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off the low
bands. It takes a lot of persistence on his end to listen to QRNNN every day
and make only an occasional contact.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband On
Behalf Of David Raymond
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2024 4:01 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re
strongly than the main
antenna. This can be done by placing the sensing antenna close to the
interference source, if that's possible.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband On
Behalf Of Kenny Silverman
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2023 10:05 PM
To: Rick Kunath
Cc: topband
for better conditioins in
the coming days.73John G3XHZ
On Wednesday, November 22, 2023 at 01:37:25 PM GMT, John Farrer
wrote:
Hi Brian
Thank you for this great effort on LF. We in western EU hope you will continue
at least until our SS , G 1610, EA 1700, CT 17.20.
73
John G3XHZ
Sent from my
Hi Brian
Thank you for this great effort on LF. We in western EU hope you will continue
at least until our SS , G 1610, EA 1700, CT 17.20.
73
John G3XHZ
Sent from my iPhone
> On 21 Nov 2023, at 23:56, Brian Moran via Topband
> wrote:
>
> Greetings, we'll be focusing on CW on 160
Hi George
Is your question aimed at North Americans or the all of us? I’m sure it’s at
least that rare here in Europe. We’d love you to try 160m.
73
John G3XHZ
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> On 31 Oct 2023, at 17:29, Bill Weaver wrote:
>
> I missed you guys on KH8/S (multiple tries ). W
a Ø5/8 hole is easy. You could also drill multiple holes and bolt
the radials directly to the angle.
https://www.mcmaster.com/products/angles/material~stainless-steel-2/corrosio
n-resistant-316-stainless-steel-6/
John KK9A
Stan Stockton k5go wrote:
Jim,
Thanks for pointing me to that review. I
stations they worked were Europeans.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband On
Behalf Of Craig Clark
Sent: Monday, October 9, 2023 12:29 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: ZD9W
Looking at DX Summit it looks like FT* will be his preferred mode of
operation
beverages . Just want to keep it on the ground and
see what else I can hear.
thanks all
73 de John KO1H
Van Buren ME
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Tim Duffy's AA7JV R.I.B. interview is on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XqBhp7M2Uk
John KK9A
N1RR Wrote:
George, Jim,
Where can we find George's work for these items ??
-Charlie N1RR
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ng as well as it is now without a VNA.
73, John W1FV
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N2AA is the "Loud Is Good Contest Club" so I guess their name is
appropriate:)
John KK9A
Nick UY0ZG wrote:
The loudest station from the United States was N2AA.
--
Nick, UY0ZG
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Here in the Greater Boston area, the signal peaks from the southwest on my
8-circle array. It's not real strong, varying between S4 and S6. I can tell
there is some audio in there but it's not strong enough to identify.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband
GFI breakers can be finicky. If a GFI is really needed try a different brand
breaker.
John KK9A
AB2E wrote:
I trip a GFI breaker sometimes on 160m, usually in a contest 1500W.
Never had a problem when GFI outlets were the norm, but I had some
electrical work done in an added
room and the new
I'm not sure if this helps but can you put a smaller vertical near the
water's edge and then run a top loading wire angled to the tower top?
John KK9A
Stan Stockton K5GO wrote:
Kenny,
It's not easy and in fact I haven't done it for anything lower than 40m. It
would be very interesting
s the same source that I'm seeing at my station. See
tinysa.org/wiki/ for more information.
Disclaimers: I have no affiliation or commercial interest in DX Engineering or
the tinySA product.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Frank W3LPL
To: Richard
Cc: rfi ; PVRC ; topband
Sent
candidates.
73 John K3TN
ARRL 160
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ed his own
version of the PCB's and he will share the info with you, or he may chime in
here. You can learn more about the VE6WZ system on his qrz.com page.
Disclaimer: I have no commercial interest in or affiliation with any of the
sources of electronics mentioned above.
