Re: Topband: 1820 spur

2012-11-03 Thread Robin
ALL of the 10 KHz frequencies are bad somewhere in NA, and the same issues apply to the 9 KHz spaced MW stations in other parts of the world. Second harmonic, and regular ordered products abound. Example 980+840=1820 These products/harmonics are generated in lots and lots of things, from our

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

2012-11-03 Thread Shoppa, Tim
At my QTH, many of the local (just a few miles away) AM BC stations cut back power a lot at sunset. The cleanup is remarkable on my transmit Marconi. Before sunset and without any reject filters, I literally have 50V RMS between antenna and ground. It can light up a neon light on modulation

Re: Topband: 1820 spur

2012-11-03 Thread k6xt
And southwest Colorado 73 Art K6XT~~ Success is going from failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm. ARRL, GMCC, CW OPS, NAQCC ARRL TA On 11/3/2012 6:54 AM, topband-requ...@contesting.com wrote: Message: 16 Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2012 21:16:39 -0500 From: Mike Watersmikew...@gmail.com To:

Topband: Fw: 1820 spur

2012-11-03 Thread Bruce
Seems impossible, It has a wide coverage like a satellite. 73 Bruce And southwest Colorado 73 Art K6XT~~ It can be heard in Japan and Canada?! Where could it be coming from? ___ ___ Topband

Re: Topband: 1820 spur

2012-11-03 Thread Tom
-Original Message- Subject: Re: Topband: 1820 spur It can be heard in Japan and Canada?! Where could it be coming from? 73, Mike www.w0btu. We can be sure it is not a harmonic of an IF. :-) 1820 is a particularly bad frequency because it involves 2nd harmonics of a popular

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

2012-11-03 Thread Richard Fry
Tim N3QE wrote: And I think clear channel stations do not cut back power at night... do clear channel stations actually still exist? There are about 116 AM broadcast stations in the U.S. using 50 kW transmitter power during the day. Some of them reduce power at night, however KFMB (760 kHz)

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

2012-11-03 Thread Tom
-Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tom Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 5:21 PM Subject: Topband: Antenna analysers in close proximity to BC station. We ended up with a good old-fashioned link coupled parallel tuned circuit with the

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 119, Issue 4

2012-11-03 Thread k6xt
There are multiple 910's around the country, its not necessarily the same one. Been audible for as long as I've been in CO. Googling am stations on 910KHz produced 38,100 returns. The first couple pages are all K/W stations, I didn't look beyond that. Likely every one of them can be heard

Re: Topband: 7O6T OQSL service

2012-11-03 Thread HAROLD SMITH JR
  Hi Bob,   I haven't received mine and I know that Ken NA0Y hasn't either. 73 Price W0RI     Subject: Topband: 7O6T OQSL service Am I the only person who used the OQSL service for 7O6T and have not gotten a QSL. ?  I know they must have gotten my contribution as I did get LOTW credit.  Are

Re: Topband: 7O6T OQSL service

2012-11-03 Thread Lloyd Berg - N9LB
Hi Bob! I used the OQSL service a few days after they went QRT, haven't seen any cards yet. 73 Lloyd - N9LB -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Bob W4DR Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 3:26 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject:

Re: Topband: 7O6T OQSL service

2012-11-03 Thread Lloyd Berg - N9LB
Hi Vladimir! Thanks for the information. Congratulations again on a great DXpedition. 73 Top band operators -Original Message- From: hamradio-spb [mailto:hamradio-...@yandex.ru] Sent: Saturday, November 03, 2012 4:12 PM To: Lloyd Berg - N9LB; topband@contesting.com

Re: Topband: 7O6T OQSL service

2012-11-03 Thread VK3TC
Also no card yet here in VK de Laurie, VK3TC On 4/11/2012 7:25 AM, Bob W4DR wrote: Am I the only person who used the OQSL service for 7O6T and have not gotten a QSL. ? I know they must have gotten my contribution as I did get LOTW credit. Are they making more than one mailing for US cards?

Topband: Shared Apex Loop Array

2012-11-03 Thread Anthony Scandurra K4QE
I did a search and haven't found any previous comments on this reflector about the Shared Apex Loop Array. Has anyone tried it yet? -- 73, Tony K4QE Elecraft K3 #6478 + P3 #2058 + KPA500 #844 + PR6 + K144XV ___ Topband reflector -

Re: Topband: 1820 spur

2012-11-03 Thread Mike Waters
I understand that. I have heard weak spurs on multiples of 10 kHz that come and go on the low end of 160 ever since I put up Beverage antennas here. But the one on 1820 is the strongest I have ever heard, and it's there often. And several times in the last few weeks, weak DX stations have chosen

Topband: Tuning 160M Dipole

2012-11-03 Thread paul ecker
Last week I posted:  I put up a 160m dipole but now need to tune it. SWR at low end of band is abt 3 and at top end abt 5. From what I have read this means I need to shorten it. My question is how much should I take off? A foot off each end?? Any good links to sites that may explain this in

Topband: FCP

2012-11-03 Thread rick darwicki
Gents,   I have an inverted L about 16' above ground with many radials on my roof. Would the K2AV FCP be effective connected as a radial ? I have a DX Engineering Choke at the feed point. The antenna has big traps for 40/80 and I can tune it to any band with my 3 KW Nye Tuner so I don't want to

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

2012-11-03 Thread WO0W
Hi, Tom; Perhaps you can take a portable transmitter and manual tuner to the site. At the point where you wish to place an L network, attach the manual tuner and transmitter and adjust the tuner for a good match. Take the tuner away from the source of interference, put a 50 Ohm dummy load