Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters & Daytime 40-meter DX

[Kenneth Grimm]

I hasten to point out the obvious, that 40 meters and 160 meters are two
different kettles of fish! Lots of DX on 40 at mid-day doesn't translate
too well to 160.  And while I agree with Clive, GM3POI, that one should
probably not say "never" when talking about propagation, if something
looks, walks and acts like a duck, it is probably a duck....in other words,
don't overthink the obvious.

Daytime DX on 40 can sometimes be a nuisance.  For instance I had to give
up my run frequency during SSB Sweepstakes this past weekend due to QRM
from stations in Portugal. 8*)

73,

Ken - K4XL

On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 3:26 PM Lloyd - N9LB <lloydberg at charter.net> wrote:

> Just FYI...
>
> I'm hearing the following DX on 40m between 1 and 2 PM CST, November
> 20th.
>
> Dipole antenna at 60' running E-W, obviously hearing well over the North
> Pole.
>
> EA5XC, HA1RB, CO2VK, EA4GJP, ON1AEY, EA1IMP, DF8KI, PD2HAB, EA4GJP, I0WBX,
> DJ0FX, CU8FN, EB1BVP, EA4AQQ, SP6IXF, PC5W, TF1A, OK1ZVP, IK1BQD, R6JY,
> JH1AJT, F4EMG, ON3AD, SP6IXF, DL2VPO, A45XR, F5ADE,   SV2AEL,   JH1AJT,
> IK1BQD, I0OSI, UR5RGS, VK7BBB, YO9HP, SP5EAF, 5T2AI, and all of Canada.
>
> 73
>
> Lloyd - N9LB in snowy and cold Wisconsin.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Wes
> Stewart
> Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2018 1:56 PM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters
>
> One of our SADXA members just wrote a paper about the possibility of
> daytime 40-meter DX during mid-December.
>
> But on this subject I would like to know who made the ONE 160-meter SSB
> QSO with VP6D.
>
> Wes  N7WS
>
> On 11/20/2018 11:57 AM, Clive GM3POI wrote:
> > JC I think you have to be careful about saying this daytime or that
> > qso could not have happened. "It entirely depends where the station is
> located."
> > An example, I have a QSL with three QSOS between me and a JD1 station
> > all within about 15 mins of each other, on different dates and centred
> > on midday here on 40m.  Stations in Northerly location will have a
> > high degree of probability for midwinter daytime DX contacts. They
> > will at other parts of the cycle, have a similar type of opening to
> > the Pacific either side of mid night on the higher HF bands.
> > I agree the OK stuff stinks and considering the previous qsl printing
> > that went on, you cannot believe any of the data for certain.
> > 73 Clive GM3POI
> >
>
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