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Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 206, Issue 3

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Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 206, Issue 3
From: Mike Devereux via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Mike Devereux <g3sed@aol.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Feb 2020 10:07:32 +0000
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Roger
I have been on the band every evening from around 2000z activity has been good 
every day with great conditions some evenings from the UK to Ja, Hs, Ds1, JT. 
In total i have worked around 75 JA ( around 45 were on FT8 i admit), but all 
the rest CW. There is no lack of activity and the USA is not the only game in 
town hi!!
73
Mike G3SED

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>   1. Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (Roger Kennedy)
>   2. TI9A QSO DL8LAS (Andree DL8LAS)
>   3. Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (Roger Kennedy)
>   4. Re: TI9A QSO DL8LAS (Jorge Diez - CX6VM)
>   5. EU condx (VE6WZ_Steve)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2020 22:58:43 -0000
> From: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
> To: <topband@contesting.com>
> Subject: Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night
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> 
> Conditions have been fairly good the past few nights . . . but again, often
> little CW activity from North America.
> 
> So I'm still trying to promote the idea of trying to at least get everyone
> on the band on the same evening !
> 
> Personally, I shall be on 160 for about an hour from around 0000Z . . .
> again around 0300Z . . . and again around 0700Z.
> 
> Hope to see you on the band !
> 
> 73 Roger G3YRO
> 
> 
> 
> ------------------------------
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 07:39:04 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Andree DL8LAS <dl8las@aol.com>
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Topband: TI9A QSO DL8LAS
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> 
> hey topbanders,
> 
> nice condx and good copy
> from TI9A and HU1DL
> this morning.
> A short video from the QSO TI9A
> on youtube.
> 
> https://youtu.be/ij6fZiZJ9-g
> 
> www.dl8las.com
> 
> 73 Andy DL8LAS 
> 
> 
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> Message: 3
> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 10:32:59 -0000
> From: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
> To: <topband@contesting.com>
> Cc: "'James Wolf'" <jbwolf@comcast.net>
> Subject: Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night
> Message-ID: <4F3F28C4A8CA47C1BDEB4D67A8C14E8E@Packard>
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> 
> Hi Jim
> 
> NO !   Wednesday NIGHT . . . so 0300 on Wednesday night is technically
> Thursday morning over here . . . but colloquially it's still Wednesday
> night.
> 
> And in North America it's definitely Wednesday night.  (i.e. this Activity
> Night is tonight)
> 
> Actually I WAS on Top Band calling endless CQ DXs last night . . . the band
> WAS open, as RBN reports were good . . . but no replies !
> 
> Hopefully there will be more activity tonight . . .
> 
> 73 Roger G3YRO
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Wolf [mailto:jbwolf@comcast.net] 
> Sent: 04 February 2020 14:25
> To: 'Roger Kennedy'
> Subject: RE: Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night
> 
> Roger,
> 
> I'm constantly confused.  
> I assume that you are saying Wednesday 0300 etc. Zulu time which is our late
> Tuesday - early morning Wednesday.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 
> Jim Wolf,? KR9U
> 2415 Union Chapel Rd
> Fort Wayne, IN 46845
> 260-637-6434
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+jbwolf=comcast.net@contesting.com] On
> Behalf Of Roger Kennedy
> Sent: Tuesday, February 4, 2020 5:59 PM
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night
> 
> 
> Conditions have been fairly good the past few nights . . . but again, often
> little CW activity from North America.
> 
> So I'm still trying to promote the idea of trying to at least get everyone
> on the band on the same evening !
> 
> Personally, I shall be on 160 for about an hour from around 0000Z . . .
> again around 0300Z . . . and again around 0700Z.
> 
> Hope to see you on the band !
> 
> 73 Roger G3YRO
> 
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> Message: 4
> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 10:23:32 -0300
> From: Jorge Diez - CX6VM <cx6vm.jorge@gmail.com>
> To: Andree DL8LAS <dl8las@aol.com>
> Cc: TopBand List <topband@contesting.com>
> Subject: Re: Topband: TI9A QSO DL8LAS
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> congratulatios Andree
> 
> very difficult for us in the south to work TI9A, never heard TI9A as loud
> as you, and is almost impossible to get his attention on 160 and 80
> 
> But HU1DL was much better, and very easy to work on all bands
> 
> 73,
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
> 
> El mi?., 5 feb. 2020 a las 4:39, Andree DL8LAS via Topband (<
> topband@contesting.com>) escribi?:
> 
>> 
>> hey topbanders,
>> 
>> nice condx and good copy
>> from TI9A and HU1DL
>> this morning.
>> A short video from the QSO TI9A
>> on youtube.
>> 
>> https://youtu.be/ij6fZiZJ9-g
>> 
>> www.dl8las.com
>> 
>> 73 Andy DL8LAS
>> _________________
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>> Reflector
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> 
> 
> -- 
> 73,
> Jorge
> CX6VM/CW5W
> 
> 
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> Message: 5
> Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2020 09:36:26 -0700
> From: VE6WZ_Steve <ve6wz@shaw.ca>
> To: Topband <topband@contesting.com>
> Subject: Topband: EU condx
> Message-ID: <1C6C233F-CD25-49BB-A5BE-A9346FCC93D9@shaw.ca>
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> 
> In spite of a geo-mag K index of 3 and elevated solar wind above 350 km/s, 
> the trans-polar path from VE6 to EU has been open the last few nights.
> 
> Last night the EU pile-up for both the HU1 and TI9 was amazing.  Here is a 
> screen shot of the Flex waterfall which shows the EU callers.
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vcZk1lc1OsphXI8zHjd11eezk3XHvNnz/view?usp=sharing
>  
> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vcZk1lc1OsphXI8zHjd11eezk3XHvNnz/view?usp=sharing>
> 
> Most of those calling are EU since the TI9 was calling for EU only. The pile 
> goes from 1824 to 1830.  Listening to the callers the band was open across 
> all of EU from UA, northern EU, and even south and west EU were making it.
> 
> Last night I only worked 8 EU, but while CQing 5 kHz above the HU1 there were 
> a few times I thought I had some strong EU callers, but they were calling the 
> HU1.  It seemed everyone last night was focused on the HU1 and TI9.
> The night before I worked 16 EU in spite of the elevated K index, but the 
> signals were watery, weak, and broken up from the AU.
> 
> This season I have logged 1,518 EU QSOs, 382 AS QSOs and 163 OC QSOs since 
> August.  Many new, never worked before on 160m calls are in the log.
> 108 DXCC worked in those same 6 months.
> 
> It seems condx have been favourable to VE6 this winter, while the southern 
> latitudes have had more muted propagation to EU.  However, it seems that as 
> long as the band is open, there is still a great deal of CW activity.
> 
> 73, de steve ve6wz
> 
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