And this is why we are so "addicted" to topband. It is indeed the magic band.
Every once in a while a few of us are gifted with some topband magic like this.
Nice report!
Robin, WA6CDR
VP6DX
XZ0A
XZ1N
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Artek Manuals" <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 06:09
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m Conditions Last Night
Here in the deep south we generally don't get the kind of 160M openings to EU that you enjoy up north,
the price we pay for not freezing to death when the lights go out and being able to work on our
antennas year round, I lived in NH and MN� for 15 years before moving back to FL so I know first hand
the joy of shoveling snow and being able to work EU when your 1000 miles closer to them than we are
down south. Down here we are lucky� hear 3 or 4 EU stations on a good night regardless of the mode.
Then last night something extraordinary ( the night after Doug's report) . I went out to the shack
@0200Z� to turn things off before going to bed . There was HA7TM calling CQ and the computer reminded
me that while I had worked him on many bands but that I needed him on 160M to fill out my dance card. A
few minutes later he was in the log and no other� EU stations were copied (YAWN)� .. then as I reached
for the big switch I was called by R6YY. What happened next I suspect is what if sometimes referred to
as� "pipeline propagation" . Stations from NW Russia lined up and started calling me sometimes 3
stations deep. When the dust settled I had worked 15 Russians, 2- SM's, an OH and a SP, all in the span
of about 30 minutes. You would think my call sign was VP6R . During this mini pile up NO OTHER EU
stations were heard. No DL's, no F's, no G's no I's ..... just UA's . One of the 3rd most memorable
nights in my TOP-Band life-time spanning nearly 50 years
To fill in the scenario for the curious, I was running about 800 watts to a 60' T wire vertical, with
three 90' above ground radials. And a 200' BOG to the NE on receive. Modes used were both CW and FT8
Dave NR1DX
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