73, John W1FV
-Origin
You can significantly widen the SWR bandwidth that your radio sees on 80m by
using a coax match. Connect your dipole to a 1/2 WL multiple of 50 ohm coax
and then add a 1/4 WL section of 75 ohm coax. Of course this does not change
the actual antenna's SWR but neither would a remote tuner.
John
While we squabble over digi modes taking over, there are more pressing issues
on amateur radio such as increasing QRM, QRN levels. Perhaps we need to exert
our energies into clearing the bands of these issues first. There are now many
kiwi sdr recivers online which can triangulate stations
John VE6SY reviewed the QRM Eliminator @
http://play.fallows.ca/wp/series/x-phase-qrm-eliminator
He also has reviews and comparisons of other RFI fighting products on his
web site. Very helpful.
John W2FV
On Sun, Oct 9, 2022 at 9:43 AM Tree wrote:
> Hey - nice find Jerry!
>
> Nice
ard recently with decent signals.
73, John W1FV
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as
propagation indicators into Europe. They are usually audible when there are
no European amateur signals (CW) to be heard.
Do any of you folks in Europe know what these transmissions are?
Transmitter location? Transmitter power? Antenna?
73, John W1FV
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-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Kenny Silverman
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2022 4:07 PM
To: topband
Subject: Topband: Beverage upgrade question
In a rural area with no significant man made noise
interact destructively with each other).
73, John W1FV
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of VE6WZ_Steve
Sent: Tuesday, March 1, 2022 11:01 AM
To: Robin
Cc: Topband
Subject: Re: Topband: 8Q7WM Z-22 in VE6
Hi Robin
e: Topband: Relay bounce
Steve,
I am not sure it is contact bounce. I look would at grounding or other issues
that would conduct transients of the relay coils into the RF stream.
John k9dx
My frist thought is to clean the contacts ( there open frame relays)
For changing the relays Direc
LU8DPM may have a very good station however it is summer in Argentina so QRN
is likely much higher than Belize. It is ~4000 miles south of Belize. I have
spent a lot of winters in Aruba and it was not unusual to see and hear the
lightning storms in South America.
John KK9A (P40A)
Jim Brown
. But you have to detune the TX antenna on RX to work
properly.
73!
John, KB5NJD..
On 1/31/22, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> My K9AY loop (the commercial version from Array Solutions) seems to be
> kind of an indifferent performer. I believe it is set up properly. and
> I've laid down a rad
What a great way to honor your team member. Your 160m team has been around
longer than I thought, congratulations. A half century ago N2AA was one of
the most recognizable contest callsigns. Good luck in the CQ 160m contest!
John KK9A
John Crovelli W2GD wrote:
Our 160m CW Team has been
We NEVER give up.
GD
From: Felipe J. Hernández
Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2022 12:59 PM
To: John Crovelli
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: CQ160 CW - In Memory of Gene Walsh N2AA
Love the spirit! GL OMs!!
El El jue, ene. 27, 2022 a la(s) 1
of snow and high winds on
the coast.
Best of luck to all of you who join us this weekend in the most intensely
competitive of all amateur radio contests.
73,
John, W2GD/P40W/P44W
for the 160m CW Team
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used a Pennant with decent results. It was inexpensive to build and not
ground dependant however it only covered one direction. The Array Solutions
Shared Apex Loop Array has great reviews and may be worth considering, Pete.
John KK9A
Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
I recently installed a K9AY loop
will be distributed uniformly over all directions.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband
[mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Ignacy Misztal
Sent: Friday, December 3, 2021 1:16 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: More radials
.
This is best done on the feedlines themselves, installing feedline chokes a few
feet away from the combiner.
73, John W1FV
From: Dennis W0JX [mailto:w...@yahoo.com]
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2021 12:48 PM
To: topband@contesting.com; John Kaufmann
Subject: Feedline Choke Placement in RX
, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband
[mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Rich Dailey
Sent: Monday, November 29, 2021 8:14 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: W1FV 9-Circle Feedline & control Line Chokes?
