Steve:

Thanks for the info on the DX window.

Never knew that before.

Is there a similar DX window on 160 for SSB operation?

Remember, you are my official contest elmer, and I'm still in basic learning 
mode here!  (smile)

So, any hints you or the others on the list can give me are most 
appreciated.

73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Forst" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2011 9:22 AM
Subject: Re: 160 Meter CW Contest


Tom,


I think you are putting too much stock in the need to burn the midnight
oil in order to have success on 160.  By 10 P.M. local time Friday
night, I'd worked as far to the southwest as Mexico and Arizona, and as
far to the east as Portugal and Canary Islands.

You are a bit further west than I am, but not a tremendous amount.  160
DX from Europe  can start hitting the east coast in early evening, just
a matter of being in the right place at the right time.    No need to
lose your beauty sleep.    While DX can pop up anywhere, check the DX
window between 1.820 and 1.825.

73, Steve KW3A

On 2/1/2011 6:48 AM, tom behler wrote:
>      Well, Phil, I'll keep you posted.  Just wish I could stay up all 
> night
> and never feel it like I used to be able to do at Field Day and such.
> (grin)
>
>
> 73 from Tom Behler:  KB8TYJ
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Scovell"<[log in to unmask]>
> To:<[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, January 31, 2011 10:44 PM
> Subject: Re: 160 Meter CW Contest
>
>
> Tom,
>
> You'll have better luck working Europeans on 160 than I will with my power
> and humble antenna.  I've only copied one European on 160 in my life and 
> it
> was one of the high powered EA Spaniard stations and those guys you can 
> copy
> from Denver in your sleep on any band all year round.
>
> Phil.
> K0NX
>