Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

[Mike Smith VE9AA]

Since you cc'd me to your Topband Reflector comments Michael/VA3MW, are you inferring I am "thankless"?
( nor did I say anything about Jeff's operation other than positive comments )

If you just hit "reply-all" and I got copied accidently, then all is good; pse disregard this query.

Mike VE9AA

Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB


-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Walker [mailto:va3mw at portcredit.net] 
Sent: November 9, 2019 11:39 AM
To: Mike Smith VE9AA
Cc: topband at contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week

Regardless of what the others say and who are thankless...

For those that committed time, vacation and certainly lots of personal CASH, I thank the entire team.

Your contributions to the hobby are certainly appreciated.  

Mike va3mw

> On Nov 9, 2019, at 9:44 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA <ve9aa at nbnet.nb.ca> wrote:
> 
> WTG Jeff and Miriam !
> 
> 
> 
> I am always wanting to go to Zone 2 for some contest, but time, money and
> work/home commitments thus far have prevented it.
> 
> 
> 
> WRT to Steve's comments, I am *very* surprised that few VK's have worked
> Zone 2.
> 
> In recent memory VO2AAA/VO2AC have put on 2 pretty big 160m contest
> expeditions from the Point Amour Lighthouse in Labrador with exceptional
> antennas and huge signals into NA and EU.(and elsewhere)
> 
> 
> 
> I know that Yuri VE3DZ goes there into the QC side of Zone 2 nearly every
> year as VE2IM (sometimes twice a year)
> 
> usually for CQWW and other contests..but I *think*.(I stand to be
> corrected), he uses a relatively low Inverted L for TopBand,.he's always
> loud here but I am <1000kms away, so can't judge what he might sound like on
> the other side of the planet.
> 
> 
> 
> There are usually a smattering of other VE2/VE3 ops that go to VE2(Zone 2)
> contest operations from time to time and an occasional one from the
> Clubhouse in Lab city by Americans, VO1MP and others.  All in all it's not
> rare, but evidently nobody is concentrating on 160 (except VO2AAA/VO2AC) to
> work Asia/Pacific I guess.
> 
> 
> 
> I am pleased to know at least a few very distant DX stns were able to do it
> with my 'neighbours' over there on PEI...
> 
> 
> 
> I only operate CW/SSB and a sprinkling of RTTY, so won't make any comments
> about the FT-modes lest I get myself in trouble.hi hi ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> Mike VE9AA/VO2DX.etc.
> 
> 
> 
> In common with most topbanders any in this area, one of the two remaining
> zones 
> 
> I need on 160m after 24 years of operation from here is Zone 2, so I hope
> you 
> 
> and Jeff will go back one day. ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> I am guessing you went to/near the southern boundary of Zone 2 in Quebec - 
> 
> which is the best - possibly the only area - where it is possible to work
> into 
> 
> this part of the globe. Over the years I have listened for just about every 
> 
> DXpedition that operated on 160m from Zone 2 and I have only ever heard one
> - 
> 
> which was from this area. Despite the efforts of many from VO2, not a peep
> was 
> 
> heard from here.
> 
> 
> 
> I should add that I am a CW operator.
> 
> 
> 
> In the past there have been several longtime topbanders in the US who have 
> 
> appreciated how difficult it is to work some zones from this part of the
> world 
> 
> and made special efforts to work us on their DXpeditions.
> 
> 
> 
> I would particularly like to pay tribute to your husband Jeff, George W8UVZ,
> 
> 
> Bob K4UEE and Jerry WB9Z. However, this kind of knowledge and effort has
> become 
> 
> unusual - which is why I'd like to thank you particularly on our behalf.
> 
> 
> 
> Here's hoping someone will go to the Zone 2 part of Quebec for the upcoming
> CQ 
> 
> WW CW or the CQ 160 CW.
> 
> 
> 
> It'd also be nice if there was a DXpedition to Zone 12, in particular Easter
> 
> 
> Island or San Felix (CE0) who did a heap of 160m CW at times that suited the
> 
> 
> Asia/Indian Ocean/Pacific area - now that'd make a good holiday destination
> for 
> 
> some topbander. ;-)
> 
> 
> 
> Vy 73
> 
> 
> 
> Steve, VK6VZ (also G3ZZD and VY2LF)
> 
> 
> 
> Mike, Coreen & Corey
> 
> Keswick Ridge, NB
> 
> 
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