Topband: 160 Meter Ops

[n0tt1 at juno.com]

> I operate mostly CW and some of these guys are going so fast I have 
> to listen a few times to get their call right - amazingly fast.

Yes...and just think of all the miscopied calls and info in the
logs that won't be tallied! 

73,
Charlie, N0TT

 
> Maybe I'll see you tonight - have fun and stay warm back there.
> 
> 73, Jim
> 
> 
> On   Saturday, Dec 7, 2013, at  Saturday, 1:48 PM, Shelby 
> Summerville wrote:
> 
> > Jim, ever give any thought that, other than "contest type" CW, 
> some (me) have little, if any interest in CW?
> > Happy Holiday Season
> > 
> > C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bennett" <w6jhb at mac.com>
> > To: "topband" <topband at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 3:29 PM
> > Subject: Topband: 160 Meter Ops
> > 
> > 
> >> This contest, along with the Stew Perry versions, certainly make 
> one wonder - WHERE THE HECK ARE ALL THE CW OPS THE REST OF THE YEAR? 
> On any given night, one can jump on 160 (or even 80) meters and hear 
> pretty much nothing. Calling CQ sometimes brings an answer, but not 
> that often. Forty meters has some activity, but 160 and 80 are vast 
> wastelands. Then along comes the contest, like last night, 
> wall-to-wall stations on Top Band. I live in a "standard" 
> residential neighborhood and don't have a lot of room. I've got a 
> non-mega antenna: an Inverted L that only goes up about 20 feet 
> vertically with the rest horizontally, and with my K3 and KPA500, am 
> able to work east coast stations at will. So, it's not that my, or 
> everyone elses' RF is going straight up into the ozone on other 
> nights. Where is everyone?
> >> 
> >> Jim / W6JHB
> >> Folsom, CA
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