Homebrewing a 9-ci
Hi guys been a bit qrt just testing this to see if still in system .will qrv
160m this next morning
73 de John G4eim
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to the northwest. In
particular, KL7's are sometimes received from the correct NNW heading on 160
and 80. For that reason, I tend to discount the possibility of locally
generated skewing.
73, John W1FV
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.
Vertical dipoles on 160 meters have been in place at P40W and P40L for a decade
or more. Small footprint, vertical polarization and no ground system were the
design parameters that prevailed.
73, John W2GD/P40W/P44W
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impedance.
Overall I think these are very good numbers for a relatively inexpensive
preamp that is portable and battery powered. (Disclaimer: I have no
affiliation with or commercial interest in DX Engineering).
73, John W1FV
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From: Topband
[mailto:topband-bounces
Yes I have been on FT8. I simply do not enjoy FT8. I was first licensed in 1959
and am basically a CW OPERATOR.
I well remember when AM operators bashed the SSB operators.
73,
John, W4NU
Sent from my iPhone
> On Mar 9, 2021, at 11:36 AM, Lloyd - N9LB wrote:
>
> Will someo
are abt 200ft
apart.My question is…Would a tee type vertical be better that an L.Yes I could
elevate 2 or 3 radials.I am using a radial ground on the inv.L.Thoughts on
this please.I am not really concerned about matching.Just effenciency.Is a tee
better? Thanks,john
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shines on the long path.
73,
John, W4NU
K4JAG (1959 to 1998)
Atlanta
Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 28, 2021, at 10:41 AM, Grant Saviers wrote:
>
> The nice thing about switched serial caps (if same values) for tuning
> upwards from a low resonance is the voltages are all the sam
hear when
polarization is horizontal. It also excels on the Long Path.
73,
John, W4NU
K4JAG (1959 to 1998)
Sent from my iPhone
> On Feb 26, 2021, at 4:44 PM, Don Kirk wrote:
>
> Hi JC,
>
> Thanks for posting all the great info.
>
> In my article I mentioned I norma
als become visible on
the display when they are virtually invisible in a larger measurement
bandwidth.
I hope this clears up any confusion.
73, John W1FV
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From: Topband
[mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Jim Brown
Sent: Thursday, F
The P3 averages power, not amplitude, so using longer averaging times just
smooths the display and doesn't reduce random noise.
John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband
[mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Jim Brown
Sent: Thursday, February 25
nship is only
approximate, I round it to 100 Hz in my calculations, which is good enough for
my purposes. To obtain the noise density in a 1 Hz bandwidth, you just
subtract 20 dB (a factor of 100 for the difference in bandwidth) from the
measured noise level in the P3.
73, John W1FV
-Original Me
to hear
the signal or interfering noise source well above whatever noise is in your
receiver. For this purpose, the WD8DSB mini-flag should work great in most
situations.
I welcome any comments about this analysis and these results.
73, John W1FV
From: Don Kirk [mailto:wd8
han what's given in the QST article.
For me, that works out well because the width of the DXE mini-flag just
manages to fit inside the trunk of my mid-size sedan. A wider flag would
not fit.
73, John W1FV
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From: Topband
[mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@cont
by WD8DSB. Now I have to go off with the
mini-flag and chase some local noise sources that have been plaguing me this
winter on the low bands.
73, John W1FV
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, UA2FW
has the highest claimed multi-op score in the CQ 160 contest, so it's a
remarkable achievement.
73, John W1FV
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From: Topband
[mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Alexander Teimurazov
Sent: Wednesday, February 10, 2021 10:44 AM
significant bumps or dips, your
cable run is fine.
For use with Beverage antennas, the loss in the RG6 is inconsequential unless
maybe you have an extremely long run of cable (thousands of feet).
73, John W1FV
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon
Don’t know which atu this is. From their webpage. Sent from my iPhone
> On 5 Jan 2021, at 21:30, Steve wrote:
>
> Does anyone have any pictures to share of a Titanex V80E tuner (2kw) model.
