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Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2020 15:58:57 + (UTC) From: Roger Parsons To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Topband resource http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

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On 1/15/2020 1:25 PM, Roger Parsons via Topband wrote: Your point is unclear to me. Did you study the slides? 73, Jim K9YC _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

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K9YC wrote: "But there IS a difference in efficiency that looking ONLY at the pattern misses." Your point is unclear to me. Of course the pattern of a horizontal antenna changes with changing height and with other environmental factors. If the antenna is actually on the ground the efficiency

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Back in the late 90s, there were a pair of articles in QST about a receiving antenna for 80 and 160 that rejects local noise. The antenna was low and horizontal, it was exceptionally quiet even in a somewhat noisy location, and it had a very high reception angle. I recall that the authors

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On 1/15/2020 11:13 AM, Lee STRAHAN wrote: And from the Northwest I have a slightly different observation of horizontal/vertical questions. Your analysis makes lots of sense, Lee. It's consistent with what I've read from trustworthy sources about propagation. 73, Jim K9YC _

Topband: Topband resource

And from the Northwest I have a slightly different observation of horizontal/vertical questions. What I have noticed is this. I more or less equate Horizontal antennas with high angle and vertical with low. The EU stations are usually mostly looking West into the setting sun. The East coast

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On 1/15/2020 9:55 AM, Roger Parsons via Topband wrote: There is very little pattern difference between a purely horizontal dipole and an inverted V provided that the angle of the V is not too acute. A horizontal dipole 5/8 wavelength high has predominantly low angle  radiation. But there IS

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It's more than antennas. There's also propagation. You're 700 miles ESE of me, which gives you a path to EU over less of the auroral zone. AND there's noise, which has been increasing over time. My first years in W6 were more productive for CW on Topband than now -- I have a dozen or so

Re: Topband: Topband resource vertical vs. horizontal

I was always intrigued by the success of our "Down Under" friends in VK6. They tried vertical polarization and it was horrible. They had much better luck with horizontal wires.  I think this had much to do with the gyro frequency.  It depends on where you are in the world.  I am about 30 miles

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NR1DX wrote: "Apples and oranges." regarding my antennas. Not really. There is very little pattern difference between a purely horizontal dipole and an inverted V provided that the angle of the V is not too acute. A horizontal dipole 5/8 wavelength high has predominantly low angle  radiation.

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I was only really able to work Carib/CA/SA with my inverted v at 70 ft.  With the inverted L I get our far better.  I am a very long way from any salt water in any direction. W0MU On 1/15/2020 9:17 AM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: Roger has 27 topband QSOs in my log since February 1993,

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Roger Apples and oranges Your antenna is not a dipole but rather an Inverted V . Inverted V's have a significant "vertical" radiation component compared to a dipole I am not sure how you can compare your performance to the W4RNL installation given your 750 miles north of there? Please

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W8JI's experience with a horizontal dipole at 300 ft is often quoted as proof that only vertical antennas are useful for 160m DX. This is not my experience with a dipole with the centre at 320 ft and the ends at over 250'. In its favoured directions it is equal to a W4RNL half wave vertical

Topband: Message from HI3/KC1XX

Greetings Topbanders, Matt, KC1XX, is spending the winter in HI3 and asked me to relay this message to all of you. He is on the air as HI3/KC1XX but is experiencing terrible line noise at his present location. He hears lots of stations calling him on the low bands but he is having great

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Roger is in my logbook, along with at least five other "G" stations.  My station is described on my QRZ page.  I receive on the TX antenna. Wes  N7WS On 1/14/2020 9:23 PM, Jim Brown wrote: On 1/14/2020 4:30 PM, Roger Kennedy wrote:   And I get good reports all over the world, not just right

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>So how is it that I consistently work all over the world on 160m with my >horizontal dipole at 50ft?! Oh boy, here we go again. As I believe I have pointed out before, your QTH is not that far from a fairly vast amount of salt water. You can believe anything you want, but your experience if

Topband: Wednesday 160m DX CW Activity Night

Well this is for all of us that complain about all the FT8 activity, but very few CW stations on the band . . . Hope we can get lots of people on Top Band tonight so everyone can have lots of QSOs ! I personally will be on from around 23.30 GMT . . . again at 03.00 . . . and again at 07.30.

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I am, more or less, 5 days a week around 1730 GMT calling CQ around 1815. Never be called by NA. Too early. So, I agree with Roger. Have a nice day. 73 Jean-Paul F6FYA en direct depuis son iPad. > Le 14 janv. 2020 à 23:49, Roger Kennedy a > écrit : > >  > "However, 160 needs