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Re: Topband: Working Europe

To: James Rodenkirch <Rodenkirch_LLC@msn.com>
Subject: Re: Topband: Working Europe
From: mstangelo@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 2 Jul 2016 14:45:06 +0000 (UTC)
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I totally agree with Jim. We should use the band and not limit our QSo's to 
contesting or hunting DX.

One of my goals in to work WAS QRP. When I have the time (and willpower) I get 
up around dawn to operate 160. I usually hear domestic stations calling DX.

If they don't have any success I call them running QRP. Sometimes it results in 
a nice ragchew. We discuss DX, or the lack of it and our antennas.

Get on the air.

Mike N2MS
----- Original Message -----
From: James Rodenkirch <Rodenkirch_LLC@msn.com>
To: Top Band Contesting <topband@contesting.com>
Sent: Fri, 01 Jul 2016 23:22:43 -0000 (UTC)
Subject: Re: Topband: Working Europe

Mike: I would posit we - the "top band community" - need to promote increased 
operations ---------- fuggedabout "decent rx antennas" --- just get more hams 
operating on top band:

- emphasize the Maunder minimum
- emphasize the rise of efficiency of small lot antennas, as a resulting 
"benefit"
- emphasize the benefits of a new low band rcv arrays

It's about encouraging hams to explore top band, as the "minimums" descend on 
us.....not, necessarily, encouraging "ultimate stations" --- i.e., get 'em on 
the band......

71.5/72 de Jim Rodenkirch K9JWV

Guy said:

>There is the issue of when people are actually listening on 160. *Sounds*
dead because no one is there.

...AND THEN there is the issue of when people *can* actually listen; by
that I mean, they have a decent rx antenna at their disposal.

I've noticed quite a few locals (W1) with increasing interest in 160. The
low-space rx antenna options out there are attracting interest. This is
good. Bring on the minimum.

Mike N1TA
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