- 121. Topband: Stew Perry (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 05:52:29 -0500
- I don't think conditions were anything special, as I have heard the big signals at least 10 to 15 dB stronger. (only a couple of stations were even S9 . . most were only around S5) However, I came on
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-12/msg00233.html (7,187 bytes)
- 122. Topband: Stew Perry (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2019 09:49:01 -0500
- Something else I meant to say . . . I heard several other NA stations, but they were calling other people. I didn't get to work them, as I wasn't going to waste time calling CQ myself - as with all t
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-12/msg00234.html (6,770 bytes)
- 123. Topband: Good Conditions, little NA Activity (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 08:02:23 -0500
- Yes conditions have been good the last few days on 160m (not Great . . . but what I would always have considered Normal, which they haven't been for ages) I myself have received some amazing reports
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00036.html (8,260 bytes)
- 124. Topband: Good Conditions, little NA Activity (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 12:37:18 -0500
- Regarding your comments, Mike VE9AA . . . I appreciate I may not be one of the biggest signals on the band (although I did get several S9+ reports from NA over this weekend). . . but the point I was
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00043.html (8,633 bytes)
- 125. Topband: Good Conditions, little NA Activity (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2020 19:19:03 -0500
- Hi Ian Well what gives ME a buzz is EVERY DX contact on Top Band, i.e. any station more than a couple of thousand miles away . . . it doesn't bother me how many times I have worked that station befor
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00055.html (9,500 bytes)
- 126. Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 06:05:31 -0500
- Well now that we have the Holiday season out the way, hope we can re-start this each week. Remember, this is for all the people who complain about FT8 and the lack of activity on CW . . . there will
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00061.html (6,796 bytes)
- 127. Topband: Musings on multiple 160m QSOs (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:57:44 -0500
- Well you know I have said this several times before Steve . . so thanks for clarifying. Like you, EVERY DX contact is a thrill to me (even after 50 years on the band), no matter how many times I may
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00066.html (6,806 bytes)
- 128. Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 08 Jan 2020 05:12:11 -0500
- Well for those of us who get a buzz out of working ANY station a long way away (no matter how many times we've worked them before), let's hope we get lots of stations on the band tonight ! And if you
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00070.html (6,991 bytes)
- 129. Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 16:56:44 -0500
- Well sadly conditions were rather poor last night . . . Also I wasn't sure how many stations made it on the band, as I had torrential rain all night, and with the 400kV power lines a mile away that c
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00102.html (7,060 bytes)
- 130. Topband: New Modes, Systems, etc (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 09:32:25 -0500
- It's easy to appreciate why many people - who are passionate about the hobby - get upset about some of the things they see as being very negative to the hobby. Here in Britain there were LOTS of well
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00153.html (8,414 bytes)
- 131. Topband: Topband resource (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:49:12 -0500
- "However, 160 needs vertical polarization for consistent long DX." So how is it that I consistently work all over the world on 160m with my horizontal dipole at 50ft?! (and my signals seem to often b
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00220.html (8,491 bytes)
- 132. Topband: Topband resource (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 19:31:05 -0500
- Well, people who work me regularly know I put out a pretty decent signal on 160m with my dipole. And I get good reports all over the world, not just right across America. I also have a vertically pol
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00228.html (7,955 bytes)
- 133. Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 05:20:52 -0500
- Well this is for all of us that complain about all the FT8 activity, but very few CW stations on the band . . . Hope we can get lots of people on Top Band tonight so everyone can have lots of QSOs !
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00232.html (7,588 bytes)
- 134. Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2020 11:01:04 -0500
- Well sadly conditions seemed very poor last night . . . My own signals were 20 to 30dB down on what I would normally see on NA RBN sites I managed just 4 NA QSOs . . . but heard several other people
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00252.html (8,250 bytes)
- 135. Topband: CQ WW Contest (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jan 2020 15:27:30 -0500
- Well conditions were reasonable over the weekend . . . I spent a total of about 3 hours on the band, and managed to work 48 NA stations through all the European QRM. I'm sure I would have worked a lo
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00347.html (6,598 bytes)
- 136. Topband: CQ WW Contest (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 05:20:26 -0500
- Hi Guy Yes, I'm talking about last weekend ! I'm glad you did so well in the Contest . . . but my comment on Conditions are always based on the STRENGTH of signals. When Conditions are GOOD, the Big
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00354.html (10,396 bytes)
- 137. Topband: CQ WW Contest (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2020 08:01:43 -0500
- Hi Ken Well this has been voiced before ! I appreciate that many stations are only interested in working new or rare prefixes on 160m . . . However, personally I get a big buzz out of EVERY QSO with
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00359.html (9,545 bytes)
- 138. Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2020 17:58:58 -0500
- Conditions have been fairly good the past few nights . . . but again, often little CW activity from North America. So I'm still trying to promote the idea of trying to at least get everyone on the ba
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-02/msg00003.html (6,584 bytes)
- 139. Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2020 05:33:22 -0500
- Hi Jim NO ! Wednesday NIGHT . . . so 0300 on Wednesday night is technically Thursday morning over here . . . but colloquially it's still Wednesday night. And in North America it's definitely Wednesda
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-02/msg00005.html (8,604 bytes)
- 140. Topband: Very little NA Activity (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 09 Feb 2020 08:59:06 -0500
- Despite the band being open (as shown by RBN Reports) there sadly seems to have been very little activity from North American stations over the past week. (apart from a couple of good old stalwarts)
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-02/msg00054.html (6,498 bytes)
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