Topband: Fw: 160

[George & Marijke Guerin]

Hi All,
    Paul, ET3PMW, had a terrific signal on 160 on the 17th from 0200 - 0300+
zulu time, generally 569, peaking 579 or better in Michigan.
    5H3RK was 599++ on 80 but in the noise on 160 when he moved down to 1822
that night.
    The CX1ST was good copy here too on 19 June 02 around 0200 zulu, and had
a good pile-up including Europe and the Americas.  John, VP5/K9DX was always
over 599, but sometimes the static was louder!
    As to Paul's tubes, running them at too low a filament voltage is only
stressful because of low input/output.  I don't think it will hurt those
sweep tubes much.
    73,        George    K8GG

----- Original Message -----
From: <w4dr@mindspring.com>
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Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 10:36 AM
Subject: Topband: Fw: 160


>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "paul_wyse" <paul_wyse@sil.org>
> To: "Bob Eshleman" <w4dr@mindspring.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 12:07 PM
> Subject: 160
>
>
> > Hi Bob,
> > Bill Tippett is gone this week and he said I could send anything to you
> for
> > the reflector.  This isn't necessarily for the reflector but just a
couple
> > of comments on 160 conditions.
> >
> > Conditions were very good this morning.  I heard W1AW send code practice
> for
> > an hour on 1818 this morning.  They peaked at 579.
> >
> > I also heard CX1ST 559 but didn't try to break the pileup  VP5/K9DX
> reported
> > hearing me 339 this morning.  Two little 12 volt supplies that I was
using
> > for my keying circuit blew up during the night.  They were 110 volt
units
> > Dale brought and I guess the stabilizer I was using to drop the 220 to
110
> > must have failed and put 220 on them.  I will just use the 12 volts from
> the
> > car battery to power them in the future.  Any way I didn't have any
keying
> > for the amp so just had the 706 on line.  The amp only puts out 200
watts
> > anyway because the line voltage is so low.  I suspect the finals are
about
> > gone too since I'm  operating it with such low voltage that the filament
> > voltage would be low causing stress on the tubes.  I have another set
here
> > but not sure it's worth burning them up too for just three weeks!
Worked
> 7
> > stations yesterday and 6 this morning on 160.  Total Q's on 160 now are
> 276
> > in 37 countries.  Hope I can break 300 before we leave in three weeks.
> >
> > Miss talking to the Sunday morning guys but condx on 15 have change
since
> > coming over and I get very few openings into the states these days.  I
> work
> > more stateside on the low bands than the high!  Made 20 Q's this morning
> on
> > 40 before QRTing for breakfast and work.
> >
> > Greetings to Rosalie,
> > 73
> > Paul
> >
>
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