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Re: Topband: Topband Conditions---MEH!

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Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Conditions---MEH!
From: Bob K6UJ <k6uj@pacbell.net>
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:02:27 -0800
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You guys aren't instilling confidence in my 160 L antenna I am working on.  :-) 
 
Just my luck, retire and finally get to have some time to play with antennas 
more, putting up a 160L  
and the band goes blaaaaah !   hihi

Merry Christmas to all Top Banders !

Bob
K6UJ



On Dec 20, 2011, at 3:36 PM, Eddy Swynar wrote:

> Hi All,
> 
> Well, a surefire hint that 160-meters just "...ain't what it used to be" may 
> be readily seen by even a cursory glance at sites like sk4aw.net and the DX 
> Edge---few-to-zero posts by North American stations, & even fewer spots of 
> same by the DX!
> 
> The current state of affairs sure does remind me a lot of the post-Christmas 
> drought on 1.8-MHz last year...only this year the Grinch came early!
> 
> John (ON4UN) asserts in his newest edition of LOW-BAND DX'ING that the 
> overall best season for DX on the band probably occurred in the winter of 
> 2008-2009...and I'm inclined to agree  with him 101%...
> 
> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
> _______________________________________________
> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK

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