Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Mike I understand that, I know several friends that enjoy JT modes, I used it a lot on Meteor Scatter and few QSO's on EME, Actually I gave up on EME because I like CW and really few JT modes boring, it is personal. My point is, and what I stand for, do not give up on noise! I proved you can

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Ok, what is the truth here? Is JT9 better than JT65 on 160m, or is it inferior? On Sat, May 13, 2017 at 5:50 PM, Brian D G3VGZ wrote: > ... I find the better ability for JT65 to decode co-channel signals with > its two pass decoding makes up for any 2dB

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

JC Amateur radio is about communicating, regardless of the mode. Chokes don't solve an RF noise floor issue if the RF noise is generated by devices you don't own or control. For my station, and I have space for it, everything is choked, and I mean everything. I bought cases of chokes. Yes,

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Well, let’s face it – if two dishonest hams decide to agree that they had a QSO that never was and verify it on either LOTW or by QSL, it’s nobody’s business but their own, IMHO. If getting some credit for something you never actually did makes u happy, who am I to spoil your happiness ? It’s

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Wes If you convince him to upload to LOTW, you will have the qso confirmed Some weeks ago, a JA station requested me to check the qsl I sent him, instead of 08:30 utc I filled the qsl with 20:30 utc The JA card checker rejected the QSL. That's very good! I apologize for the mistake and send

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

I thought the OP was talking about casual non-contest JT65 exchanges in one narrow section of 160. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

I think that's nonsense. That said, there a lot of ways to skin this cat: Perhaps I can brib...sorry...convince SV2ASP/A to QSL me for an ATNO on top-band at my local noon that will be a good one that ARRL will accept? Either that or I can rent time on a super station on the east coast and

Re: Topband: CNN notch filter recommendations

Kevin There is a well known DLW Associates AM Broadcast Band Brick-Wall High Pass Filters http://dlwc.com/ The 9 pole filter can be tuned for one of the deep nulls attenuate the station you need by 70db or more, give DLW a call. Regards JC N4IS -Original Message- From: Topband

Re: Topband: CNN notch filter recommendations

Frstly...sorry about the CNN ...dang auto correct got by me that time...i meant BCB..Thanks for all the input guys!Kevin KL7KY  Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S7 edge, an AT 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: James Wolf Date: 5/14/17 10:25 (GMT-09:00)

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

And MY 2 cents...the ONLY criteria for ANY ARRL (or other) awards is very simple: If both stations AGREE they have made a QSO, then they DID have a valid QSO...regardless how/when/mode/assist/etc is used.There is no third-party judge required or invited...KIS..jay ny2ny _

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Hi Len, So, you would rather me set up stations in W1 and work EU, W4 and work the Caribbean, W5 and work SA, and W6 and work Asia on SSB or CW instead of letting me work digimodes from my QTH in W1? All those stations are in the same DXCC entity and they all count for the same award. 73, Nick

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Tim Shoppa wrote: > Maybe JT65 is too young to have good statistics, but how many DXCC > entities have ever been activated on JT65 on 160M? 57 out of my total of 84 entities on 160 have been worked using JT modes. I've heard quite a few more. > > Phone as an amateur mode

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

WSJT-X 1.7.0 Mike Waters wrote: > That's interesting. Thank you for sharing that with us. > > What software are you using, Brian? Joe Taylor's, or some other? > > I'm guessing you're only using the wide SSB filter. In any case, I'll have > to try that and see, using CW

Re: Topband: CNN notch filter recommendations

Here you can see the measured response of the filter in the commercial K9AY controller. http://www.wolfrfsystems.com/Specs.html Jim, KR9U ___ >On 5/14/2017 9:55 AM, Kevin KL7KY wrote: > Hi all,Has anyone had "success" notching out a single AM bcb station > that +50dB?I see a lot of bcb

Re: Topband: CNN notch filter recommendations

I've done a lot of filter design. I am assuming that your requirement is to remove a single station, and that you don't have any requirement to pass the rest of the BCB band. The question is: which is more difficult: a single frequency notch or a traditional high pass filter that filters out

