Re: Topband: ADC Overload from MW transmitters

2015-10-23 Thread Rich Chatelain
Thank you for posting that JC ! I have never read that before and it is very appropriate. Rich K7ZV -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of JC Sent: Friday, October 23, 2015 5:58 AM To: 'topband' Subject: Re: Topband: ADC Overload from MW

Re: Topband: ZS4PB -SK

2012-11-08 Thread Rich Chatelain
I am very sorry to receive that sad news about Pieter. He always had a great signal on 80M. He will be very much missed. Rich K7ZV -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bernie van der Walt Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 5:28 AM To:

Topband: Tower Detuning

2011-10-23 Thread Rich Chatelain
I need help on how to detune a crank-up tower. My tower with the mast is 125 feet tall and with the antennas acting as capacitor hats makes it close to 1/4 wave @ 1.830. It is interacting with my vertical dipoles coming off of the top. So if anyone has experience with detuning a tower that can

Topband: Phased Vertical Dipoles

2011-10-10 Thread Rich Chatelain
Hello All, I am working on improving my TB ability this season. I have installed 2 sloping ½ wave dipoles. Is there anyone on this reflector that is using the Comtek ABC-4 with a phased pair of antennas that I might take advantage of there experience and ask them some pointed questions?