Topband: Out-of-Turn Callers

[Don Kirk]

Hi Jim,

As of the last log updates for K1N, NA was 89.8% (not 99.5%) and Europe was
7.8% of their 80 meter contacts.  Also suspect the Eu numbers will continue
to rise as less and less NA stations will need K1N.

As a side note on 160 meters Europe is currently 8.0% of the K1N 160 meters
contacts.

I have also heard numerous times where they are calling only JA or EU.

Don't give up (they are really are just getting started, and now that Club
Log is up that will help reduce the number of repeat QSOs which will
benefit everyone).

73,
Don (wd8dsb)



On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 1:51 AM, Jan Erik Holm <sm2ekm at bdtv.se> wrote:

> Sorry if I´m a PITA right now but why even bother to
> have this debate about K1N on 160, it´s not even DX
> to NA, like a local station almost.
>
> Jeez how difficult can it be from the US, anybody with
> 100W and a wet noodle for an antenna can work it. On
> 80 I´m sure at least from the east coast they can be
> worked all day long.
>
> I don´t know about 160 since so far they haven´t been
> stronger then S2 due to geo mag storm and poor propagation
> 66 degs north where I´m at but so far I´m very disappointed
> in their 80m operation, they never listen for EU or any other
> area, they work 99,5% NA, it is the USA/Canadian QSO party.
> I would have expected a totally different action by that
> bunch of operators, I´m very very sad and sorry to see
> where it all has went to.
>
> Now this might not be the case on 160, if I´m lucky propagation
> might get better and I might get a shot at it.
>
> 73 Jim SM2EKM
> ------------------------------------
>
> On 2015-02-04 01:15, Hardy Landskov wrote:
>
>> I got up last night for my nightly bathroom ritual and just for grins
>> listened to 160. They were calling CQ and I worked them on 2 calls. Not
>> many trying to get them. This was 1035Z.
>> N7RT
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist"
>> <richard at karlquist.com>
>> To: <ws6x.ars at gmail.com>; <topband at contesting.com>
>> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2015 4:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: Topband: Out-of-Turn Callers
>>
>>
>>  Why not call around 0700Z after the
>>> band closes to EU and before it opens
>>> to JA?  A bunch of us in CA got them
>>> in the log last night fairly easily.
>>>
>>> Rick N6RK
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>>>
>>
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