Hi Ed,
On 160 meters (as well as other bands) there are the gentlemen's
agreements that do depend on gentlemen. As long as the FT* folks are
behaving in a civilized manner I say they should just get on the air and
take their chances like everybody else.
Personally I am completely unimpressed
Hi Steve,
I believe it is important to make clear when we are using a distant
WebSDR receiver so we do not mislead others to wrong conclusions about
propagation conditions nor the performance of their station equipment. I
do agree there is nothing inherently evil about using WebSDR. One
prima
Hi,
There are more than moral or ethical issues using WebSDR. The logs I
expect to submit (eventually) are for receive-only activity. I see
problems netting with signals coming through the WebSDR station. Not
insurmountable but not trivial either. The real deal for me and a
question...how do
Hi:)
I don't comment much but I would like to relate a lesson from early in
my life. The kid across the street would bring his ball and bat over to
our farm and we (I am in a *large* family) played baseball all summer.
There was no such thing as softball even though thats what we used. The
ne
Hi,
Those digital modes don't take up a lot of spectrum. Quite a few QSOs
can take place in the spectrum passed by an SSB filter. Having them
bunched together makes it easier for them to find one another and makes
it easier for the rest of us to avoid them QRMing us AND us QRMing them.
I am n
Hi,
This list is hosted at something called "contesting.com" but I am not
much of a contester. I only supply QSOs to people who are serious about
it. I would consider using remote receivers (I already listen to some of
them - WebSDR) but not for a contest or something like DXCC.
I am making
Hi John,
I know it is an old joke but...
You might consider learning to use a key with either of your feet. I
once met an attorney with no arms. He was born that way. He did
everything with his feet and was completely independent!
I had a CW QSO years ago with a ham in Pennsylvania and 45 mi
Hi Joe,
I live in a small village. Even so, 500 meters isn't going to buy
anything. If we were overwhelmed by noise we would still be overwhelmed
by exactly the same noise. So this is going to be yet another thread
about whose ox is being gored. All those noises don't bother anybody's
transmi
Hi Joe,
I would have never assumed that you have acreage whether 5 acres or
something the size of the King Ranch. All of those electrical belches
are difficult to escape. Moving your receiver out into the swamp,
forest, desert, craggy mountaintop or anywhere besides your desktop can
help. Usi
Hi Lloyd,
What you have described is pretty much what I have envisioned.
Personally I am still receiving at my home with occasional QRM from
industrial sources. DSP is easing the problems for me. The problems with
the gee-whiz approaches are centered around "latency". Tap your Morse
key and t
Hi,
Isn't that what pipe wrenches are for?
73,
Bill KU8H
On 12/5/18 5:24 PM, CUTTER DAVID via Topband wrote:
I've had lots of PL259s (probably cheap ones) that have non-matching threads.
David G3UNA/G6CP
--
bark less - wag more
_
Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.
Hi,
I hope I won't be invited to leave (or pushed out). I am never going to
be a top gun on top band. Instead of a 100 acre antenna farm I have a
100 foot antenna farm. And the 100 feet is shared with a four bedroom
house and 2 car garage. And about a half mile from an airport runway. I
hav
Hi Mike,
I think the lack of activity comments were about ordinary week nights.
Try again Tuesday and see if there are that many QSOs available. Let us
know what portion of DXCC you can get then. I don't have a working
transmitter at the moment but I do listen. There actually are QSOs to be
h
Thanks for the tip. I have those. I now have plans to paint them just to
keep the sun off them. Wait..it looks like they are already painted camo.
73,
Bill KU8H
On 2/20/19 11:35 AM, Wes wrote:
I suppose it depends on where you are, but in Arizona, those things
don't last in the sun. You ar
Hi,
..and thanks for including me on the Top Band reflector. My interest in
electronics generally and ham radio in particular goes back to the 1950s
although I didn't get my license until 1980. No elmers were available
and life had other things taking too much of my energy for a lot of
years. I di
On Tue, 2011-11-22 at 21:39 -0500, ZR wrote:
> Well first of all dont expect instant gratification on here as there are
> usually delays in a post appearing.
