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Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States

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Subject: Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States
From: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2015 04:37:50 -0400
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For me it was just the opposite as the ARRL DX Contest was good for me. One year, since I was considered "DX", I was able to work all 48 States in 3.5 hours on 160. But since KH6 and KL7 are also DX I wasn't able to get them. Also since the ARRL 160 Meter DX Contest still bans the U.S. Territories from being considered "DX" to try and work WAS during this event is a waste of time. You have most mainland stations in a wall to wall sea of QRM with automatic CQ machines and unable to hear you. With the ARRL DX Contest, as opposed to their 160 Meter Contest, the ops are only looking for "DX" and that makes a big difference for me to be able to 48 State WAS in less than 4 hours.

Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ

On 1/10/2015 9:34 PM, john@kk9a.com wrote:
The ARRL DX CW contest is a DX contest.  I would not chose this event to
work someone in my own country, it is unlikely that the QSO will be logged.

John KK9A

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Subject:        Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States
From:   "George" <w8uvz@voyager.net>
Date:   Fri, 9 Jan 2015 18:28:38 -0500
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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


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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