Topband: subscription cancel KI7M

2021-03-23 Thread Terry Burge
Please cancel my subscription to the topband group. Terry KI7M _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Sorry to hear of John's ON4UN passing

2020-11-11 Thread Terry Burge
Hi folks, I checked my log and see about 17 or so contacts on 20,15 and 10 for John. Never on the lower bands 40,80 or 160 apparently. Was always nice to hear him coming over the pole and he certainly was a regular out of Belgium. I have two editions of his Low Band DXing books and have used it

Re: Topband: maybe off subject but ...

2020-08-26 Thread Terry Burge
rldpc.com/product/dr-dos/7x> > > 'JK > > > On Tuesday, August 25, 2020, 2:02:23 PM PDT, Terry Burge < > ki7m.pcr...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi topbander, > > Once upon a time I got fairly good designing quad antennas on Necwire2. I > still have many of those d

Topband: maybe off subject but ...

2020-08-25 Thread Terry Burge
Hi topbander, Once upon a time I got fairly good designing quad antennas on Necwire2. I still have many of those designs on various 3 1/2" floppies with the programs. Am I dating myself? Anyway that was about the only antenna design program I managed. It requires a DOS based computer like Windows

Topband: plan a change in my 80 meter 4-square

2020-06-13 Thread Terry Burge
Hello guys and gals, This last winter season I did not get much out of my 80 meter 4-square. I've tuned it about as well as I can. It is using 1/2 WL slopers, a Comtek 4-square controller and is off my tower about 114' level. My ground is sloping down from East to West and South with a drop of

Topband: just testing my new email get to and from topband

2020-06-08 Thread Terry Burge
KI7M test from new email account. Why new email? Check my qrz.com account and you should understand. Terry KI7M\ _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Fwd: Re: Adding connectoirs to CATV Hardline

2020-06-05 Thread terry burge
I sent this a couple of days again but never seen it show up in email? Having problems getting youtube videos to run too. Terry KI7M > -- Original Message -- > From: terry burge > To: topband@contesting.com, terry burge > Date: 06/04/2020 10:37 PM > Subject: F

Topband: Fwd: Re: Adding connectoirs to CATV Hardline

2020-06-04 Thread terry burge
FYI... A friend provided a 4 ft. spool of 1/2" hardline 75 ohm stuff from a lot he was cleaning up of what appeared to be Comscope coax. Size was 0.595" outside diameter aluminum (no black covering, silver) with copper center conductor of 0.122" best I could figure with my Harbor Freight

Topband: May i ask you a favor?

2020-06-01 Thread terry burge
- This mail is in HTML. Some elements may be ommited in plain text. - Hello, Can i ask you a favor, Do you have an Amazon account? Thanks _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Herbert Schoenbohm, KV4FZ: Silent Key

2020-04-29 Thread terry burge
Checking my log I see I worked Herb about every other year on 160 during contest. Also once I see on 20 since starting to use my computer log in 2008. Will miss him for all he did for my little station. So many of us older hams are passing away. Can't tell you how I've been reminded by

Topband: steppir control wire

2020-04-23 Thread terry burge
Hi folks, My steppir 3 element is not changing from 20 meters. I need to find a source for 12-strand control wire but my searches so far has found everything but. Where is a good source. Steppir antenna's site does not seem to have a catalog for parts with their new site. I miss being able to

Topband: Inverted V verses inverted L

2020-04-19 Thread terry burge
I have an inverted L. Unfortunately it is noisey but I do the best I can. I've been contemplating putting up and inverted V on 160 meter too in hopes it could give me more 'local' coverage and a quieter background noise. One of many projects I'd like to get done as usual. I've also considered a

Re: Topband: haven't seen any post in several days?

2020-04-16 Thread terry burge
Thanks everyone, Good to know I'm still receiving the list. So much of the time it get's over my head but other times I think I learn so much. Terry KI7M > On April 16, 2020 at 12:28 AM terry burge wrote: > > > Did I somehow get unsubscribed again? &g

Topband: haven't seen any post in several days?

2020-04-16 Thread terry burge
Did I somehow get unsubscribed again? Terry KI7M _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Fwd: Re: Anyone QRV in ND?