>
> As far as the question you can phase them to get figure 8 patterns broadside
> and end fire.
>
> I had a pair of 80M 1/4 wave spaced
Hi Guy,
I am chasing down the modeling software to try and get the best results
I can on my small lot and sandy soil. I am not really competing against
other hams but against my own past performance and experiences. What
other hams are doing gives some idea of what might be possible.
Meanwhile I
Hi,
So I'm trying to advance my station to something useful and last night I
waded into some issues with my Ten Tec RX-325 receiver. I don't have
good information about aligning the PLL section but I do have some
documents from Ten Tec regarding the RX-325 and a similar RX they built
for the Navy,
Whew!
Day three of my great antenna adventure. This is my third QTH to use
this 135 foot end fed wire. At the other two locations I brought the end
of this particular wire right into the shack where it fastened to the L
network tuner. This time I am running other wire up from the tuner to a
feedth
On Sun, 2011-12-04 at 12:36 -0500, N1BUG wrote:
> > "Bang on zero beat" IS a problem. I am noticing more
> > and more of that as (Iguess) more and more guys rely
> > on SPOTTING SOFTWARE! Agh! It doesn't make any
> > sense to call exactly zero beat.
>
> Huh? As I stated earlier, out here wi
Hi,
I just got home from my first Santa gig of the season. After I sent my
last post I got to wondering how many hams have their main focus in
areas other than the technical aspects of amateur radio and might not be
familiar with all of the concepts involved. Some other comments in the
threads poi
On Sun, 2011-12-04 at 21:42 -0500, Mark Lunday wrote:
> Bill
>
> The root cause (which you are addressing in this instance) is a lack of
> elmer-ing/mentor-ing.
>
> Our hobby is blessed with many who know a lot, and are willing to share
> without making the less-knowledgeable feel inferior.
>
On Sun, 2011-12-04 at 21:50 -0500, Steven Raas wrote:
> Could be Sam,
>
> I do know that here with my set up ( pretty sad to be honest hihi ) That
> most of the weak ones I work on QSB peaks .. which only last for 15 or so
> seconds.. It really depends on the condx tho. More so.. and I've had it
>
On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 08:27 -0500, N1BUG wrote:
> > QRP may be fun for the QRP station but it's
> > often a PITA for the station on the other end.
>
> I'm sure that's true in some cases, but QRP'ers take heart! There
> are some, myself included, who enjoy the challenge of trying to dig
> a ver
On Mon, 2011-12-12 at 11:58 -0500, W0UCE wrote:
>
> Maybe and experienced QRP OP can answer a question for me and please note
> the question is not intended to anger anyone or start a flame. I would just
> like to learn something - "Why?"
>
> So here is the question: Why do some using QRP conti
Hi,
So today it's chilly and raining (36 F - no wind - light rain). I'm
taking advantage of Murphy's Antenna Corollary - the one stating the
inverse (perverse?) relationship between pleasant (or poor) antenna
erecting/repair weather and finished antenna performance. I am hoping to
have an antenna
Hi,
I survived the adventure in the trees. I left some droop in the wire to
allow for trees to move in the wind. At the far end of the wire I added
a screen door spring just in case it gets a little too tight. Time will
tell if I eyeballed that right. The wire can slide in the fence
insulators I i
On Wed, 2011-12-14 at 13:59 -0700, James Rodenkirch wrote:
> Bill: if you get on 160 I'll be listening for you I can only run 20
> watts max (most often I'm QRP power) but I'll certainly be listening around
> and if'n I hear ya I'll be calling ya!
>
> For others: I sure could use a sked wi
Hi,
The Stew Perry fun started without me. A couple of days ago my only
viable 160 meter transmitter, my Johnson Ranger, exhibited signs of
"illness" - some kind of unwanted oscillation somewhere within. I tried
to get another transmitter coupled to the receiver and quickly realized
there is no wa
Hi,
When I got home from my Santa gig I got some supper for Mrs Claus and
myself then turned on the radios and laid out paper for logging and
duping. Then I shut the Ranger off again and took it apart ... two more
times. I found some loose screws while poking around inside with the
Ranger transmit
On Sun, 2011-12-18 at 14:04 -0500, Eddy Swynar wrote:
> My thanks to the Boring Amateur Radio Club for its continued sponsorship of
> this fun event on Topband...
