- 361. Topband: Bad 160m Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 12:02:14 -0500
- I wonder why DX propagation continues to be so bad? Certainly across the pond from Europe, signals are still at least 20dB below normal . . I've never known it be so poor for so long Roger G3YRO ____
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-01/msg00054.html (6,877 bytes)
- 362. Topband: Bad 160m Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2023 13:16:31 -0500
- Thanks for that Bob (I must confess that I've never really been into understanding all the technical factors that affect propagation) But the thing is that I've been DX-ing on 160m for over 50 years
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-01/msg00056.html (6,724 bytes)
- 363. Topband: Conditions Improving? (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 09 Jan 2023 09:03:41 -0500
- Ironic that after complaining how poor DX Propagation has been for the past few weeks, they were quite reasonable from around 0300Z last night . . . Having seen fair reports from RBN stations, I carr
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-01/msg00068.html (6,716 bytes)
- 364. Topband: Good Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2023 06:32:28 -0500
- As someone commented, maybe we should complain about poor conditions more often, as the band was in good shape for DX last night! I came on for a while from around 0300Z, and worked 22 NA stations in
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-01/msg00087.html (6,708 bytes)
- 365. Topband: Very Variable Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2023 12:22:35 -0500
- Yes 160m seems to be very up and down . . . Suddenly on Wednesday night around 0230Z I was getting very strong RBN reports from NA (like I used to get nearly all the time) . . . but there was very li
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-01/msg00114.html (7,034 bytes)
- 366. Topband: 160M Conditions - CQWW (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 12:59:50 -0500
- I wouldn't say conditions were GOOD last night, as the NA big guns are normally several S units stronger over here, but they were OK. I didn't get home from work til 0330Z last night (doing extra gig
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-01/msg00122.html (7,404 bytes)
- 367. Topband: CQ WW 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2023 17:44:30 -0500
- Sadly as I mentioned before, I was working both nights until 0300Z, so didn't get home until 0330. Saturday night I was even more tired, so only stayed on for half an hour, but managed to work anothe
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-01/msg00141.html (6,787 bytes)
- 368. Topband: Received Frequency Response of Half Wave Dipole (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2023 10:25:29 -0500
- I currently have OFCOM investigating a local noise interference source. It's just a wideband hash across all bands, but worse on 160m (my main band). When looking on their Spectrum Analyser plugged i
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-02/msg00000.html (6,743 bytes)
- 369. Topband: Bouvet Island DX-pedition (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2023 13:17:37 -0500
- I presume that with the problems they are having, they won't be getting on 160m? I already worked it ages ago, so not too bothered personally. 73 Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: ht
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-02/msg00026.html (6,297 bytes)
- 370. Topband: Wednesday 160m CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:49:43 -0500
- I haven't bothered posting reminders for this for a while, as 160m conditions have been so poor. But they seem to be fairly good at the moment, so maybe we shall see some stations on the band tonight
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-02/msg00036.html (6,420 bytes)
- 371. Topband: ARRL CW Contest (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 19 Feb 2023 13:01:57 -0500
- I came on 160m a couple of times during Friday night, but only worked 15 NA stations, as conditions seemed poor. Saturday night I was doing a late night gig, so didn't get home until 03.30Z. However,
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-02/msg00045.html (7,404 bytes)
- 372. Topband: Wednesday 160m CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2023 03:52:48 -0500
- Well conditions were pretty good over the weekend . . . So be good to see some DX activity this Wednesday night/Thursday morning. 73 Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.cont
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-02/msg00048.html (6,900 bytes)
- 373. Topband: 160 ain't dead yet. (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2023 04:22:11 -0500
- Sorry I couldn't copy you calling me last night Guy . . . I've still got this local noise problem (OFCOM back again next week, so keep hoping they will shut the source down) I popped on a couple of t
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-02/msg00053.html (6,764 bytes)
- 374. Topband: 160 ain't dead yet. (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2023 18:48:02 -0500
- Well to me conditions are good if the DX stations that will peak over S9 are that strong . . . if they are S5-6 then conditions are poor, and if they are very weak or not there at all, then condition
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-02/msg00057.html (7,742 bytes)
- 375. Topband: ARRL SSB Contest (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 06 Mar 2023 18:01:57 -0500
- Well I was hoping to work some NA stations on 160m SSB during the contest last weekend . . . But conditions were so poor, I didn't hear one single station ! (just for a change I did pop up onto 15m a
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-03/msg00000.html (6,003 bytes)
- 376. Topband: Good conditions in the Spring Stew (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2023 19:00:41 -0500
- Conditions seemed a little strange to NA from here . . . I came on for a few minutes before going to bed around 0030Z and couldn't hear ANY NA stations. Came back on at 0430Z and there were several N
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-03/msg00013.html (7,344 bytes)
- 377. Topband: Wednesday 160m CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2023 07:48:43 -0500
- Well Top Band conditions still seem pretty good . . . So be good to see some DX activity this Wednesday night/Thursday morning. 73 Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contes
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-03/msg00014.html (6,367 bytes)
- 378. Topband: 160m Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 05:59:43 -0500
- Well I came on last night, and my RBN reports were really good . . . However, I didn't hear ANY North American stations at all ! Maybe propagation was one-way? (as sometimes happens on this band) Rog
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-03/msg00015.html (6,307 bytes)
- 379. Topband: 160m Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 16 Mar 2023 16:24:01 -0500
- Sorry Kenny . . . no I didn't. In fact I've had a couple of emails from others who called me, and I couldn't copy them either! It was very wet over here, so I did have some 400kV power line noise, wh
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-03/msg00017.html (6,834 bytes)
- 380. Topband: Wednesday 160m CW Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:14:43 -0500
- Conditions still seem very up and down . . . But let's see if we can stir up some Top Band activity this Wednesday night/Thursday morning. Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://ww
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-03/msg00021.html (6,712 bytes)
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