Re: Topband: Wall warts
I am not offended at all relative to the fine whiskey deal. To begin with I'm too busy to worry about trivia such as that. On 5/7/2013 7:10 PM, ZR wrote: - Original Message - I dont care for forced signatures...period. Just more useless bandwidth to be erased when replying so as to not aggravate you with untrimmed messages. Carl The fine whiskey signature has been there for a long time. I am surprised this has become an issue. It was suggested by one of the members of this list and I thought it was funny and appropriate and not the least bit offensive., I have changed it now to something that uses many of the same words - but hopefully is not the least bit offensive to anyone. Tree On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Wes Attaway (N5WA) wesatta...@bellsouth.net wrote: This has nothing to do with wall warts. I am just testing to see where that fine whiskey signature is coming from. - Wes Attaway (N5WA) --- 1138 Waters Edge Circle, Shreveport, LA 71106 318-797-4972 (Office) - 318-393-3289 (Cell) Computer Consulting and Forensics -- EnCase Certified Examiner --- All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 10.0.1432 / Virus Database: 3162/5805 - Release Date: 05/07/13 All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Wall warts
On 2013-05-08, at 10:40 AM, John Harden, D.M.D. wrote: I am not offended at all relative to the fine whiskey deal. To begin with I'm too busy to worry about trivia such as that. I agree, John---there's nothing at all wrong with a fine whiskey, anyway...! If that's not some PC kop's thing, then he / she should mentally superimpose the words ...re-constituted septic sludge in place of whiskey, then get on with his / her life...such as it is. ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: fine whiskey is a daylight beverage
I prefer Laphroaig myself, 10 year preferred over the 15 year. Besides, you send them the serial info from the individually numbered pamphlet in the carton and they deed you one Sq foot of land on their estate in Islay, Scotland (pronounced eye-la) for life it's your's to visit, have your ashes placed in, have a picnic etc. Now that's a fine whiskey to do that for you. http://www.laphroaig.com/ As to 160M, I just added 5 more 130' radials and though TB is a bit slow here now, I'm looking forward to when the band comes up again. Gary KA1J fine whiskey is a daylight beverage is appended to the end of each posting. At first I thought it was the personal signature file of the individual poster but it is on everyone's posting. It was kind of cute the first time I saw it But ok, I get the point. How about replacing it with (could rotate messages periodically) - Big antennas work better DX is better after midnight More watts equals more S/N QRP is for 10 meters or my favorite ... Rick K2XT All good topband ops know fine whiskey is a daylight beverage. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Topband: VK6HD Remembrance at the Dayton Topband Dinner
I will be presenting a brief remembrance of our friend Mike, VK6HD at the Dayton Topband Dinner. Does anyone have an audio recording of VK6HD or any other information about Mike of general interest? I will provide an opportunity for dinner attendees to make their own brief comments in memory of Mike, if you would like to do so please contact me. tks 73 Frank W3LPL All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: 24th Annual Top Band Dinner in Dayton
I can never seem to get away as I'm parent wrangling have no back-up to help out at this time. If anyone takes some photos/videos of the dinner your think of it, please post them online, I'd like to see some of the doings and faces to go with the calls. Thanks, Gary KA1J The annual Dayton Top Band Dinner is always special. 24 years in a row. If you have not made your reservations yet, now is the time. N6TR and K3UL will give a special Top Band program for 2013. All of the Top Band Dinner information is here: http://topbanddinner.com Four days of Dayton fun is here: http://contestsupersuite.com 73, Tim K3LR All good topband ops know fine whiskey is a daylight beverage. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: 'Re: fine whiskey is a daylight beverage
Sorry Jim, That one is reserved for us cavers ;) -- From: Jim McDonald j...@n7us.net Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 4:19 PM To: Topband Reflector topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: 'Re: fine whiskey is a daylight beverage I suppose that We do it in the dark wouldn't go over very well, right? 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- offensive? How about Tuesday? Is THAT offensive too? sheesh! -- Original Message -- How about replacing it with nothing! I find the current one offensive and dont think any forced signature is warranted. Carl KM1H All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Wall warts
On 08/05/2013 15:40, John Harden, D.M.D. wrote: I am not offended at all relative to the fine whiskey deal. I hate to say this, but whiskey is Irish or US. The real water of life, from Scotland, is whisky. I love the subtle flavours of the many varieties, from the smooth gentle Speyside stuff and the Northern Islands such as Highland Park, to the peaty throat-grabbers such as Laphroaig. There's always one beside me when I'm operating. Maybe that's the problem! Keith All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: 'Re: fine whiskey is a daylight beverage
Mike, sorry buddy. It is reserved for us (now retired) military folk... The night is my friend. As is water and a few other things that make me harder to spot. LOL LOL. Mike AB7ZU Kuhi no ka lima, hele no ka maka On May 8, 2013, at 8:48, wa5pok mikefur...@att.net wrote: Sorry Jim, That one is reserved for us cavers ;) -- From: Jim McDonald j...@n7us.net Sent: Tuesday, May 07, 2013 4:19 PM To: Topband Reflector topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: 'Re: fine whiskey is a daylight beverage I suppose that We do it in the dark wouldn't go over very well, right? 73, Jim N7US -Original Message- offensive? How about Tuesday? Is THAT offensive too? sheesh! -- Original Message -- How about replacing it with nothing! I find the current one offensive and dont think any forced signature is warranted. Carl KM1H All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Wall warts