2020-04-04 Thread terry burge
K0IDX is definitely active at least in 2015,2018-2020. I have worked him all those years during (real Qso's!) during 160 CQWWPHN. Terry KI7M > -- Original Message -- > From: Jan Erik Holm > To: topband@contesting.com > Date: April 4, 2020 at 10:37 AM > Subject: Re: Topband:

Topband: CQWW160SSB contest

2020-02-19 Thread terry burge
are working so I'm apparently ready for the contest this weekend. Hope to work a lot of you this weekend. Bueatiful day today in Oregon and the Cascades with their snow pack makes a nice view. Terry KI7M > On February 17, 2020 at 12:54 PM terry burge wrote: > > > It's us little pistols

Re: Topband: ARRL CW Test - 160m

2020-02-17 Thread terry burge
It's us little pistols who make up a good deal of your scores I expect. Not that I'm such a little one but this season I have not even been able to get my inv 'L to work right. Put in power and SWR goes thru the roof? Go Figure. Planning on seting up a K2AV FCP but it won't be by next

Topband: recording off the air

2020-01-22 Thread terry burge
Hello again, Thanks for the ideas for recording contacts. I can't imagine trying to record a contest while working it and that is not my purpose here. But on and important 'new country' qso I'd like to have something to fall back to incase I screwup putting the report in my log. The Zoom

Topband: recording off the air

2020-01-21 Thread terry burge
Hi folks, Is there some kind of software or accessory unit that would have the ability to record off the XCVR and easily run it back to listen again to the exchange? I'm kind of thinking of something like digital TV where you can run it back quickly while watching some show. Seems like it

Topband: Fwd: RE: ON4UN SK --- NOT CORRECT

2020-01-04 Thread terry burge
ask and got permission to pass this on. Terry, KI7M > -- Original Message -- > From: "Breakall, James Kenneth" > To: terry burge > Cc: "Breakall, James Kenneth" > Date: January 4, 2020 at 11:55 AM > Subject

Re: Topband: ON4UN SK

2020-01-04 Thread terry burge
Mark, If what you say is true it is good news. I heard a WA3 ham telling someone else that John had passed away but no details. I could give the call but who knows where that would end up with the rumor mill. Anyway, I hope you are right. I've always been a fan of John's books as well as

Topband: ON4UN SK

2020-01-03 Thread terry burge
I heard on 40 or 80 meters last night that John Devoldere had passed away. If so I'm very sorry to hear about that. I've worked him many times over the years, have at least two editions of his Low Band DX'ing books, and always considered his a friend. Last time I worked him was back on

Topband: RX antennas comparison chart

2019-07-30 Thread terry burge
Thanks to Bob, N4PQX I got this link to an active chart comparing RX antennas. Thanks to K7TJR this might prove very helpful to anyone thinking about investing in a receive antenna. Also has some active plots for the various antennas. Terry, KI7M https://www.k7tjr.com/rx1comparison.htm

Re: Topband: Which RX antenna is better?

2019-07-30 Thread terry burge
). Who would have thought I'd be looking at using that technology so many years later? Terry KI7M > On July 28, 2019 at 9:27 PM terry burge wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > I have four kits purchased on ebay for receive antennas as well as a > bi-directional beverag

Topband: Which RX antenna is better?

2019-07-28 Thread terry burge
Hi folks, I have four kits purchased on ebay for receive antennas as well as a bi-directional beverage from KD9SV. Looking on my county plot map it looks like I can run about a 412' beverage using my neighbors ground and mine. Got a good neighbor you could say who just doesn't want a BOG to

Topband: In need of a Rohn 25 top plate

2019-05-25 Thread terry burge
Hi folks, I am in need of a Rohn 25 flat top plate or maybe a strong rotor/bearing plate. I've got to make a custom pulley and smaller return pulley setup for using my Ramsey worm gear winch to raise and lower a thousand pounds of tower from the ground up. Running the winch cable up the gin

Topband: Farming and Ham Radio don't mix too well.

