NIST budget is 750 million, the budget committee is increasing the
years budget to
them by 125 million, 100 anniversary celebration coming,
I dont think there is any danger of them going off the air for some time.
Some folks have commented on WWV's
minuscule operating expense when
Beware .. in some soils the aluminum wire disappears in a short time,
In ILL had aluminum wire down and it just corroded away and left nothing
but lot of noise as the "joints" went bad.
Merv K9FD
On 9/4/2018 4:36 PM, Jeff Draughn wrote:
I’m looking for suggestions for radial wire tha
I find part of the problem to be many hams are willing to spend 10,000
dollars for a new
SDR radio, and 50 cents on a decent antenna. and wonder why they have
no propagation.
Merv K9FD/KH6
Hello !
it seems that slowly the band nw opens up. Dave had a workable signal
this morning into EU
,
73 Merv K9FD/KH6
Elusive again tonight but a better signal
than yesterday. Only heard him well at the
beginning of GL and he dropped off 30 min
later. Could hear EU calling him clearly
before GL so the band was in decent shape
still. Going to be tough for me to hear
him at this QTH but that's
So true, my AM broadcast station location with 120 330ft radials does
not hold a
candle to the same InvL antenna at the beach with two radials.
I am about a mile inland from the beach. Too far for any help.
73 Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii
Hi Ignacy,
Salt water is very special
all the difference in the world if the short 160 vertical is
any where around yet.
73 Merv K9FD
Have to pay attention to everything he is reporting. He added a feedpoint
choke per K9YC at the same time. Which may, depending on the physical
connections at his feedpoint, have removed the feedline
I have the K1 original model, a K3 think it is on the desk, and a K5
new in the box
just in case, never used a better keyer, and have tried most of them.
Have a Winkeyer in the drawer and it stays there 99 percent of the
time, its not
a Logikeyer at all.
Merv K9FD
I don't know where you
are returning to those
good days again
soon.
73 Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii.
I worked three (3) JA's here in Atlanta this morning.. It was actually
better after sunrise... I received a 579 from JH2FXK at 1257 Z..
They were rolling in from the NW on the Hi-Z 8
73,
John, W4NU
On 12
have been on almost daily with very good signals.
73 Merv K9FD Molokai Hawaii
The K3LR 160 Skimmer just heard HA0NAR at 2014Z. That is one hour and 45
minutes before sunset at K3LR.
Yes, only 3 dB above the noise floor - but still - this very early in the
day to hear anything from EU.
Usi
FB Prasad,
I worked a VU2 on 1840 on DEC 23 2018 so I assume that was just before
the new rulings.
Thanks for the new info.
73 Merv K9FD/KH6
Merv and all,
We had 1820-1860 kHz in VU but a newly released National Frequency Allocation
Plan has changed it to 1800-1825 kHz.
Talks are under
pulled me
out and we completed a QSO, a new one for me on top band.
In a few minutes I tuned to FT-8 to check and there was Nigel again,
peaking -2 at my sunrise, worked him for the digital contact also.
Thanks to Nigel for being on top band and having good ears.
73 Merv K9FD Molokai Island
ups and listening on the EU antenna. On CW the op
replied to RK9FD at first and was surprised when I corrected to just K9FD.
Thanks guys for the effort, good job, of course from KH6 much easier
than from
K1.
73 Merv K9FD
Tough tamales with the last shot at their
SS this morning on 160. Just
down the short 160 antenna or find a way to detune it far far from
160,
and then take some measurements.
Come on expurts look at the whole picture not be tunnel visioned,
73 Merv K9FD
Both Merv and Guy are correct here. Perhaps this antenna doesn't ever
have a chance at being any good due
Aloha Len,
Remember those QSOs, very rare SSB contact as I dont work SSB, but your
signal was
loud so I gave it a try.
Good year for 160, hoping they will return in the next couple years.
73 Merv K9FD ex KH7C
Hi Dave and all.
Cleaning my radio room but will keep a dear QSL card from year
I have worked VU2 on FT-8 on 1840 and see them calling cq quite often,
JA work split, there is no reason to work down at 1826 or there abouts
unless your just trying to irritate others.
Merv K9FD
Peter, Not all countries allow FT-8 ops on 1840. JA's work split on
11908. Last night attempts
Explain how a notch filter on 930 can help a second harmonic on 1860?
You can filter the broadcast band to zero and the second harmonic is
still there.
Mark, I use a receiving array and have put a high pass filter on the
receiving array to cut the broadcast band down. I have an AM station
floor on 160-80 at least 10db
besides as it
"splatters".
Numerous complaints filed to FCC is like peeing in the wind. There is no FCC
locally here in Hawaii any longer, due to reductions in staff and
engineers, so anything
goes.
Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii
Yeah sorry got f
And one can always eat the chickens or opossums after they do the job.
what does possum taste like? chicken of course,
73 Merv K9FD Hawaii even has ticks. no possums
Roy sends.
On Jul 16, 2019, at 9:42 AM, Sam Josuweit wrote:
They are really hard to kill. Chickens will eat them as do
Martin the article Part 1 starts in Sept 1966 and there are a number of
articles after that, up to Part 4, and even another article in 1980
and 1981,
but I had to log into ARRL to be able to search and read those.
I have no idea if they are available from some other source.
73 Merv K9FD
Martin I am sorry I do not know when that article was published, I have
moved QTH and
gave away all my old QSTs. Will try and find it in the on-line
archives, but think you have
to be a member to read those archives. Perhaps someone knows where
else it could be
found.
