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Re: Topband: CW160

To: Tim Shoppa <tshoppa@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: CW160
From: Tom Haavisto <kamham69@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:58:33 -0500
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One small request would be to NOT mention callsigns - at least during the 5
day "waiting period" for log submissions to be completed.

Some folks may not be running assisted, may bust the odd call or two, or
whatever.  No point in giving out corrected callsigns at this point.

Thanks

Tom - VE3CX

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On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 4:28 PM, Tim Shoppa <tshoppa@gmail.com> wrote:

> I felt conditions were "OK" to various parts of Europe throughout the
> night. Yes, things would seem good to one location or another for a few
> minutes, then just evaporate.
>
> That station from Haiti 4V1TL had huge huge signal probably louder than any
> Florida guy I heard.
>
> A "new band greenie for me" on 160M was ER4A.
>
> CW5W had a nice signal but had a hard time hearing - never got further than
> "N3?" with me - and he was often near or under "other DX" (including 4V1TL
> who had a kc cop who was trying to stop me from working CW5W).
>
> Tim N3QE
>
> On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 3:25 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av.guy@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I felt like the SE US was under a propagation blanket. A look at RBN, NA
> > spotted by EU nodes made us notable by our absence, K3ZM the notable
> > exception of course. EU would pop in for a few minutes and then go away.
> No
> > clue as to the prop mechanics doing that. The on again off again
> > propagation blanket no help copying QRP either.
> >
> > 73, Guy K2AV
> >
> > On Saturday, January 30, 2016, Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On Sat,1/30/2016 11:19 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
> > >
> > >> But let's be clear headed about what QRP lays on the other end and
> what
> > >> the
> > >> dB realities are.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Like Dave, you have articulated the issues pretty well. BTW -- I called
> > > you several times last night, but prop wasn't very good (I heard a half
> > > dozen NC stations, none of them very loud).
> > >
> > > 73, Jim K9YC
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