Topband: CQWW a bust this year

[uy0zg]

Dr Peter

Super RX antennas for 160 m do not exist!

Exist  :
- good conditions
- Quiet countryside
-  Geography

Does not exist :

- Miracles

____________________________

I never envy. They envy me!




In CQ WW I only heard three from the USA - K7GM, W1KM, W3UA.

These are honest QSOs.



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Nick, UY0ZG
http://www.topband.in.ua

dj7ww at t-online.de писал 2020-12-01 16:38:
> It´s amazing, the probably envious stations always suspect others with 
> their
> better antennas and perhaps better operation to use web sdr.
> 
> 73
> Peter
> 
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> On
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> Sent: Dienstag, 1. Dezember 2020 14:19
> To: Tom | SP5XO
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> Subject: Re: Topband: CQWW a bust this year
> 
> Hi
> 
>   Weeks conditions ?
> 
> For the best of the ex USSR countries, this is not a problem!
> 
> 
> Very good HIGH + WEB SDR+ very kind and democratic American judges  =
> 
> 
> super result is ready!
> 
> http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/3830/2020-11/msg08693.html
> 
> 
> .........
> 
> 73 !
> 
> ---
> Nick, UY0ZG
> http://www.topband.in.ua
> 
> Tom | SP5XO ????? 2020-12-01 14:21:
>> Compare to recent weeks conditions were marginal during CQWW. Only two
>> Zone
>> 4 stations were audible here and it took long time to work them.
>> Whereas a
>> week ago band was wide open from MI, IL to CO or even down to TX.
>> I worked only mults and Dx's this time. Only 13 stations from Zone 5 
>> in
>> my
>> log. Except for VY2ZM all NA's were weak including KC1XX and W3LPL!
>> Hopeful things improve for next weekend and will work some more in 
>> ARRL
>> 160.
>> CU
>> Tom
>> sp5xo
>> 
>> Conditions certainly didn't favor 160 over the weekend CQWW contest
>> here in
>>> Florida at least.
>>> 
>>> Looking back in 2019 I worked 50 countries on 160 during CQWW, this
>>> year it
>>> was only 17, only 3 Europeans and those were very weak. I'm sure the
>>> lack
>>> of expeditions due to CV-19 played a part but on whole I think many
>>> guys
>>> in hindsight will be glad they didn't spend the money to go.
>>> 
>>> Maybe things will pick up next weekend for the ARRL 160 test though
>>> that tends
>>> to be largely a USA to USA test and it is hard to hear the DX through
>>> the
>>> local mob
>>> 
>>> CU guys in the pile up
>>> 
>>> Dave
>>> NR1DX
>>> --
>>> Dave Manuals at ArtekManuals.com www.ArtekManuals.com
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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