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[Jean-Paul Albert]

I am, more or less, 5 days a week around 1730 GMT calling CQ around 1815. Never be called by NA. 
Too early. 
So, I agree with Roger. 

Have a nice day. 

73

Jean-Paul 

F6FYA en direct depuis son iPad. 

> Le 14 janv. 2020 à 23:49, Roger Kennedy <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk> a écrit :
> 
> 
> "However, 160 needs vertical polarization for consistent long DX."
> 
> So how is it that I consistently work all over the world on 160m with my
> horizontal dipole at 50ft?!  (and my signals seem to often be pretty
> comparable with other Brits using verticals}
> 
> You certainly need a Vertical to work DX on 80m . . . but in my experience
> 160m propagation is very different . . . I'm guessing it's often quite high
> angle due to multi-hop or ducting.
> 
> Also, I don't understand why on the Web page they are talking about NA
> stations coming on Top Band at 1730 UTC to work Europe . . . I don't find
> the band opens to NA until at least 2200 . . . and for me signals are always
> much better after midnight.
> 
> Roger G3YRO
> 
> 
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