Re: Topband: NCC-2 antenna pattern?

Come on, JC... Even I know, YOU know what K9YC is talking about! After living in IN for 15 years, CA for 34 years, and VA for 10 years, with essentially the same station setup, over the long term, for success on TB, QTH is paramount. (detuned TX antennas notwithstanding) BTW: I like your initials!

Re: Topband: VK6GX in the Spring Stew

Phil called me on Sunday morning (local) just a bit after my SR. I kept getting "6GX" and then got the "V." There was just too much QRN and QSB for my little RX antenna to pull it through. Sorry Phil!! I was running 100 Watts to an Inv-L. Jim - WS6X On Mon, Mar 13, 2023, 10:46 AM TreeN6TR wrote:

Re: Topband: Conditions This Morning...

How well I know. I lived in Fresno for 34 years!! Jim - WS6X On Wed, Nov 2, 2022, 2:33 PM Jim Brown wrote: > On 11/2/2022 6:26 AM, ws6x@gmail.com wrote: > > .were pretty remarkable! At local SR the VK6s were armchair copy! > Interestingly though, not a peep out of the JA big guns on this

Topband: Warning: OT!

I completed a CREI course - BET (Bachelor of Engineering Technology). CREI, stood for Capitol Radio Engineering Institute, a division of McGraw Hill. Before that I received a diploma in Broadcast Engineering from CIE, Cleveland Institute of Electronics. At the time I was working for Crown

Topband: Question about on ground radials field.

Hello Gang, This is somewhat related to the "Will radials on ground help?" thread. I have poked around in various discussion groups but haven't found a specific answer. Assuming I have a fairly decent radial system on the ground (60 radials of various lengths, some longer than 1/4 wave, many

Re: Topband: CQWW Condx on 160 a Bust

When I toured 160 on Friday evening (local) I was dismayed at what seemed like a very high atmospheric noise. I thought, "This is as bad as it gets!" Not so! Saturday evening was even worse! However, in truth, condx have been hot and cold the past week or so. Recently I was able to work 10 or 12

Re: Topband: Condx for Stew Perry!

Hi Bob, You may have missed one important detail. In 2014 I moved to NW Rockingham County, Virginia. However, during my 30+ years on topband from my small city lot in Fresno, I worked 186 countries. One glorious evening in February - can't remember the year - I worked 17 EU. It took me until

Re: Topband: Speaking of Noises...

Tim, Bill, thanks for posting the files. FWIW: I'm hearing it this evening on both 80 and 160. The sounds on both bands are essentially identical -- as far as this tired old audio engineer can discern. Now the kicker... in real time they sound almost nothing like the recording Tim forwarded.

Re: Topband: Formula

Do you have an antenna analyzer that measures the inductive reactance? That would be the easiest approach. Jim - WS6X Today's Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2017 16:05:53 -0500 From: "Gary Smith" I just installed a replacement wire for the 160 sloper. I made it 129' as was the earlier one