73 Merv k9FD
What
Matching network does not resonate the antenna
Guys
Will a invereted L a quarter wave length resonate at a given frequency without
a matching network?
Doug wd8z
Sent from Mail for Windows 10
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issing.
I always have to laugh when the statement is made "I can work all I can
hear"
that says it all, its what your not hearing is the problem.
73 Merv K9FD
These recordings are an impressive demonstration of the benefit of
one dB of signal strength improvement in a weak signa
both ends
of the band to find the activity so to speak.
If this continues, would hope next season to be close to 2008 era.
73 Merv K9FD
This morning - I put 21 Europeans in the log.
Guess conditions are not that bad.
Tree N6TR
On Sat, Dec 14, 2019 at 10:24 AM Bill Tippett wrote
was still going at it 30 mins after sunrise
here,
Myself I could still work EU on QSB peaks 30 to 45 mins after sunrise.
One of the memorable
160 openings.
I am hopeful next season will be even better, I think the lowest is yet
to come, and even perhaps
2021 before the upturn starts.
73 Merv K9FD
WOG wire on the ground
I agree with Bob. I think the name BOG is firmly entrenched, whatever the
electrical differences. Oh, I could propose a new name, but I doubt it
would ever stick.
I'll go back to my Otter/Platypus to propose a parable:
Suppose that the Platypus had instead gotten the
Puts real meaning into the commonly used phrase of so many
"I can work all I can hear"
Trolls live under the bridges, it hinders their ability to copy signals
above ground.
VE6WZ was there clear as day. No question, no ESP. Doug maybe you
should get your hearing checked. I have crappy
It still wire on the ground
But then it canalso be transmission line on a ground.
In a form of coax line, twisted line.
ср, 4 дек. 2019 г. в 00:27, K9FD <mailto:merv.k...@gmail.com>>:
WOG wire on the ground
> I agree with Bob. I think the name BOG is firml
on the sunrise
path. Its looking good, I saw spotted 5H but was late arriving and
heard nothing,
that would be one of my last two zones from this QTH.
Sounding great so far, should improve as the season progresses,
73 Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii
Having hooked my inverted L yesterday I woke early
m this QTH. But heard or saw nothing of him. I think I have a
shot if he would hang around until my sunrise. But not to be.
73 Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii.
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as well as UA9 etc. heard a few EU stations
before sunrise.
So far so good on the low cycle.
73 Merv K9FD, Molokai Island Hawaii
I went to bed the 2nd time last night around 0900Z (not much to show
for my 0700-0900 2 glass of water alarm. I decided to leave the
computer and rig on 1840
Shoot no reason to apologize Bob, the replies are worth the chuckles,
OK, guys I will apologize for my humor. Suggesting a 40m 8 circle
array was meant as a technical Joke as in cross polarization.
73
bob, W7RH
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upply from Mouser a month or two ago, they had some on
order, probably all gone
by now as the word gets around.
73 Merv K9FD
There's no shortage of 2N5109s on eBay for about one dollar each
www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_nkw=2n5109&_sacat=0&_sop=15
73
Frank
W3LPL
- Origin
Was there not another list started for FT8 on topband??
Why the heck is this stuff still here then??
Roger,
If you are so confident that digital is going to fail, why not sit
back and let it happen? I have never figured out why people in the
hobby would actively seek to push people out
to 30 different
stations and will be reported
heard by 60 or 70 unique stations.
73 Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii
Mike,
Thank you for the post, very timely for me.
I have been exploring the VLF and LF spectrum (RX only) for a few
weeks now, after spending some time and money acquiring
Ever see RG6 with a solid aluminum shield?
One thing that hasn't been mentioned here is how the aluminum shield,
jacket, and dielectric behaves. I'm pretty sure that the CoE/°F of
aluminum is *more than twice* that of copper and steel.
I am speaking specifically about a solid aluminum shield
them to check it out,
didnt really
mean to submit it,
If they would have just passed it through and given credit, do you
think he
would have said one word.
No translation needed, simple easy logic. Attitude or tone BS,
Facts are facts.
Merv K9FD
Hi Mike
Please forgive my blunt words,
have heard in some time, interesting conditions.
Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii
Ron et all
Same here not the first DX station at our ( FL ) Sunrise. I called a
couple of times and did not even show up in VK/ZL on PSK Reporter
which I usually do at sunrise. I then slid up to 80
Asian stations are in the same noise boat, I have operated from a
number of places
in Asia and its mostly the same, S9 noise.
US is not far behind on becoming noise limited, there are charts that
show noise increase
over the years, not a good outlook.
73 Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii
Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii.
Interesting observations with dipoles and high angle of arrival at
sunrise/sunset. But from graphs, the beverage also has a fairly high
radiation angle.
I am wondering whether anybody has compared beverages on 80m with RX
vertical arrays or transmit 4 sq. On 80m
Maybe its to early but has any one received QSL from 5I4ZZ?
Worked them for one of my last zones on 160 so anxious for a confirmation.
Did OQRS etc.
73 Merv K9FD Molokai Island Hawaii
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for 160, his figures were dead on the money. Did not even need
to tune it.
73 Merv K9FD
Our club is working on a project where we will be able to use a AM
Broadcast antenna on 160 meters.
Don't get your hope up. Roughly 40 years ago, I did that, along with
another ham, at a daytimer for which
point.
yes tried 630.
73Merv K9FD
Colleagues,
Have any of you attempted to get on the 630 meter band?
As a US Coast Guard radioman in the 1970s, 500 kHz was the worldwide
maritime CW calling frequency; almost all night-time traffic occurred
on 600 meters. While stationed at Coast Guard Radio Honolulu
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