Re: Topband: 1600 meter low band

2012-11-02 Thread donovanf
The correct URL is: www.qsl.net/k1fz/1925recording Original message Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 16:48:32 -0700 From: Bruce k...@myfairpoint.net Subject: Topband: 1600 meter low band To: topband@contesting.com Wave (Beverage) antennas were used at the Radio Corporation of America radio

Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station.

2012-11-02 Thread Tom Boucher
A ham friend asked me to design a matching network for his 160 metre end fed quarter wave, so I asked him to provide an impedance reading using his MFJ-259B. I would then use the Berkley site (http://bwrc.eecs.berkeley.edu/Research/RF/projects/60GHz/matching/ImpMatch.html ) to provide the

Re: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station.

2012-11-02 Thread Bob K6UJ
Tom, I will be interested to see what the solution(s) will be for the BC station interference. Wanted to thank for the reference to the impedance problem calculators. They are great! 73, Bob K6UJ On Nov 2, 2012, at 2:21 PM, Tom Boucher wrote: A ham friend asked me to design a

Re: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station.

2012-11-02 Thread Lloyd Berg - N9LB
I have the same problem with a 50KW FM station a couple of miles away affecting my Palstar ZM-30. It is useable on the rig side of an antenna tuning unit, but most of my antennas are self resonate therefore the FM broadcast RF rides right into the bridge making it mostly worthless when directly

Re: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station.

2012-11-02 Thread HAROLD SMITH JR
MFJ makes a filter for their Antenna analysers. I am sure that if it does not work for you, you can get your monies back. 73..Price W0RI I have the same problem with a 50KW FM station a couple of miles away affecting my Palstar ZM-30.  It is useable on the rig side of an antenna tuning

Re: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station.

2012-11-02 Thread Greg - ZL3IX
Hi Tom, I used to have the same problem with my N2PK VNA, but then I put a switchable high pass filter in before the detector - after the reflection bridge that is. Provided that the VNA calibration is done with the filter switch in the same state as you intend to do the measurement, it has

Re: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station.

2012-11-02 Thread Chris G3SVL
At 21:21 02/11/2012, Tom Boucher wrote: .. but how to use the antenna analyser in the presence of a high BC station field. Anyone any ideas? Hi Tom, I have 2.4KW of MW BC transmitter 300m from the base of my 160m antenna, so I know the problem. I've found an ICE BC filter to be pretty

Re: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station.

2012-11-02 Thread Tree
It is a common solution to put a 160 meter band pass filter on the SWR meter and it will work. I had to do this on both 160 meters and 80 meters at A73A. The high power AM station was miles away. Tree N6TR On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 3:22 PM, HAROLD SMITH JR w0ri...@sbcglobal.netwrote: MFJ makes

Re: Topband: 1820 spur

2012-11-02 Thread Mike Waters
Oops, I meant 910 kHz, not 920. On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 8:40 PM, Mike Waters mikew...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone else have the constant carrier on 1820.0 at night? I've heard it for weeks, and it's interfered with several DX stations that I was trying to copy. And I see I'm not the only

Re: Topband: 1820 spur

2012-11-02 Thread Harry Kawanobe
Mike, We have the same situation as you. 1820 is noisy in JA too. 73's --- Harry JG7PSJ,JD1BMH,KW2X On Fri, 2 Nov 2012 20:40:55 -0500 Mike Waters mikew...@gmail.com wrote: Does anyone else have the constant carrier on 1820.0 at night? I've heard it for weeks, and it's interfered with several

Topband: ZL Digi Now defunct (officially)

2012-11-02 Thread Greg - ZL3IX
Having not heard our digi for a while, I decided to do a licence check on the website of the licensing authority here in ZL. The Digi's licence for 1818.5 kHz was cancelled a few months back. While it was a bit of a nuisance for us here in ZL, I know there were many folks who used it for a

Re: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station.

2012-11-02 Thread ZR
MFJ sells a filter for that but I dont know how well it works around serious BCB RF; 10KW at the high end of the band in 2 directions in about 7-8 miles doesnt bother my unfiltered 259B nor do the FM and UHF TV sites about 2 miles away. Carl KM1H - Original Message - From: Chris