the intermod, so I am reasonably certain that is where
it is generated. I need to either find another way to protect my
front end or use band pass filters.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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On 01/18/2014 06:20 AM, N1BUG wrote:
Indeed. I've had problems with ICE 196 receiver protectors for
several years. I assume the intermod is generated by the diodes in
those devices, though I do not know that for a fact. The problem
occurs on nights when propagation is very good both in the AM BC
Thanks Mike. Interesting video. It brings back memories of working
ARRL 160 with a straight key back in the 1980s. I couldn't do much
with my right arm for days after that.
73,
Paul N1BUG
On 01/02/2014 02:55 AM, w7...@juno.com wrote:
I have been reading with great interest the different
, and that there is nothing I can do about it. It
wasn't an easy adaptation, but it was a healthy one. I won't comment
on contest scores. I'm not enough of a competitive contester to have
formed an opinion on the level of cheating that may ore may not take
place.
73,
Paul N1BUG
if I become 95% certain I knew what it is, I won't be calling a
utility or other business/professional to report my RFI until I have
been out to DF it myself. First impressions can be everything.
This is just my opinion, of course.
73
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RFI Committee chair,
Piscataquis
rate optimizing
tools I can get.
I've been using N1MM for several years. I am often a bit
challenged getting new software set up but I found this one
relatively painless.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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lucky.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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-radiating
noise into my Beverages for 7 years with NO success. I've been
trying to detune a section of the tower by making a loop with
capacitor as described in ON4UN's books.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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Paul N1BUG
(happy to have worked W8A for # 281 this morning)
On 11/15/2013 06:35 AM, Gary Smith wrote:
Missed them, was trying at the wrong times I guess. Was listening at
their Sun rise afterward, was up till 3AM several nights trying.
guess I should have been listening at my SR.
So here's W8A
is 1500 feet from the source.
Good luck, and let us know if you find it.
73,
Paul N1BUG
On 11/09/2013 05:15 PM, Rick ve3mm wrote:
I am looking for suggestions to help identify a local noise that I am
experiencing on topband.
It's characteristics are;
- bandwidth approximately 15 kHz
N1BUG
On 10/15/2013 06:28 AM, N1BUG wrote:
It looks like Wal-Mart matched Amazon's price to the penny. I
recently bought two PS6020 strips for my new ham desk.
Jim, are you sure about the MOV's? My understanding is that the PS
series have no surge protection while the SS series does
to
recall having to adjust the length considerably from a quarter
wavelength to cancel a reactive component.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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6 meter yagi, approximately 30 foot
boom sitting at 103 feet.
At one point in time the 160 meter shunt feed could be made to
provide an excellent match on 80 simply by changing the series
capacitance. However, after I cut down several nearby trees that no
longer works.
73,
Paul N1BUG
A couple weeks ago I declared my intention to be back on making some
feeble noises in a few days. Unfortunately that hasn't happened. At
this point I have no idea when I will be QRV, as I just don't have
enough time or energy to get the station set up and repair finished.
73,
Paul N1BUG
into an all summer battle
with both exterior walls of the ham shack being torn out and
rebuilt, among other things. I've been completely off the air for
some three months now.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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hemisphere. Life, however, had other
plans. I've been off the air for a couple of months but hope to be
back by late September if not sooner. I have been enjoying the
threads about W6AM and W4BPD.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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Hi Dean,
Did you search for the right part number? Mouser indicates 748 of
the 2.4 31 mix toroids in stock at $6.94 each. That is where I get
mine from. The Fair-Rite part number is 2631803802.
73,
Paul N1BUG
All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night
. Nevertheless,
the contacts with Mike and his email exchanges prompted me to learn
more about topband and to fully appreciate it. Topband DXing has
become one of the most exciting and rewarding facets of our hobby I
have experienced. Thank you, Mike! Rest in peace, my friend.
