Since the band has opened this week to JA from New England for the first time this season, it brings to mind some of the early attempts to work Japan from New England on 160. Here's my attempt to rec
Im just depressed as I can't hear anything when you boys are working those guys.. I nearly threw my PC out the window the past few mornings looking at all the JA posts. I wonder why there are not man
John brings back some memories of earlier Topband years. Many stations are still active on 160 from that era. I recently worked Tok JA7AO on 160 for a 31-year span of 160 QSO's! I worked JA7AO (follo
Don't get down on yourself. Conditions on 160M can be peculiar. I have not heard much from JA, BV or other Asia either but ZL and VK have been relatively strong. I await the time when I can't get a r
Hi John, Interesting roundup! When I was in Shelton, Connecticut, we heard JA3ONB and JA2GQO day after day after day starting in late December of 1980 and through January and February1981, as early a
On Jan 21, 2004, at 5:21 AM, W2pm@aol.com wrote: Im just depressed as I can't hear anything when you boys are working those guys.. _____________________________________________________ To W2PM: JAs a
My first Topband QSO with JA was back in 1971 when I was W5RTQ in Houston. It was shortly after I bought a new Drake C-line, and the R-4C noise blanker did an outstanding job on the Loran, making the
It is fun to reminisce isn't it. From the west coast (San Diego) I remember my first European on 160. It was, if I recall correctly, EI5H (lots of dits!!). My antenna was an Alpha Delta twin sloper f
This is true, but how exciting when we do get those openings !! I think this is the BENEFIT of the West Coast !! Think of all those DXCC entities in EU that could be worked when the band does open. E
Hi John and List, Well, you sure brought back some wonderful memories for me. My first JA QSO was with JA6IEF on March 3, 1986 at 11:28Z. He gave me a 559 and I gave him 569, followed at 11:33 by Ogi
I just checked my old log books and found that my first topband QSO with JA was not from Houston in 1971, but it was on December 3, 1966. But.... I was on Shemya Island in the end of the Aleutians at
Hi John and Topbanders, It has been interesting reading about the East Coast to JA qso's, and it brings back fond memories of the good old days on 160! Back in the mid 1970's, I remember getting on i
Thanx Wally and all for the great stories and encouragement. The fact is despite frustrating situations whenever I work any DX - anywhere in EU or even W6(!) which is of course duck soup on all the h
I remember this QSO with KL7FRY well because to me (W0VXO) working Earl on Shemya was almost like working JA on TopBand. It encouraged me to believe it could happen even from the tundra of Minnesota