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Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 268, Issue 10

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Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 268, Issue 10
From: Ron Spencer via Topband <topband@contesting.com>
Reply-to: Ron Spencer <ron.spencer@zoho.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 18:52:45 -0400
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Andy I've had 2 contacts. Using my call, N4XD, kw and two 105' towers. As K4OO, 
our club call, same transmit antenna but 100W.



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Today's Topics: 
 
 1. 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Andree Schanko) 
 2. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Richard Thorne) 
 3. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (mailto:wb6rse1@mac.com) 
 4. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (mailto:kq2m@kq2m.com) 
 5. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Steven E. Fick) 
 6. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (EUGENE GABRY) 
 7. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Steve Harrison) 
 8. 160 QSO with VP2VI (Ted Kirst) 
 9. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Henk PA5KT) 
 10. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Wes Stewart) 
 11. FW:  160m CW QSO VP2VI (Patrick Parmentier) 
 12. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Udo A. Heinze) 
 13. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (KE?L) 
 14. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Steven E. Fick) 
 15. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Don Kirk) 
 16. Re: 160m CW QSO VP2VI (Glenn Thorne) 
 
 
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Message: 1 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:13:43 +0000 
From: Andree Schanko <mailto:dl8las@web.de> 
To: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
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VP2VI? 
 
if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX 
antenna and how much power? 
Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
 
 
 
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Message: 2 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 12:17:09 -0500 
From: Richard Thorne <mailto:rthorne@rthorne.net> 
To: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <162f4048mailto:-93d1-46d7-aea6-fa23b1b8e653@rthorne.net> 
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Andree, 
 
I used a 1/4 sloping vertical with an elevated feed point (10' above 
ground) with two full size radials going North/South. 
 
Rich - N5ZC 
 
On 4/22/2025 12:13 PM, Andree Schanko via Topband wrote: 
> VP2VI 
> 
> if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as 
> TX antenna and how much power? 
> Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
> 
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Message: 3 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 10:39:26 -0700 
From: mailto:wb6rse1@mac.com 
To: Top Band List List <mailto:topband@contesting.com> 
Cc: Andree Schanko <mailto:dl8las@web.de> 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <1211514Amailto:-DCF0-40F5-9B23-C5B0FEB9427C@mac.com> 
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13 April 2025 @ 0246Z. Shunt fed tower with HF yagis as top loading. ~1KW out. 
Up 1. First call. 
 
73 - Steve WB6RSE 
 
> On Apr 22, 2025, at 10:13 AM, Andree Schanko via Topband 
> <mailto:topband@contesting.com> wrote: 
> 
> VP2VI 
> 
> if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as 
> TX antenna and how much power? 
> Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
> 
> _________________ 
> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector 
 
 
 
 
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Message: 4 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:13:17 -0500 
From: mailto:kq2m@kq2m.com 
To: Andree Schanko <mailto:dl8las@web.de> 
Cc: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <ccbb03aa209b7bd8972b38ca67f995d0@kq2m.com> 
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TY for our 160 (and other) qso's with the team! 
 
I used an Inv L (~ 60 feet horizontal) with 1 KW out. 
 
First call qso - op was excellent and very easy to work but VP2VI signal 
was not as strong as I expected. 
Maybe 10 - 15 db weaker than what I anticipated.  Just about 599. 
 
73 
 
Bob, KQ2M 
 
 
On 2025-04-22 12:13, Andree Schanko via Topband wrote: 
> VP2VI? 
> 
> if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you 
> use as TX antenna and how much power? 
> Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
 
 
 
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Message: 5 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 14:17:11 -0400 
From: "Steven E. Fick" <mailto:steven.fick@comcast.net> 
To: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <fb1eabd8mailto:-f29c-df19-9616-b7451daa5ef5@comcast.net> 
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Message: 6 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:34:11 -0500 (CDT) 
From: EUGENE GABRY <mailto:n9tf@comcast.net> 
To: Andree Schanko <mailto:dl8las@web.de>,    Andree Schanko via Topband 
    <mailto:topband@contesting.com> 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <757245822.671878.1745346851468@connect.xfinity.com">mailto:757245822.671878.1745346851468@connect.xfinity.com> 
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Hello Andy, 
 
I worked you on April 13 at 0041UTC CW 100 watts to a inverted L ~ 25' vertical 
to knee 110' horizontal, wire running west from knee. This 160 inverted L is a 
parallel wire to my 6BTV connected to the 6BTV feed point. 
You were a solid S9 here in EM66IJ the evening we worked. I have been checking 
your freq on 160 when you are there, and you are always at least S7 and above. 
Good copy sigs all the time. 
 
