I saw 8+ stations all calling VP8EME MANY times. So he was widely heard
and here (Seattle) about -13. I only saw a couple of Q's completed, so
you were not alone. I had worked him before and remember it wasn't that
difficult, but obviously he was having hearing problems tonight. It is
Greetings 160M Operators of our Solar System..and Ops of lesser bands,,
I've heard it firsthand, that up on Top Band, the propagation can be rather
scary.
But here comes a test that's above all the rest, and is best known as The
Fabulous Stew Perry.
Conditions can be bad but the Q's can be had,
I have 80 ft trees that are used to hold up several antennas.
I have used 2 methods.
The most accurate is a Drone that I have used for years that was built from
a parts from Hobby King and the Wii controller. I use a servo to pull a
pin that allows the payload to drop. It can easily lift
And unfortunately, even with additional radials I put down last weekend, my 100
watts to the 1/4 wave inverted L (90 feet vertical) was not enough to get
through to VP8EME.
The bizarre thing about seeing his signal is that NOONE ELSE called him. I was
copying him -12, the band was packed, but
At sunset tonight I was decoding a strong FT8 signal from EK8ZT. That's not a
common DX at this QTH...6000 miles is a bit longer than I normally copy with my
non-competitive station.
Then at 0330 I copied VP8EME with a strong signal on FT8. Again, 6000+ miles,
unusual with my setup.
Mark
It’s fun chasing pirates. I had an SAL-30...worked great for BCB dxing. Not
sure what’s up at my place but I haven’t found an RX antenna yet that hears any
better on 160 than my inverted L. Used K9AY, SAL-30, BOG no avail...can’t get
to the next layer.
Won’t give up though.
Cecil
K5DL
Sent
I have tried most means for "line over branch" - slingshots with
spinning reels, bow and arrow, arborist swing toss weights (that is a
skill I don't have), fishing pole with sinker, tree climber, boom lifts,
and finally the CSV19. Easily launches to 135'. The last is by far the
winner. After
Shortwave broadcasting in 2018?! I thought there was hardly any English SW
stations left, no?
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Thu, Dec 27, 2018, 5:16 PM Arthur Delibert wrote:
> ... I was able to put up a SAL-12, and I love it. (I do mostly 49-, 60-
> and 90-meter SWBC DX.) ... KB3FJO
>
>
You may also want to check out the SAL-12, -20 or -30 antennas from Array
Solutions. My yard is pretty small, but I was able to put up a SAL-12, and I
love it. (I do mostly 49-, 60- and 90-meter SWBC DX.) I can switch the
antenna to any one of 8 different directions, and I'm often surprised
All,
Out West conditions to EU were good before Sunset but Spotty. SM5EDX had
a good signal at Sunset. LY7Z and RA4LW at times were booming. Then
the band petered out with lots of QRN from Summer like thunderstorms in
Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas.
This morning from the desert SW, RV9CX both
My experience with sling shots has been dismal and dangerous. I've had the lead
weights come back at me or go off in other directions. And anyone who can put a
line over a hundred foot tree I'll take my hat off too. About 40 foot was my
height as I recall. That was with one of these sling shots
With my right wrist in a cast from surgery I will be doing search and pounce
only in the Stew Perry this weekend I might be a little slow in responding to
reports so please bear with meHappy New Year to all73 Larry N7DF
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Nice and Expensive! I use a $10 wrist rocket, a $5 spin-casting rod~n~reel from
a yard sale, 3/4 oz fishing weight, ask someone to hold my beer, and tell
everyone to go hide ...
On Thu, 12/27/18, terry burge wrote:
Subject: Topband: launching
Jeff, et.al.
1) Yes, I am on 1.7 acres (2 AC - easements). Some guys would love this much
land, to farmers it's just enough room for the barn. Regardless, considering I
also have a house, a tower and a vertical antenna to share it with, I don't have
room for Beverages, at least not an
13 NA and VE stations the log last night which is not bad for me. Mainly
east coast but it's over the pond.
On the subject of RBN reports I usually get single digit db reports from
the main RX stations stateside except for a regular pronounced peak of an
extra 20 or more db just after sunrise
Let me see if I can paste a link here. Using Windows 10 copy and paste never
seems to work right for me. Anyway, this place has the most 'serious' line
launchers I've ever come across.
http://www.sherrilltree.com/climbing-gear/bigshot-launchers
Take a look. (my copy and paste worked!).
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