2019-05-09 Thread terry burge
Hi folks, I have been using the good weather here in Oregon to get quite a bit of mowing done and the thought has occurred to me that farming and ham radio don't mix. With my little Cub ST-100 I cut the 3 wire lead to my big tower that goes to the Comteks 80 meter switch box; caught one of

Re: Topband: Lack of NA Activity on CW

2019-04-24 Thread terry burge
You are so right Dave. Even from the west coast working JA's it can require a lot of work and perseverance especially with the weak ones. There are times working 3 or even 4 a minute can occur but I have not seen those conditions for a few years now even on 15 or 20 meters. And anyone who says

Topband: Lack of activity is not just on 160 CW

2019-04-23 Thread terry burge
FWIW guys and gals, I can tell you the lack of activity is not just on CW and not just one band. I've lately been getting up early enough to catch the morning European openings on 20 SSB. Rarely do I get any one from 'across the pond' coming back to my CQ DX over the north pole on SSB. That

Topband: looks like I've found a K9AY control/relay box

2019-03-12 Thread terry burge
Just FYI... Thanks for the help. Still fiddling with mine. The relays click both for terminations and switching directions but only the SW show continuity to the coax connection. Other reading a non-existent or just not what I'd expect. Don't see the termination values for some reason at the

Topband: K9AY RX Antenna wanted

2019-03-11 Thread terry burge
Well, I was putting up my WX0B/Array Solutions K9AY receive antenna and found the units ohm out bad. So maybe someone on topband has a k9ay antenna setup they no longer use? Thought I'd ask. Already put a want out on QTH.COM swapnet but no takers so I'll ask here. Got the dual 85' long loops up

Re: Topband: MFJ-482 manual

2019-03-09 Thread terry burge
, 2019 at 5:16 AM Lance wrote: > > > > Terry, > > > > No. Just this email. > > > > My MFJ-482 has been sitting on a shelf > > for quite a while. I can get it to work, > > but can't get it programmed. >

Re: Topband: need manual for 'old' MFJ Grandmaster Memory Keyer

2019-03-08 Thread terry burge
comes back to my call so maybe I can send some decent code with this old MFJ-832. Strangely enough MFJ did not have the manual in their manual so on their webpage. Guess they want to sell newer stuff. Terry KI7M > On March 8, 2019 at 5:27 PM terry burge wrote: > > > Hi fol

Topband: need manual for 'old' MFJ Grandmaster Memory Keyer

2019-03-08 Thread terry burge
Hi folks, I have searched the web without success for the manual for the MFJ-482 model Grandmaster memory keyer. Would anyone have a manual they could make a copy of. I picked this unit up at a local hamfest and don't even know if it will work but it would be nice if I could get enough

Topband: sunrise and sunset times FOUND

2019-02-28 Thread terry burge
Thanks to some helpful folk a little more observant that me perhaps I found the simplex is to us DXWatch and put you mouse over the DX station you want. Read the fine print Terry! The other easy method is using QRZ lookup for the DX station and check the Detail page. Used it for years and

Re: Topband: finding a site for greyline sunrise/sunset times

2019-02-28 Thread terry burge
Got the answer. Just need to look at the detail page on QRZ for the DX station I want! Da! Terry KI7M > On February 28, 2019 at 3:21 PM terry burge wrote: > > > Hi folks, > > > One of the problems with using https://dx.qsl.net/propagation/greyline is

Topband: finding a site for greyline sunrise/sunset times

2019-02-28 Thread terry burge
Hi folks, One of the problems with using https://dx.qsl.net/propagation/greyline is trying to calculate what time GMT will be the sunrise or sunset time in places like the A5A, FR7, XX9, etc. Does anyone know if there is an online site where you can plug in a countries capitol and find the

Topband: XX9D, T31EU, etc.

2019-02-22 Thread terry burge
Hi Guys, Why should it be necessary to send an email to the DXp's contact when they said they would operate SSB? What is the point of dropping SSB for a XX9D to publish their band plan and not follow it? T31EU has been strong and so had XX9D but to just not give SSB op's any chance on 80 or

Re: Topband: V84SAA report 1530z 09 Feb

2019-02-09 Thread terry burge
Don't know what to think of this. I just worked V84SAA on 7175 at 9:52AM PST! He is a very good copy 56/7 on my K3. Something it's hard to figure for almost 10AM on 40 mtrs. Terry KI7M > On February 9, 2019 at 8:41 AM donov...@starpower.net wrote: > > > Hi Jeff, > > > I never heard even

Re: Topband: [Topband] When is coax 'contaminated' beyond use?

