Speaking of multiple QSOs with the same stations on 160m….
please do not hesitate to call me if you hear me on Topband no matter how many
QSOs we have had! I am a 160m QSO collector. The more the better. I don't
get bored working the same guys over-and-over-and-over on TB. Each opening is a
new adventure for me. It ‘aint rocket science to know that if we wait to work
only new stations on the band then things will get pretty slow!
Everyone is motivated in different ways, and at different times for what
excites them about Ham radio. For myself, the thrill of working DX on
160m….ANY DX, even multiple QSOs in the same season works for me. I am much
less excited about doing that on 80m, or 40m, or the higher bands, but I know
there are those that love to work DX on ANY band all the time, any time.
The thrill for me started when I was 13 years old, under the covers in bed at
night with a small transistor radio (1971) listening to distant AM broadcast
stations with the sound of summer QRN.
Because 160m is so un-predictable and usually completely dead and devoid of ANY
signals (here in VE6 at least) it really is magical when the DX finally makes
it to my ears. I mean sincerely magical, because I reflect back on listening
to those AM signals on that transistor radio…the 160m band is just above the AM
band. How cool is that! We are just Ham guys with backyard antennas!
I understand completely those that find it boring working the same guys
over-and-over, and how the chase for the next DXCC band counter is what really
matters. For many years after I built my 80m Yagi I was somewhat “marooned" on
80m working as much DX as possible. I still love 80m, but the intrigue has
faded and I don't find myself calling CQ there much anymore. Perhaps the same
will happen on 160m, but because the trans-polar propagation from VE6 to EU
(under the AU oval) can be absent for YEARS (!) on end, I expect that when the
condition are good I will remain engaged. I must confess that working JA’s are
not as exciting from here (perhaps like working EU from the EC?).
The chase for the DXCC band totals is not my main motivator anymore as much as
just hearing what DX might make it through each night or morning.
To work a lot of DX on 160, you NEED to call CQ. If we all just listen,
waiting for others to call, the only guys we will work are the few that are
calling CQ (wow, crazy eh?). I understand that with poor RX and high local
noise the alligator risk is high, but you never know. I have received a number
of JA and EU QSLs indicating 100w TX and modest antenna setups.
Lets keep the band alive. Get on the band, ionize the ionosphere and call CQ
and see what happens.
73, de steve ve6wz
So…here is the VE6WZ 2018-19 season “top repeat QSO list”
From my log export for this winter season (4 months) beginning September till
now, I have worked 422 unique EU callsigns. (1,228 total QSOs)
Here is the top 25 list for Europe:
(rank, call, number of QSOs)
1 SM5EDX 40
2 DF2PY 38
3 LA1MFA 38
4 SM4DHF 33
5 OM2XW 26
6 RA4LW 23
7 LY7M 23
8 ON7PQ 23
9 YL2SM 22
10 PA3FQA 21
11 RC3FL 19
12 G3PQA 16
13 G3XHZ 15
14 IK7JTF 15
15 F5IN 13
16 OH1XX 13
17 DL8LAS 13
18 G3OQT 12
19 F5NZ 11
20 G4UFK 11
21 GW3YDX 11
22 SM3EVR 11
23 G3XGC 10
24 SM6MCW 10
25 SM7BIC 10
And here is the OC/AS list:
1 VK6LW 44
2 VK2WF 21
3 HL5IVL 20
4 VK3HJ 19
5 JA5BIN 11
6 VK3IO 9
7 3D2AG 7
8 DS2JJV 6
9 JA4CQS 5
10 JH2FXK 5
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