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101. Topband: Cool change hits VK6/160m (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Thu, 25 Jan 2001 07:01:11 +0800; G'day The last week has seen a cool change in the weather hitting the south western part of WA. The drop in humidity below 40% and temperatures dropping into the mid twenties Celcius has seen the top; /archives//html/Topband/2001-01/msg00231.html (7,726 bytes)
102. Topband: ARRL 160m (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2000 06:56:16 +0800; Hi all, Terrible conditions last night (Saturday) in the ARRL 160 test. W8JI (56/79) was worked just five minutes after sunset (1105Z), but the only other stations heard in 90 minutes of tuning the b; /archives//html/Topband/2000-12/msg00009.html (6,760 bytes)
103. Topband: Last Down Under Diary of 2000 (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2000 06:14:19 +0800; G'day all, Conditions seem to have finally improved on the topband into Europe, with several stations being worked each morning in the window fifteen minutes before and after sunrise (currently aroun; /archives//html/Topband/2000-12/msg00157.html (7,337 bytes)
104. Topband: 3B8/DL7DF (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 09:01:58 +0800; G'day all, Sigi 3B8/DL7DF was an S5 signal into VK6 this morning, calling CQ on 1821.8 just after 2100Z, and was quickly worked simplex. Conditions seemed poor this morning at/before sunrise to the w; /archives//html/Topband/2000-11/msg00047.html (7,058 bytes)
105. Topband: Down Under Diary 16/11/00 (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 05:56:10 +0800; The topband finally came out of its post equinox slumber at VK6VZ over the last two days, with two good westerly openings into Europe and Asia. The sunrise opening started on both days at around 2030; /archives//html/Topband/2000-11/msg00084.html (7,832 bytes)
106. Topband: Down Under Diary - CQ WW CW (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 07:09:29 +0800; The CQ WW CW conditions were very mixed here in VK6 but fairly poor on the whole - only a few QSOs with North America on the first night, and a long but poor opening to Europe at sunrise, producing 3; /archives//html/Topband/2000-11/msg00186.html (8,375 bytes)
107. Topband: Bizarre conditions 10/28 on top band (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2000 06:51:32 +0800; G'day Dick, If Frank W3LPL can get up a 'low' dipole, preferably go for one around 0.25 of a wavelength high (or as high/close to this as possible). One lower than this is going to have more ground l; /archives//html/Topband/2000-10/msg00001.html (8,051 bytes)
108. Topband: 4W/N6FF (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sun, 08 Oct 2000 17:16:47 +0800; 4W/N6FF was an excellent signal into VK6 around 2000Z last night on 1827.5. At that time Dick/Denis were alternating their operation between listening for JA on 1824, and listening 5 KHz above their; /archives//html/Topband/2000-10/msg00043.html (7,201 bytes)
109. Topband: Down Under Diary 13/10/00 (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2000 06:42:24 +0800; Black Friday (13/10/00) was a pretty bright day for topband conditions in Glen Forrest, Western Australia. Conditions into North America just after VK6 sunset were very FB, with 21 stations worked be; /archives//html/Topband/2000-10/msg00081.html (8,228 bytes)
110. Topband: horizontal/vertical polarisation (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sun, 22 Oct 2000 21:19:15 +0800; G'day all I guess what works best from your particular QTH is what works best - and predominantly horizontal polarised antennas will work better at some geographical locations, for both latitude and; /archives//html/Topband/2000-10/msg00147.html (10,385 bytes)
111. Topband: Life in the old dog (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sun, 10 Sep 2000 06:41:19 +0800; G'day from Glen Forrest, Conditions yesterday around the VK6VZ sunrise were very promising last night. At 0949Z, W8JI was heard 15 minutes before sunset with a RSR569 signal, a few minutes later in c; /archives//html/Topband/2000-09/msg00044.html (7,123 bytes)
112. Topband: Stew Perry (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2000 08:09:33 +0800; G'day all, It has been reading the comments on this year's Stew Perry TBDC Contest, which have so far been mainly from a North American perspective. A few observations from the most geographically is; /archives//html/Topband/2000-09/msg00071.html (9,750 bytes)
113. Topband: Equinox boost in conditions (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 06:47:44 +0800; G'day, The week before the spring southern hemisphere equinox (23 September) usually brings with it good conditions around local sunset time into eastern North America and this year seems no exceptio; /archives//html/Topband/2000-09/msg00082.html (7,187 bytes)
114. Topband: Genie comes out of the bottle (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 07:47:57 +0800; Alakazamm. Terrific conditions into North America in the hour or so after VK6 sunset for the last three nights, particularly on last night (Thursday). Tuesday night found big signals predominantly fr; /archives//html/Topband/2000-09/msg00172.html (7,554 bytes)
115. Topband: Down Under Diary 3/7/00 (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Fri, 04 Aug 2000 07:39:10 +0800; Excellent propagation this morning into Europe and Africa, but little luck. On the band at around 2200Z after a phone call from Mike VK6HD alerted me to the presence of FR/F6KDF/T. The FR/T was peaki; /archives//html/Topband/2000-08/msg00009.html (7,876 bytes)
116. Topband: FR/T (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Tue, 08 Aug 2000 04:22:52 +0800; At 2013Z FR/F6KDF/T is CQing on 1823.5, QRX up 1, at about S6. Finally worked at 2011Z after several days of very early a.m starts. The key to working him in the Asia-Pacific area seems to be QRV aro; /archives//html/Topband/2000-08/msg00015.html (6,899 bytes)
117. Topband: V26EA on 160m (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2000 08:11:22 +0800; Hi, Does anyone know if V26EA has been operating around his sunrise on 160m? As this is very close to VK6 sunset (SW of WA) - 0952Z - it is a genuine chance to work them on the band from this part of; /archives//html/Topband/2000-08/msg00072.html (6,805 bytes)
118. Topband: critters chomping on coax (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2000 07:41:08 +0800; Hi, Down here Down Under we have problems with parrots chewing on coaxial. Galahs, in particular, just love to chew on rubber and particularly like coaxial cable outer coatings. I lost several runs o; /archives//html/Topband/2000-08/msg00141.html (6,950 bytes)
119. Topband: 7P8AA on 160m (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 07:18:11 +0800; 7P8AA was a good RST55-79 signal this morning at around 2300Z on 1.827, listening on their own frequency, and was pleased to work them for a new one. When the frequency gets busy, they seem to listen; /archives//html/Topband/2000-07/msg00012.html (6,859 bytes)
120. Topband: Pacific 160m Contest 2000 (score: 1): Author: sire@iinet.net.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2000 08:08:23 +0800; Next weekend (Saturday 15 July) is the annual running of the Pacific 160m Contest, from 0700 - 2300Z. Although this is not the best time of year for the topband, stations in Europe, Africa and the US; /archives//html/Topband/2000-07/msg00015.html (8,356 bytes)

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