The strongest AM broadcasters across the Atlantic are often audible 3 or more
hours before sunset local here on Cape Cod.
Saudi Arabia 1521 has been logged at local shore sites between noon and 1 p.m.
EST several times. Admittedly this involves big power at the transmitter end
but 160m would have the advantages of potentially much less interference,
better receiving antennas, and CW / digital modes for vastly superior
signal-to-noise capability.
So some midday QSO's over 5000+ mile distances should not be discounted in
autumn / winter if the path is mostly salt water, some of the route is dark,
and the stations on each end have decent power and good "ears" (antenna /
receiver / operator combo.).
Mark Connelly, WA1ION
South Yarmouth, MA
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This is very strange as Jeff, VY2ZM during the CQ 160 meter event works
Western Europe at high noon PEI time.
Herb, KV4FZ
On 1/14/2016 9:35 PM, Larry Burke wrote:
> I was specifically told by one checker that he doesn't even check the time
> of a Topband QSO. Go figure.
>
>
> Larry K5RK
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kris Mraz
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 7:19 PM
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: Topband: Strange propagation
>
> Which brings to mind another issue: 160m card checkers will disallow a card
> if the DX QSO occurred in the middle of the day since the path would be
> impossible.
> Can't make that assumption, anymore.
>
> Kris N5KM
>
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