Topband: Feeding a two wire Beverage at the center

have heard that a 450 ohm ladder Beverage can be fed in the center or even off center. This is something I would like to do but have never seen any write up on the way it is done. I presume it would require a reflection transformer and ground on each end. But the means of feed the wires at the

Re: Topband: Bev-Flex 4 Beverage system

I have heard that a 450 ohm ladder Beverage can be fed in the center or even off center. This is something I would like to do but have never seen any write up on the way it is done. I presume ti would require a reflection transformer and ground on each end. But the means of feed the wires at

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Yes - almost but: You have to complete your QSO on yourself You are not obliged to use any PC or any other supports. If you do, then it would not be a valid 100% QSO between two OPS. That is my 10 USD worth Len¨ SM7BIC -Ursprungligt meddelande- Från: Topband

Topband: CNN notch filter recommendations

Hi all,Has anyone had "success" notching out a single AM bcb station that +50dB?I see a lot of bcb filters that are commercially made, but wanted some real world feedback from someone that has dealt with it.I'm looking for something that I can leave in-line between the rig and the amp - that

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Hi everyone, Here's my stance on awards such as DXCC and achieving them with digimodes such as JT65. Honestly, they're only worth the amount of importance you put into them. They're essentially made up radio points anyway. If DXCC means SSB and CW only, good for you. If you're having fun working

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Well stated JC!! I fully agree. The local QRM is getting worse each year with all those LED:s and other , mostly tiny things radiating several hundreds meters. Only two ways to go:1 Identify the QRM source and get rid of it, 2: Try to improve your RX antennas. To me, a 160 QSO is between 2 OPS

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

..>>> I've worked 20 new countries on 160m this winter alone on bands that are closed are so polluted with RF noise, that it would not be possible with the human ear. <<< I kindly can't agree with that. Yes , noise is going up, but there are so many things you can do to reduce the noise

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Hello of course we have choices and we can all do it any which way we choose. My question was about the feeling of doing a CW and a JT65 QSo on topband. I worked a new one on JT65 and really didn´t feel the excitement working it as I did with any new one on CW Maybe for digital lovers is great.

Topband: Topband and JT65

Perhaps they days of contesting and dxcc awards among others  are now over, what with the rise of the online sdr receivers and software. The ability to cheat has grown in leaps and bounds. 73John Digitally signed mail - John  M0ELS “The further a society drifts from truth the more it will hate

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Maybe JT65 is too young to have good statistics, but how many DXCC entities have ever been activated on JT65 on 160M? Phone as an amateur mode had been around for what, half a century, before they introduced the CW-specific DXCC Certificate in the late 1970's. Before then it was just assumed that

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Currently available DXCC awards are: CW only DXCC SSB only DXCC Digital only DXCC Then there is the "Mixed" DXCC award you can acquire that includes all modes. So the segregation already exists if someone wants to take advantage of them. A polite request to the reflector folks (unrelated to

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

True enough, but time marches on. This is similar to the discussion about whether Columbus or Captain Cook would have used GPS if it had been available, or instead navigated without it just for the challenge. I have, in fact "navigated" once across the Atlantic using a sextant, but I made

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Yes, and while that works for you, not everyone sees it that way. I've worked 20 new countries on 160m this winter alone on bands that are closed are so polluted with RF noise, that it would not be possible with the human ear. It also allows those that are space limited to get on and be

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Well said Victor. I'm going to offend with this email no matter how nice I try to make it, but I am trying to not be inflammatory. Here goes A human ear can not compete with a computer that extracts signals below the noise level. Being a software engineer my friends are somewhat amazed I

Re: Topband: Top Band and JT65

Wrong. Both in SSB and AM cases the operator's skills and abilities are involved. Even more of those are needed on CW. On those JT modes an operator is just a computer accessory. >Воскресенье, 14 мая 2017, 5:41 +03:00 от Mike va3mw < va...@portcredit.net >: > >JT9 vs JT65 over CW > >The same