Topband: 160m DX Activity Night

[Roger Kennedy]

Well I've had a few replies saying this is a good idea . . .

However, it won't work unless LOTS of people like the idea, and plan to come
on!

Last night the band was really open again (got some ridiculously strong
reports from US RBN stations)

But I only had a couple of actual QSOs, despite calling CQ DX for about an
hour.

So come on guys . . . how about an activity night on 160m?

I'm suggesting a Wednesday, but we can go with the consensus.

Roger G3YRO

-----Original Message-----
From: Tim Shoppa [mailto:tshoppa at gmail.com] 
Sent: 29 January 2018 19:28
To: Roger Kennedy
Cc: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m DX Activity Night

Wednesday evening into Thursday morning works for me.  Roger, there is
already a 0300Z CWops session the same night which makes this a good choice,
you will see a big spike up in NA 160M activity 0350z-0400z and if I see I'm
being heard in EU by reversebeacon I will stick around on 160M afterward
through EU sunrise.

Tim N3QE

> On Jan 29, 2018, at 2:04 PM, Roger Kennedy <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk>
wrote:
> 
> 
> 160m has often been open from Europe right across America over the 
> past few weeks . . .
> 
> Some nights there are LOTS of NA stations on the band . . . other 
> times it's very quiet, and endless CQ calls produce no replies! 
> (despite RBN showing there is good propagation)
> 
> Can I suggest we come up with a weekly DX Activity Night on CW?
> 
> How about a Wednesday?
> 
> 73 Roger G3YRO
> 
> 
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