Check clublog
>> again for your call sign.
>> 73Bruce-k1fzhttps://www.qsl.net/k1fz/beverage_antenna.html
>> 
>>        -----------------------------------------From: "Ralph Bellas"
>> To: "daraymond@iowatelecom.net", "Tree", "160"
>> Cc:
>> Sent: Thursday March 14 2019 9:18:19AM
>> Subject: Re: Topband: 7P8 last night
>> 
>> The half dozen of us in central Illinois did not fare so well. Rain
>> throughout the area made it difficult to hear, but we were glad they
>> were on during our opening. At one point the wind was louder than the
>> amplifier fan! There was a bit of a peak, with fading towards their
>> sunrise. I don?t believe anyone got through, so we will be on again
>> this evening.
>> 
>> We are looking for a shot at XR0ZRC, 3B8XF, and 5X3C. It?s good to
>> have some nice DX to chase.
>> 
>> K9ZO
>> 
>> ________________________________
>> From: Topband  on behalf of daraymond@iowatelecom.net
>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 7:00:37 AM
>> To: Tree; 160
>> Subject: Re: Topband: 7P8 last night
>> 
>> They were working EU on 160m during most of our evening here in NA. I
>> think K7ZV was the first NA to get through about an hour before their
>> SR.
>> Then less than maybe a dozen or so did make it right up to and past
>> their
>> SR. They are clearly hearing much better as they were never very
>> strong
>> here but did hear me 12 minutes after their SR. I felt very
>> fortunate.
>> Then my QSO did not show up in Club Log so I called and worked them a
>> second
>> time 14 minutes after their SR. Shortly after they went QRT LA3BO,
>> Svein,
>> came on LB Chat and said the 160m logging computer was "not on line
>> at the
>> moment" so not able to do real time reporting. As a result none of
>> last
>> night's 160m QSO show up in Club Log. Anyway, a big step forward for
>> this
>> operation.
>> 
>> 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
>> 
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Tree
>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 5:47 AM
>> To: 160
>> Subject: Topband: 7P8 last night
>> 
>> The 7P8 operation was very active up to (and a bit beyond) their
>> sunrise
>> today. They primarily worked Europe - but eventually called for only
>> NA.
>> Not a lot of guys made it into the log, but a few did. They peaked up
>> around 0400Z here, but then slowly faded up to their sunrise.
>> Sometimes we
>> get a very distinct sunrise peak, but that perhaps happens more in
>> the dead
>> of winter here.
>> 
>> I believe this operation will be on the air a while longer. They were
>> on
>> 1824 listening up.
>> 
>> I had gotten on the rig to support the Wednesday night activity
>> effort, but
>> all of the activity was focused on this one station. I did hear and
>> OH5
>> and CT calling in the pileup, so the band was open to Europe.
>> 
>> 73 Tree N6TR
>> Manning, OR
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