Topband: It is not so much propagation

[George]

Amen, Carl

Lots of spectrum from 1843 north.

BTW, I do reply to NA callers when CQing for DX.  I am polite with 
essentials but not disposed to a rag chew.

73  George  W8UVZ

-----Original Message----- 
From: ZR
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 5:05 PM
To: James Rodenkirch
Cc: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation

Thats what SSB up the band is for.

Why cover up the very narrow DX window with chatter just because YOU cant
hear it?

Carl
KM1H


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Rodenkirch" <rodenkirch_llc at msn.com>
To: <telegrapher9 at gmail.com>
Cc: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2012 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: Topband: It is not so much propagation


>
> 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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