Re: Topband: another carrier

2014-03-23 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
I make it about 125 to 130 degrees from Victoria, BC (local time 10:40am PDT, so, likely ground wave, but not strong). The AM broadcaster on 1680 kHz nulls a few degrees further south. This is using a tuned medium wave loop antenna, so it doesn't resonate on 160m, and local noise tends to

Re: Topband: Modeling the proverbial vertical on a beach

2014-08-14 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
I wonder if they had read the report mentioned by Chuck Hutton a few days ago: http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/rd/pubs/reports/1968-45.pdf It would seem to shed some light on what they observed. There are other, more theoretical, papers of similar vintage that address the issue for those who want

Re: Topband: WATCH OUT !!Did you get a new cable modem from Comcast? Arris Modem equal lots of QRM

2014-10-24 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Jameco continues to sell linear wall warts, if you want them new. best wishes, Nick VE7DXR At 05:26 24-10-14, you wrote: On 10/23/2014 3:33 PM, JC wrote: So watch out is you have Comcast cable modem, it is necessary to choke the cable and the AC cord with FT240 # 31. With this fix ,the

Re: Topband: 160m RX antenna testing surrogates?

2014-12-20 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
The fact that the world outside the Americas has 9kHz rather than 10 kHz separation between broadcasters could help you here Jim. Not as much help for South America, though there is an Argentinian on 1710kHz, but there are US pirates there also. I believe Mark Connelly WA1ION is on this list,

Re: Topband: Salt-Water Qth!

2015-04-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Please see the articles on sea gain (from technical reports of the BBC Engineering Department), referenced by Chuck Hutton, which I believe addresses this very phenomenon. 73, Nick At 17:13 01-04-15, you wrote: As I recall, the vertical signal strength to low angle DX went up

Re: Topband: Waller Flag Question

2015-09-07 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
And if you look at US Patent 2,247,743, it appears that Harold Beverage conceived of a horizontal Flag around 1941. best wishes, Nick At 21:52 06-09-15, you wrote: Bruce wrote on Sept 6. Snip < Check it out http://www.qsl.net/k4fk/presentations/WF-receiver-antennas-SFDXAs.pdf > Bruce, ref

Re: Topband: Back Scatter ?

2016-06-19 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
Hi Bruce, Does the QSB vary regularly at say a 0.5Hz or 1Hz rate? Could it be another station on the channel that is not exactly the same frequency, not strong enough to deliver audio, but strong enough to create a sub-audible beat note? If it is irregular, shouldn't the traditional

Re: Topband: Twist a Flag into a Bowtie?

2016-12-12 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
e. > Maybe someone could model doing this. > TNX es 73, Mike W3TS > _ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _____ Topband Reflector Arc

Re: Topband: Twist a Flag into a Bowtie?

2016-12-13 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
on the SWR and front back. If you have a good ground you probably won't see anything changing. Regards JC -Original Message----- From: Nick Hall-Patch [mailto:n...@ieee.org] Sent: Monday, December 12, 2016 10:59 PM To: JC <n...@comcast.net> Cc: 'topband' <topband@contesting.com>

Re: Topband: Bowtie Flags

2016-12-12 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
my receiving Delta antenna was re-installed higher. The bottom wire went from 3 feet up to ~6 feet at my QTH. 73 Bruce-k1fz http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/flag_antennas.html _ Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada _ Topband Reflector Archives - http

Re: Topband: Bowtie Flags

2016-12-12 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
On Mon, 12 Dec 2016 16:35:14 +, Nick Hall-Patch <n...@ieee.org> wrote: What specific improvements did you note when the Delta was raised Bruce? Thanks, Nick VE7DXR At 16:23 12-12-16, K1FZ-Bruce wrote: Dennis, Is there a photo or sketch available o

Re: Topband: Big 160m openings just before K index spikes

2017-12-09 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
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Re: Topband: sdrWEB not going in my log

2018-01-16 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
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Re: Topband: Band Open - But No Sunrise Peak

2018-01-12 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
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Re: Topband: Band Open - But No Sunrise Peak

2018-01-12 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
in actual signal levels (with corresponding increase in S/N). 73. . . Dave, W0FLS -Original Message- From: Nick Hall-Patch Sent: Friday, January 12, 2018 11:23 AM To: Petr Ourednik ; topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Band Open - But No Sunrise Peak Wasn't some of the apparent

Re: Topband: Condx from NA to EU last night / sunrise enhancement, or, lack of it

2018-02-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
xperience the excitement of working people > they can actually hear. It was great fun. 73. . . Dave, W0FLS _____ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: WB6RSE Flag type loop question

2018-08-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
nductivity), the worse (lower) the signal level from the LOG (thank you Dr. Maxwell). 73, ... Joe, W4TV _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: WB6RSE Flag type loop question

2018-08-01 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
ctor Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > Sent to: d.cut...@ntlworld.com > _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: Beverage Antenna Tuning

2018-07-06 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
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Re: Topband: Dual RX SDR receivers (diversity capable)

2019-01-13 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
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Re: Topband: 160m activity and propagation

2020-02-21 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
W7RH -- W7RH DM35os "It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity." - Albert Einstein _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada _ Searchable Archi

Topband: Ap progression graph from swpc.noaa.gov

2020-04-18 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
ucts/solar-cycle-progression), and it now includes only sunspots and solar flux progression over the years. Thanks. Nick VE7DXR Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Ap progression graph from swpc.noaa.gov

2020-04-18 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
for the Ap is download the data from "Table of Recent Solar Indices (Preliminary) of Observed Monthly Mean Values" in the Data tab below the plots and import the data into Excel. Carl K9LA On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 2:30 PM Nick Hall-Patch wrote: > Does anyone know if the "I

Re: Topband: Anyone with experience using CAT6 as feed line.

2020-05-17 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
akes the BOG useless. On a previous BOG I used #18 twisted speaker wire and it picked up very little RF when connected the the radio. Do I need to do anything with the unused pairs, that would help? Any thoughts on how to prevent RF pickup by the feed line? Nick Hall-Patch

Re: Topband: Loop on the ground as a counterpoise

2020-05-05 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
a modelling tool. I use 4NEC2 but only have access to NEC2 so wires on the ground don't model correctly. Is there any one out there with access to suitable software that could model it for me? 73, Chris G4HYG _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topba

Re: Topband: Slightly OT - amplifier noise

2020-03-20 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
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Re: Topband: 1610 KHz AM Channel in USA

2020-07-05 Thread Nick Hall-Patch
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Re: Topband: Series LC to notch AM broadcast ?

2022-02-20 Thread Nick Hall-Patch via Topband
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Re: Topband: Preamp Placement?

2022-01-18 Thread Nick Hall-Patch via Topband
to electrically small mag loops to maximize SNR from common mode RFI? I would imagine in theory yes, but in application I have no experience to draw from. Thanks, Chris KQ6UP _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector Nick Hall-Patch Victoria, BC Canada