Topband: Looking for OK, AK & HI scheds for WAS

[Lloyd Berg - N9LB]

Hi Zack!

I'm located in neighboring Wisconsin, running a FLEX-5000A, and a
less-than-optimal 60 ft vertical.

I found the secret to working HI and AK from the "black hole of the
Midwest".  I've been able to work HI and AK many times when 160 "really
opens" to those areas just before my local dawn.  The enhanced band openings
only last 15 minutes or so.   When this occurs, the signals magically jump
up out of the noise and working them with 100 watts while listening and
transmitting with a short vertical is very do-able.   The trick is to catch
these short-lived enhanced propagation events.

73, GL, es HNY

Lloyd - N9LB

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Subject: Topband: Looking for OK, AK & HI scheds for WAS


I am getting close to applying for my 160M WAS but have never been able to
get OK, AK and HI.
My marginal antenna (longwire of unknown length tuned remotely with a SGC
tuner) does not help much for AK and HI and I am not surprised that I have
never heard either location.
If anyone is willing to set up a sched from OK that would be great.
Would have to use some form of WSJT to make the AK and HI contacts.
73
Zack
N8FNR
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