SOUNDS OF THE BAND

TOPBAND

I will add sounds of DX stations as I catch them on disc. Latest are from CQ160 CW 2005.

Index

VK9WI
4W/N6FF
VK6HD
VK6VZ
5H3RK
9V1PC
VK6HD and PY3CEJ
CQWW 160 m 2003 from OH4AB
CQ160 CW 2005

VK9WI , Willis Island, 13296 km, QTF 68 deg

16. May 2000 before VK9WI sunrise around 20:00 UTC

Calling CQ 16 s. 26 kB

Working SM4HCM 55 s. 90 kB

RX antenna: 60 degrees 177 m long two-wire Beverage.

4W/N6FF, East Timor, 11349 km, QTF 87 deg

13. Oct 2000 evening. QSO with me around 19:45 UTC

QRZ 27 s. 62 kB

RST for OH7MS 13 s. 58 kB

Working OH4MFA 60 s. 96 kB

RX antenna: 60 degrees 177 m long two-wire Beverage.

VK6HD, Albany, Australia, 13443 km, QTF 107 deg

18. Oct 2000 Western Australia sunrise after 21:00 UTC

QRZ 7 s. 33 kB (Beverage)

Vertical 5 s. 12 kB vs. Beverage 4 s. 10 kB

RX antenna: 60 degrees 177 m long two-wire Beverage and 1/4 wave vertical.

VK6VZ, Perth, Australia, 13047 km, QTF 107 deg

18. Oct 2000 Western Australia sunrise around 21:30 UTC

QRZ 15 s. 49 kB

Working LA3XI 60 s. 132 kB

RX antenna: 1/4 wave vertical.

5H3RK, Tanzania, 7776 km, QTF 167 deg

12. Apr 2001 after 21:00 UTC, strong sun and magnetic field activity.

Confirm to OE2BZL 13 s. 59 kB

RX antenna: 1/4 wave vertical.

9V1PC, Singapore, 9260 km, QTF 101 deg

19. May 2001 around 21:00 UTC

Calling CQ 38 s. 168 kB

Working OH4KZM 60 s. 263 kB

RX antenna: 1/4 wave vertical.

VK6HD, Australia and PY3CEJ, Brasil

24. June 2001 around 23:00 UTC
Sunset in my QTH 20:05 and sunrise 00:12 UTC.

PY3CEJ gives RST to VK6HD 60 s. 263 kB

VK6HD back to PY3CEJ 55 s. 243 kB

End of QSO 51 s. 226 kB

RX antenna: 60 (VK6) / 240 (PY3) degrees 177 m long two-wire Beverage.

Not so good for low band DXing?? BULL, just heard VK6HD working PY3CEJ!!!

CQWW 160 M CW 2003 from OH4AB

Operators: OH4JFN, OH4KBC, OH4KEC, OH4MDY, OH4MFA, OH4YR

Rig: Yaesu FT 1000 MP, kW linears.
Antennas: Linear loaded vertical, Inv-V dipole.

25. - 26. Jan 2003

4L1FX Georgia, 1 m 26 s, 170 kB

4X3A Israel, 45 s, 89 kB

The three best DXs in our log:

JT1CO Mongolia, 42 s, 83 kB

D4B Cape Verde, 3 m 5 s, 363 kB

PR0F Fernando de Noronha, 2 m 9 s, 253 kB

Only two stations from North America in our log:

VY2ZM Prince Edward's Island, Canada, 37 s, 73 kB

K5ZD Massachusetts, USA, 48 s, 94 kB

CQWW 160 M CW 2005 29. Jan 2005 (SWL only)

Rig: Elecraft K2
Antennas: Beverages and vertical

KP2ZZ 06:30 UTC First time ever I heard KP2.

D4B 21:00 UTC Compare with D4B recording above.

UN9LW 17:00 UTC Working OO4UN.

Two short recording showing difference in reception with Beverage compared to vertical. The station heard or not heard is F5IN around 07:00 UTC.

vertical vs beverage 1 vertical vs beverage 2

Updated: 02/01/09