1810 is the suggested frequency, Mike - I tend to start there, listening, to
see if any other QRP stations are around but I tend to not hang around there
too much as I don't think of myself as "QRP" as much as just challenging myself
to do well with less....Hi Hi
I'll be on 160 this evening, probably around 2000 Mountain Time and, of course,
early tomorrow morning around 0800Z - hope to hear and work you!
Jim R. K9JWV
> From: mikefurrey@att.net
> To: rodenkirch_llc@msn.com; gary@ka1j.com; topband@contesting.com
> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 07:13:17 -0600
> Subject: Re: Topband: Nice QRPP QSO
>
> What is the QRP frequency on 160? Sounds fun. Would like to give it a try
> with my newly finished K3.
>
>
> 73, Mike WA5POK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Rodenkirch
> Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 4:28 AM
> To: gary@ka1j.com ; topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Nice QRPP QSO
>
>
> Way to go, Gary!
>
> I'll be on Top Band this week, starting this evening, lookin' for QSOs with
> anyone BUT really hoping to have Qs with CT, VT, RI, SC, FL, ME, IN and MD
> so I can complete QRP WAS on 160 meters!
>
> I have a sked with a fella in IN early tomorrow morning - 0100 my time, 0300
> his - so I'll be there if anyone is interested in working me from those
> states, in particular but from where ever. I'll be operating during the
> Stew, as often as time permits, offering up my 4 points to y'all and
> certainly hope to work lots of you!
>
> 72, Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV
>
>
>
>
>
> > From: Gary@ka1j.com
> > To: topband@contesting.com
> > Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 02:44:28 -0500
> > Subject: Topband: Nice QRPP QSO
> >
> > By no means any shadow of a record but I just had a CW QSO on TB with
> > N3LCW/QRP in Md & me in CT; about 300 miles apart. The band was
> > absent of signals till down at the bottom, there he was calling CQ as
> > a QRP so I switched the amp off, turned the K3 down to 5W and got A
> > 599. a bit later I dropped it to 100mW and got a 559 from his K2.
> >
> > Kind of amazing there aren't more people on 160, it's definitely
> > alive. 100mW... nice!
> >
> > Gary
> > KA1J/QRPp
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