Topband: Less FT8, more DX with power failures

[Michael Walker]

More than once now, I found my 160m noise related to a plugged in and not in use power tool battery charger. 

Mike va3mw

> On Nov 19, 2019, at 3:35 PM, WHYTE <radiotrade at rogers.com> wrote:
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>  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>
>> To: <topband at contesting.com>
>> 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 !
>> 
>> So hopefully we can stir up activity this Wednesday.
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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 !!
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 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. 
>> 
>> Doug
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