The Topband reflector is an excellent source of information and help.
Several extremely knowledgeable members are always offering operating,
propagation, and antenna help. It's at
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/topband
I too have a 160 WAS from the days before amplifiers became legal (no, I
didn't have one) but don't have many countries confirmed on 160 due to being
inactive until a couple of years ago. I am fortunate enough to have two
acres now, so I have an inverted vee at 89', which isn't ideal, but is the
best I've had.
Jim N7US
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave W7DPW" <w7dpw@comcast.net>
To: <llindblom@juno.com>; "rtty" <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 2:51 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] 160M is open
I've loaded my 40Meter delta loop on 160 and had several CW Qs several
years ago. Not the best transmitting antenna but it hears quite well.
I haven't been on 160M much in the past number of years but I do hold
a WAS/160/CW dated 1978 before they numbered the WAS 160 separately.
I shunt fed my tower, Thats somnething to think about. We were limited
to 100 Watts output and lots of LORAN interference and lots of static
as usual. It is a fun band and challenging.
I did have a RTTY Qso with a California station lst year as I
remember.
I have been listening on my Delta the past few nights on 1.815kHz but
nothing heard around 03:00Z - 04:00Z..
Dave W7DPW
----- Original Message -----
From: <llindblom@juno.com>
To: <k4ww@arrl.net>
Cc: <rtty@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 2:29 PM
Subject: Re: [RTTY] 160M is open
>
> Shelby you don't necessarily need a 160 antenna to make Qs on that
band. Just ask K4JRB about loading his 40 meter beam with a tuner and
making contacts during the CQ 160 contests. During NAQP CW & SSB I
typically make a bunch of 160 Qs and in many of those cases those I
work do not have a full size 160 antenna. And, as someone else said
this is not a good time of year for 160, but fall is coming in five
months and the band will start to improve.
>
> 73 W0ETC
>
> -- "Shelby Summerville" <k4ww@arrl.net> wrote:
> "Jim McDonald" <jim@n7us.net> wrote: "160 RTTY in mid-May...are we
hard core
> or a bit daffy? ;-)"
>
> Well said!!!! I'm not sure that I understand, or need to, the
continuing
> infatuation with 160 meter RTTY? Having experienced the wrath of the
> "frequency guardians" when operating RTTY on 40 meters, between
7030-7050, I
> have no desire to disturb those same "guardians" on 160! I would
estimate
> that less than 5% of all "regular" RTTY contesters, my self
included, have
> an adequate 160 meter receiving antenna system? Seeing my call being
> spotted, during ARRL/CQWW160 CW contests, by European stations that
I
> couldn't hear, convinces me that my 160 meter receive antenna needs
some
> improvement? Of course, living on a 100X50 subdivision lot, doesn't
leave
> much room for 160 meter receive antenna's?
>
> C'Ya, Shelby
>
>
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