Topband: Less FT8, more DX with power failures

[WHYTE]

 Always be ready for a local power failure - that’s the only time I can hear any DX. Incredible to hear how fantastic 160m really is in a power failure ; without all the QRM from digital crap, SMPS and powerline noise! Be prepared with batteries/ generator for those amazing “ low band noise “ chances! 
Unfortunately, it also explains why FT8 is taking over. It’s the best chance for a high noise floor contact and without listening to the RFI hash.
Greg Ve3fax

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>   1. Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night (Roger Kennedy)
>   2. ZD7W (Doug Renwick)
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> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 14:42:29 -0000
> From: "Roger Kennedy" <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk>
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> Subject: Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night
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> Well I posted a reminder last week . . . but it didn't appear til Thursday !
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> So hopefully we can stir up activity this Wednesday.
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> Lots of people complain about all the FT8 activity, and the lack of CW
> activity on Top Band these days . . . well this is an attempt to get more
> stations on the band on CW on the same evening !  There will only be more CW
> DX activity if people make the effort to come on and have proper QSOs.
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> There are still plenty of stations who come on 160m on CW . . . I heard
> around 100 calling the station in Nigeria the other night. But you never
> normally hear those people on the band !  I find that very sad . . . that
> those stations have a reasonable 160m setup, but only come on to have ONE
> QSO !!
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> Personally, I get a buzz out of working EVERY station on 160m that is a few
> thousand miles away, regardless of where they are, or how many times we've
> worked before.
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> 73 Roger G3YRO
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> Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:27:38 -0600
> From: "Doug Renwick" <ve5ra at sasktel.net>
> To: <topband at contesting.com>
> Subject: Topband: ZD7W
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> Oliver, ZD7W had a great signal into the west last night. The man is
> obviously a great CW operator. 
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> Doug
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