Topband: Propagation to Conway Reef

[Herb Schoenbohm]

Again the same thing with past rare pacific DX-peditions,    3D2C did 
not start on Top band today as in other days until 1/2 hour after local 
Eastern Caribbean sunrise.  Not to worry for me as I already have Conway 
Reef confirmed on 160.  I only make this mention since there are others 
out here that need it on TB and will not have a chance under this 
schedule. The problem with many DX-peditions today rather than in the 
past is they rely on SR/SS charts for the East Coast before they even 
check the band for a few test CQ's prior to what the charts or the 
computer tells them what to do.  The same pattern holds true when rare 
African and Indian ocean operations completely forget about the great 
sunset openings here to that region and only take Europeans at 2230-2330 
and give their first QRZ NA an hour or so later when the line moves up 
the East Coast and the Big Guns are pounding away.  Timing I guess *is* 
everything.  So either way at times it is beyond belief how strong some 
rare DX-peditions are here when they are stringing Euros but you never 
have a chance in breaking that wall.  I liked the remarks of Jerry WB9Z 
who said from NH8S as soon as they got the TB antennas up that "tonight 
we will be on 160 from before our local sunset to after our sunrise. " 
That was music to my ears!


Herb, KV4FZ




On 9/30/2012 3:53 PM, N3XX wrote:
> They were weak here earlier this morning, but the signal came up 
> nicely at around 1115Z, about 15 minutes before sunrise here.  Made 
> the contact for a new one at 1122Z.
>
> Good luck.
> 73,
> Tim - N3XX
>
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