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 << 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:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kris Mraz > Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 7:19 PM > To: [email protected] > 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 > > > _________________ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
