This is starting to become very amusing to me.
All the Contest folks are telling the DX'er they are over reacting and
becoming emotional on remote operation, and they should just calm down and
enjoy radio.Live and Let Live, eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow
you may die
But those same
Joel:
I agree with you! It is what it is and all the moaning and complaining will
not change the rules. I am antenna restricted where I live to somewhat and
I have a much better station at my farm, 98 miles west of me. But when I
want to operate, I get in my truck and drive over there. So
Tom: thank you for placing all of this in the correct context.it's a
friggin' hobby, not something to start gnashing the teeth over or initiate some
hand wringing due to a) misinterpretation of rules, b) purposefully
bending/breaking the rules or c) using some combination of a and b to win
As the ham population ages historically many people have been forced to go off
air when they move to retirement communities, assisted living situations etc.
Let’s not also forget what remote stations can do for these folks.
To operate my remote station would cost someone about $200 in
Let the log checkers know and let them figure it out. After all, even
Magellan was a day late.
Ron KK9K
-Original Message-
From: Tree
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 10:26 AM
To: 160
Subject: Re: Topband: NE7D loaded tower
Thanks for all of the comments about the possible hazards
I have a follow on question from my non-invasive tree attachment question.
I am running RG58 through a hedge with the intention of using it as a 2-way
Beverage.
I am scratching my head as to how to attach some poly rope close to the ends
of the RG58 to enable it to be lightly tensioned.
I
For my RG-6 beverage I used a marline hitch spread out over a couple of
feet and then taped it up after it was in tension.
73, Glenn - KD0Q
On 1/30/2015 10:57, Tracey Gardner wrote:
I have a follow on question from my non-invasive tree attachment
question.
I am running RG58 through a
Years ago there was an article in NCJ about the CQWWW Contest. The
premise of the article was that all of the wired and wireless
technologies had switched and that ham radio was now all on line and
CQWW had transitioned into an internet based contest. At the time, it
appeared the article was
Oddly enough I was working with the North Korean UN ambassador to get an
internet TX/RX package on the top floor off that 1500 foot hotel in
downtown Pyongyang with a radio sport rental for radio clubs all over
the world to participate in providing operators from their own country
who would
Tom,
You simply don't get it. The choke is NOT a filter. It is a high
impedance added to the common mode circuit. The common mode circuit is
acting as an ANTENNA, either for RX or TX. If for TX, the noise source
is inside the box, and the current will depend upon the voltage of the
source
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08:26:58 -0800
From: Tree t...@kkn.net
To: 160 topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: NE7D loaded tower
SNIP
I do have one question about remote operating... if I am on an airplane
using this station during a contest - and travel over the international date
line -
Yes - that is the important key - use the UTC time AND date at the
remote QTH (where the transmitter is) as opposed to the one where the
operator is located.
Thanks for making it clear!!
:-)
Tree
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Jim - WS6X ws6x@gmail.com wrote:
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015
You could use a small Kellums grip (Chinese finger handcuffs) to grab the
cable. I know those can be found small enough.
The other thing you could try would be to run the RG58 around a thimble
(usually used with wire rope), then lace it together with fine twine. The
thimble will give you a
It will be soon enough that we will be having the conversation about not
only remote operation but robotic QSO making software.
Is is really and truly a RADIO CONTEST if you cannot possibly make a radio
QSO without using the Internet? I know some people who I actually think
believe what we
On Fri,1/30/2015 2:49 PM, Jim Garland wrote:
But, like I said, maybe I'm not following something.
Right -- you are not. First, you don't understand what common mode is.
Second, you don't understand the choke. A ferrite common mode choke
STARTS OUT as a lossy inductor, but one with shunt
Guys, I'm not following all this, possibly because I'm confused by Jim's
distinction between filters and chokes, because in both cases they're
just lossy inductors, although used in different ways and for different
purposes.
Consider common mode noise on a simple parallel wire transmission line.
What interaction between a Inverted L and 80 40 meter dipoles off the same
tower ?
Don
W4DEE
_
Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Could someone in the future, set up a internet controlled remote in an
extremely rare country? Then make a contact with himself for a new one?
