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Re: Topband: 160m Condx

To: Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m Condx
From: Saulius Zalnerauskas <ly5w.sam@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 02:54:57 +0200
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Thanks,
How about JA?
1810-1824.9
Where is better not CQ?
Sam LY5W
Just back home from W6

2018-11-12, pr 20:27 Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com rašė:

> Perfect! Thanks for sharing.
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
>
> On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 12:13 PM VE6WZ_Steve <ve6wz@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
> > Know bad frequencies- great resource here:
> > http://www.k8nd.com/TopbandBadFreqs.pdf
> >
> > However…a “best practice” on 160m is NEVER call CQ on an exact frequency.
> > Why is it ever necessary to call on 1830, 1820, 1822 etc. exactly? Call
> CQ
> > on 1820.3, or 1820.4 or 1822.6 or 1827.8.
> > Perhaps its human nature to want to use a nice “round” number, but this
> > accomplishs nothing except increase the chances of being on a harmonic
> QRG.
> > Its surprising how many DX-peds will do this too.  We don't need a nice
> > frequency with no decimal points! You will be found just fine with all
> the
> > skimmers and spotters out there.
> >
> > de steve ve6wz.
> >
> >
> >
> > On Nov 12, 2018, at 9:31 AM, Filipe Lopes <ct1ilt@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Hi
> >
> > Is there a listing of such frequencies? Want to avoid those in the coming
> > contests
> >
> > 73's Filipe
> > CT1ILT CR5E CR6K
> >
> > Sent from my Huawei Mate 8
> >
> > Na(o) Seg, 12 de nov de 2018, 17:28, Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>
> > escreveu:
> >
> > I wish we could get the word out to avoid frequencies like that: 1810,
> > 1820, 1830, etc. There are almost always AM BC harmonics on those freqs.
> >
> > 73, Mike
> > www.w0btu.com
> >
> > On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 4:24 PM k1zm--- via Topband <
> > topband@contesting.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >
> > Band still down a bit from last week but 4k6fo good sigs now on 1830.0
> > from Alim.
> > 73 JEFF
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