> I operate mostly CW and some of these guys are going so fast I have
> to listen a few times to get their call right - amazingly fast.
Yes...and just think of all the miscopied calls and info in the
logs that won't be tallied!
73,
Charlie, N0TT
> Maybe I'll see you tonight - have fun and stay warm back there.
>
> 73, Jim
>
>
> On Saturday, Dec 7, 2013, at Saturday, 1:48 PM, Shelby
> Summerville wrote:
>
> > Jim, ever give any thought that, other than "contest type" CW,
> some (me) have little, if any interest in CW?
> > Happy Holiday Season
> >
> > C'Ya, Shelby - K4WW
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Bennett" <w6jhb@mac.com>
> > To: "topband" <topband@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 3:29 PM
> > Subject: Topband: 160 Meter Ops
> >
> >
> >> This contest, along with the Stew Perry versions, certainly make
> one wonder - WHERE THE HECK ARE ALL THE CW OPS THE REST OF THE YEAR?
> On any given night, one can jump on 160 (or even 80) meters and hear
> pretty much nothing. Calling CQ sometimes brings an answer, but not
> that often. Forty meters has some activity, but 160 and 80 are vast
> wastelands. Then along comes the contest, like last night,
> wall-to-wall stations on Top Band. I live in a "standard"
> residential neighborhood and don't have a lot of room. I've got a
> non-mega antenna: an Inverted L that only goes up about 20 feet
> vertically with the rest horizontally, and with my K3 and KPA500, am
> able to work east coast stations at will. So, it's not that my, or
> everyone elses' RF is going straight up into the ozone on other
> nights. Where is everyone?
> >>
> >> Jim / W6JHB
> >> Folsom, CA
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