Topband: 160 Worked All States

[Jim Brown]

On Fri,1/9/2015 9:50 AM, James Bennett wrote:
> Hi folks - I’m trying to complete my WAS on 160 and need a confirmed QSO with anyone in the following five states: LA, MS, SC, WV, VT.

I'm also trying to complete 160M WAS QRP, and need six states. Four of 
them are on your list -- MS, SC, WV, and VT. The best propagation to 
them is in the hour or so before their sunrise, and a half hour so so 
after their sunrise. The station who's most active in VT, W1SJ, is 
absolutely deaf -- he can be 10 over S9 and can't hear me. N8OO has a 
big signal from LA, and is not too tough to work. N4OGW is active in 
contests from MS; Tor is a good op and has a decent station, but he goes 
to bed early. Catch him earlier in the evening. N8II and K8JQ are active 
from WV, but not big signals.

I don't see NAQP as a great opportunity, but you might get N8OO. The 
reason is that it ends at 10 PM PST, and those of us who go to 160 do so 
in the last half hour to grab some more mults. Much better opportunities 
during CQWW160 CW, the weekend of Jan 24, and later during the SSB 
weekend, Feb 28. Both contests start at 2PM PST Friday.

You probably know that propagation on 160 ebbs and flows through the 
evening, and some nights are far better than others. I've worked WAS in 
a weekend several times with 100W from CA.

73, Jim K9YC