> There are two coils that run the length of the enclosure, one in the
> enclosure and one in the
(especially
when the polarization is horizontal).
It works well on the long path. It was #2 from N4IS. 100 ohm
Twin-Ax to tower base. Then 100 ohm to 50 ohm transformer
with Times Microwave LMR-600 to shack.
73,
John, W4NU
On 12/14/2020 8:31 AM, Bill Tippett wrote:
W3LPL wrote:
"I've
obliterated by it. He
later moved to 1820 but a BCB spur took him out there, too.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Ron Spencer via Topband
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 8:11 AM
To: topband
Subject
as
well as or sometimes better than the 8-circle.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband
[mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Artek Manuals
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 9:39 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: EZNEC Ground
Here in the Boston area it was peaking from the SW on my 8 circle array.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of w...@w5zn.org
Sent: Friday, December 11, 2020 7:24 AM
To: David Raymond
Cc: topband
I have the RPA-1, the predecessor to the RPA-2. It's an outstanding preamp
with a low noise figure and very high dynamic range. I'm sure it would make a
fine BOG preamp.
73, John W1FV
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com
I am wondering if the air variable is flashing over. I am willing to bet that a
vacuum variable would correct the problem. I use two (2) Vacuum variables in an
Omega match.
73,
John, W4NU
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> On Aug 27, 2020, at 1:38 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
>
>
I have never had any problems with multiple rotors on my 100 ft shunt fed 45G
tower. I have had Ham IV’s, Tail Twisters, an M2 2800, and now a prop pitch
from K7NV. I run full power on 160 and always have.
73,
John, W4NU
Sent from my iPhone
> On Aug 25, 2020, at 11:04 AM, N4ZR wr
I use a Rohn 45G 100 ft tower. It is shunt fed for 160 with an Omega
match using two 1000 pfd vacuum variables. It does wrk great on 160
using around 50 radials. One of the vacuum variables has a 1 rpm 12 VDC
reversible motor. The SWR stays very low.
The monoband stack for 80 - 10 provides a
Good evening Frank. Just got in from work. I was talking mainly about
160. Before 2019 I was a true alligator!
73,
John, W4NU
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On Tue, Jun 30, 2020 at 5:54 PM -0400, wrote:
Hi John,
250 feet isn't
ever made..
73,
John, W4NU
On 6/30/2020 3:04 PM, Brad Rehm wrote:
Mark,
I didn't see any mention of a preamp. Signals from a good Beverage are
typically 20-30 dB below what you'd hear from a dipole or a vertical.
Everything else you've done looks good. Keep it up!
73,
Brad KV5V
Salado, Texas
I had a 160 meter inverted V up at 90 for a number of years. Sometimes it
worked but overall it was useless. I took it down years ago.
Now, I use a Hi-Z 8 and Waller Flag at 95 feet for receive and a 100 ft shunt
fed tower for XMIT.
It is all light years ahead of the Inverted V...
Sent
I use the VE7CC node for spots. You can filter out FT8 spots on VE7CC via the
'set/noft8' command.
73, John W1FV
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So sorry to hear about Herb.
73,
John. W4NU
Sent from my iPhone
> On Apr 29, 2020, at 2:21 PM, d...@np2j.com wrote:
>
> It is with great regret that I have been informed that Herb Schoenbohm KV4FZ
> has passed away this morning at his home.
> Herb was 84 years of age.
>
Sent from my iPhone
Worked a JA on 160 this morning and received a 579 report. I was quite
surprised and gave him a 569. K4IQJ worked him right before me.