How far will all this stretch to ? (((:)) As the Lone
Ranger said whoa silver, steady big fellow !
73
Bruce-k1fz
On Fri, 30 Jan 2015
Well, Tree, in my VERY humble opinion, an honest man like you would have to
quit the contest 24 hours early, ORYou have to wait 24 hours before
resuming making contacts.
Tee hee!
73 de Milt, N5IA
==
-Original Message-
From: Tree
Sent:
On Fri,1/30/2015 6:23 AM, john wrote:
but,,if they make it that simple, they no longer have job security...
Most every award , etc developed is with the idea of more activity and
more income/members for them--follow the money
Job security? Most work on contest administration and contest
I guess a remote station on the ISS isn't going to fly?
Art
ᐧ
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Tree t...@kkn.net wrote:
Yes - that is the important key - use the UTC time AND date at the
remote QTH (where the transmitter is) as opposed to the one where the
operator is located.
Thanks for
There will be some interaction. How much? All depends. You can get
some idea by modeling with EZNEC. The tower can have some effect too.
Glenn
KD0Q
On 1/30/2015 11:55, Don wrote:
What interaction between a Inverted L and 80 40 meter dipoles off the same
tower ?
Don
W4DEE
NO interaction noted at my qth on 80 or 40m. 90 foot tower, 2 element
cushcraft xm 240 at 75 feet, ten foot yardarm through the tower (ab-105) at
70 feet. 80m inverted vee hung off one side, inverted L hung off the other
side of the yard arm 70 feet vertical And rest sloping down to 35 fee
Consider common mode noise on a simple parallel wire transmission line.
Identical in-phase noise currents would flow on each of the parallel
wires.
A common mode choke around the line would insert a high impedance equally
onto both wires.The choke's effectiveness at suppressing the common mode
I guess, if you go in the opposite direction, you can become younger.
Price W0RI
On Friday, January 30, 2015 8:52 PM, Art Snapper a...@nk8x.net wrote:
I guess a remote station on the ISS isn't going to fly?
Art
ᐧ
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 5:39 PM, Tree t...@kkn.net wrote:
Yes - that is
if everything (radio, antenna) were in one location, but the op was somewhere
else..I dont see the problem, just like a super long 10,000+ mile cord
between the cw key and radio.its when the receiver is in EU and the TX in
the Caribbean (or vice versa) that it becomes a “wrong”...either
Amen@ but,,if they make it that simple, they no longer have
job security...
Most every award , etc developed is with the idea of more activity and
more income/members for them--follow the money
Back in the day, when I would work a new country, and was sure of it, I
did not try to
DXCC is a joke for many. At one time it was fun to chase DX, listen for hours
to work a new one and perhaps compare with locals in a friendly competition.
With Internet spotting and the ability to operate from anywhere in the country
using a remote site, it has long since become meaningless
As for DXCC, since sometime in the 1990's (as I recall), we could legally
move anywhere or operate anywhere and collect DXCC.
Prior to that, it was not unheard of for people to call people on the
phone to help them get a new country.
160 meters for many years had a phone-a-friend list. I
Now, consider this: We keep talking about remote RX, and the attendant
problems of getting full SDR data back to the main station where the
operator is located. Lets flip this around. Lets move the operator to
the
receive site, and move the transmitter 100 miles away. That way, we only
need
On your last example, which straddles the line of pirate operation (one
foot - you were really there. other foot - no valid license), the
organizers will sometimes disallow credit for obvious pirate operations
without penalty to those who logged him. e.g. PZ1AA in CQ 160 CW last
year. This sort of
The more I think about this, I have come to realize the FULL impact of what
is being proposed.
Now, consider this: We keep talking about remote RX, and the attendant
problems of getting full SDR data back to the main station where the
operator is located. Lets flip this around. Lets move the
This snide remark ignores the fact that it is generally not practical (nor
is it good politics) to go inside your neighbor's equipment to add bypass
capacitors. Nor is it practical to open up a wall wart, nor even most
consumer equipment. It also ignores the fact that much of RFI at HF is
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