- 1. Topband: 160 skip distance (score: 1)
- Author: Larry <lmwatbullrun@runbox.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 00:36:45 +0000
- 160 is absolutely capable of NVIS; I've tested it and 160 NVIS works on sideband with between 10 and 20 watts, or about 2.5 watts CW, so having a groundwave signal nulled by NVIS is possible. Larry W
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- 2. Re: Topband: 160 skip distance (score: 1)
- Author: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" <richard@karlquist.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 20:07:25 -0700
- Larry W8ANT You should be able to get rid of the NVIS wave by simply using a vertical as the receive antenna. I'm surprised no one mentioned this already. Rick N6RK _________________ Searchable Archi
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- 3. Re: Topband: 160 skip distance (score: 1)
- Author: K4SAV <RadioXX@charter.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 08:14:49 -0500
- A few years back guys on this forum decided to see what could be worked at noon time. There were a few stations on at that time and I worked stations up to 600 miles. That will vary with band conditi
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- 4. Re: Topband: 160 skip distance (score: 1)
- Author: Dan Edward Dba East edwards <dan.n.edwards@sbcglobal.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 14:41:16 +0000 (UTC)
- true enough. i have heard K0RF at high noon, here in north east texas 73, w5xz On Tuesday, September 17, 2019, 08:14:58 AM CDT, K4SAV <RadioXX@charter.net> wrote: A few years back guys on this forum
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- 5. Re: Topband: 160 skip distance (score: 1)
- Author: Tim Shoppa <tshoppa@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 12:54:41 -0400
- There's a "max distance in pure daylight" Stew Perry award at least some years? At start of a 160M contest (5PM local time, shortly before my sunset) I have no problem making QSO's into Indiana and I
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- 6. Re: Topband: 160 skip distance (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 11:06:44 -0700
- There was indeed a plaque for the longest distance - within an hour of high noon. I believe it was a QSO between Oregon and Arizona - a pretty good distance. Tree _________________ Searchable Archive
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- 7. Re: Topband: 160 skip distance (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Campbell <VE3MGY@hotmail.ca>
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:38:35 +0000
- Hi Jerry and group, I was one of those stations Jerry. I worked you at 1712z and 1717z on 2008-01-05. I was running 100 watts and the distance was 1200km. We gave each other 549 reports IIRC ( from m
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- 8. Re: Topband: 160 skip distance (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Campbell <VE3MGY@hotmail.ca>
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 19:40:50 +0000
- Sorry, the second QSO was at 1726z not 1717z. ________________________________ From: Topband <topband-bounces@contesting.com> on behalf of Brian Campbell <VE3MGY@hotmail.ca> Sent: September 17, 2019
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- 9. Re: Topband: 160 skip distance (score: 1)
- Author: GEORGE WALLNER <aa7jv@atlanticbb.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 18:59:12 -0400
- During both the ARRL 160 or the CQWW 160 CW contests from C6AGU (FL14tv, a very quiet location) about 250 miles east of FL, I hear and work stations during the day well into the continental US: somet
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