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Or RG8U confirmed on 6 bands
John k9uwa
On 23 Mar 2020 at 17:45, Mike Waters wrote:
> How about 5Y3GT? ;-)
>
John Goller, K9UWA & Jean Goller, N9PXF
Antique Radio Restorations
k9...@arrl.net
Visit our Web Site at:
http://www.JohnJeanAntiqueRadio.com
4836 Ranch Road
Leo, IN 46765
by 4 directions,
then 4 directions may be good enough. If you don't want to give up any
performance in any direction, then go for 8 directions. There is no right or
wrong answer.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon
Inverted vee dipoles do produce some vertically polarized radiation off the
ends. However, that vertical component has maximum gain at zenith, i.e.
straight overhead. It does not contribute to any significant low-angle
radiation. You can see this by doing an antenna model.
73, John W1FV
to the passive designs is the insertion loss. The WA1ION
design works quite well but I've measured its insertion loss as about 12 dB.
That may not be acceptable in many situations, particularly on the higher HF
bands.
73, John W1FV
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From: Topband
[mailto:topband-bounces
or
others to do. For an array of N amplified elements, we need to insure that N
times the circuit noise power of a single amplifier remains well below the
atmospheric received by the array.
73, John W1FV
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufma
pheric noise degrades the overall noise figure
of the system. However, as long as we keep the amplifier noise contribution
small enough, the noise figure degradation can also be kept to a minimum.
That is why having more amplified elements makes it more important to design
the antenna amplifiers for l
noise power.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Lee STRAHAN
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Wed, Mar 11, 2020 10:22 pm
Subject: Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m
Hello John and all,
Concerning the adding the noise in a typical array. If the noise was coherent
or exactly
this
design, so I'm not ready to go public with it just yet.
73, John W1FV
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to the NW. Obviously the
polarization was vertical here.
Glad things are opening up.
73,
John, W4NU
On 2/28/2020 12:40 PM, daraym...@iowatelecom.net wrote:
Here in the midwest (Iowa) we had some very good conditions to Asia this
morning. When I got to the rig @ 1120z JA1LZR was calling CQ
Perhaps you were on at the wrong time. Most of the 160m contest
activity will be for 10 minutes or so after the top of the hour.
John KK9A
from Roger G3YRO
To:
Very curious . . .
I came on 160m last night to see what NA stations I could work in the
contest . . . spent half an hour
I use a Sony ICD-UX560 Its MP3 files names are just numbers with an
underscore which are easy to transfer to a PC. It is a tiny 2oz device
that takes almost no operating space and it works quite well.
John KK9A
Steve Maki K8LX wrote:
There was one comment on Amazon complaining about
array.
73, John W1FV
-Original Message-
From: Topband
[mailto:topband-bounces+john.kaufmann=verizon@contesting.com] On Behalf
Of Don Kirk
Sent: Monday, January 20, 2020 6:43 PM
To: topband
Subject: Topband: Strong Carrier 1828.5
Receiving strong carrier on 1828.5 KHz that sounds like
difficulty pulling out
callsigns through the noise. He apologizes to those who have been calling
without success. However, Matt moves to a different location down there in
early February and the noise situation should improve. At that time he
should be able to hear and work more of you.
73, John
.
What else is available commercially?
73, John W1FV
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John G4EIM
John Beaumont
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Didn't know about the FT8 activity on 1836, though I certainly knew about the
1826.5+ lineup. Did anyone get them digitally from NA?
73 John W7CD
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
daraym...@iowatelecom.net
Sent: Tuesday, December 17
ry
trees in the rain/wind. I was fortunate to work Rob the first night (my
morning) they were on TB, then Grant the next night on digital. There was also
no Internet access, so back-channel comms were limited to Rob's Garmin InReach.
73 John W7CD
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Dave nothing heard in UK either. Their antenna is a top loaded 18m vertical
with 2 elevated radials 30ft from the sea. They’re still on 160m FT8 atm
(1114z) I believe.
Good luck
John G3XHZ
Sent from my iPhone
> On 25 Nov 2019, at 09:27, Artek Manuals wrote:
>
> Nothing here i
GM all. At the moment the plan is H40TT Rob will be on 160m around his sunset
0700z (EU Monday morning). If condx are no good he will switch to 80m and the
same again Tuesday morning. Then they will pack up in the hope of flying on
Thursday.
