Topband: PT0S QSL

2013-05-02 Thread cris blak
Hello, After one year, here it its. I receive the QSL from PT0S. Thanks to all DXpedition members who made this possible. Good luck to all of you. 73 de YO3FFF Cristi All good topband ops know fine whiskey is a daylight beverage. _ Topband Reflector

Topband: 7O6T QSL

2013-04-02 Thread cris blak
Hello, Just to let you know that yesterday I receive the QSL from 7O6T VIA UA3DX. Many thank to Nick (UA3DX) who sent the QSL twice. If somebody else is in need for there QSL, I strongly suggest to get in touch with Nick, UA3DX. 73 de YO3FFF Cristi All good topband ops know fine whiskey is a

Re: Topband: inverted L issues

2013-01-31 Thread cris blak
Hello Alex, In your case, the dry soil state make the antenna impedance about 30ohms. In the wet soil state, the ground conductivity improves minimizing the losses. The antenna impedancebecomes about 17ohms, much closer to the ideal 11ohms (in your case). Solution: Minimize ground losses.

Re: Topband: QSL 7O6T Socotra Isl

2013-01-29 Thread cris blak
Hello, Thank you to all of you who answer to my question. In conclusion, most of you receive the QSL through OQRS. I've sent mine by mail with IRC inside. The e-mail of the QSL manager is ua...@mail.ru This information is provided for those with further problems getting a QSL from 7O6T.

Re: Topband: QSL 7O6T Socotra Isl

2013-01-29 Thread cris blak
Hello All, I think is enough information on this subject. Thank you to all who kindly answering. Special Thanks to WT3Q Sam who point me to qrz.com! The QSL action is still alive and ongoing. They said: If you didn't received our card till the end of February, please e-mail us, WE'LL SEND IT

Topband: QSL 7O6T Socotra Isl

2013-01-28 Thread cris blak
Hello all, Did anybody receive printed QSL from 7O6T please? I've sent mine since the end of the DXpedition (half a year ago). Thank you. 73 de YO3FFF Cristi _ Topband Reflector

Topband: RX/TX Antenna switching

2013-01-28 Thread cris blak
Hello, I'm interested to hear from you all, what do you use to switch RX/TX antennas on 160m band. I'm currently use an INV-L as TX(RX) antenna and a K9AY for RX. In this moment I use a high power coaxial manual switch getting through INV-L or K9AY but this is very time consuming, especially

Re: Topband: Receiving loop worked great in Stew Perry

2013-01-07 Thread cris blak
Hello Rick, I've tried also a K9AY such loop on the past SP contest and was a good improvement over my INV-L. I never heard before CE1/K7CA and south american DX stations. An A/B test were all to nothing for K9AY loop comparing with INV-L for many times. Due to local constraint, I'm using a

Re: Topband: Monopole Elev Pattern w.r.t. Earth Conductivity

2012-10-25 Thread cris blak
Anything tall or new received good reports, if I told the other person it was tall or new. This is a common result, similar to the well-known G5RV effects. Pick an unpopular antenna like a G5RV and say you are using it in a test, and even if you do not actually switch antennas the G5RV will get

Re: Topband: Monopole Elev Pattern w.r.t. Earth Conductivity

2012-10-25 Thread cris blak
How we test really depends on what we need to know. In order to estimate what is the real elevation angle (3dB or HPBW) of an antenna on far field, we should gather quantitative data. Tom, what you are after with your measurements/observation? The key to accurate testing is time span of the

Re: Topband: Monopole Elev Pattern w.r.t. Earth Conductivity

2012-10-25 Thread cris blak
Qualitative or Quantitative... The above term comes from the measurement technique. I'll explain theme below. Qualitative measurement are when the measurement of a phenomenon or object parameter is expressed as meeting a certain criteria or is better/worst then another one, without figures.

Re: Topband: Monopole Elev Pattern w.r.t. Earth Conductivity

2012-10-23 Thread cris blak
Hello Richard, The following link illustrates these pattern effects for a wide range of conductivities, other things equal. http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h85/rfry-100/Monopole_Surf_Wv_Compare.jpg What I understand from your simulation (above) is that the near and far field are functions

Re: Topband: ground characteristics

2012-10-03 Thread cris blak
Hi Bob,   Good point but...let see what John says on he's book. By the way, I have the 4th edition and the statement you refere to is on page 9-17 at the beginning of chapter 2.1.7.1 Local ground characteristics.   It is impossible to make a direct measurement of ground characteristics. The

Topband: Ground conductivity, permittivity measurement

2012-10-02 Thread cris blak
Hello all,   I like to share my experiments and hear from your similar experiments regarding ground conductivity and permittivity measurements.   As we all know (should know), those two parameters are esential to evaluate the ground under our antennas, especially for verticals. The ideea to

Topband: OT: N6LF e-mail

2012-09-28 Thread cris blak
Hello, Could someone help me with Rudy's e-mail please. Thank you. 73 de YO3FFF Cristi ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK

Re: Topband: 7O6T QSL on 160m

2012-08-19 Thread cris blak
Thank you for ALL who kindly answering. The conclusion is that the DXpedition organizer will start to send the QSLs (on paper) in September. So, wait for theme. 73 de YO3FFF Cristi From: Bernie McClenny, W3UR ber...@dailydx.com To: 'cris blak' cyo3

Topband: 7O6T QSL on 160m

2012-08-13 Thread cris blak
Hello, Does anybody receive a QSL from 7O6T on 160m? If yes, please let me know what was the method. I send a QSL with an IRC inside to UA3DX as they mentioned on the WEB site, without success. Thank you. 73 de YO3FFF Cristi ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9

Topband: Marconi Tee

2012-01-11 Thread cris
Cris GM4FAM ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK

Topband: Web SDR's and 'Cheating'

2011-10-08 Thread cris
and one of the best moments of my Amateur Radio 'career'; the same RX/TX antenna is still in the air and occasionally when out in the field I still hear myself saying Did I really work Zone 31 on that? ): 73 Cris GM4FAM Why use SDRs when there are Beverages, Pennants, K9AY loops? does one