Re: Topband: Noise levels on 160

2015-12-15 Thread Tim Shoppa
me. I > have heard you K1WHS on 160, good signal into CT. 73 all Lou W1QJ > > > > -Original Message- > From: Bob Kupps via Topband <topband@contesting.com> > To: Dave Olean <k1...@metrocast.net>; topband <topband@contesting.com> > Sent: Tue, Dec 1

Re: Topband: Noise levels on 160

2015-12-15 Thread Jim Brown
On Tue,12/15/2015 7:31 AM, Tree wrote: It seemed to be drifting as well. In general, things that drift are usually generated by some sort of electronic clock or switching power supply. OTOH -- might it be some new insidious form of microprocessor-based fish beacon? 73, Jim K9YC

Re: Topband: Noise levels on 160

2015-12-15 Thread HankP
Since the subject of "un-intentional radiators " has come up , I had one appear about a week ago . 5 very clean very stable -80dBm carriers 4 khz apart starting at 1815.957, 1819.957, 1823.957, 1827.957 ,1831.954 . Then Sunday evening at 0446 I moved my amp back to 160 and when I sent my

Re: Topband: Noise levels on 160

2015-12-15 Thread Louis Parascondola via Topband
Sent: Tue, Dec 15, 2015 1:41 am Subject: Re: Topband: Noise levels on 160 My daytime noise level from the 160m xmit vertical using your settings is -100 dBm. The S meter on the K3 reads S7 (absolute)... 73 Bob HS0ZIA From: Dave Olean <k1...@metrocast.net> To: topband@contesting.com Se

Re: Topband: Noise levels on 160

2015-12-15 Thread Tree
vertical using your settings is > -100 dBm. The S meter on the K3 reads S7 (absolute)... > 73 Bob HS0ZIA > From: Dave Olean <k1...@metrocast.net> > To: topband@contesting.com > Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 3:30 AM > Subject: Re: Topband: Noise levels on 160 >

Re: Topband: Noise levels on 160

2015-12-14 Thread Bob Kupps via Topband
My daytime noise level from the 160m xmit vertical using your settings is -100 dBm. The S meter on the K3 reads S7 (absolute)...  73 Bob HS0ZIA From: Dave Olean <k1...@metrocast.net> To: topband@contesting.com Sent: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 3:30 AM Subject: Re: Topband: Noise

Re: Topband: Noise levels on 160

2015-12-08 Thread Mike Waters
Hi Dave, Did anyone respond to you about this? (If I wasn't so busy right now, I would.) But I believe that the answers may be in the searchable archives. http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Topband/ http://lists.contesting.com/pipermail/topband/

Re: Topband: Noise levels on 160

2015-12-07 Thread Dave Olean
I am somewhat new to 160 meters. I converted an old VHF tower at my house to a 160 M 1/4 wave radiator in late 2013 and have been active since then on a casual basis. Recently I started showing symptoms of the 160 Disease, and have been looking for ways to improve things. The XYL has nixed