Topband: It is not so much propagation

[James Rodenkirch]

THAT's my point, Dave!  Don't need to have looooooong winded QSOs but just calling CQ and meeting up with others to find out what antenna system they employ?  That would make my day!
 
Hope to hear you and work you - will be on later this week in the evenings and mornings, albeit QRP ...Jim R. K9JWV

 

 

> Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:18:38 -0600
> From: telegrapher9 at gmail.com
> To: donovanf at starpower.net
> CC: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation
> 
> To me top band seems to be all about DXing. I can find plenty of if folks
> calling CQ DX but I don't hear many folks calling just plain CQ.
> 
> Dave WX7G
> On Mar 19, 2012 9:47 AM, <donovanf at starpower.net> wrote:
> 
> > We really don't need beacons on 160, the reverse beacon network provides
> > good coverage. We just need stations on the air to be detected.
> >
> > http://www.reversebeacon.net
> >
> > The W3AO Field Day will have three transmitters on 160 meters this year,
> > one each on CW, SSB and RTTY.
> >
> > 73
> > Frank
> > W3LPL
> >
> > ---- Original message ----
> > >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:22:09 -0700 (PDT)
> > >From: N7DF <n7df at yahoo.com>
> > >Subject: Topband: It is not so much propagation
> > >To: 160 reflector <topband at contesting.com>
> > >
> > > During the summer the storm static is the main obstacle to top band
> > operation here 40 over nine crashes every 30 seconds kind of drown out
> > everything, QRP or QRO
> > >In fact the fish beacons still come through around sunrise indicating
> > that propagation paths are open but SWLing them is not that big a thrill
> > >Maybe we could get some low power 160 meter beacons operating through the
> > summer to see what is really happening
> > >It would be interesting to get more Field Day stations on 160. Maybe our
> > crowd can get 160 included in local club plans
> > >a 30 foot high mast with top loading is not to hard to put together and
> > can get out pretty well with two or three readials
> > >it might even get some new people interested in top band
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