To me top band seems to be all about DXing. I can find plenty of if folks calling CQ DX but I don't hear many folks calling just plain CQ.
Dave WX7G On Mar 19, 2012 9:47 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > We really don't need beacons on 160, the reverse beacon network provides > good coverage. We just need stations on the air to be detected. > > http://www.reversebeacon.net > > The W3AO Field Day will have three transmitters on 160 meters this year, > one each on CW, SSB and RTTY. > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > ---- Original message ---- > >Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 07:22:09 -0700 (PDT) > >From: N7DF <[email protected]> > >Subject: Topband: It is not so much propagation > >To: 160 reflector <[email protected]> > > > > During the summer the storm static is the main obstacle to top band > operation here 40 over nine crashes every 30 seconds kind of drown out > everything, QRP or QRO > >In fact the fish beacons still come through around sunrise indicating > that propagation paths are open but SWLing them is not that big a thrill > >Maybe we could get some low power 160 meter beacons operating through the > summer to see what is really happening > >It would be interesting to get more Field Day stations on 160. Maybe our > crowd can get 160 included in local club plans > >a 30 foot high mast with top loading is not to hard to put together and > can get out pretty well with two or three readials > >it might even get some new people interested in top band > >_______________________________________________ > >UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ > UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK > _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
