WVDXA More ZL8R on 160

[W8OI at aol.com]

Jerry:
 
What kind of a receive antenna do you have on 160?  
 
I've gone from a coil-shortened 80 foot long sloper (35 feet off  the ground 
at the feed point and 15 feet off ground at its end) to an  inverted vee 
dipole, also coil-shortened to about 140 feet, (center of it 55  feet high and the 
ends about 30 feet high).  I now, for a change, work  about any station I hear 
but I can't hear the DX that keeps getting  reported.
 
I don't have room for a beverage and I'm trying to figure out if I should  
try something else or just accept the fact that I will never be top of the honor 
 roll on the top band.
 
Garry, W8OI
(11 confirmed DXCC entities on 160)
 
 
In a message dated 10/17/2006 2:00:19 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
k8oql at citlink.net writes:


For  Those Interested In Top Band:

ZL8R appeared on 1.815 this morning about  0630 EDT (Local Sunrise
0726 EDT). This was an hour before my Sunrise and  about forty
minutes earlier than the previous couple of days. This gave ops  in New 
England and down the Atlantic Coast a shot at a
QSO. The pileup  was big.

Conditions were marginal this morning and some, including  myself,
were not hearing very well. The signal was in and out of  the
noise a lot, and at times was peaking S3. I watched for the
peaks  and called then, but no luck. By 0800 EDT, looked like
they had quit  160--nobody out West calling.

Perhaps they should have tried 160  earlier. At 0355 EDT, they
were 57/89 on 3.512--nice consistent signal.  Sometime when 80
is good 160 will be likewise, then sometimes not. The band  was
down to 53/49 by 0600 EDT.

According to "Announced DX  Operations" on the NG3K Website
<www.ng3k.com>, the ZL8R operation  will finish the 18h or
possibly the 19th. There might be a couple of more  mornings
to try for a 160 contact.

By yesterday afternoon, the  Ionosphere had settled down enough to 
support a 12 Meter opening starting  around 1530 and
lasting about 90 minutes. The op had a good run going  into
the Northeast States. I got a cigar and a new country on 12
meters.  Another op was trying to see if 10 was open at the
same time frame, but  nothing.

Could be an opening this afternoon on 10 and 12 Meters  with
the A Index at 8 and the K at 1. SFI is around 70, not so
hot for  10 and 12, but there's still some ionization around and
a weak to moderate  opening is possible in mid afternoon.
Their Sunrise is about 1316 EDT. I  sure would like to get 'em
in the log on 10.

Good Luck and remember  it's only a Hobby!
de Jerry
K8OQL
In the Potomac  Highlands
of
Wild and Wonderful, but Ready for Business, West  Virginia




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