73,
Paul N1BUG
All good
, that following solar proton flares, the ACE data can
become severely corrupted and useless. This affects all downstream
models that depend on it, such as the Wing Kp and the much beloved
(by me :) OVATION models.
73
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RFI Committee chair,
Piscataquis Amateur Radio Club
http
overlay and takes some
practice to read it correctly.
73,
Paul N1BUG
On 01/23/2013 12:24 AM, Dr. Wolf Ostwald wrote:
Now is the critical factor
whether the polarity of the arriving solar wind, developing the
interplanetary mag field , fits the earth mag field or not. becuase if
it does
Thanks for adding to the discussion Don.
That reminds me I forgot a couple of important details so I'm
replying on-list to add them.
I hadn't thought about using a spectrum analyzer even though I'm
well aware of the increasing high frequency component as you get
closer to the source. The
overlapping source radiations)
Yet another upgrade of the ultrasonic unit.
Comments are welcome, even if it's to tell me I'm clueless! :)
73
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RFI Committee chair,
Piscataquis Amateur Radio Club
http://www.k1pq.org
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73,
Paul N1BUG
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No problem at all here, using two or three types of compression F
connectors. PE jacket flooded direct burial RG6 type cable, one foil
and braid, NOT quad shield. They have been in service now for 4
years with no issues. Best part is my local squirrels don't seem to
like the taste of
now been ripped
out, thrown in the trash, and replaced by an SO-239. A similar fate
is about to befall a few more of the devils!
Thanks 73,
Paul N1BUG
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is getting out of hand around here. Every time I listen there
seems to be a new one. Of course I will continue to track them down
and attempt to mitigate at the source. But the need to get my
station receive performance as good as it can be has never been more
evident.
73,
Paul N1BUG
On 11/27/2012 12:35 PM, MIKE DURKIN wrote:
Not there anymore
Yes it is.
RX array-Demo audio file .mp3
The above, though perhaps somewhat confusing, actually links to 2
different things. Click on the part of it that says RX array and
you'll get the power point presentation. Click on
I suspect most Americans are more comfortable with our own measuring system
plus our ham bands where antenna formulas are still published in feet and
inches.
I suspect most (or at least many) Americans are resistant to change
and unwilling to give anything different than what they are used to
environment, all bets are off.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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amateur QRM makes 160 a more
attractive place for buoys? Just wondering...
73,
Paul N1BUG
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in good reception, sometimes better than any of
the Beverages. I suspect the phenomenon is caused by signals
arriving at a high vertical angle, where directivity of the
Beverages is questionable or non-existent. I have no experience with
K9AY loops.
73,
Paul N1BUG
.
For the record, I have tried JT65 and other digital modes. I'm not
opposed to them, but they are not for me. To each their own, of
course, but I would rather watch paint dry than work digital modes.
For me it takes the fun and sense of personal achievement out of
operating.
73,
Paul N1BUG
enough to solder #12 copperweld at 100
feet above ground with an air temperature of zero and moderate
breeze. I could have been content never having acquired that
particular bit of knowledge. ;-)
73,
Paul N1BUG
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On 07/24/2012 08:14 PM, KAZeringue wrote:
@N1BUG.
The WD1A is fairly tough, ~200lbs break strength. Tie it to the
supports/trees/insulators/whatevah with a single strand of 20-25lb test
monofiliment fishing line. Tree falls on WD1A, maybe you then need only
replace monofiliment fishing
be able
to get DSL can't, and replacing wire is not a strategy considered.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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I am replacing the coax in my Beverage system and have a dumb
question. When using flooded cable and compression F connectors, is
it necessary to clean the goo off the stripped cable prior to
installing the connector? If so, how?
73,
Paul N1BUG
anyone have a better idea for disconnects to
protect Beverage wire and boxes from destruction?
I could replace these connectors every year or two but that would be
lot of work.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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Thanks guys. All replies were helpful. I now have the information I
need on this. I'm happy to know I can leave the goo alone. Now, as
soon as I get enough weeds and thorny bushes out of the way to pull
up the old coax and run the new stuff...
