Re: Topband: DXCC Committe

2020-03-24 Thread Steve
so Jarda...are you not willing to scan the card and show us?? Jarda, since the DXC people returned the card, perhaps you can scan and post it so that all might see the "damaged' section? VE7SL Steve WEB - "The VE7SL Radio Notebook": http://qsl.net/ve7sl/ VE7SL BLOG - "Homebrewing and

Re: Topband: Ground Conductivity

2020-03-24 Thread Michael Tope
Dan, Reading that QRZ.com thread you linked to and reflecting on K4SAV's measurements and how much they appeared to vary over a fairly short period of time, got me wondering about what could be responsible. I am fairly certain that at least part of the radial system for my 160 meter vertical

Re: Topband: Ground Conductivity

2020-03-24 Thread Augie "Gus" Hansen
On 3/24/2020 9:42 AM, Roy Morgan wrote: ... Your comment about over simplifying reminds me of a very early explanation of radio communication - or was it telegraph? I can remember only a little: "It's like wiggling the tail of a cat. It makes a sound at the other end. Only there's no cat."

Re: Topband: Ground Conductivity

2020-03-24 Thread marsh
"You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is no cat." - Albert

Re: Topband: Ground Conductivity

2020-03-24 Thread GGLL via Topband
How do they measure that kind of conductivity in mS?, is it the same method as when you measure soils for safety (mains), or lightning discharge ground?. Regards Guillermo - LU5WE. El 23/3/20 a las 20:21, Dave Cuthbert escribió: AA6VB, QTH San Jose, California looks like *8 mS/m* FCC

Re: Topband: Ground Conductivity

2020-03-24 Thread Dave Cuthbert
Albert Einstein: “You see, wire telegraph is a kind of a very, very long cat. You pull his tail in New York and his head is meowing in Los Angeles. Do you understand this? And radio operates exactly the same way: you send signals here, they receive them there. The only difference is that there is

Re: Topband: Ground Conductivity

2020-03-24 Thread Roy Morgan
George, Your comment about over simplifying reminds me of a very early explanation of radio communication - or was it telegraph? I can remember only a little: "It's like wiggling the tail of a cat. It makes a sound at the other end. Only there's no cat." Does anyone have that quote? Roy

Re: Topband: Who is ruling DXCC ?

2020-03-24 Thread Arthur Delibert
I can't speak to Czech law, but in American law there is a wise maxim: "If you want equity, you must do equity." That is, if you come to court complaining that someone's actions were so unfair that the court should order a remedy, your own actions must be fair beyond reproach. When you

Re: Topband: Ground Conductivity

2020-03-24 Thread GEORGE WALLNER
To some extent the term "ground conductivity" is misleading. It gives us false hope. If we thought of it as ground "resistance" we would gain a better appreciation of what it does to RF currents. In other words, the "average ground" is not your friend. It is a very messy resistor (and

Re: Topband: Ground Conductivity

2020-03-24 Thread Artek Manuals
Ahhh ...but what about vertical antennas with elevated radials ? On 3/24/2020 1:04 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On 3/23/2020 9:05 PM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: Excellent skin depth reference here: www.antennasbyn6lf.com/files/ground_skin_depth_and_wavelength.pdf Rudy is a great reference

Re: Topband: DXCC Committee.

2020-03-24 Thread S57AD
Or remember YU7DX, who went on top of WPX Honor Roll with doctored cards some 35 (or so) years ago. 73 Mirko S57AD V V tor., 24. mar. 2020 ob 07:12 je oseba Glenn Wyant napisala: > Remember the Suitland dxpedition KJ9DX ? > We all worked it for a fake country and they qsl'd everyone through

Topband: Appendix to previous E-mail

2020-03-24 Thread Jarda
Bart, plus, you are, as comes from the discussion at Topband contesting.com you deliberately stated *"**The card you supplied includes a white adhesive label - applied over the original card QSO information section - with a circular stain (water or other) over the signal report."* This

Topband: Who is ruling DXCC ?

2020-03-24 Thread Jarda
Gentlemen, remember: /On March 4, 2020, we received a QSL Card that you submitted to ARRL for an OK1RD 160-Meter CW credit (a QSL Card claiming a QSO with Jarvis Island dated April 15, 1990). That original card is being returned herein. The card you supplied includes a white adhesive label -

Re: Topband: DXCC Committee.

2020-03-24 Thread Glenn Wyant
Remember the Suitland dxpedition KJ9DX ? We all worked it for a fake country and they qsl'd everyone through the bureaus ! Glenn va3dx ve3icr Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 24, 2020, at 00:59, John K9UWA wrote: > > Or RG8U confirmed on 6 bands > John k9uwa > > >> On 23 Mar 2020 at 17:45,

Re: Topband: Ground Conductivity

2020-03-24 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
A heuristic way to judge ground conductivity: If 160 meter Beverages work well, especially over 1 wavelength long, you don't have high ground conductivity. If Beverages are not particularly sensitive to end termination, you do have high ground conductivity. Rick N6RK _