Topband: 160 meter activity

[Eugene Popov /RA0FF/]

 To use a preamplifier or not (in a signal estimation) it seems to me it is equivalent as to speak: to use the antenna for RX or not, to use radio or to listen shout by a throat from mountain...
I exaggerate. But our radio and its functions are created to help the operators.
I sometimes switch off a preamplifier on TOP, sometimes I switch on the amplifier on my Beverages. 
If on GP I do not hear DX, during too time on BV with the amplifier I will be copy signa S9 that what signal S I should give to this station?
More often my official report more conditional if I hear station more S6.

P.S. In ours QTH 160m still sleeps.
Yesterday on 80m was audible V31MA (S3-4)  which were heard by my signal unfortunately.


73! de Eugene RA0FF
http://dx.bgtelecom.ru
http://www.qsl.net/ra0ff/

Воскресенье, 25 августа 2013, 16:44 -07:00 от Bob Kupps <n6bk at yahoo.com>:
>Well I applaud your making the effort at giving an "honest" report. It seems to me that 599 is reported far too casually these days and I certainly attempt to give "honest" reports even in a (non contest) pile up. Although R reports are fairly easy - I give 3 if I'm struggling, 4 if I have to pay attention and 5 if it's easy. But S reports, especially on the low bands where we are often using preamps, attenuators or both make an objective report a bit tougher.
>
>The other night I was chatting with my pal W6YA on 20. My 100 watts to a 5/5 stack always gets a better report on his K3 than his 1500W to a 4 el gets on my K3 until he finally said that he always uses his preamp on the high bands because the K3 S meter is factory calibrated with the preamp on, and he like I strive to give meaningful reports.
>
>Anyway, I would be interested in how other ops (who care) try to give meaningful reports - objective vs subjective. Also my compliments to N4ZR and the RBN guys who are providing a great service to the ham DX community in this regard.
>
>73 Bob HS0ZIA
>
>
>________________________________
> From: John Harden < jhdmd at bellsouth.net >
>To:  topband at contesting.com
>Sent: Sunday, August 25, 2013 9:17 PM
>Subject: Topband: 160 meter activity
> 
>
>160 is really picking up here.....
>
>I called CQ on 1824.5 this morning here in Atlanta at 1030 Z. VK3ZL came 
>back to me with a 599 report and I gave him an honest 579. The band has 
>been open for some time at this QTH. However, the RX antenna is the Hi-Z 
>4-8 PRO, 8 vertical array (with 4 antennas active at any time). No doubt 
>I hear signals others cannot hear. I do HIGHLY recommend it......
>
>73,
>
>John, W4NU
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