Topband: Propagation on 160

[Ashraf Chaabane]

Thanks to all those who responded to my email here in the reflector or 
offline!

I may need to focus on preparing the best TX antenna for the upcoming 
autumn. I currently have an inv-V in 3V8SS which doesn't satisfy my DX 
needs. I'm figuring out the construction of an inverted-L in 3V8SF 
(where the beverage is). I should be ready with that and another 
beverage to AS by the time propagation improves.

73 Ash 3V8SS/KF5EYY

------ Original Message ------
From: "David Olean" <k1whs at metrocast.net>
To: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy at gmail.com>; topband at contesting.com
Sent: 30/05/2018 15:35:30
Subject: Re: Topband: Propagation on 160

>
>Hello Ashraf,
>
>I am afraid that NA activity has gone down to almost no activity at 
>all! It is also true that signals have been weak when there at all. 
>Don't touch your beverage. It is working fine!  Raising wire from 1 to 
>2 meters will not change much.  All my beverages are at 2 meters.
>
>Dave K1WHS
>
>
>On 5/30/2018 8:59 AM, Ashraf Chaabane wrote:
>>Hi All,
>>
>>I set up a 260m long beverage beaming NA back in March. The height 
>>from
>>ground was 1m. It performed well (RBN spots of US stations). I 
>>dismantled
>>it then re-installed it two weeks ago at 2m high. But I almost can't 
>>have
>>any US station reported. Is it a matter of poor propagation these 
>>days?
>>(Sorry, I can't monitor the band for entire nights). Does this have to 
>>do
>>with my beverage height?
>>
>>When I filter NA/EU RBN sport, I don't find many spots.
>>
>>Beverage details: http://www.kf5eyy.info/technical.htm
>>
>>73
>