Hi Gang While we are on the subject of JA 160M history as viewed from the NA side of the pond, I will add a bit more about what is known. In January of 1981 I worked JA2GQO from NP4A (and shortly the
Loran A - 1750/1850/1900/1950 kHz Pulsed power output 1.6MEGAWATTS I remember what this used to sound like.... the EI's used to call it "THE FISHBONE" - because that's what you'd imagine it might lo
Hi Gang and many thanks for reading this message. My wife Miriam and I have begun the process of taking down the K1ZM 160M & contest station in New York and we are now focusing our energies on the mi
Kumar is trying to build himself a new 160M Rx based on the FT1000MP or FT1000 model. Please take a looksee at this message received from him and let him know if you can help. Thanks. His email is: b
Peter was in here from 1105-1109z this morning calling CQ on 1813. Solid 449 but no qso - but great to hear him here in New England! 73 JEFF _______________________________________________ UR RST IS
Hi Gang While I think most have gotten the word on this one, DX0DX is set to come on the air ASAP after Jan 5, 2011. I thought I would take a few moments to share what has been planned for Topband. B
Hi Gang W1BB will be activated in the Stew this time around by Team K1LZ. As you know, this contest is named after MR 160M himself and it is only fitting that Stew's Call be on the air in this, his c
Hi Gang FYI I know Jerry had quite a number of friends who frequent the Topband reflector - thus this post. He did operate Topband both in and outside of contests - some of the current crowd will rem
Hi Gang I have been reading comments about this past weekend's ARRL 160M test and I wish to address some comments that I have seen regarding EAST COAST participants. Some of what I have read seems to
I saw a comment on this yesterday and I would have to concur on the deterioration of polar routes as a result of the new cycle peak. My log shows this kind of data: 2007 - over the pole activity to J
Hi There I've never been to Visalia and would like to try to go this year. Can someone please advise the contact person for the Topband Dinner out there. I am looking for (2) tickets if any are still
GM So far this Winter season, we have had some very interesting long path conditions around 1100z each morning (to things like BU2AQ, XU7ACY, 9M2AX, DU1/JJ5GMJ, HL5IVL)) - and in the afternoons/early
Thanks to all for working us on 160m during our recent trip to Socotra. I think in all over 225 NA stations made it into our log - sorry there were not more. It was a fantastic experience from the ot
hi herb you know i honestly dunno what they were using from in town. it probably was the same vertical used out at the beach as it was capable of doing 160m/80ssb and 80 cw. they moved the antenna to
Hi Gang I promised to relate the 7O6T story as I have time to do so and tonight I will begin the process. I'll do it with a series of segments as it would take a very long message to do it in one fel
GM again I awoke this morning and one of the headlines in the NY Times said that a suicide bomber in Sanaa, Yemen had killed something like 300 people yesterday not far from the government house - if
TODAY's HEADLINES (REDUX) This morning I noted the Sanaa bombing yesterday. Truth be told - on the way OUT of 7O6T, we all flew (except JT1CO) from Socotra to Yemen at the same time. Arriving in Sana
Hi Don Yes - we both remember the Don Miller style of working a CW pileup pretty much the same way. In this case, I quickly realized that if I stuck with the CORE PILE I was going to have to really W
Hi Gang While there is always more one could write about a trip like mine to 7O6T, it is time for me to shift focus once again to my other passion in ham radio - which is CONTESTING. CQ WPX CW looms