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Re: Topband: CQ160M contest last year and this year

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Subject: Re: Topband: CQ160M contest last year and this year
From: Fred Moeves <fmoeves@twc.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 10:38:12 -0500
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Working Lloyd in Hawaii in 2019...that was a good one ..I about fell out of my chair on that one...

I love to work Eu on 160 doesn't happen to me much.
And I also love to work VK's  on 40 too.

Not sure why but something cool about it...

Fred KB4QZH

On 1/26/2021 10:21 AM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
You might keep in mind that G3YRO is a bit eccentric, Fred :-)

I personally think it would be neat as heck to be in Europe for a major 160 contest and be able to work dozens of EU countries that are nearly "local". I might think that working USA would be the boring part (since they are just one country).

Tim N3QE

On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 10:01 AM Fred Moeves <fmoeves@twc.com <mailto:fmoeves@twc.com>> wrote:

    Roger,

    I for one don't like to hear that Eu stations are not calling CQ.
    Maybe I'm alone on this but why not just call CQ NA only?

    I rarely call CQ Contest I'm a S&P station.
    I really don't contest anymore I'm usually in there but mostly to
    give points and look for dx.
    Here with my little pip squeak station with high noise it's tough.
    I'm lucky to have a few Rx antennas or I'd be out all together.

    Anyway hope to hear you and some dx on this weekend.

    73 Fred KB4QZH




    Excellent Doug !

    I must admit, I haven't entered a Contest for over 40 years . . .
    the idea
    of operating for hours and hours on end just doesn't appeal any more.

    However, the various 160m Contests are very useful to work lots of DX
    stations.

    Please bear in mind that a lot of us Topbanders in Europe don't
    want to come
    on calling CQ, as we'll be called by hundreds of Europeans . . .
    so if you
    want to work us, you need to call CQ !  (and remember, we're not
    allowed
    below 1810 kHz)

    Good Luck to all those entering !

    Roger G3YRO

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