On 2013-05-08, at 10:40 AM, John Harden, D.M.D. wrote: I am not offended at all relative to the fine whiskey deal. To begin with I'm too busy to worry about trivia such as that. I agree, John---there's nothing at all wrong with a fine whiskey, anyway...! If that's not some PC kop's thing, then he / she should mentally superimpose the words ...re-constituted septic sludge in place of whiskey, then get on with his / her life...such as it is. ~73~ de Eddy VE3CUI - VE3XZ After listening to some of the 160M operating antics it must be a common beverage for some Im far from PC but dont think having whisky lauded is a good thing especially for newcomers to see. Anyway Im glad it is gone. Carl KM1H All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Wall warts
This thread is a perfect indicator that 160 propagation currently sucks. Threads like these are like the RTTY diddle--a signal that carries no new information. Not that I don't like single-malt... Garry, NI6T On 5/8/2013 9:00 AM, Keith Jillings (G3OIT) wrote: On 08/05/2013 15:40, John Harden, D.M.D. wrote: I am not offended at all relative to the fine whiskey deal. I hate to say this, but whiskey is Irish or US. The real water of life, from Scotland, is whisky. I love the subtle flavours of the many varieties, from the smooth gentle Speyside stuff and the Northern Islands such as Highland Park, to the peaty throat-grabbers such as Laphroaig. There's always one beside me when I'm operating. Maybe that's the problem! Keith All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Problem with compression F connectors on Quad RG-6
On 5/7/2013 7:55 PM, Tom W8JI wrote: LMR400 or any cable, in sensitive applications, requires a solid bond to the shield that carries the vast majority of return current. In the case of almost all cables on HF and higher, that is the innermost foil. Of course it is different at audio or lower frequencies. One common connector problem comes from not forcing the woven shield tight against the foil at the connector, or having the foil or woven shield tarnish or corrode. The path to the inside of the foil is out on the braid to an eventual contact point, then back on the outside of the foil to the foil edge. At the edge current can go inside. This is like adding 2X the length of the path to the connection point in overall shield connection path length. (Current can also get in across the edge of a longitudinal seam, if the seam's overlap is insulated. The problem with that is the seam can kill UHF performance.) If you solder to the shield of LMR400, and put it on a network analyzer and measure the stub characteristics, many times (not always) it will move around as the cable is flexed. This is because the soldering heat contracts the dielectric, releasing pressure between the braid overlay and the foil. Now you have a crummy connection that changes electrical length of the connection to the real shield. Even if you do things right, once the foil and braid develop an oxide layer the connection goes away. This can work its way out for several feet of cable length, really messing up a cable. This will not show with a single shield. Cables with foil have to be installed and treated correctly. The more layers you add, the more careful we must be. Since the extra layers are pretty much meaningless, the best practice is to avoid them. Use a good shield against the center and connect to it at the connector. Tom, I'll have to admit that I haven't given this much thought, but what you are saying about the foil to braid contact makes perfect sense. I do recall one friend who is a rabid VHF/UHF repeater builder complaining that LMR-400 has issues with IMD. Perhaps this is why. Can you recommend a source for a good LMR-400 crimp connectors and the corresponding installation tools? To date I've been soldering PL-259s on all the LMR-400 I've used as if it were regular single shield RG8. I haven't had any hard failures, but clearly there is some risk to doing this depending on the application. In fact I do recall some phantom inter-station QRM that would come and go when we had an SO2R setup running at W6UE some years back. Some of the coax used in that setup was LMR-400 with soldered PL-259s. 73, Mike W4EF. All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Wall warts
Gary, I remember having some single-malt with you in Dayton. That was several years ago. 73 Price W0RI This thread is a perfect indicator that 160 propagation currently sucks. Threads like these are like the RTTY diddle--a signal that carries no new information. Not that I don't like single-malt... Garry, NI6T On 5/8/2013 9:00 AM, Keith Jillings (G3OIT) wrote: On 08/05/2013 15:40, John Harden, D.M.D. wrote: I am not offended at all relative to the fine whiskey deal. I hate to say this, but whiskey is Irish or US. The real water of life, from Scotland, is whisky. I love the subtle flavours of the many varieties, from the smooth gentle Speyside stuff and the Northern Islands such as Highland Park, to the peaty throat-grabbers such as Laphroaig. There's always one beside me when I'm operating. Maybe that's the problem! Keith All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: 24th Annual Top Band Dinner in Dayton
Last time I was at Dayton 2 years ago, there was a webcam set up in the Contest Supersuite. Not sure what the plan is for this year, but if so, it may be a chance to check out what you are missing out on. Then again, time to start planning for next year :-) Tom - VE3CX On 5/8/13, Gary Smith g...@ka1j.com wrote: I can never seem to get away as I'm parent wrangling have no back-up to help out at this time. If anyone takes some photos/videos of the dinner your think of it, please post them online, I'd like to see some of the doings and faces to go with the calls. Thanks, Gary KA1J The annual Dayton Top Band Dinner is always special. 24 years in a row. If you have not made your reservations yet, now is the time. N6TR and K3UL will give a special Top Band program for 2013. All of the Top Band Dinner information is here: http://topbanddinner.com Four days of Dayton fun is here: http://contestsupersuite.com 73, Tim K3LR All good topband ops know fine whiskey is a daylight beverage. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
