Re: Topband: K5P good job !

When someone is doing something wrong we should not "out" or embarrass them. You should try to settle the situation offline without leaving any bad feelings. If you know the offender you should discuss it with him (or her) person to person. Be diplomatic. Don't lecture to them, discuss it

Topband: Alaska on top band this morning

Guys, did anybody work Joe WL7E this morning? he said he worked all across the US. I was too engulfed with K5P on 80 meters, which BTW he peaked nicely at around 7:30 local time and he worked me and Gary,KA1J one right after another. Before that peak no luck. We lucked out and had a short

Topband: 160 meters late 1940's- early 1950's

Any old timers ever work    W1MDG Earl E. Babbidge, Dark Harbor, Maine  in the late 1940's,  early 1950's on 160 meters.      As a kid in school at the time, I did errands for W1KNJ in Belfast who was a semi-invalid, in return I received code practice. As i improved he put me at his key for the

Re: Topband: K5P good job !

Good advice. I suggest taking it a step farther. It is the rare ham who takes criticism, even constructive, well. So,... Privately suggest to them how doing it differently will increase their fun, will increase their chances of making the QSO. Suggest listening a bit. Suggest timing. Etcetera.

Re: Topband: K5P good job !

The big problem is that this "system" works! It's simple statistics. The more times you send your call, the better chance of the DX picking it out of a pileup. I don't think the people that do this give a rats behind if they're calling on top of someone else. They are like people who cut in

Re: Topband: K5P good job !

Reminds me of our 'catch and release' justice? system. Doug/VE5RA I wasn't born in Saskatchewan, but I got here as soon as I could. -Original Message- Good advice. I suggest taking it a step farther. It is the rare ham who takes criticism, even constructive, well. So,... Privately

Re: Topband: Any way to check isolation transformer for FCP

Guido, >>> It sounds strange, because to have 45,6 uH with 20 turns the Al should be 1140. Thanks a lot. Sure I was wrong with inductance. For 20 turns: T-300A-2 AL=228, L=9.12uH T-300-2 AL=114, L=4.56uH To get same inductance on T-300-2 need to have 28T. But coupling will between primary and

Re: Topband: K5P good job !

Good point. I use that same technique when the callers get out of sync. What appears to be lids are actually folks who are out of sync. I gave the callsign twice on 160 phone from Clipperton to keep things under control. I will admit that I have used the continuous calling technique when the DX

Re: Topband: K5P good job !

That's correct, and the ones who do it know it. It's a real nasty way to "tail end". "Tail ending" is nothing new and has been proven also as a tactic. Sometimes it works real good and it all depends on the Dx operator and his habits. Constant calling is a combination of tail ending and what

Re: Topband: Topband Digest: K5P good job!

Message: 12 Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 11:38:05 -0500 From: Don Kirk To: Roger D Johnson Cc: topband Subject: Re: Topband: K5P good job ! I've heard a few DXpedition operators on 160 meters use the "sending calls two times" technique

Re: Topband: K5P good job !

hi roger, just what do you mean by "calling on top of someone else"? of course they are since a rare station creates so many callers that it is impossible to find a calling frequency that is clear. even if it seems clear doesn't mean that it actually is. there are probably tons of stations

Re: Topband: [Bulk] Re: K5P good job !

Great to hear the dialogue!! I have been chasing DX since the summer of 1959... Those who don't get through are never happy... It takes big antennas, maximum legal power, and some operating skill. It sort of like being in a combat theater. It only matters who is still standing the next day.

Re: Topband: FCC regulations

It's apparent that some people have a very "creative" way of interpreting FCC regulations. If you want to operate YOUR station within the law, read and understand Part 97. Do NOT believe what anyone tells you. They are usually WRONG! 73, Roger _ Topband Reflector Archives -

Re: Topband: K5P good job !

I was holding back on posting a comment on this topic of continuous calling (I actually typed out a response but deleted it twice yesterday) but thought I would finally hit the send key in an attempt to should shed some light on part of the problem as well as a partial solution (not a complete

Re: Topband: NCC-1 Phaser

I got distracted and forgot to ask..if the offending QRN (electric fence in my case) is in the same direction of interest (Europe for me), does that mean all signals in that direction are nulled? (I would think not, but I have never used one, so pardon the question) Mike VE9AA Mike,

Re: Topband: NCC-1 Phaser

Probablybut that depends on where on the fence itself the actual voltage breakdown is taking place. The electric fence may propagate the noise like a long wire but you might get lucky with the NCC-1. I'm not sure but I believe the best to do in your circumstances is to use an antenna that

Topband: NCC-1 Phaser

After nearly two years of trying to get some measurable improvement with the MFJ-1026 noise cancelling box I finally gave up and sold them on E-Bay and purchased a DX-Engineering NCC-1. The frustration of the finicky controls on the MFJ was time consuming and I never was able to realize much

Re: Topband: NCC-1 Phaser

Herb, This is very interesting to me. I hope this helps your noise. I have had 11 glorious year of owning a silent QTH. Now I have a neighbour who has an electric fence which bothers me terribly. Spikes are every second (or so) and on 160m they are 20/9 (and that's with the NB on ! ! ! )