Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 250, Issue 2

[Richard McLachlan]

I switched on about 0600Z this morning. Zero activity from USA but I was getting good RBN returns from W1NT. Changed to 80 to test conditions there and again zero signals but good RBNs from as far as AZ. Back to 160 and still no sigs around dawn here but good RBN returns still.

So the band is starting to get open at last.

Richard G3OQT

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> From: "Roger Kennedy" <roger at wessexproductions.co.uk>
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> Hi Dave
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> I was just about to post on here, asking whether NA stations are coming back
> on the band for Winter? I hear several EU stations (including me) putting
> out endless CQ DX calls, but getting no replies.
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> However, I notice that on RBN, EU signals in NA have been really poor lately
> . . . I wonder whether that was down to bad propagation . . . or high QRN
> levels (as RBN just gives strength above the noise).
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> Roger G3YRO
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> Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2023 08:26:14 -0600
> From: Steve Babcock <ve6wz at shaw.ca>
> To: David Raymond <daraymond at iowatelecom.net>
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> Subject: Re: Topband: TB - Signs of Life
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> Yesterday I was listening to Dave work those EU, but I heard nothing.
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> Last night however, I came to the radio at around 340z to shut things down and had good copy OK1DOT calling CQ with a strong signal. (my RBN skimmer decoded him too)
> I was very surprised when IC8DAK answered my CQ, followed by OK1CF, LY7M and OH0Z.  Things seemed to fizzle out around 400z.
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> My first EU this season was OK1CF back on Aug 27, but I haven?t heard anything since then till last night.  Lets hope the trans-polar signals continue.
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> 73, Steve, ve6wz
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>> On Oct 5, 2023, at 11:31 PM, David Raymond <daraymond at iowatelecom.net> wrote:
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>> Topbanders. . .
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>> Just finished a modest opening to EU. . .the first of the season with OZ4MM, DF2PY, LA5HE, and OT4A in the log (CW).  We've been having some openings to VK in the mornings NA time.  Nice to see some activity on the band.  Now, if we can just see some of our JA/HL/Asia friends on TB, that would be FB.
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>> 73. . . Dave, W0FLS
>> in Iowa
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