I hope you make more QS on 160. GL es good DX! 
 
73, Gene N9TF 
EM66IJ 
> On 04/22/2025 12:13 PM CDT Andree Schanko via Topband 
> <mailto:topband@contesting.com> wrote: 
> 
> 
> VP2VI? 
> 
> if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as 
> TX antenna and how much power? 
> Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
> 
> _________________ 
> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector 
 
 
 
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Message: 7 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 11:45:40 -0700 
From: Steve Harrison <mailto:k0xp@k0xp.com> 
To: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <4a5ade65mailto:-d139-48cc-8ef8-511eb6de6771@k0xp.com> 
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750 - 800W output from a homebrew antler tuner (probably 100 - 150 watts 
loss), 160m inverted L sloping up from ground some 30 feet from the base 
of a 38-foot support tower, then horizontal-sloping top wire toward the 
SE, 20 feet high at the end. 4 120 foot radials spread out west to east 
on the north side of the sloping vertical wire. Chainlink fence 125 feet 
square to the south of the radials, also connected to the feedline 
shield. QTH is in the middle of the desert of SoCal. I can forward a 
drawing but this reflector doesn't allow them. I laid out this antenna 
originally specifically to work 9M2AX, which it did (but only after he 
reached S8). No separate RX amtler(s) at present. 
 
Steve, K0XP 
 
Wonder Valley 
 
 
On 4/22/2025 10:13 AM, Andree Schanko via Topband wrote: 
> VP2VI 
> 
> if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as 
> TX antenna and how much power? 
> Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
> 
> _________________ 
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-- 
See my QRZ.com page at *https://www.qrz.com/db/K0XP* 
 
 
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Message: 8 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:46:42 -0500 
From: Ted Kirst <mailto:w1gl@gctel.com> 
To: Andree Schanko via Topband <mailto:topband@contesting.com> 
Subject: Topband: 160 QSO with VP2VI 
Message-ID: <6807e412.b70ff.34258700.5e26@gctel.com">mailto:6807e412.b70ff.34258700.5e26@gctel.com> 
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 Hi Andree, 
 
Used K3S at 100 watts and top loaded, shunt fed tower. 
 
73, Ted: W1GL 
 
 
 
 
 
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Message: 9 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:14:27 +0200 
From: Henk PA5KT <mailto:pa5kt@remijn.net> 
To: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <d36d59c3mailto:-12ec-43ec-b8ed-0d4a0a62ea8f@remijn.net> 
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TX antenna inv L with 21m vertical, horizontal wire bit sloping towards 
east. 800Watts. 
 
https://www.pa5kt.com/index.php/projects/15-vertical-for-160m-80m 
 
You had nice signal on TX antenna and on RX antenna. (SAL-20). 
 
73 Henk PA5KT 
 
Op 22-4-2025 om 19:13 schreef Andree Schanko via Topband: 
> VP2VI 
> 
> if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as 
> TX antenna and how much power? 
> Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
> 
> _________________ 
> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector 
 
 
 
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Message: 10 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:25:31 +0000 (UTC) 
From: Wes Stewart <mailto:n7ws@yahoo.com> 
To: Andree Schanko <mailto:dl8las@web.de> 
Cc: "mailto:topband@contesting.com"; <mailto:topband@contesting.com> 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <1557644488mailto:.299972.1745349931994@mail.yahoo.com> 
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 
 
 Andy, 
Seventeen meter tall aluminum tubing ground-mounted vertical with an 
approximately 26 meter long top loading? ("L") wire.? Sixteen, 17 meter long 
insulated radials on the ground.? With the Vp of my desert dirt, these are 
approximately resonant.? Four hundred watts at the antenna.? Also my RX 
antenna. 
Wes? N7WS 
 On Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:17:56 AM MST, Andree Schanko via Topband 
<mailto:topband@contesting.com> wrote: 
 
 VP2VI? 
 
if you had a CW QSO? with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX 
antenna and how much power? 
Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
 
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Message: 11 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 21:26:56 +0200 
From: "Patrick Parmentier" <mailto:on7pq@telenet.be> 
To: <mailto:topband@contesting.com> 
Subject: Topband: FW:  160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <002f01dbb3bc$832a4290$897ec7b0$@be> 
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-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- 
Van: Patrick Parmentier [mailto:mailto:on7pq@telenet.be] 
Verzonden: dinsdag 22 april 2025 21:10 
Aan: 'Andree Schanko' 
Onderwerp: RE: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
 
Hello  Andy , just an inv L  and a KW ... You guys are doing a fantastic job !  
 73 Pat ON7PQ . 
 