2019-02-07 Thread terry burge
> On February 7, 2019 at 5:31 PM j...@kk9a.com wrote: > > > It would probably work however Belden 9913 is a poor coax choice for outdoor > use. I too have had water pour out of it. I threw all of mine away decades > ago and I would suggest you do the same. > > John KK9A >

Re: Topband: When is coax 'contaminated' beyond use?

2019-02-03 Thread terry burge
> as an open circuit. > > Others may disagree, but it seems logical to me. OTOH, if it were me, and I > was only using a very short length, I would spend a couple of extra bucks and > use good quality components throughout my system. > > 73, > > Bob AA6VB > > Sent fr

Topband: When is coax 'contaminated' beyond use?

2019-02-03 Thread terry burge
Hi Folks, A few years back some 9913 I was using apparently got water in the coax. I say this because of fluctuating SWR issues and I noted the shield when cut into was almost 'black'. So for my minor purpose of using spare coax for my dump power on an 80 meter 4-square can some of this coax

Re: Topband: Topband Phenomenon

2019-02-03 Thread terry burge
Maybe the International Space Station could reflect a 160 meter signal or reradiate it. It's larger than a football field. Just a thought. Let's see, people could use the space station to bounce signals off of. Another reason to keep it from falling in the Pacific Ocean someday. Terry KI7M >

Re: Topband: JA's came in droves today on 160

2019-01-31 Thread terry burge
JWIT, Or to put it, just what I think. Paul's description of how WSPR and FT8 can/is automatic points out what a lot of us object to. It would not be bad IF they had a separate class for DXCC for the digital modes just because it can be like 'shooting fish in a barrel'. Some of us have work

Topband: Found my K9AY by WX0B AX-AYl-4 unit

2019-01-28 Thread terry burge
Hi folk, Been looking for this for I don't know how long. Had it up out in Keizer but wasn't that impressed but I'll now try it out here. But going to need to get it near some trees and possibly power company transformer on power pole. Maybe some fencing too. Listening to K4IQJ's DX

Re: Topband: Why aren't these universal angle iron brackets designed right?

2019-01-03 Thread terry burge
Thanks for the help guys. Got reminding about the difference between pipe and tubing sizes concerning the U-bolts. And some other things like overbuilding my detune setup. Terry KI7M > On January 2, 2019 at 11:49 PM terry burge wrote: > > > Hi folks, > &g

Topband: Why aren't these universal angle iron brackets designed right?

2019-01-02 Thread terry burge
Hi folks, I've ran into this problem multiple times and thought I'd ask to see if there is a simple explanation or if perhaps manufacturers of universal angle iron brackets as sold in Lowes, Home Depot, etc. just don't care. I can never find these 'plumbers tape' type of angle irons that

Re: Topband: launching lines over trees

2018-12-27 Thread terry burge
od~n~reel > from a yard sale, 3/4 oz fishing weight, ask someone to hold my beer, and > tell everyone to go hide ... > > ---- > On Thu, 12/27/18, terry burge wrote: > > Subject: Topband: launching lines over trees > To: topba

Topband: launching lines over trees

2018-12-27 Thread terry burge
Let me see if I can paste a link here. Using Windows 10 copy and paste never seems to work right for me. Anyway, this place has the most 'serious' line launchers I've ever come across. http://www.sherrilltree.com/climbing-gear/bigshot-launchers Take a look. (my copy and paste worked!).

Topband: capacity needed for Deturning tower

2018-12-21 Thread terry burge
Hi again, This may not be possible to answer with anything like 10% accuracy but can someone give me an idea just how much capacitance I need for putting up a 50-55' vertical wire up the lower half of my tower to detune it on 75 meters around the DX windown (3790-3800 Khz). The tower is Rohn

Re: Topband: Rather use N-type (was Re: The answer to PL-259

2018-12-08 Thread terry burge
Thanks John, Now if some of us only knew where we get a solder pot to pxxx, excuse me, dip out coax in. Terry KI7M > On December 8, 2018 at 7:13 AM John K9UWA > wrote: > > > Since you asked. In my antenna system I have about 500 PL-259 connectors. > 99% of them are King Silver Teflon

