Re: Topband: Use of Remote Receivers During 160 Meter Contests

I've been reading the mail on this and naturally have an opinion. The internet is not radio! ANY use of the internet during contests should be prohibited. Before, fine. After, fine. During? It ain't radio! No internet spotting! A remote receiver site that is linked by amateur radio is

Topband: Interested in experiences with the TenTec 599, AKA Eagle on 160? CW.

Aloha! I am new to this whole 160 thing and slowly(recovering from rotator cuff repair) getting things together. I've been reading the mail for a couple of months now. I would like to compare notes and will appreciate personal email from anyone who has used a TenTec 599, AKA Eagle, on 160.

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 152, Issue 13

Bottom line is it is hardly worth bothering. After you have worked the few big guns in EU and the JAs, Aussies and Russians on top band there is a quantum leap to the rest of the world, all due to noise. John 9V1VV How is the noise at St John's? Would it be practical to set up there for

Topband: cable chewing rodents

Squirrels chewed completely through the service drop neutral at my urban Atlanta QTH. Without balance, it put 190V on my, just out of warranty, refrigerator taking out the variable speed drive electronics. Some expensive squirrels. Perhaps providing a more desirable sacrificial chew would help.

Topband: 2WL loop

Nc3Z I use a 1wl vertical plane loop for DX on 80-20. It does about as well as the 80m inv V with apex at a little under twice the height. If I had room I'd try a 1WL on 160, even with the 50' height limitation. For local...I'm lazy. I'd try the 1WL before doing all the work to clear space for

Topband: Silicone grease.

I like this stuff. It's thick. It doesn't melt and run out. Use it with high voltage connectors and outdoor coax connectors. 73, bob ah7i http://www.ellsworth.com/products/by-market/consumer-products/lubricant-products/grease/dow-corning-high-vacuum-grease-clear-150-g-tube/ _

Topband: Ionosphere and eclipse. Monotoring tools.

I forgot to edit subject and trim so here it is again. There are a number of research and commercial ionospheric sounders running pretty much all the time. If you have a panadapter you can see and if listening hear them. Lots of info found using the search term: Chirp Sounding OR Sounder I found

Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 161, Issue 18

There are a number of research and commercial ionospheric sounders running pretty much all the time. If you have a panadapter you can see and if listening hear them. Lots of info found using the search term: Chirp Sounding OR Sounder I found this one interesting. I suspect there are also spread

Topband: VOA antenna farm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcsbny8PFZw _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: Where is everyone?

Work. Th, F, S, S. 4 x 12 hour shifts. 73, -Bob ah7i/w4 _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Topband: If you're not tapping the coherer with a baby food spoon...

Those kids and their new fangled automatic tappers! 73, -Bob ah7i/w4 -- -do not look into LASER with remaining eye! _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband