Guy said:
>There is the issue of when people are actually listening on 160. *Sounds*
dead because no one is there.
...AND THEN there is the issue of when people *can* actually listen; by
that I mean, they have a decent rx antenna at their disposal.
I've noticed quite a few locals (W1) with increasing interest in 160. The
low-space rx antenna options out there are attracting interest. This is
good. Bring on the minimum.
Mike N1TA
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Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2016 15:13:00 -0400
From: Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av.guy@gmail.com>
To: Tim Shoppa <tshoppa@gmail.com>
Cc: Bruce <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>, Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Working Europe
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There is the issue of when people are actually listening on 160. *Sounds*
dead because no one is there.
Then there is the issue of when the band is actually open.
Summer QRN in the northern hemisphere is a bummer, but RBN keeps showing
that the path is open in a summer fashion that we don't have dialed in yet.
Antenna here was necessarily on the ground for tree work during summer Stew
:>( But did note in the results how many worked CW5W. 4 Stews a year is a
good idea and may pick up activity in the off times as we continue to
disprove ancient myths.
Looking forward to the solar minimum.
73, Guy
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