Jim, since you bring up QRP on 160M, I would like to promote the upcoming
NAQCC 160M QRP sprint. 0130Z-0330Z January 13 2016 (which I think means
it's our Tuesday night). http://naqcc.info/sprint201601_160.html
I usually participate and enjoy it, but do not always send in my log due to
the required obtuse log format.
Tim N3QE
On Sat, Dec 5, 2015 at 12:50 PM, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
wrote:
> On Sat,12/5/2015 8:40 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
>
>> Last night, I worked several CT, KY, and SC, and at least 1 MS.
>>
>
> I found condx pretty stinko last night to the east coast. Lots of W1
> spotted, none heard. K8JQ was heard, but not loud. The very dependable NO3M
> and WD5R were not very loud and didn't hear me. Let's hope tonight is
> better.
>
> Yes, N4OGW and WQ5L are good ops with a decent signal from MS, but both
> seem to go to bed too early to work from W6. :)
>
>
> On Sat,12/5/2015 8:01 AM, K4OWR wrote:
>
>> I have had great success contesting on this band (avg 1000qs) but not
>> really much DX. My country total is about 15. I'm reading here about some
>> people working DX and wondering about when I need to get on to hear this
>> stuff. I see the word "overnight" but wondering around what time is best.
>> I'm in east TN.
>>
>
> 160M is an all night band, and 160 contests are all night contests.
> Conditions often vary quite a lot through the night and from one night to
> another. From the beginning of the contest (around 5 pm EST) work EU, AF,
> SA, and NA until local sunrise at the DX QTH. Through the night and until
> about 30 minutes after your own sunrise, work west. Signals to the west
> will peak at their sunset and again in the hour or so around your sunrise.
> Beverages and other dedicated RX antennas will help pull out weaker signals.
>
> In addition to all of that, with legal limit power and decent vertical
> antenna, I can work 800 miles in the daylight hours.
>
> 73, Jim K9YC Santa Cruz, CA
>
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