Topband: Topband QRP WAS

[K4OWR]

:::: Although I can work CW, I don't usually. It's not clear what mode 
you guys use most.  I often go up to the shack around 9pm and listen 
around for an hour or so, but rarely hear much activity other then the 
local obnoxious ragchewers who will complain to me that I'm 
"splattering" on their conversation 10 khz away. I always find that they 
are using their noiseblankers out of habit and don't seem to comprehend 
what this does to their selectivity....sigh. Anyway, I would appreciate 
hearing what Fx most of you find best for DX, and is phone only 
hampering me?
BILL K4OWR



On 12/5/2015 12:50 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
> On Sat,12/5/2015 8:40 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
>> Last night, I worked several CT, KY, and SC, and at least 1 MS. 
>
> I found condx pretty stinko last night to the east coast. Lots of W1 
> spotted, none heard. K8JQ was heard, but not loud. The very dependable 
> NO3M and WD5R were not very loud and didn't hear me. Let's hope 
> tonight is better.
>
> Yes, N4OGW and WQ5L are good ops with a decent signal from MS, but 
> both seem to go to bed too early to work from W6. :)
>
>
> On Sat,12/5/2015 8:01 AM, K4OWR wrote:
>> I have had great success contesting on this band (avg 1000qs) but not 
>> really much DX. My country total is about 15. I'm reading here about 
>> some people working DX and wondering about when I need to get on to 
>> hear this stuff. I see the word "overnight" but wondering around what 
>> time is best. I'm in east TN. 
>
> 160M is an all night band, and 160 contests are all night contests. 
> Conditions often vary quite a lot through the night and from one night 
> to another.  From the beginning of the contest (around 5 pm EST) work 
> EU, AF, SA, and NA until local sunrise at the DX QTH. Through the 
> night and until about 30 minutes after your own sunrise, work west.  
> Signals to the west will peak at their sunset and again in the hour or 
> so around your sunrise. Beverages and other dedicated RX antennas will 
> help pull out weaker signals.
>
> In addition to all of that, with legal limit power and decent vertical 
> antenna, I can work 800 miles in the daylight hours.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC Santa Cruz, CA
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