>
> While I hardly set the 160-meter world up on its ear with my meagre effort
> here, I certainly enjoyed the time that I spent on t
On Sun, 2011-12-18 at 19:36 +, W5UN wrote:
> I'm looking for input from someone who has experienced a similar
> situation as I describe below.
>
> About 3 months ago I began experiencing severe noise on top
> band. It's a constant white noise which begins to drop off above
> 2.5 mHz, and
Hi,
I have been slowly wading into the 160 meter CW waters since the Stew.
I'm retired and don't really have a schedule. I am up early
mornings...listening well before sunrise at "oh dark thirty" and
sometimes in the evenings. I sometimes do hear other hams on 160 calling
for DX from the US or on
On Wed, 2011-12-21 at 08:33 -0600, Sam Morgan wrote:
> I'll probably get many saying the following just isn't true
>
> but I can't ever (last 5 yrs) remember hearing a cw ragchew on 160m
> all I ever hear is the big gun CQ DXer's on CW
> and being antenna/power limited, using the same TX anten
On Thu, 2011-12-22 at 05:20 -0500, Jon Zaimes AA1K wrote:
> Since in Europe and Asia the band typically starts at 1810 kHz it's
> possible those RBN's don't scan below there.
>
> 73/Jon AA1K
>
Hi Jon,
I tried again this morning from 11:00 Z for a little more than 15
minutes. I have been sendin
Hi,
I've had several useful suggestions including moving a short way up the
band. I already knew hams in other countries don't have the same
frequency allocations we do. I was trying to stay out of the way for the
DX chasers (and the DX). Maybe I just got some bad advice about that.
I'm going to s
On Fri, 2011-12-30 at 15:15 +, Dave G4GED wrote:
> - Original Message -
> Got a note from Gary K9AY, he says no time to make the RAS8x2 switches, real
> work is too busy. So I suspect until Gary can make more they are not
> available.
> Dave Anderson, K4SV
> ---
On Wed, 2012-01-04 at 09:38 +0800, Anton Moehammad wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> I believe there is a 1825 KHZ xtal filter sell somewhere, can any body share
> their experience about put a narrow XTAL filter in front of their recv ? (CW
> works only)
>
>
>
> Ir Moeh AntonHendra
> Jambon Tengah
Hi,
My initial effort at getting "something...anything" up for an antenna
has produced mediocre results - as expected. Maybe a little more
mediocre than I was hoping for. I can hear with it pretty well. It's
just a big, end fed wire too close to the ground... about 20 feet up
with a counterpoise w
On Wed, 2012-01-04 at 11:34 -0500, W0UCE wrote:
> My K2AV Low Band Antenna Page has been updated with the following
> information:
>
>
>
> 1. 160m FCP performance data
>
> 2. 80m FCP and Isolation Transformer information
>
> 3. Dual FCP (80 & 160) FCPs and Isolation Transformers
>
> 4. E
On Wed, 2012-01-04 at 10:06 -0800, Rick Karlquist wrote:
> Bill Cromwell wrote:
>
> > meters). One of the problems with high levels of electrical noise is
> > overloading of the front end and blocking of the receiver. Therefore
> > noise that is not actually on or very
On Tue, 2012-01-10 at 14:42 -0500, Eddy Swynar wrote:
> On 2012-01-10, at 1:43 PM, kd6...@earthlink.net wrote:
>
> > I run the risk of calling CQ on what appears to be a clear frequency and
> > QRMing a DX station calling CQ or disrupting an ongoing QSO. Any
> > suggestions on how to prevent?
