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Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States

To: Joe K2UF <joe@k2uf.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States
From: Tom Haavisto <kamham69@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 21:41:52 -0500
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KL7RA has built a great contest station/is a great operator.  If he is on,
it should be no problem to work him.
He does use LOTW - I have many confirmations from Rich.

Same think for HI.  KH6LC has built a great station, and uses LOTW for
confirmations.

GL with the chase!

Tom - VE3CX




On Fri, Jan 9, 2015 at 9:18 PM, Joe K2UF <joe@k2uf.com> wrote:

> Don,
>
> Me too,  also I hope whoever it is has a great receive antenna and the
> condx
> are excellent.  I have been waiting for an AK QSO on 160 for several years.
> Have never even heard any here in upstate NY on my contorted inv V.
>
> Good luck to both of us,
>
> 73  Joe K2UF
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Goldtr8
> (KD8NNU)
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 9:03 PM
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States
>
>
> I hope an AK contact that uses LOTW shows up and I can work them from MI.
> That would give me WAS on 160m CW.
>
>
> ~73
> Don
> KD8NNU
> 2014 3905CC Top Gun :-)
> -.- -.. ---.. -. -. ..-
> -----Original Message-----
> From: George
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 6:28 PM
> To: Henk PA5KT ; topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States
>
> Hello Jim etal
>
> This has probably been mentioned?   But CQ 160 CW Contest coming up in two
> weeks is an excellent venue to finish those Topband WAS quests.
>
> Also the ARRL CW DX contest in mid February.
>
> GL
>
> 73  George  W8UVZ
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Henk PA5KT
> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2015 2:50 PM
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States
>
> Hi,
>
> I completed WAS 160 in 2010 and worked most of the states during the
> 2008 and 2009 seasons.
> Band was almost open to the full USA every night.
>
> Working all states with the current propagation is a real challenge.
> You might consider to wait some years till the sun calms down.
>
> Good luck hunting.
>
> 73 Henk PA5KT
>
> James Bennett schreef op 1/9/2015 om 6:50 PM:
> > Hi folks - I'm trying to complete my WAS on 160 and need a confirmed QSO
> > with anyone in the following five states: LA, MS, SC, WV, VT.
> >
> > I run an Elecraft K3/KPA500 into an Inverted L with a K2AV-designed FCP
> > under it. Got a limited amount of real estate so I can't lay out much in
> > the line of radials of receiving antennas, but. I have been able to
> easily
>
> > work into the Canadian Maritime provinces (plus the remainder of the New
> > England states), so I know I can hit those states. Problem is that I've
> > never heard anyone from there on Top Band!
> >
> > So - if you can get on some evening while we have relatively good
> > propagation, I'd love to arrange a schedule. If we connect I can QSL via
> > LoTW or direct with my card and an SASE.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Jim / W6JHB
> > Folsom, CA
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