Topband: Band Open - But No Sunrise Peak

[JL PFIRMAN]

W3TA Tom search,Log antenna on ground.Simple and only 15 ft on a side.It just might work for you &E Jim W3TO

> On January 12, 2018 at 12:51 PM Thomas Hoyer <thoyer1 at verizon.net> wrote:
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> I'm using a Battle Creek Special. I had plans to make some form of compact RX antenna - no room for long wire antennas here - this fall, but other things got in the way........
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> Tom
> W3TA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Duffy <k3lr at k3lr.com>
> To: 'Thomas Hoyer' <thoyer1 at verizon.net>; roger <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk>; topband <topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Fri, Jan 12, 2018 9:36 am
> Subject: RE: Topband: Band Open - But No Sunrise Peak
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> Hello Tom:
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> I am curious what your topband RX antenna is?
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> 73
> Tim K3LR
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Thomas
> Hoyer
> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 7:35 AM
> To: roger at wessexproductions.co.uk; topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Band Open - But No Sunrise Peak
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> I must be in a black hole as I have listened every night this week and heard
> no EU. Probably doesn't help I have an S7 to S9 noise level
> though....................
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> Tom
> W3TA
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Roger Kennedy <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk>
> To: topband <topband at contesting.com>
> Sent: Fri, Jan 12, 2018 4:57 am
> Subject: Topband: Band Open - But No Sunrise Peak
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> The band has been open for DX from Europe almost every night this week . . .
> so let's hear some more activity from you North American guys! (I'm
> usually on from around 23.30 Z)
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> However . . . I'm still amazed that there seems to be no peak in signals
> around our Sunrise
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> (in the old days, when conditions were much better, signals would usually
> increase by at least 10 to 20dB, both ways)
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> Roger G3YRO
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