Re: Topband: Rather use N-type (was Re: The answer to PL-259 soldering/reliability problems)

2018-12-06 Thread terry burge
I agree with Frank, Not that I necessarily think PL-259's are the greatest, they are not. But I have never really learned to put N-connectors together and don't trust my skills at trying it again. For HF I don't think the added expense with any lower loss is worth the difficulty with

Re: Topband: new style PL-259's with screw on back INSTRUCTIONS

2018-12-05 Thread terry burge
5 looks similar to the Multicomp clamp > connector discussed on > Towertalk early in 2011. See: > http://lists.contesting.com/_towertalk/2011-02/msg00214.html > > 73, Pete - N8TR > > > > At 09:45 PM 12/4/2018, terry burge wrote: > > Hi Gary > Take a lo

Re: Topband: new style PL-259's with screw on back INSTRUCTIONS

2018-12-04 Thread terry burge
> > > > 73, > Gary K9GS > ---- Original message From: terry burge Date: > 12/4/18 8:45 PM (GMT-06:00) To: topband@contesting.com, terry burge > Subject: Topband: new style PL-259's with screw on back > INSTRUCTIONS > Hello guys and gals, > &g

Topband: new style PL-259's with screw on back INSTRUCTIONS

2018-12-04 Thread terry burge
Hello guys and gals, I just bought 10 of these from China. Free shipping if you don't mind waiting a couple of weeks. Anyway I'm not exactly the best soldering guy on the block and would like to know if there is some webpage that shows how to install these new style coax connectors. They sort

Re: Topband: Installing Wire Antennas Supported By Lines Over Tall Trees

2018-11-29 Thread terry burge
Hi Dick, This looks like a pretty go launcher for putting lines over trees. I've only seen them while watching some youtube videos of the tree cutting/pruning arborist and never knew where to buy them. Checking out the site I requested a catalog but am a bit turned off by the high prices. My

Topband: tennis ball launcher for antennas

2018-11-28 Thread terry burge
Sometime back I bought one of those cheaper launchers that shot a 1-1.5 oz. fishing weight with fishing line attached. It was scary because if that fishing weight hit something other that the ground or the fish line broke you never knew where that thing was going to land. I now have a CSV19

Topband: Fwd: Re: Drone and pulley

2018-11-27 Thread terry burge
Interesting about the drones. I want to get one or maybe have someone who runs them take a video of my tower and place. High quality video that is. If you ever watch youtube/Andrew Caramata doing his property management/excavation stuff you will be amazed by how long his video are and the

Topband: use of WD-1 Military field phone wire for bog and/or beverage

2018-11-23 Thread terry burge
Hi folks, I know it's been discussed but I don't recall the specific questions I wish to know. Does the WD-1 need to be separated (2 wire) to work as a beverage or bog beverages. Can it just be used as is for both reverseable or just one direction. Also, don't know if there would be any

Re: Topband: VE1ZZ has passed on - Very Very Sad news! (Long)

2018-10-19 Thread terry burge
Sad to see he will no longer be there to give out Nova Scotia. I see I've worked him three times 2014, 2011 and 2009 for a multiplier during CQWW160. Never really got to know him but I have enjoyed the great stories. That is something about ham radio I love. You never know who you might be

Re: Topband: trying to tune up 80 meter 4-Square

2018-10-12 Thread terry burge
nd > ; w...@hotmail.com; TopBand List > ; terry burge > Subject: Re: Topband: trying to tune up 80 meter 4-Square > > > > You dont have to lower them but you need to short them to ground to make them > electrically invisible > > > > On Fri, Oct

Topband: Story of the injured tower climber explaning to his insurance company

2018-10-12 Thread terry burge
Not wishing to sound callus since I just read about the ham who lost his life on a tower collapse.But does anyone have a copy of the story of the guy who writes to his insurance company explaining how he got injured. I imagine it was from many years back in one of the radio magazines. As I

Topband: trying to tune up 80 meter 4-Square

2018-10-11 Thread terry burge
Hello Guys and Gals, Recently Tree did some work for me and one of the things was to put up the Comtek 80 meter 4-Square switching unit and a couple of pulley setups for my raising of the 80 meter slopers. Lately I've been chasing my tail around to get them dipped in around 3700-3750 Khz.

