Topband: Good Conditions, little NA Activity

[MU 4CX250B]

160m was excellent this morning to Asia hl9ivl was 599, many JA
stations. Last night was also very strong into EU, never easy from New
Mexico.
73,
Jim w8zr

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> On Jan 5, 2020, at 6:21 AM, daraymond at iowatelecom.net wrote:
>
> Roger. . . while CW activity is most undeniably down, it is not gone.  A couple of nights ago LA1MHA  reported on KST working over 100(!) NA stations in just one evening (morning his time).  In the meantime, the band has been red hot here both mornings and evenings now for over a week.  Conditions to Asia this morning as I write this are outstanding.  HL5IVL is as loud as I've ever heard him.  Great sigs from our friends in JA.  RA9Y called in this morning with a Q5 signal.  Chak/JT1CO has been QRV stirring some excitement for NA SR.  So all is not lost.       73 and HNY to all. . . Dave, W0FLS
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Roger Kennedy
> Sent: Sunday, January 05, 2020 7:02 AM
> To: topband at contesting.com
> Subject: Topband: Good Conditions, little NA Activity
>
>
> 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
>
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