Good luck
73
John G3XHZ
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I fully concur!!
73,
John, W4NU
K4JAG, 1959 to 1998
Sent from my iPhone
> On Nov 9, 2019, at 12:42 PM, Doug Renwick wrote:
>
> To all those who worship FT8 - Enjoy the decline.
> Quote: " I agree Doug - as I said - FT8 is not real ham radio - but that is
> where we a
mot chewing on coax. I'm putting up a Top T before Thanksgiving in the
hopes to improve over my wimpy, loaded half-sloper. This time it'll be
Mastrant, Wireman 531, and marine-grade pulleys and thimbles.
73 John W7CD
Poulsbo WA
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that haven't seen this yet:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/3y0i-bouvet-island-expedition
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I am getting rather peed off with all these contest stations operating QRO in
the cw section of topband. Where are the contest watchdogs ?
73John - M0ELS
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was low power however I have run legal limit and had no
issues. What does the preamp manufacture recommend?
John KK9A
N4ZR wrote:
I'm in the process of building up a K9AY loop, using the Array Solutions
boxes, and it occurred to me that I probably need to work out some way
to protect
ngle ground system.
John k9uwa
> I have a full size vertical built from 25G running against about 80 1/4
> WL radials - #18 insulated wire sewn into the ground an inch or two
> below ground. There is a single ground rod next to the base but no
> other ground rods on this tower.
&
a match but I have no experience with it:
https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-vmn-1
John KK9A
N4ZR wrote:
The other day a ham friend suggested using a coil ("hairpin") to match
the low impedance of a well-radialed inverted L to 50-ohm coax. This
struck me as a potentially-
city lot and I used a Pennant for RX which definitely received
better than my shortened TX vertical.
John KK9A
John Harper AE5X wrote:
Thanks for the info guys.
If only I had room for a dedicated rx antenna - then I'd leave the
top-loaded vertical as is. I was copied in New Zealand
calling me.
John AE5X
https://ae5x.blogspot.com
On Tue, Aug 20, 2019 at 1:48 PM Tim Shoppa wrote:
> John, your 80M dipole with 110 foot vertical feedline fed as a top-loaded
> vertical on 160M is a wonderful antenna.
>
> If you are unhappy with its receive performance,the soluti
n.
Tnx/73,
John AE5X
https://ae5x.blogspot.com
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the beach but had trouble keeping them in the air
while operating.
John KK9A
pat n8vw wrote:
Planning on going to some island in the Caribbean this December.
Unless I find a friendly ham, will bring along my Elecraft k2 and
operate qrp or lp. Looking for ideas on an easy to setup small
It doesn't bother me at all..
I would rather watch paint dry rather than operate FT8...
I am CW man... Always have been..
73,
John, W4NU
K4JAG (1959 to 1998)
On 8/6/2019 12:54 PM, Hans Hjelmstr??m wrote:
THANKS Dan . I agree 100 %.
I said already last year. FT 8 and K1JT will kill
It's hard to beat the Hi-Z arrays when you have limited space..
73,
John, W4NU
On 8/1/2019 1:23 PM, Chuck Dietz wrote:
When I tried a BOG compared to a Beverage, I found the BOG to be almost
useless compared to the Beverage. I would put up one of the arrays K9AY,
SAL-30, 4sq rec, etc.
I don't
compromise antennas. I can hear stuff now I could NEVER hear before
73,
John, W4NU
Atlanta
(K4JAG 1959 to 1998)
On 7/29/2019 9:40 AM, Mark - N5OT wrote:
This is a really good answer. Thanks Tim.
73 - Mark N5OT
On 7/29/2019 7:12 AM, Tim Shoppa wrote:
Terry, I strongly encourage you to put up
. Any thoughts
please?
73
John G3XHZ
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