>
Hi Everybody,
I have made some more progress with my Johnson Ranger. I already was
using it on 160 and 80 meters with an end fed wire. The 40 meter VFO was
far too unstable to even think of using it on the higher frequencies. I
tried some quick fix measure but they didn't help. I tore it apart and
On Fri, 2012-01-20 at 10:53 -0500, Pete Smith N4ZR wrote:
> Having totally struck out raising this topic on Towertalk, I'm bringing
> it here in the hopes of getting some solid advice.
>
> I have a 20 dB ARR preamp of the type praised by ON4UN in his book. I
> want to use it with a variety of R
Hi,
I am not and will never be a BIG player on 160...my antenna farm is more
like a flower pot! I can hear much better than I can transmit..the
opposite of an "alligator". So I listen a lot more than send..even if
that isn't my intent ;)
I think I heard what the original poster was talking about.
On Sun, 2012-01-22 at 08:07 -0500, W2PM wrote:
> But as someone else mentioned, if a station has a signal problem, and despite
> how beloved some of our colleagues are I have heard nasty stuff a number of
> times, there is nothing wrong mentioning it and people shouldn't be upset
> provided it's
There was smoke and heat over that a while back when that idea was first
brought to the lists and I wrote in opposition. We don't need to go
there again. I got quite a bit of private email as a result of that and
it seems the RST system is safe for the foreseeable future. Let's drop
this thread bef
Hi,
Some of the things that happen on the radio - including on top band, are
very disappointing and can be irritating. I have two or three *other*
activities like playing a musical instrument, gardening, fishing,
petting/grooming/training my dog, and if one of those proves
'irritating' at any give
On Fri, 2012-02-10 at 14:09 -0500, Eddy Swynar wrote:
> On 2012-02-10, at 1:52 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
>
> > It's not to not try anything. It's to try something that you know will
> > work, once you *know* what you have to work with. The ARRL and ON4UN
> > material presume uniformity. Tha
Hi,
Trying to get up on top band on my small lot (free of antenna
'covenants') has forced the issue for me. I will be putting up a stick
as tall as I can, with some sort of loading/matching, AND, as many
radials as I live long enough to put down. That for transmit. I will use
separate receive ante
On Wed, 2012-02-15 at 13:42 -0500, donov...@starpower.net wrote:
> Today the WRC-12 Plenary meeting went over the list of future Agenda Items
> (for WRC-15 and WRC-18) in second reading. The meeting agreed that WRC-15
> will consider a possible new secondary amateur allocation within the band 5
Hi,
I used electronic log submission for the first time after I played a
little in the Stew Perry. Like some of the others I am not personally
thrilled with the ideas behind LOTW but I have been unaware of how other
hams use it. I plan to setup on LOTW and transfer information there from
my paper.
On Mon, 2012-02-20 at 19:04 -0700, Tod - ID wrote:
> In thinking about the measurement of EIRP for the new band it occurred to me
> that this might be the time for a few folks to think about how we could
> fabricate a "commonly calibrated" field strength meter. Such a device might
> well be used
On Mon, 2012-03-12 at 16:09 +0700, Jo, YC0LOW wrote:
> My Elecraft K3 has no AM filters installed. I tried to RX AM broadcast
> stations on MW band but had no success.
> I'd be grateful if you could advice me to add it on, or, is there a way to
> do it as is, now pse?
> I need it as features to che
Hi,
I sent a private email to one of the first hams to post about this.
Apparently there is a lot of interest on the list about this. I am new
to 160 meters and struggling to get my radios and antennas up to par. I
was dismayed to see that there is a "season". I surely expect
propagation to change
Hi,
When I first joined this list I mentioned having read articles by hams
who worked 160 with mobile radios with 10 to 50 watts output to *mobile*
antennas. They were not working the antipodes every day but they *were*
making mobile QSOs. I have a big chunk of wire that apparently favors
the gene
I have a new batch of caps and some resistors to put into my 160
transmitter. When I get them in there I'll be looking in the mornings
and late evenings, too. It seems my chunk of wire in the trees favors
west. I might cheat and use all 40 watts!
