Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating..

[James Rodenkirch]

Bill - I was on this morning, listening for the YW5X station and calling CQ periodically - worked two west coast stns...W7IZ and K7CF (received a 599+ 10 from K7CF and 599 from W7IZ) but didn't hear a peep east of me.  I could JUST make out VK3ZL on 1824 or so but Bob was just above ESP levels here in s/w Utah.
 
I heard the YW5X station two nights ago (I believe that was their first full day of ops) on 80 but nada last night or this morning on 160 or 80!
 
I agree there is far more "activity" up in the SSB portion -mostly, in my words, bunches of friends/good-'ol-boys gettin' together.
 
I'll be on this evening and early tomorrow morning - see if your "scanner" hears me as I'd enjoy adding you to my log, given we've "chatted" here at the top band reflector!
 
72, Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV
 
 
From: tshoppa at wmata.com
> To: wrcromwell at gmail.com; topband at contesting.com
> Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 13:15:27 +0000
> Subject: Re: Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating..
> 
> YW5X (IOTA activation in Venezuela) has been active on 160M CW past couple of nights with a fair number of callers.
> 
> Tim N3QE
> ________________________________________
> From: Topband [topband-bounces at contesting.com] on behalf of Bill Cromwell [wrcromwell at gmail.com]
> Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 9:02 AM
> To: 'topband'
> Subject: Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating..
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I continue to find evidence that 160 meters is NOT closed for the
> season. Most of the evidence is to be found way up in the phone band. I
> wondered if those guys were running California kilowatts or something
> but in some of the QSOs they mentioned their power output in the 100
> watt area. I have occasionally heard some CW calls for DX but those are
> scarce. Apparently the CW hams are just plain absent..doing soemthing
> else for the 'closed' season.
> 
> This morning I set up a receiver to slowly scan (troll) from 1800 to
> 1830 kc...continuously. While I am working around here in and out of the
> shack I will hopefully hear anybody in range if there is activity.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Bill  KU8H
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