Topband: FW: Lightning QRN season?

[James Rodenkirch]

My intention, this summer, Charlie, is to hear and work one if those VKs.....Have worked many KH6s and JAs but in the winter months so, yes, one or two of them "in the log" over the summer months would be a HUGE plus as well!
 
72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV
 



> From: charlie-cunningham at nc.rr.com
> To: rodenkirch_llc at msn.com
> Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:13:49 -0400
> CC: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Topband: FW:  Lightning QRN season?
> 
> Worked the VK3 with 100w from the FT-757GX I had at that time. Antenna -
> Inverted L.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charlie Cunningham [mailto:charlie-cunningham at nc.rr.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 3:10 PM
> To: 'James Rodenkirch'; 'mstangelo at comcast.net'; 'Mike Waters'
> Cc: 'topband'
> Subject: RE: Topband: Lightning QRN season?
> 
> Keep that up, Jim, and you may hear some KH6 or other Pacific islands in the
> morning. Years ago, I worked VK3 one summer morning, when I didn't have time
> to tune up the amp and didn't want to alert other locals who were just down
> the band. Stick with it!
> 
> 73,
> Charlie, K4OTV
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of James
> Rodenkirch
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 2:57 PM
> To: Charlie Cunningham; mstangelo at comcast.net; 'Mike Waters'
> Cc: 'topband'
> Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season?
> 
>  Heck, got on 160 yesterday morning and called CQ -- had a nice chat with
> W7CB near San Luis Obispo, CA....wonderful copy on both ends, he with a KW
> and me with 30 watts.  Go figure - two guys on Top Band at the same time IN
> the summer!!
>  
> Albeit not DX, will wonders never cease?!?!?!  Jim R. K9JWV
> 
>  
> > From: charlie-cunningham at nc.rr.com
> > To: mstangelo at comcast.net; mikewate at gmail.com
> > Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 14:07:10 -0400
> > CC: topband at contesting.com
> > Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season?
> > 
> > Sad, but true.
> > 
> > Folks don't  seem to listen much anymore. Seem to prefer being "spoon-fed"
> > DX from Internet packet clusters.
> > 
> > Charlie. K4OTV
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of 
> > mstangelo at comcast.net
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2013 1:42 PM
> > To: Mike Waters
> > Cc: topband
> > Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season?
> > 
> > Mike,
> > 
> > I find the problem is that most operators today spend most of their 
> > time surfing the Web or chatting on varios social groups (like Yahoo
> Groups!).
> > 
> > They gripe about lousy conditions or the lack of stations instead of 
> > just getting on the air and listening or giving a call.
> > 
> > Like it or not, the Internet has changed our methods of communicating.
> > 
> > Mike N2MS
> > 
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Mike Waters <mikewate at gmail.com>
> > To: topband <topband at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:29:30 -0000 (UTC)
> > Subject: Re: Topband: Lightning QRN season?
> > 
> > <snip>
> > 
> > Frankly, I think many hams are just too lazy (maybe disinclined is a 
> > better
> > word) to try and copy weak signals buried in the noise. To me, that's 
> > what's the most fun about this hobby. That's why I loved working 144.2 
> > MHz, the challenge. And I managed to work 30 states there from a 
> > section of Toledo, Ohio that had prolific power line noise.
> > 
> > All I can think of is, "what a bunch of wimps". Sorry if that offended 
> > anyone, but what else can we say? :-)
> > 
> > 73, Mike
> > www.w0btu.com
> > 
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