73,
Bill KU8H
On Sun, 2012-03-18 at 07:30 -0600
On Sun, 2012-03-18 at 16:38 -0700, Jim F. wrote:
>
>
> Hi Cecil,
> I use a K1 running 5 watts on 160m from a condo with a wire off the deck into
> the woods
> and 'creative' radials.
>
> One day a miracle happened and KH7O was calling CQ and heard my signal
> from NH and I was hooked. Don't
Hi,
This morning I tuned around the band a little and noted that AA1K was
reliably calling CQ DX at ~0938Z. After a few minutes I found W3/JJ5GMJ
calling for DX. And then I heard a K6 station come back to him. I have
only recently been disciplining myself to log people I hear calling CQ.
Now I mus
I managed to get out of my lazy bed slightly before twilight this
morning and got to the radio with coffee by 1015Z (quarter after 6 AM
Eastern daylight time). There was AA1K calling for DX somewhere north of
599. I also heard N6DX calling CQ (but not for DX) near 1825 kc at 1032Z
- about 549. I tu
Hi Bob,
All those features and wonders of propagation are fascinating. I'm
presently making a kettle of bean n ham soup. Watching it simmer makes
me think of how our propagation shifts and bubbles and boils.
I was on this morning and heard a few stations calling CQ DX but
reception wasn't as good
Hi,
I tested the waters again this morning. I heard a couple of stations
calling for CQ DX and parked the Ranger on a spot that was out of the
way near 1818 kc. I had no takers but while I was looking for replies I
heard another QSO just starting. I had comfortable copy at S4 and S5 on
both statio
Hi,
I have been in trouble getting anywhere on top band despite some
successful QSOs. The Ranger is working pretty well and I think is close
to factory spec on 40 meters now (but still too drifty for me). After I
move that dropping resistor outside the VFO cage I'll evaluate it again.
Maybe that w
Oh good grief,
My antenna was frustrating the heck outta me. I have been using a big
commercially built tuner with a clearly marked post for a "single wire
antenna". Thats where my end fed wire goes. The tuner was "doing
something" but I was just not getting satisfaction out in the back yard.
Fina
On Mon, 2012-04-09 at 16:56 +0200, Mark wrote:
> On 9-4-2012 12:52, Dave G4GED wrote:
> > Well my homebrew 2m diameter 160m mag loop outperforms my ALA-1530
> > Wellbrook Loop on TB every time.
> > It often beats my Bevs also!
> > Dave
> > ___
> > UR RST
Hi,
I whizzed up an L network to put on my wire after the Murch disaster.
Instead of making something more elaborate using my roller inductor, I
used a tapped coil (with alligator clips) and a large value dual cap
from a broadcast receiver (yes - using low power). I will need either
more inductanc
On Sun, 2012-05-20 at 08:46 -0400, ZR wrote:
> The RAK and RAL are arguably the best regen ever manufactured. There was a
> pair of them in Emergency Radio aboard a USN tanker I spent a few years on
> in the 60's and I used them often to keep my code speed up by copying
> numbers groups.
>
> Iv
On Sun, 2012-05-20 at 18:46 -0400, ZR wrote:
> Yeah, I meant the current regulator. Shipboard power in the 30's wasnt
> exactly stable.
>
> A simple converter to take 160 and 80 down to the RAK's best tuning ratio
> band would be an interesting experiment.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
Hi Carl,
I gat
On Sun, 2012-06-10 at 14:21 -0700, Brian Moran wrote:
> Reminder - Summer Stew Perry 160m Contest June 16-17!
>
> There are plenty of grid squares to go around -- those folks in the VHF
> contest this weekend are certainly not going to use them all up. Pass out
> some more next weekend in the Su
Hi,
Those intellicast pages are new for me and I looked at them and
strikestar. According to them I don't have much chance of doing anything
at all with my modest station. But I am going to try *anyway*. My
transmitter doesn't care about local noise so it's down to whether I can
somehow sort out s
Hi,
So far all I am receiving is noise. Not overwhelming, overpowering
noise. Noise to let me know my antenna is connected. I'll look at the
band again later. Maybe I'll have to wait for that grey line thing and
darkness.
