Topband: RCS8V is the correct model

2018-11-23 Thread Lee STRAHAN
Hi Al and the group I was looking for an on to off isolation spec with the RCS8V coaxial switch but unable to find one. I have seen where two different receiving antennas will interact with each other if the isolation between ports on a coax switch is not great enough. They use a single

Re: Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters - Station Location and Boundary

2018-11-23 Thread Lloyd - N9LB
A shared Receive Only site can be used by many operators simultaneously. However a shared RX-TX site (remote station) would be impossible. ( Think Bouvet on 20m CW, listening up 1-10 ) Also a club sponsored shared RX could be set up far from any noise sources, run on solar cells & batteries,

Re: Topband: use of WD-1 Military field phone wire for bog and/or beverage

2018-11-23 Thread Mark K3MSB
I used double runs of WD-1A for my RBOG last year and it worked nicely. For each run I combined the two wires of the WD-1A. 73 Mark K3MSB On Fri, Nov 23, 2018 at 4:05 PM Herbert Schoenbohm < herbert.schoenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Terry, I have learned the hard way that WD-1A, in reverse

Re: Topband: use of WD-1 Military field phone wire for bog and/or beverage

2018-11-23 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
Terry, I have learned the hard way that WD-1A, in reverse Beverage two wire mode, is down many db's compared to the forward direction. The only way to make them work equally in both directions is to use double runs of WD-1 with 4 to 6-inch spreaders. For single wire Beverages, the WD-1A is very

Re: Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters - Station Location and Boundary

2018-11-23 Thread Wes Stewart
Let's just institute the rules for WAS for DXCC. Wes  N7WS On 11/23/2018 10:44 AM, Dan Edward Dba East edwards wrote: gotta chip in my $0.02 on this, for what little it may be worth.. i have access to some remote rural property, here in texas, and in oklahoma..but k5rk and w7rh pointed out

Topband: use of WD-1 Military field phone wire for bog and/or beverage

2018-11-23 Thread terry burge
Hi folks, I know it's been discussed but I don't recall the specific questions I wish to know. Does the WD-1 need to be separated (2 wire) to work as a beverage or bog beverages. Can it just be used as is for both reverseable or just one direction. Also, don't know if there would be any

Re: Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters - Station Location and Boundary

2018-11-23 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
An additional wrinkle concerning a remote RX site at a distance within 100 km: I used to have such a setup. The non obvious advantage of it is that it allows for FULL DUPLEX operation ON THE SAME FREQUENCY. This is like QSK on steroids. Depending on the circumstances, this can be a huge

Topband: RCS8V is the correct model

2018-11-23 Thread C Allen Baker via Topband
Had a brain fart here.  I meant to ask RCS8V and Gary KD9SV was kind enough to question my switch designation. Best, Al,  W5IZ _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Impedance of inv l?

2018-11-23 Thread Peter Bertini
For comparison sake... my inverted L measure 19 ohms over a K2AV FCP. Increasing the vertical wire height gained another several ohms... ended up with an R value of 26 ohms at resonance (no reactive component.) Pete _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband -

Re: Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters - Station Location and Boundary

2018-11-23 Thread Dan Edward Dba East edwards
gotta chip in my $0.02 on this, for what little it may be worth.. i have access to some remote rural property, here in texas, and in oklahoma..but k5rk and w7rh pointed out 'its not legal for dxcc if an Rx only site'but RHR is ok ( ? ) the league's requirement that my transmit antenna

Topband: Use of RCS10 switch with KD9SV WD1a reversible Beverage systems

2018-11-23 Thread C Allen Baker via Topband
Do I recall the RCS10 could be wired for use with this system? Appreciate any reference. DX IS! Al,  W5IZ _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector