Re: LF: Topband Stations and Prop

[<g3kevmal@talktalk.net>]

MF/160 Metres

 

On this band during winter months propagation is normally good to VK and other Far East destinations. I have had reports from all VK regions this past few months using WSPR and in some cases JT9 especially to the USA.

Normal CW is also useful at this time of year to work VK, ZL, KH6, KL7 etc ----it has all been done before.

Grey Line time is usually good for the long haul DX on 160, but other times are also good especially when both ends are in darkness

73 es gl de mal/g3kev

 

 

 

From: Andy Talbot

Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2018 12:01 PM

To: rsgb_lf_group ; LineOne

Subject: LF: Topband Stations and Prop

 

Perhaps too high a freq for this group, but whatever ...  Topband used to be called "LF" 

 

As some discussions here a few months ago suggested, propagation to VK on 160m may be good at this time of year (I'm only quoting what someone posted, dunno these propagation things myself :-)   So I've been WSPRIng the last couple of days.

 

The Antarctica station DP0GVN turned out to be a doddle; copied me many times at a distance of 13Mm - in fact on most transmissions for several hours.

 

But was delighted to see last night, that my WSPR signal made it to VK3JJ - just the once.    The only other  station from Eu that was copied being G3ZJG the day before.

 

These are the best Dx uniques .  There's an extraordinary gap between 8000km and  13000km.  

 

2018-03-17 20:00	G4JNT	1.838084	-27	0	IO90iv	20	VK7JJ	QE38lr	17369	79
2018-03-17 23:04	G4JNT	1.838083	-13	0	IO90iv	20	DP0GVN	IB59uh	13531	183
2018-03-13 23:52	G4JNT	1.838082	-27	0	IO90iv	20	VU3KAZ	MK82tu	8127	90
2018-03-14 03:42	G4JNT	1.838083	-28	0	IO90iv	20	KD6RF	EM22	7511	294
2018-03-17 05:48	G4JNT	1.838083	-23	0	IO90iv	20	K9YWO	EL96ck	7114	281
2018-03-17 03:40	G4JNT	1.838083	-28	0	IO90iv	20	N1FXP	EL86xq	7111	281
2018-03-14 05:06	G4JNT	1.838090	-29	0	IO90iv	20	W3PM	EM64or	6798	291
2018-03-14 02:28	G4JNT	1.838080	-27	0	IO90iv	20	WA0JYF	EN42eb	6545	300
2018-03-14 03:14	G4JNT	1.838083	-25	0	IO90iv	20	K9AN	EN50wc	6475	296