Topband: Good Conditions, little NA Activity

[Roger Kennedy]

Yes conditions have been good the last few days on 160m (not Great . . . but
what I would always have considered Normal, which they haven't been for
ages)

I myself have received some amazing reports from Stations I have worked, as
well as strong RBN reports. However . . . there seems to have been a
distinct lack of activity from North American stations. 

I've been on and off the band for half an hour or so during the past 2
nights (Friday and Saturday) typically around 0000, 0200, 0400 . . . but
along with several other Europeans, calling CQ DX but getting very few
replies. Yet the few stations I DID work gave me very good reports, and RBN
reports were always good too.

I also popped on the band at the end of both nights (around 07.30) . . . but
I didn't even bother putting out a call. Why?  Well many of the regular EU
DX-ers were on the band, calling endless CQs . . . but barely getting any
replies !

Even though Saturday Night/Sunday Morning always used to be the MAIN time to
come and work across the pond on 160m, maybe people have family commitments
at the weekend these days . . . 

So I'm going to keep plugging the idea of a Wednesday CW DX Night on Top
Band . . . it certainly worked last winter, as I would often work as many as
50 NA stations who made the effort to come on the band.

73 Roger G3YRO