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Re: Topband: 160 skip distance

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Subject: Re: Topband: 160 skip distance
From: Tim Shoppa <tshoppa@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:54:41 -0400
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There's a "max distance in pure daylight" Stew Perry award at least some
years?

At start of a 160M contest (5PM local time, shortly before my sunset) I
have no problem making QSO's into Indiana and Illinois (600-700 miles).

I would be reluctant to call this NVIS. The stations doing 500+ miles in
broad daylight on 160 are using decent antenna systems, NOT using crappy
NVIS antennas.

Tim N3QE

On Tue, Sep 17, 2019 at 10:41 AM Dan Edward Dba East edwards <
dan.n.edwards@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>  true enough. i have heard K0RF at high noon, here in north east texas 73,
> w5xz
>
>     On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 08:14:58 AM CDT, K4SAV <
> RadioXX@charter.net> wrote:
>
>  A few years back guys on this forum decided to see what could be worked
> at noon time.  There were a few stations on at that time and I worked
> stations up to 600 miles.  That will vary with band conditions.  It
> doesn't work well if there are no stations on the band.
>
> You can observe the same thing during a major contest when there are
> stations working the band during the day (usually multi-op class stations).
>
> Jerry, K4SAV
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