Topband: 5X3C

2019-03-20 Thread Buzz Jehle
Just worked on 20 SSB and they said no 160 tonight, problems but no details. They said maybe tomorrow night. 73 Buzz N5UR _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Impedance of inv l?

2018-11-22 Thread Buzz Jehle
_ A. E. BUZZ JEHLE POB 2277 BANDERA TX 78003-2277 USA 1 830 796 4196 CELL 1 713 725 5914 On Nov 22, 2018, at 18:03, Stan Stockton wrote: Frank and all, I thought I would share a little real world experience I had today. I have a T, loaded vertical that is only something like

Topband: Radial length

2018-10-25 Thread Buzz Jehle
I have an inverted L with 30 existing radials and I just acquired 1500’ of 14 gauge copper insulated wire to add some more. SOme people say 1/8 wave is best bang for the buck versus 1/4 wave and now I read someone says 3/16 wave is optimal My existing are half 1/4 and half 1/8 wave on

Re: Topband: placement oc coil

2016-01-08 Thread Buzz Jehle
_ A. E. BUZZ JEHLE POB 2277 BANDERA TX 78003-2277 USA 1 830 796 4196 CELL 1 713 725 5914 On Jan 9, 2016, at 12:24 AM, Herbert Schoenbohm <he...@vitelcom.net> wrote: Rule of thumb...The higher you place the loading coil on the tower before the horizontal top loadin

Re: Topband: Lightning makes antennas vanish

2012-07-08 Thread Buzz Jehle
A few years back in Houston, lightening hit the 90' pine tree my full size Carolina windom was attached to. The tree died and all the 14 gauge copperweld vanished back to the balun and line isolators which exploded and the RG8 which looped down to the roof was welded to the aluminum roof! The

Re: Topband: Lightning makes antennas vanish

2012-07-08 Thread Buzz Jehle
A few years back in Houston, lightening hit the 90' pine tree my full size Carolina windom was attached to. The tree died and all the 14 gauge copperweld vanished back to the balun and line isolators which exploded and the RG8 which looped down to the roof was welded to the aluminum roof! The

Re: Topband: Top band: Preventing QRM

2012-01-10 Thread Buzz Jehle
HAMSPOTS.net you need the s On Jan 10, 2012, at 11:05 PM, Steven Raas wrote: Bob, I am in the same situation.. I use many toos available free..a few of them are #1) Dx cluster I leave it unfiltered ( with the exception of band ) so I see all spots. #2) Hamspot.net you can really get a feel

Topband: Radials help

2011-11-09 Thread Buzz Jehle
Installing 80 and 160 verticals and was going to use 14 gauge uninsulated solid copper wire for radials. Little dirt here, mostly limestone and caliche. Is there any reason to use insulated wire? No one seems to sell bare wire anymore (Lowes, Home Depot), but it would hide better than colored