73,
Bill KU8H
___
UR RST IS
On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 14:49 -0500, Mike Waters wrote:
> All I hear is distant lightning QRN. But good things come to all who
> patiently wait for sunset and the ensuing darkness. :-)
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
>
> On Sat, Jun 16, 2012 at 11:39 AM, Bill Cromwell wrote:
&
On Sat, 2012-06-16 at 16:09 -0500, Mike Waters wrote:
> Well, I plan on trying to enjoy the contest a little, even though all I can
> do today is listen. :-)
>
> 73, Mike
> www.w0btu.com
Hi Mike,
Listening is a large part of ham radio. I do a lot more receiving than
transmitting. I am left to
Hi,
There is a little time left but I hear *no* signals at all now
(daylight). I got skunked. In between thunderstorms I tried to contact
other stations. I heard a lot of regional activity but I couldn't
actually exchange grid numbers with anybody even though I used all 35
watts. Even when the thu
On Wed, 2012-06-27 at 16:46 -0700, Greg Chartrand wrote:
>
> Several persons asked about the power supply I use. you can look/purchase it
> at:
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004GK0Y1U/ref=wms_ohs_product
> Greg
>
> ___
> UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB
Hi,
I have been limping along with a really ugly replacement power supply in
my big computer. It's networked (think of internet tools). I could hear
*nothing* on my radios aside from the racket made by that power supply.
I even found my power supply listed on the internet as an example of
*ugly*.
On Wed, 2012-07-04 at 10:15 -0400, W8ZV wrote:
> >
> Hi Bill!!
>
> Just for reference, my HP generates NO noise. It is possible to get
> clean supplies, although I can't tell you what is in this box. This was
> purchased as a complete unit and came through a government purchasing
> sourc
On Wed, 2012-07-04 at 09:14 -0700, Jim Brown wrote:
> On 7/4/2012 6:10 AM, Bill Cromwell wrote:
> > Next I'll be getting my hands on some ferrite core materials and looking to
> > see just how far I can reduce the noise.
>
> When faced with a noisy computer, the first
On Wed, 2012-07-04 at 15:41 -0400, Paul Christensen wrote:
> > According to the schematic on the side, it consists of 2 x 2.5
> > mH indutors, one in series with each leg, a 2200 pF cap shunting the
> > line input and 0.1uF capacitors from each leg to ground on the load
> > side.
>
---snip---
>
>
On Fri, 2012-07-06 at 07:38 -0400, W2PM wrote:
> I'm done with external drives and now use cloud based backup services. Never
> worry now about the timelinness and availability of the backups.
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
Hi,
I can't get past the fact that in the cloud I would be entrusting
comple
Hi,
I have moved comments with interested people regarding backups and
clouds, etc off list. I got into this thread because I too was getting
intolerable interference form a desktop computer power supply. All the
rest moved quickly off topic.
On another note, I have had an opportunity to sniff ar
On Sat, 2012-07-07 at 23:45 -0400, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
> On 7/7/2012 11:28 PM, Chortek, Robert L wrote:
> > Uh, I thought the legal limit was 1.5 KW
>
> Only in the US. Limits vary by country with some as high as 5KW
> others as low as 400W.
>
> 73,
>
> ... Joe, W4TV
And by band.
Has anybody called the fire department? We have flames and smoke rolling
out of here.
73,
Bill KU8H
___
UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
Hi,
The butane soldering tools have been mentioned and I have used them too.
For heavier work I had to resort to a regular propane torch. That was
for heavy dipole wire and the center conductor of RG-8 up a tower in a
blizzard. There is always a way .
73,
Bill KU8H
On Sat, 2012-08-11 at 09:44 -0400, Tom W8JI wrote:
---snip---
>
> Mostly what we find, when we cut through all the emotion, is we try to find
> a way to justify why our locations and antennas are somehow "special".
---snip---
> 73 Tom
>
Hi,
My antennas are indeed special. They fit in a rec
On Thu, 2012-08-30 at 12:55 -0400, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
> Short Version:
---snip---
>
> 2) Let's go visit some small lots.
