Just a thought, does your house have the new "intelligent" power
metering on the powerline? This would still be on, even if your breakers
were off. Or, maybe the same type of monitoring on natural gas or
municipal water supplies. Sure sounds like a switching power supply
Brian K8BHZ
On
Thanks for sharing Frank. Nice presentation! It ties together many of
the articles from the AWA publications. I've made the trip to Cutler,
Maine and am in awe.
Brian K8BHZ
On 12/12/2019 3:24 PM, donov...@starpower.net wrote:
I gave a presentation on the history of transoceanic radio
Well said PaulI personally gave up when I saw the posting about the
fellow who worked 20 new countries last winter and proudly exclaimed
that he never heard any of them!
Brian K8BHZ
On 8/23/2018 10:26 AM, Bryon Paul Veal NØAH wrote:
No one knows anymorethe hobby will never be the
Just think about thatAfter some terrific disaster, you'll be able to
tell the outside world your grid square & signal report. Good luck with
that...
Brian K8BHZ
On 3/30/2018 1:12 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
I definitely do see FT8 as having an impact of some sort in disaster
I've taken the liberty of opening a new thread, which I probably should
have done before.
To Dan, AC6LA,
First let me also thank you for your civil replies. As you stated,
"Refreshing in this internet age".
I think I have a simple comparison to show the problem, using the 1/4 WL
Vertical
Hi Dan,
I can see where you've reached your conclusion, but your comment that
"Rudy seems to say..." is a good qualifier.
Let's get back to basics, say with a classic 1/4 WL vertical. The
theoretical impedance against an in infinite ground is 36 ohms. From
free space modeling, one quickly
Jeez Carl,
If you had read my write-up, you would realize that I NEVER recommended
2 radials for operatingjust as a simple technique to measure
resonant radial length in one's soil
Also, the point is NOT that everyone should use shortened radials. The
point IS that for hams with the
1): The length to avoid is nothing more than a half wavelength, which
translates the same impedance from end to end. i.e., the high Z open end
translates to a high Z antenna base end. This results in minimum radial
current. At 10' up, they're close to free space (0.47 vs 0.5 WL). At 2"
above
Hi Steve,
Thank you very much for bringing this topic up, and for your summary.
The elephant in the room needed addressing.
I almost bought the new transceiver I've been wanting this yearuntil
I saw the reflector post about the gentleman who "worked 20 new ones
this season, and I
This issue does indeed keep coming up, so I am posting my response (of
3 years ago) again for K7EG, N7WS, VA3MVW, W0MU, and others. The
shortened radials are still in use here, with 235 countries worked on
160. The Vp shortening depends entirely on soil type, so math will only
get you so
de; it is not for us to judge his particular interests.
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Promised myself I'd stay out of this, but it's getting
ridiculousComments like "I worked 20 new ones on 160, and I never
heard any of them!". Wow! That's amazing...I personally can't find any
satisfaction in claiming a contact I never heard. I never have...Yes,
the digi modes allow easier
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