73,
Paul
to
install it with a level of aggravation somewhere between two
separate wires and the WD1A I now have. But I imagine that stuff
isn't the most fun to splice when it breaks either?
It's amazing these Beverages work as well as they seem to,
considering the terrain and compromises.
73,
Paul N1BUG
But you want it insulated. Id suggest #18 Copperweld with a PVC lacket. A
PITA to unravel and hold in place but should be up to the task.
The stuff the telephone company uses for drops here is 2 x #18
copperweld with very thick insulation (not sure what material). It
is made like zip cord and
On 03/13/2012 07:01 PM, Bill Wichers wrote:
You can get coax with a PE outer jacket, although I think they usually
use MDPE instead of HDPE for coax. All you need to do is order the
direct-bury type, which should almost always have a PE jacket. Getting
the flooded kind will also help if you do
On 03/13/2012 03:26 PM, Bill Wichers wrote:
That material that looks like superman's zip cord is known as Rural C
drop wire.
Thanks for the information on this. It is virtually indestructible
stuff. At one time I was interested in buying some, but couldn't
locate a source. I like the
If you need a preamp on any Beverage you have a problem IMO. Its too long,
poorly terminated or there is a lot of feedline loss.
Or you've been forced into some other bad situation.
I have a local noise problem that is beyond my control.
Unfortunately I can't afford the DXE noise canceller so
? I am wondering
why there hasn't been a major DXpedition or a topband focused op
from either entity (in my time on the band). Both seem sufficiently
rare to warrant more attention. Just curious and trying to learn
something.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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who do the same, albeit for
different reasons.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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there should
be familiar with what is meant. 12 is short for QSX 12 which is
short for QSX 1812. Time is of the essence on a DXpedition so
abbreviations are used wherever possible.
If the operator meant up 12 or down 12 he would send UP 12 or DWN
12 (or DN 12).
73,
Paul N1BUG
preamps
are prone to that or whether it would harm anything if they did
oscillate. The 25+ dB gain, very low noise figure VHF/UHF preamps I
am more used to can get pretty squirrelly with something other than
50 ohms on the input.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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, taking it to ground when
transmitting.
I welcome any comments.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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guessing my primary problem is mixing of signals in the mid to
low part of the BC band, and will most likely opt for the filter
with the best attenuation at those frequencies. I do not seem to
hear anything particularly strong at the upper end of the BC band
anyway.
73,
Paul N1BUG
miles away.
A few years ago I suddenly had a much stronger one show up. It
turned out to be a bad computer power supply in my own home. That
one did vary in strength as I switched antennas, strongest when on
the Beverage pointed toward my house.
73,
Paul N1BUG
Fine. But in marginal conditions a single R can easily get lost to a
static burst or signal flutter/rapid QSB. I still contend that RRR
is the same length as QSL or CFM and more likely to be understood if
part of it happens to be missed.
Paul
On 12/13/2011 11:13 AM, Doug Renwick wrote:
Hold
under another running station who is S9+20 or
more is not likely to be heard. At least not by me!
Those are my comments. I'll go back to being silent now.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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Bang on zero beat IS a problem. I am noticing more
and more of that as (Iguess) more and more guys rely
on SPOTTING SOFTWARE! Agh! It doesn't make any
sense to call exactly zero beat.
Huh? As I stated earlier, out here with the QRM and crowding if you
are not darn close to zero beat
the
protector. I found some extremly strong MW BC and SW BC up around 5 to 6
MHz on the nights this was happening. This is with 500 to 600 foot
Beverages. I do not have any nearby BC stations.
73,
Paul N1BUG
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are now up and ready
for action again. The self-disconnects at the ends of the WD-1A wire
reversible Beverages paid off yet again. They disconnect and drop,
but don't break.
73
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, but the ICE 196 is installed between my receiver and
voltage insertion point (control box for remote devices).
73
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