2011 is certainly down from previous years.just for interest here is a
table of first time DXCC worked since 1974 for my current total of 178. Bumper
years for me 85-86. Antenna at the time was a shunt fed 40ft tower with 203BA
and three folded shunt feed wires plus a top loading wire.
Hi,
I have been slowly wading into the 160 meter CW waters since the Stew.
I'm retired and don't really have a schedule. I am up early
mornings...listening well before sunrise at oh dark thirty and
sometimes in the evenings. I sometimes do hear other hams on 160 calling
for DX from the US or on
I'll probably get many saying the following just isn't true
but I can't ever (last 5 yrs) remember hearing a cw ragchew on 160m
all I ever hear is the big gun CQ DXer's on CW
and being antenna/power limited, using the same TX antenna for RX
I never even hear who they are talking to.
I did
On Wed, 2011-12-21 at 08:33 -0600, Sam Morgan wrote:
I'll probably get many saying the following just isn't true
but I can't ever (last 5 yrs) remember hearing a cw ragchew on 160m
all I ever hear is the big gun CQ DXer's on CW
and being antenna/power limited, using the same TX antenna
The BCB on 1820 has become considerably louder lately. The interference has
been identified as WDOR www.wdor.com out of WI. As the audio is intelligible.
I know of a couple of Emails that have been sent to the station. Maybe if more
polite Emails are sent to the station corrective actions will
lrp...@comcast.net wrote:
The BCB on 1820 has become considerably louder lately. The interference
has been identified as WDOR www.wdor.com out of WI. As the audio is
intelligible. I know of a couple of Emails that have been sent to the
station. Maybe if more polite Emails are sent to the
I was sort of curious abt why I never seemed to hear ppl on 'evens' so to
speak. BCB Fishing bouys.. I just learned something TY VM!
-Steve
N2JDQ
On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Rick Karlquist rich...@karlquist.comwrote:
lrp...@comcast.net wrote:
The BCB on 1820 has become considerably
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Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:59:53 -0500
From: lrp...@comcast.net
Subject: Topband: 1820 BCB
To: topband@contesting.com
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The BCB on 1820 has become considerably louder lately. The
On 12/18/2011 2:36 PM, Dave W5UN wrote:
I'm looking for input from someone who has experienced a similar
situation as I describe below.
About 3 months ago I began experiencing severe noise on top
band. It's a constant white noise which begins to drop off above
2.5 mHz,
On 12/20/2011
I haven't built or used one, yet
but I have often thought it might be a good idea
to put a laser on one, kinda like pointing a weapon with a laser
GB 73
K5OAI
Sam Morgan
On 12/21/2011 4:04 PM, W2PM wrote:
I have used one which the ARRL RF lab brought down here to address a very
serious
If the power company has any competence whatsoever with regard to locating
noise, they will have one of the high freq audio noise locating devices. In
some cases, if you're going to chase noise on behalf of the utility (and
locate their problem), they may loan you the equipment. Incidentally,
I am over 500 miles north-east of WDOR, and their spurious signal on 1820 kHz
is over S9 with me in the past week or so. I do not believe this is intermod as
the station modulation is quite intelligible, and it cannot be a coincidence
that their fundamental is 910 kHz. It is also extremely
As you get closer and closer to a series of poles you suspect might be the
cause of your noise, take along an associate with a 20 lb sledge hammer. Have
him whack each pole while you listen for a change in the sound of the noise.
I can tell you that this method workssometimes too well. A
Aha! So the truth comes out why you had to leave Minnesota and move south !
(Seriously, I know these are good suggestions Herb, but I laughed when I
first read it)
Mike/AA
. Sometimes it may
be advisable to wear a yellow traffic vest and a hard hat with lightning
bolts painted on with a magic
Is that why he is now a SK?
73, John, W4GD
- Original Message -
From: Bill and Liz McHugh ma...@isp.ca
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 7:06 PM
Subject: Topband: BRUTE FORCE
As you get closer and closer to a series of poles you suspect might be the
cause
In this case they had all the gear but still claimed they couldn't find the
noise. Both me and Ed Hare and Mike Gruber from ARRL offered to come out with
them but they always found a reason not to and then show up when we weren't
aware and claim no noise. It turns out they had no budget as the
Phil, W0XI, has put a kit ultrasonic detector on the market. Well worth
looking into.
http://www.midnightscience.com/ultrasonics.htm
73, Lee, K0LW
-Original Message-
From: topband-boun...@contesting.com [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of W2PM
Sent: Wednesday, December
Hi Chet:
Just add a l to the end
http://www.midnightscience.com/ultrasonics.html
I own one of these units - it is great for finding power pole problems.
73,
Tim K3LR
-Original Message-
From: topband-boun...@contesting.com [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Chet
Sent:
Roger Parsons ve...@yahoo.com wrote:
I am over 500 miles north-east of WDOR, and their spurious signal on 1820 kHz
is over S9 with me in the past week or so. I do not believe this is intermod
as the station modulation is quite intelligible, and it cannot be a
coincidence that their
There have been two well written construction articles by W1TRC in QST...Jim
Hanson, W1TRC, author of A Home-made Ultrasonic Arc Detector QST Apr 2006 and
“Adapting a Three Element Tape Measure Beam For Power LIne Noise Hunting” QST
May 2007. FAR circuits sells the board for the Ultrasonic
Very, very dangerous to whack a wooden utility pole. Loose hardware, rotted
pole, poor ground, loose back guy - all sorts of ways to be injured. Let the
utility company check it.
tnx
Mike
On Dec 21, 2011, at 7:06 PM, Bill and Liz McHugh ma...@isp.ca wrote:
As you get closer and closer to a
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