Topband: 160m Conditions Last Night

[m.r.c.]

And this is why we are so "addicted" to topband.  It is indeed the magic band.

Every once in a while a few of us are gifted with some topband magic like this.

Nice report!

Robin, WA6CDR
VP6DX
XZ0A
XZ1N
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Artek Manuals" <Manuals at ArtekManuals.com>
To: <topband at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 06:09
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m Conditions Last Night


> Here in the deep south we generally don't get the kind of 160M openings to EU that you enjoy up north, 
> the price we pay for not freezing to death when the lights go out and being able to work on our 
> antennas year round, I lived in NH and MN� for 15 years before moving back to FL so I know first hand 
> the joy of shoveling snow and being able to work EU when your 1000 miles closer to them than we are 
> down south. Down here we are lucky� hear 3 or 4 EU stations on a good night regardless of the mode.
>
> Then last night something extraordinary ( the night after Doug's report) . I went out to the shack 
> @0200Z� to turn things off before going to bed . There was HA7TM calling CQ and the computer reminded 
> me that while I had worked him on many bands but that I needed him on 160M to fill out my dance card. A 
> few minutes later he was in the log and no other� EU stations were copied (YAWN)� .. then as I reached 
> for the big switch I was called by R6YY. What happened next I suspect is what if sometimes referred to 
> as� "pipeline propagation" . Stations from NW Russia lined up and started calling me sometimes 3 
> stations deep. When the dust settled I had worked 15 Russians, 2- SM's, an OH and a SP, all in the span 
> of about 30 minutes. You would think my call sign was VP6R . During this mini pile up NO OTHER EU 
> stations were heard. No DL's, no F's, no G's no I's ..... just UA's . One of the 3rd most memorable 
> nights in my TOP-Band life-time spanning nearly 50 years
>
> To fill in the scenario for the curious, I was running about 800 watts to a 60' T wire vertical, with 
> three 90' above ground radials. And a 200' BOG to the NE on receive. Modes used were both CW and FT8
>
> Dave NR1DX
> dit dit
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