Topband: Stew Perry

[f5phw at free.fr]

Hello

I was using until few days a inverted L (24m long) for 160/80.
The only big DX I made were V5, A65, A45, K, FO/C, FP.

Some friends told me it was really better to have around 40m long.

So, now, the lenght is around 40 meters. 8 meters vertical under a tree and horizontal for the rest of wire.
About 50 radials from 5 meters to 20 meters.

No Rx system, only on inverted L.

This pre Stew Perry was good to test it.
I don't know how was the propagation yesterday night, good or not ? I am a newbie on 160.

I have been on top band during 3 hours.
All stations I could hear had been contacted.
But only few stations from EU.
Had QSO with A65BP and the good surprise : KV4FZ at 2350Z.
My first QSO with Caribean on top band. Many many tnx Herb.
I stopped few minutes after.
I heard some EU working US stations but I never heard USA.

Only 29 QSO but happy that it seems to work better.

K3
1K-FA
Inverted L 40m
Wintest

Best 73 de F5PHW Phil (Ex FO8RZ)


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----- Mail original -----
De: "Henk PA5KT" <pa5kt at remijn.net>
À: topband at contesting.com
Envoyé: Dimanche 19 Octobre 2014 21:15:25
Objet: Topband: Stew Perry

Hi,

I made some hours in the Stew Perry last night.

Only dx worked around 02:30 was KV4FZ and 03:00 worked KA1R who was not 
in contest.
Both had very strong signals and not a lot of noise.

USA stations I could hear for a long time but who did not hear me:
NO3M, K1LT, K3UL.

Signals were good till about 04:30 and then dropped and stayed low even 
during my SR at 06:15.

Tx antenna 16m vertical top loaded with 2 sloping wires.
2 1/4wl elevated radials and some radials on the ground.
Rx 50m reversible (W<->E) beverage on ground which appears to work ok.

Looks like buying a new house in the countryside was a good investment.
Hope to work more dx.

73 Henk PA5KT
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