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Re: Topband: 160m Condx

To: paul.mcl@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Topband: 160m Condx
From: Carl Jonsson <carl.jonsson7@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 11:00:12 +0100
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In Scandinavia freq´s above 1824 are the best. No fishnet beacons there.
Carl

Den ons 14 nov. 2018 kl 10:54 skrev Paul Mclaren <paul.mcl@gmail.com>:

> I hadn't seen it mentioned but here in NW EU the continuous dashes from
> Fish Net beacons can be a pain at times.
>
> Regards
>
> Paul MM0ZBH
>
> On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 at 08:55, Petr Ourednik <indians@xsmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > an old article here:
> >
> >
> >
> https://160mband.blogspot.com/2018/02/the-forbidden-dx-frequencies-table-on.html
> >
> > 73 - Petr, OK1RP
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 14, 2018, at 1:54 AM, Saulius Zalnerauskas wrote:
> > > Thanks,
> > > How about JA?
> > > 1810-1824.9
> > > Where is better not CQ?
> > > Sam LY5W
> > > Just back home from W6
> > >
> > > 2018-11-12, pr 20:27 Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com rašė:
> > >
> > > > Perfect! Thanks for sharing.
> > > >
> > > > 73, Mike
> > > > www.w0btu.com
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Nov 12, 2018 at 12:13 PM VE6WZ_Steve <ve6wz@shaw.ca> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > Know bad frequencies- great resource here:
> > > > > http://www.k8nd.com/TopbandBadFreqs.pdf
> > > > >
> > > > > However…a “best practice” on 160m is NEVER call CQ on an exact
> > frequency.
> > > > > Why is it ever necessary to call on 1830, 1820, 1822 etc. exactly?
> > Call
> > > > CQ
> > > > > on 1820.3, or 1820.4 or 1822.6 or 1827.8.
> > > > > Perhaps its human nature to want to use a nice “round” number, but
> > this
> > > > > accomplishs nothing except increase the chances of being on a
> > harmonic
> > > > QRG.
> > > > > Its surprising how many DX-peds will do this too.  We don't need a
> > nice
> > > > > frequency with no decimal points! You will be found just fine with
> > all
> > > > the
> > > > > skimmers and spotters out there.
> > > > >
> > > > > de steve ve6wz.
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On Nov 12, 2018, at 9:31 AM, Filipe Lopes <ct1ilt@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > Hi
> > > > >
> > > > > Is there a listing of such frequencies? Want to avoid those in the
> > coming
> > > > > contests
> > > > >
> > > > > 73's Filipe
> > > > > CT1ILT CR5E CR6K
> > > > >
> > > > > Sent from my Huawei Mate 8
> > > > >
> > > > > Na(o) Seg, 12 de nov de 2018, 17:28, Mike Waters <
> mikewate@gmail.com
> > >
> > > > > escreveu:
> > > > >
> > > > > I wish we could get the word out to avoid frequencies like that:
> > 1810,
> > > > > 1820, 1830, etc. There are almost always AM BC harmonics on those
> > freqs.
> > > > >
> > > > > 73, Mike
> > > > > www.w0btu.com
> > > > >
> > > > > On Sun, Nov 11, 2018 at 4:24 PM k1zm--- via Topband <
> > > > > topband@contesting.com>
> > > > > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Band still down a bit from last week but 4k6fo good sigs now on
> > 1830.0
> > > > > from Alim.
> > > > > 73 JEFF
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