Topband: Nice QRPP QSO

[James Rodenkirch]

Oh - that DX crowd doesn't scare me, Eddy...smiling!

I know to watch out for that "dx window" Hi Hi

 


> From: deswynar at xplornet.ca
> Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 09:52:14 -0500
> To: mikefurrey at att.net
> CC: cwopr at embarqmail.com; topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Nice QRPP QSO
> 
> Hi Guys,
> 
> QRP on 160-meters is fun, alright---and there's at least one QRP contest every year that's dedicated just to the band (you've missed it by a matter of about 1-1/2 weeks!).
> 
> One bit of advice, though: save yourself a LOT of potential grief, & limit operations between 1800- & 1810-KHz, i.e. the extreme bottom 10-KHz of the band. Apart from the W1AW code practice sessions there, that part of the band is usually unoccupied. If you call CQ QRP anywhere from about 1812- to 1835-KHz, you could well incur the wrath of the DX crowd hunting their quarry therein...! Be forewarned...
> 
> ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ
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