---snip---
>
> Long version:
---snip---
> I think there is a lot about "restricted circumstances" that some either
> don't understand or find hard to identify with. Your
On Fri, 2012-08-31 at 13:07 -0400, Tom W8JI wrote:
>
> Keep in mind there is no distance restriction for private fields. Item 1 is
> particularly important. There are several small fields around me, none of
> which have FAA registration as a public field.
>
> Only the following are restricted:
On Sat, 2012-09-01 at 20:12 -0700, rick darwicki wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> When I had my house tented I had to disconnect the radials on my inverted L.
>
> There is a 20 foot pipe that sticks up about 3 feet above the roof and the
> insulated vertical section is fed there with a big ferrite choke.
Hi George,
My own experience with those modes that can dig out signals from below
the noise is they are too slow to be any use for much beyond
"propagation studies". I am doing a very little bit of that on the 600
meter band. The typical story is set the radio and the computer and let
it run all n
Hi,
This whole topic is unpleasant. I personally don't encounter very much
of this kind of thing but I might as I increase my top band activity. I
use the bottom part of the band in an effort to avoid the DX stations,
The DXers chasing the DX stations, the digital crowd, and the hams in
all those
Hi,
I dunno about Jim's real estate but a full size 80 meter dipole would
extend off from my lot. Somebody else in a different thread concerning
this pointed out that those blessed with large territory for sprinkling
antennas around can't wrap their head around the concept of a *SMALL*
lot. The en
On Wed, 2012-10-03 at 08:23 -0400, N1BUG wrote:
---snip--
> > There's never any DX way down in that part of the band anyway...
>
> Au contraire! I have personally worked several JA stations between
> 1810 and 1811. If I had the patience to investigate my log I am
> certain I would find European
On Fri, 2012-10-19 at 09:43 -0600, James Rodenkirch wrote:
> Hopefully lots of QRP entries, like myself - looking forward to a fun event
> and sure hope to work lots of ya! 72, Jim R. K9JWV
Hi,
The whiteboard is marked up for the Stew Warmup. I'll be operating QRP
as that's all I have. When th
Hi,
My only (50+ year old) top band transmitter quit (again) right at the
beginning of the Stew. Before I repair it yet again I think I will just
build something *new* in hopes of having it work for a while.
73,
Bill KU8H
On Sun, 2012-10-21 at 20:08 -0700, Tree wrote:
> The results for the Ste
Hi,
I snooped on 160 a bit but the east coast action I found was on 80
meters and in the traffic nets. I believe they were passing health and
welfare traffic. Some of the transmitters, presumably running on
emergency power, were a little drifty or chirpy and on some I heard
noise from the DC to DC
Hi,
I'm not an ISP admin or guru. So my comments are from the user side of
the fence and in support of what Dave said. Once upon a time Al Gore
released internet access to the public and there were a number of
startup companies. Some of them had and still have "cute" marketing
ploys and gambits..b
On Mon, 2012-11-12 at 23:01 -0600, Gary K9GS wrote:
> Since I sort of started this with my post last night...
>
> I don't think that public humiliation is going to fix this problem. As
> others have pointed out, there is too much of a potential for abuse with
> people deliberately signing others
On Tue, 2012-11-13 at 20:25 +, Dave Heil wrote:
> I agree with John. Some of this stuff is accidental. Some is from lack
> of experience and some, of course, is malicious. It isn't really new
> but there is more of it now than before.
>
> 73,
>
> Dave K8MN
Hi,
Tree has given us a hint
On Wed, 2012-11-14 at 23:46 +, Shoppa, Tim wrote:
> Getting away from what we are discussing now (limiters) and back to the
> original question... it really is just a few bucks for a relay for a rig
> (without separate T and R jacks) at the 100W level, to add separate T and R
> based on the
Actually,
I felt sorry the miserable old **'s. Now I'm in the same position
they were in I don't have time to be *that* miserable. I have all the
same excuses to be a jerk but I can't see how that would make any of the
aches and pains go away nor how it would restore any of the assets wall
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