25 to 59 years ago, I signed portable when operating away from home, and was happy and even proud to do so (usually). Today... not so much, since it lengthens my callsign so much. Of course, in the o
Five years ago, when I was first beginning to finally accumulate paper cards for my finally-applied-for-first DXCC, thanks to OQRS (in the end, I did have to reluctantly use LoTW to apply), the JA ca
Congratulations, Steve! I bet he was nearly as elated to complete the QSO as you were! That's almost exactly what it was like when I finally snagged him back on 1/14, right down to the moments before
Interesting... my logcheck only shows the correct one CW QSO per band. Steve, K0XP On 2/19/2024 7:27 AM, Saulius Zalnerauskas wrote: Look's like this "Sherlock Holmes" not understand what CB0ZA Robot
On 2/19/2024 1:51 PM, Wes Stewart via Topband wrote: Another particularly distasteful thing about FT8 is that the DX can set filters to exclude certain callers based on signal strength, distance, cou
On 2/19/2024 3:25 PM, Michael Tope wrote: Since reclassifying 160 DXCC totals to exclude FT8 would be terribly unfair to those who submitted FT8 confirmations toward DXCC in good faith, it seems like
On 2/19/2024 4:02 PM, Jim Brown wrote: Since what modes like FT8, JT65, and FST4 do is compensate for the drastically added electronic noise. Using those modes today is roughly comparable to working
I present G3OQT, the VERY FIRST (and so far, only) European to ever respond to a random CQ from me last night... Thanks, Richard!! I was actually hoping to run across ON7PQ, after he worked W8KA last
I was on last night from about 0330Z to 0730Z from the desert in W6, but the only European I could hear was F5NTV whom I worked at 0650Z. Then I CQed sporadically on 1822.75 but with no replies. I be
Some excitement this morning on Topband when 9M6/DJ2EH showed up. He was first spotted by JA7GYP at 1315Z, but I heard nothing. Later, at 1333Z, K7ZV began calling but apparently no answer. At 1342Z,
He was, starting about 559 then dropping slowly to around 449 for nearly a half hour, listening up 1+. I called and called but nil; I gave up after a half hour when he dropped into the noise. He was
Wasn't somebody producing a Waller Flag kit awhile back? Can't seem to find info on it now... TNX, Steve K0XP _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Refle
9M2AX was heard here very weakly this morning starting about 1345Z, until about 1405Z, the last time I heard him CQ. My sunrise occurred precisely at 1412Z. I began calling him about 1405Z but never
What could be considered a "high water table"?? My water table is maybe 110 - 120 feet down; but if it were shallower, like maybe 30 feet, I might be concerned about the soil over it not being "stiff
When on a DXpedition, and Beverages are quickly tossed and laid out within several hours, how is the termination resistor "grounded" at the far end, and the transformer at the near end; with counterp
On 3/8/2024 6:02 PM, Frank W3LPL wrote: We used a chicken wire mat at each end of the Beverages (similar to NC0B's use of chicken wire on his verticals). How large were the mats, and how were they la
Although there was DX propagation, signals seemed well down this side of the pond. Roger G3YRO I heard very few east coasters working Europe early last evening. OTOH, we seemed to have great propagat
And beginning 6-8 years ago, they figured out that they had to set up stations where the noise was low enough that they could hear stations calling them. When they first appeared, the noise made them
I think this sums up what I was commenting on before. The members of DXpeditons spend personal funds, foundations, corporate sponsors and individual donors provide more funds, yet there can still be