Topband: Got 40 meter dipole and 80 meter Comek 4-Square up in the air

2018-10-05 Thread terry burge
Hello again, I have just updated my qrz.com/ki7m page concerning the 40 meter dipole and the Comtek 80 meter 4-Square I've mentioned before. Took some helpful advice and rebuilt the 40 meter dipole starting with larger and thicker wall aluminum tubing. Also added a 30 meter wire dipole to the

Re: Topband: W7YRV Roy's Increadable Antenna Farm

2018-09-16 Thread terry burge
ed., 16. sep. 2018 ob 10:21 je oseba terry burge > napisala: > > > Hi Gang, > > > > > > I'm going to share a link I found a few years back that just amazed me. > > Still does. Ever think that can't be done? Well take a look at what Roy > > Callison built ove

Topband: W7YRV Roy's Increadable Antenna Farm

2018-09-16 Thread terry burge
Hi Gang, I'm going to share a link I found a few years back that just amazed me. Still does. Ever think that can't be done? Well take a look at what Roy Callison built over the years and the techniques he use. I know I would not have the nerve but just seeing what he could do is something and

Re: Topband: Air Wound Coil

2018-08-30 Thread terry burge
Trevor, I have found that winding a coil by hand may not look too hot but for a 160 Meter Inv-L they are easy to do. I use my Hytower with it's 65' radials as the counter poise and run a 12 Gauge multi-strain house wire from Lowes over a big Oak tree. Goes up and over the top and almost starts

Re: Topband: TX5T will be QRV on the Low Bands from the Australs !

2018-08-05 Thread terry burge
.com/frequency-plan.html > > Cecil > K5DL > > Sent using recycled electrons. > > > On Aug 4, 2018, at 3:30 AM, terry burge wrote: > > > > Another DXpedition in the Pacific we could work on SSB but they won't take > > the time to work phone, ON

Re: Topband: TX5T will be QRV on the Low Bands from the Australs !

2018-08-04 Thread terry burge
Another DXpedition in the Pacific we could work on SSB but they won't take the time to work phone, ONLY CW and FT8. Whoever came up with the bright idea of no SSB? Terry KI7M > On August 3, 2018 at 12:21 PM Bob Allphin wrote: > > > Low Band enthusiasts. >The 5 man team going to

Topband: KH1/KH7Z was a tough go

2018-07-14 Thread terry burge
I see this stuff about how easy or difficult the KH1 operation was to work. I'm on the west coast in northwestern Oregon and I personally found them one of the worst operations to hear from the Pacific I've ever worked. Worked them on 80 and 40 for ATNO and on 20 and 17 too. The 80 meter

Topband: Using old 1/2 inch Comscope hardline for my 4-square

2018-06-25 Thread terry burge
Hi guys and gals, W9XT came up with a way to connect a PL-259 to a 1/2" hardline. Since I find the Comscope 1/2" hardline I got a whole 4' spool of is not even listed by comscope or any of the manufacturers of hardline I have to try and make a connector. Using his method the toughest part is

Re: Topband: Baker Island DXpedition on 160

2018-06-15 Thread terry burge
And hopefully a little SSB if the give us alert by the cluster or their pilot ops. I for one think the west coast stands a decent change of that working optimist that I am (Hi Hi). Terry KI7M > On June 15, 2018 at 10:45 AM C Allen Baker via Topband wrote: > > > Maybe CW till band worked

Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

2018-06-11 Thread terry burge
could be a problem. Terry KI7M > On June 11, 2018 at 9:50 AM Jim Thomson wrote: > > > Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 07:29:39 -0700 > From: "Richard (Rick) Karlquist" > To: terry burge , topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-s

Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

2018-06-10 Thread terry burge
Richard, You are so right about that static issue. I even seem to remember the Rig Experts manual says to short the antenna leads together to remove any static build up before connecting the analyzer. I think that was why I wasn't too impressed with my MFJ-259b. Probably my own fail when I

Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

2018-06-10 Thread terry burge
solder and 'hop-a-long' rides again! It's working. Will check out the coax stub again to see what the RE reads now. Thanks Guy! Terry KI7M > On June 9, 2018 at 10:42 PM terry burge wrote: > > > Hi guys and gals, > > > Well, to make a long story short my Rig Experts AA-

Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

2018-06-10 Thread terry burge
I did have similar issues in Keizer trying to dip anything on 160 meters. The MFJ just would not work their. Had a radio station about 1/2-3/4th mile away across the Willamette River. Found out I got a few 'diode' rectifying antenna projects that way. Terry KI7M > On June 10, 2018 at 10:27 AM

Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

2018-06-10 Thread terry burge
t;> factor is some where around 0.84401... as best I can figure it. So I guess > >> that makes it 0.84 VF FWIW. > >> > >> > >> Anyway, I have it figured that 55' 4 3/8" will do the trick for my 80 > >> meter 4-Square at 3.750 Mhz. > >

Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

2018-06-09 Thread terry burge
t. So I guess that makes it 0.84 VF FWIW. Anyway, I have it figured that 55' 4 3/8" will do the trick for my 80 meter 4-Square at 3.750 Mhz. But why my RE analyzer went out today I don't have any idea. Back to the MFJ! Terry KI7M > On June 9, 2018 at 6:59 PM terry burge wrote: >

Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

2018-06-09 Thread terry burge
Rick N6RK > > > > On 6/9/2018 4:57 PM, terry burge wrote: > > > > > > > I don't know what is wrong here but I keep getting in > > this situation where my > > > typing starts running back over my writing. I will

Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

2018-06-09 Thread terry burge
I don't know what is wrong here but I keep getting in this situation where my typing starts running back over my writing. I will try again to reply. Joel, I have tried all that the manual says without success. All I see is the horizontal solid and dashed lines of R and X. No indication of a

Re: Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

2018-06-09 Thread terry burge
t; > Set your rig expert on freq 3750 and have it in the RX mode and you > should see something that makes sense. > > Good Luck > Ed > KG4W > On 6/9/2018 3:55 PM, terry burge wrote: > > Hi guys and gals, > > > > > > I have got DX Engineering 75 ohm foam coax t

Topband: cutting coax stubs for 80 meter 4-square

2018-06-09 Thread terry burge
Hi guys and gals, I have got DX Engineering 75 ohm foam coax to make the stubs/feeders for my Comtek 80 meter 4-Square and am finding some difficulty. Neither my MFJ-259B nor my Rig Experts AA-170 seem to indicate a 1/2 WL at 7500 KHz or a 1/4 WL at 3750 KHz? Or any frequency up or down from

Re: Topband: sorry wrong number

2018-06-08 Thread terry burge
I finally called the Sportsmans Guid number 800-888-3006 and received a spool of the Military phone wire. It looks brand new and the price even with shipping was $28.98 which seems great to me. Plan to use it for radials and maybe another beverage. Terry KI7M > On May 31, 2018 at 2:54 PM N7DF

Topband: 80 meter 4-square

2018-04-04 Thread terry burge
Hello Guys and Gals, I have been planning on building an 80 meter 4-Square around my 117' tower. I know it will likely require detuning the tower to make it 'invisable' to the 4-square so that is probably in the cards. Because of the difficulty of my particular location have to consider

Topband: test-no emails last day or so

2018-03-20 Thread terry burge
testing email Terry KI7M _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Topband: No DXwatch cluster for two days now?

2018-02-23 Thread terry burge
Anyone got any idea what is going on with DXwatch side? Haven't been able to pull it up for two days and had to shift to DXSummit.fi. Personally, I hope it will be back on for this weekends 160M CQ SSB contest. I always enjoy that one when I can get on it and bump head with the big boys.

