Topband: One way propogation or QRM?

[Bill Tippett]

9V1PC wrote:
>One way prop, QRN or QRM?

        Most likely the latter Peter...the band here is filled
with extremely strong local signals CQ-ing.  Your best bet in the 
CQ 160 CW is the contest DX window from 1830-1835.  Try calling 
CQ's there and hopefully someone will hear you.  I might add that 
since the JA's have started using 1810-1825, very few are audible
between all the strong local stations calling CQ in the same area.  
If I were operating from Japan in the contest, I might try the old
1907.5-1912.5 window and QSX below 1810 like in the old days.  At
least it's encouraging that conditions were good enough for you
to be hearing so many from here!

                                                73,  Bill  W4ZV