Topband: FW: [cwops] Topband season looking good

[Wes Stewart]

One problem for us on (or near) the west coast is too many DX stations to the 
west QRT before our sunrise.  I rely on the SR enhancement and, probably more 
important, the diminished QRN from the east as the continental land mass becomes 
sunlit.   Of course, to the east it's pretty much hopeless most of the time, if 
it isn't QRN even when I can copy EU or AF it's QRM from the east coast that 
keeps QSOs from happening..

So far this season, it's just been UA0ZC (booming signal) a couple of days ago, 
HL5IVL (also good sig) yesterday and 5W0GC who was still building when I worked 
him through lots of static crashes this morning.

Had an 80-meter terminator path to TO6 a couple of days ago when he quit.

Wes  N7WS


On 10/5/2018 8:29 AM, Raymond Benny wrote:
> Oh I wish, but not for the West Coast.
>
> Been listening intently on 160m for the TO6, 9X0 and 3V8 to be audioable,
> but nothing. I need them all. Both TO6 and 9X0T were workable on 80m.
>
> Earily Oct is too soon for us, maybe there is hope for the 3V8...
>
> Will keep listening.
>
> Ray,
> N6VR
>
> On Fri, Oct 5, 2018, 6:44 AM <n4is at n4is.com> wrote:
>
>> Hi topband lovers
>>
>> The good days of 160m propagation is back!  T88UW signal was real 569 10
>> minutes after my SR. Ichiro is running 100W and a sloper antenna not so
>> high. Robert DU7ET also with good signal this morning. All lovely cw
>> signals.
>>
>> DX season on 160m is open and very promising.
>>
>> 73's
>> JC
>> N4IS
>>