Topband: CQ160M contest last year and this year

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Do not worry Fred - there will be plenty of European Stations calling CQ
during the CQ 160 contest.  If ALL of the European stations started calling
CQ at once - there would be no QSOs taking place across the Atlantic due to
the severe QRM.

73 Tree N6TR

On Tue, Jan 26, 2021 at 7:01 AM Fred Moeves <fmoeves at twc.com> wrote:

> Roger,
>
> I for one don't like to hear that Eu stations are not calling CQ.
> Maybe I'm alone on this but why not just call CQ NA only?
>
> I rarely call CQ Contest I'm a S&P station.
> I really don't contest anymore I'm usually in there but mostly to give
> points and look for dx.
> Here with my little pip squeak station with high noise it's tough.
> I'm lucky to have a few Rx antennas or I'd be out all together.
>
> Anyway hope to hear you and some dx on this weekend.
>
> 73 Fred KB4QZH
>
>
>
>
> Excellent Doug !
>
> I must admit, I haven't entered a Contest for over 40 years . . . the idea
> of operating for hours and hours on end just doesn't appeal any more.
>
> However, the various 160m Contests are very useful to work lots of DX
> stations.
>
> Please bear in mind that a lot of us Topbanders in Europe don't want to
> come
> on calling CQ, as we'll be called by hundreds of Europeans . . . so if you
> want to work us, you need to call CQ !  (and remember, we're not allowed
> below 1810 kHz)
>
> Good Luck to all those entering !
>
> Roger G3YRO
>
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