Topband: CQ160 Conditions

[w5zn at w5zn.org]

Condx from Arkansas were sub-prime. In propagation lingo that means it 
sucked! But hey, that's life on 160....some days you have it, most days 
you don't. Even though it was frustrating at times staying up for two 
nights trying to dig out some very weak stations  at my QTH there was 
one nice side benefit.....I slept like a rock last night!!!  :-))

Thanks for all the Q's and those who hung in there to work me.

73 Joel W5ZN


On 2019-01-28 13:11, daraymond at iowatelecom.net wrote:
> And not any better from the Midwest (Iowa). . . .both EU and Asia. 73.
> . . Dave, W0FLS
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: Larry via Topband
> Sent: Monday, January 28, 2019 1:27 PM
> To: ws6x.ars at gmail.com
> Cc: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: CQ160 Conditions
> 
> Good job. Unfortunately the conditions from the West coast were the
> worst in the last 10 years.
> 
> Funny band.
> 
> Larry
> n7dd
> 
> Sent by Larry
> 
> On Jan 28, 2019, at 10:31 AM, Jim - WS6X <ws6x.ars at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> SOAPBOX: In my 36 years on TB, this was the best 160 weekend ever from 
> my
> little pistol station! Worked 58 EU in 26 DXCC, 5 AF in 5 DXCC, and 6 
> SA in
> 5 DXCC. The band was so wide open, as the propagation shifted, I had a
> difficult time holding a frequency with full legal limit! Many West 
> Coast
> and EU sounded like locals.
> EQUIPMENT: K3S in full diversity; AMP: ACOM 1500; TX ANTENNA: Inv-L, 62 
> feet
> vertical, 40 radials; RX ANTENNA: (rarely used the entire weekend) 2-el
> Hi-Z, Pixel Loop
> See my results on 3830.
> Thanks for all the Qs.
> Jim - WS6X
> 
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