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- 
Van: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+on7pq=mailto:telenet.be@contesting.com] 
Namens Andree Schanko via Topband 
Verzonden: dinsdag 22 april 2025 19:14 
Aan: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Onderwerp: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
 
VP2VI 
 
if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX 
antenna and how much power? 
Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
 
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Message: 12 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 19:38:32 +0000 
From: "Udo A. Heinze" <mailto:uaheinze@mmenterprisesllc.com> 
To: Andree Schanko <mailto:dl8las@web.de>, "mailto:topband@contesting.com"; 
    <mailto:topband@contesting.com> 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: 
    <2B679B30C763B94F8CA764E83B699DE1D024CFC7@KITT.MMELLC.local> 
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" 
 
Andy 
My antenna is an inverted L, 55ft vertical with 30  130ft long radials.  Power 
was 100 watts. 
73 
Udo NI0G  (EM48) 
 
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From: Topband 
<topband-bounces+uaheinze=mailto:mmenterprisesllc.com@contesting.com> On Behalf 
Of Andree Schanko via Topband 
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 12:14 PM 
To: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
 
VP2VI? 
 
if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX 
antenna and how much power? 
Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
 
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Message: 13 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:44:43 -0400 
From: KE?L <mailto:jfielder@twincitynetworks.com> 
To: "'Andree Schanko'" <mailto:dl8las@web.de> 
Cc: <mailto:topband@contesting.com> 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <093a01dbb3be$ff0753b0$fd15fb10$@twincitynetworks.com> 
Content-Type: text/plain;    charset="utf-8" 
 
Andy, 
I worked VP2VI on April 21st at 02:11utc.   VP2VI was very loud here and in the 
clear.    You appeared to be calling CQ with very few responses.   I was using 
an InvL at approx 50' vertical for both receive and transmit.  Power out was 
about 100w and you answered on my first call.   I spotted you right after along 
with QSX and it didn't seem to really help you out very much.   Not sure why as 
you were fairly loud here on the InvL. 
 
Thanks for the new country on 160! 
 
73 
Jim, KE?L 
 
-----Original Message----- 
From: Topband 
[mailto:topband-bounces+jfielder=mailto:twincitynetworks.com@contesting.com] On 
Behalf Of Andree Schanko via Topband 
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2025 1:14 PM 
To: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
 
VP2VI 
 
if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use as TX 
antenna and how much power? 
Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
 
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Message: 14 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 15:48:54 -0400 
From: "Steven E. Fick" <mailto:steven.fick@comcast.net> 
To: Andree Schanko <mailto:dl8las@web.de> 
Cc: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: <64a50d93mailto:-971f-55aa-e5c5-7097f9518ea8@comcast.net> 
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Message: 15 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 16:51:08 -0400 
From: Don Kirk <mailto:wd8dsb@gmail.com> 
To: Andree Schanko <mailto:dl8las@web.de> 
Cc: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: 
    <CAKtW65euDG9ccqi3M7zvfG8_PaCak3qiEj=mailto:iv2o3SVsuZOM09g@mail.gmail.com> 
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 
 
Hi Andy, 
 
100 watts to a 68 foot base loaded vertical with 55 short buried 
radials(2500 feet of radials).  Worked you 5 minutes before my sunset when 
you were just above my noise floor whereas you were much stronger 1.5 hours 
later.  I was amazed you heard me.  Located near Indianapolis Indiana. 
 
73, 
Don wd8dsb 
 
On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 2:07?PM Andree Schanko via Topband < 
mailto:topband@contesting.com> wrote: 
 
> VP2VI 
> 
> if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use 
> as TX antenna and how much power? 
> Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
> 
> _________________ 
> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband 
> Reflector 
> 
 
 
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Message: 16 
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:09:58 -0500 
From: Glenn Thorne <mailto:kd0q.glenn@gmail.com> 
To: Andree Schanko <mailto:dl8las@web.de> 
Cc: mailto:topband@contesting.com 
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m CW QSO VP2VI 
Message-ID: 
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Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" 
 
KW to 265 ft OCF Inverted Vee @ 75 ft. 
 
Thanks for the QSO!  73, Glenn - KD0Q 
 
On Tue, Apr 22, 2025 at 1:00?PM Andree Schanko via Topband < 
mailto:topband@contesting.com> wrote: 
 
> VP2VI 
> 
> if you had a CW QSO  with VP2VI on 160m , please tell me what did you use 
> as TX antenna and how much power? 
> Thanks, Andy DL8LAS @ VP2VI 
> 
> _________________ 
> Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband 
> Reflector 
> 
 
 
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