He is in California.
The ARRL DX is a waste of time.
The ARRL 160 and the CQWW 160 would be much better.
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From: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
To: <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2015 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States
For me it was just the opposite as the ARRL DX Contest was good for me.
One year, since I was considered "DX", I was able to work all 48 States in
3.5 hours on 160. But since KH6 and KL7 are also DX I wasn't able to get
them. Also since the ARRL 160 Meter DX Contest still bans the U.S.
Territories from being considered "DX" to try and work WAS during this
event is a waste of time. You have most mainland stations in a wall to
wall sea of QRM with automatic CQ machines and unable to hear you. With
the ARRL DX Contest, as opposed to their 160 Meter Contest, the ops are
only looking for "DX" and that makes a big difference for me to be able to
48 State WAS in less than 4 hours.
Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ
On 1/10/2015 9:34 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
The ARRL DX CW contest is a DX contest. I would not chose this event to
work someone in my own country, it is unlikely that the QSO will be
logged.
John KK9A
To: " <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States
From: "George" <w8uvz@voyager.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 18:28:38 -0500
List-post: <topband@contesting.com">mailto:topband@contesting.com>
Hello Jim etal
This has probably been mentioned? But CQ 160 CW Contest coming up in two
weeks is an excellent venue to finish those Topband WAS quests.
Also the ARRL CW DX contest in mid February.
GL
73 George W8UVZ
James Bennett schreef op 1/9/2015 om 6:50 PM:
Hi folks - I'm trying to complete my WAS on 160 and need a confirmed QSO
with anyone in the following five states: LA, MS, SC, WV, VT.
I run an Elecraft K3/KPA500 into an Inverted L with a K2AV-designed FCP
under it. Got a limited amount of real estate so I can't lay out much in
the
line of radials of receiving antennas, but. I have been able to easily
work
into the Canadian Maritime provinces (plus the remainder of the New
England
states), so I know I can hit those states. Problem is that I've never
heard
anyone from there on Top Band!
So - if you can get on some evening while we have relatively good
propagation, I'd love to arrange a schedule. If we connect I can QSL via
LoTW or direct with my card and an SASE.
Thanks,
Jim / W6JHB
Folsom, CA
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