Re: Topband: Conditions on 160m for ARRL Contest

2018-02-19 Thread terry burge
I listened a bit on 40 and 80 mtrs last night and the night before on SSB. I thought conditions were practically non-existent on 80 especially. 40 wasn't much better. Turned the radio off again and worked on other things. Don't exactly see any reason for it on the propagation page since the

Topband: 80 meter 4-Square verticals

2018-02-12 Thread terry burge
Hi Folks, I've decided to get serious and try to put up an 80 meter 4-Square around my 117' tower of Rohn 55. Getting into my place can be a VERY SERIOUS CHALLENGE to any tandem rig so that may make getting 40' long 3" and 2" irrigation tubing difficult to deliver. I've got new steel racks

Re: Topband: Working dupes on a band

2018-02-01 Thread terry burge
Hi guys, I see nothing wrong with working someone you have had more than one contact with before. At least as long as there are not people trying to work an ATNO. But that is where my rub comes from. Can't tell you how many times I hear the 'locals' working the DX night after night and

Topband: Fwd: [TowerTalk] Loss in CCS conductors at low freqs (was Voltage Breakdown For Enameled Wire)

2018-01-29 Thread terry burge
Hi guys, Even though my main focus is on 80 and 40 mtrs right now I thought I'd throw this out to see what other thought. My hy-gain Hy-tower is using 14 gauge electric fence wire for radials. Most of them are 65 foot or maybe a bit longer. About 63 or 64 of them by now. Since it was mainly

Re: Topband: sdrWEB not going in my log

2018-01-16 Thread terry burge
The communication act of 1934 has be 'amended', changed, whatever a few years back by congress. I think it was on behalf of the NSA and CIA or homeland security. (always hated that 'homeland security' name. It sounds too much like 'for the Fatherland' for me). And the cellphone companies. You

Re: Topband: sdrWEB not going in my log

2018-01-16 Thread terry burge
sion, but you were not > able to hear their barefoot transmission Terry? Or were you both > using webSDRs in each others' localities? > > (and was this on 160m?) > > Thanks. > > Nick > VE7DXR > > At 06:44 2018-01-16, terry burge wrote: > >Well I gues

Topband: sdrWEB not going in my log

2018-01-15 Thread terry burge
Well I guess I had to find out what all the fuss was about so I went on line and tried some of these European webSDR's. Just worked OK2RZ and YT1AA. Also heard I5ZSS. Using the SDR it's like shooting fish in the barrel. At least when you plug into the right SDR over there. They are not going in

Re: Topband: WebSDR Cheating.

2018-01-15 Thread terry burge
Someone suggested a 5 second pause on the webSDR. I think that would be a reasonable thing to do and let people know when someone is using a relays station. Also, could help when using the webSDR to check the audio of your signal. Useful even. Can a delay be put into these unit? Requiring a

Re: Topband: cheating

2018-01-15 Thread terry burge
Hi, Thanks for stating the rules. I believe the (a) basically means if you move from one state to another within your country your DXCC is still valid and you don't have to start over. I would not want to do that. (b) I believe this means you must transmit and receive from your specific

Re: Topband: My beverage only hears static?

2018-01-13 Thread terry burge
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com > mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com ] On Behalf Of terry > burge > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 5:01 PM > To: Lee STRAHAN; topband@contesting.com mailto:topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: My beverage on

Re: Topband: My beverage only hears static?

2018-01-13 Thread terry burge
TJR OR > > -Original Message- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com > mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com ] On Behalf Of terry burge > Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2018 11:09 AM > To: David Olean ; topband@contesting.com mailto:topband@conte

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 181, Issue 16

2018-01-13 Thread terry burge
> > you > > leave the frontend protector out of the setup? Will your K3 pick up > > signals when you connect your TX-antenna to RX IN? > > > > 73, Martin > > > > > > Am 13.01.2018 um 15:16 schrieb topband-requ...@co

Topband: Fwd: Re: [TowerTalk] S21 to Rp & Cp - Equivalent Circuit

2018-01-13 Thread terry burge
Did something happen or did I do something wrong? This is the first TowerTalk message I've seen since yesterday at 5:18PM? Terry KI7M Original Message -- From: Jim Brown To: towert...@contesting.com mailto:towert...@contesting.com Date: January 13, 2018 at 12:26 AM Subject:

Topband: Sunrise openning to Europe vs. west coast propagation

2018-01-12 Thread terry burge
Talking about poor propagation, FWIW I have been concentrating on 40 and 80 meters SSB for quite sometime now. Staying up till 0:800 or 09:00 Zulu on 80 meters listening to K2RR and others work the two regular groups around 3.799 KHz and 3.795 KHz or so. The southern California guys also do

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