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From: Dale Long dale.l...@prodigy.net
To: Topband Topband@contesting.com
Sent: Tue, Nov 22, 2011 6:00 pm
Subject: Topband: feeding phased verticals at half wave spacing
Gentlemen:
I have been told repeatedly that phased verticals should
Mike:
I would like to first commend you for making the callout of the TA3 station.
Low band operation for the DX station can be very challenging. I have traveled
to some quite interesting places in Africa, South and Central America. On
multiple trips I have had the experience of calling CQ
I am sure Craig's post was not meant to be critical, and we cannot presume
this was the problem. We do not even know whether they were indeed at
Noah's station. There are now at least two well-equipped contest stations on
PJ4.
Following the advice of my father, we should say only good things, or
is included) should *easily* reach
the midpoint of the array.
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 11/17/2012 6:56 PM, DALE LONG wrote:
Until recently, I had phased verticals on both 80m and 160m and lots of
beverages. (this was in a woods, and not my property) Then the loggers came
and destroyed all
Gentlemen:
http://www.qsl.net/wa1ion/pennant_v_kaz.htm
This article provides a nice description of the KAZ antenna. Other articles
are referenced. There have been various tests of larger and smaller KAZ
antennas. The KAZ is my favorite antenna for dxpedtions, and has been very
effective
Dave:
You may have tried many of these things but here are a few suggestions:
1. Check and re-check all audio lines and connectors
2. Bypass beverage box, preamps and any other devices, attach antennas directly
to radio
3. Attach a PL259 and listen on main antenna port 2
4. try another radio.
If everyone who hopes to work him sends him a message, he will get a lot of
Email. Unless you are a close personal friend, I recommend NOT to send Emails
to Dxpeditioners telling them that you hope to work them on 160.
I'm not trashing Mike, but a word to the wise.
With best intentions,
I think that both W8JI and K9YC have made good points and a discerning ham can
make an intelligent choice.
Next topic !
Dale N3BNA
From: Bill Cromwell wrcromw...@gmail.com
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 12:41 AM
Subject: Re: Topband:
Tom, that gives me an idea..
An artificial tree (metallic) about 130 feet tall. Wonder how many of them I
could sell.
Where's the nearest patent office?
73,
Dale - N3BNA
From: Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com
To: topband@contesting.com
Sent: Sunday, August 11,
Bill:
Expect the unexpected. If you are using insulated wire, it can be broken
inside the insulation...Easy to check the wire for continuity.. Be absolutely
sure all connections are really clean..
If you have a 1/4 vertical that is not touching another metal object, it should
tune up.
Try
I understand that 120 radials is the golden standard. At what point is there
no significant improvement?
How much worse is 60 radials? How much worse is 24 radials (4 of 1/4 lambda
and 20 or 1/10 lambda)?
This may have been discussed in the past, but if there is any engineering
reference or
Gentlemen:
I have been reluctant to ask for help which did not relate directly to our
reflector. But today I got up my courage, so here goes. I have been invited to
lead a group of amateurs to help build an AM tower in Haiti.
Two things that may relate to some of our readers:
1. I will be
responses here on the
reflector,
Vy 73,
Dale - N3BNA
From: Ashton Lee ashton.r@hotmail.com
To: Charlie Cunningham charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com
Cc: DALE LONG dale.l...@prodigy.net; Group Topband topband@contesting.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 7:47 PM
Hi Dado:
I agree with you. Thanks to advice from AA1K, I built a sloping dipole at 200
feet for 80m in HH7-land. I was really loud into EU and USA with only a
borrowed TS-50.
We are still looking for operators for the HH2 160m dxpedition Dec1-Dec8.
73
Dale - N3BNA
P.S. I am forever sad
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To: DALE LONG dale.l...@prodigy.net
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2014 11:28 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: AM broadcast tower and 160m dxpedition
Dale,
Do you have a web page of the DXpedition that spells out the basics?
Interested. In particular, what are your plans for 160 Meters, my
Hi Merv:
We will try to look for everyone. Most previous operations had limited
antennas. We should have pretty effective antennas. QRM will be a problem.
RX antenna will not be to EU or USA, they will be AWAY FROM THE WORST NOISE
SOURCES
73
Dale- N3BNA
Our plans for a 160m operation and CQWWCW entry were delayed due to supply
issues and construction woes. THINGS ARE NOT EASY IN HAITI !!! We are very
fortunate that we had any place to operate. We had only very low dipoles on
the higher bands at the hotel/guesthouse.
Thanks to the great
Jim:
Perhaps you somehow misread things. We were prepared with multiple RX
antennas, preamplifiers, multiple transmit antennas tribanders. flooded RG6 ,
remote switching and lots of coax...but because of Haiti difficulties (of which
there are many) our tower was not in place and our container
Was nice to work you Tim. I specifically remember our QSO, but I didnt know
you had just begun to call.
Vy 73,
Dale - N3BNA
From: Tim Shoppa tsho...@gmail.com
To: topBand List topband@contesting.com
Sent: Monday, December 1, 2014 10:37 AM
Subject: Re:
Back in the day...we didnt have online logs...how did we possibly exist?
That was really a long time ago..Like almost 5 years or more.
I am dismayed that dxpeditions are now graded by the quality of their online
logs and we demand perfection in every regard.
But our own state of perfection is
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