Conditions down here also in SE USA. I had over 150 Q in 62 countries doing an
all out effort both nights. I did work G3YRO who was commenting on condition
and someone mentioned the GM5A station on the water. They had decent signals
both nights. Yes being near the coast makes more of a
Greg, N4CC,, I have been using something similar to what you are describing for
about 10 years. I have 140 ft of Rohn 25 with all Phillystrand guys. The 4
verticals are supported by nylon cords running from the top of the tower. The
height of the tower allows me to have 90 ft verticals plus
Does anyone have experience with the PPC SimplEx Torque Sleeves for F
connectors? They make taking F connectors on and off a breeze without having a
tool. Supposedly they work with PPC EX type F connectors but wonder if anyone
has tried them on other brands. I could not find a distributor
That is interesting Frank as I was just at K4TEA’s QTH yesterday trying to find
why he had more noise from one direction that had no signature of any type,
just higher background from 1.7 Mhz up to around 2.5 Mhz. 80 M is fine. He is
near an interstate so maybe there is something similar out
I just reinstalled a DXE 4 ele receive system I had at another location here at
home. I have what sounds like AC riding on signals when I am on antenna
positions 2,3, and 4 but only hear it on 80 Meters. Position 1 is okay.
Sounds like fuzz riding on the CW signals. Anyone with with a DXC 4
I have used the HI Z rx system and also the DXE ones. HI Z said in the past
no need for a sequencer to get power off the amps if the xmit ant was close to
the rx system antennas. Close I would say 60 foot. DXE has always suggested
using a sequencer to get power off the amps during xmit. I
Hi Peter, I have built many 160 T’s and they always come out best with the
vertical height + the horizontal top equaling around 135 – 140 ft for 1820. I
know you mentioned 1900 but you can scale that from these numbers. I have
several with 90 ft vertical and 45 top wire and friends with 70
Sad indeed to see the post this morning. The idiom “the means justify the end”
is true in this case for sure. I guess eventually the rules will say lets just
call them on the phone and exchange reports, as we are near that with remotes
now. That makes it easier and I guess that is what
Hi Roger, I use a 800 ft bi directional beverage using the WD1A wire. I am
using the transformers sold by KD9SV to feed and terminate it. I use some
small nylon cord to help support it between each rigid support. It does fairly
well but have no way to compare it to a single wire in that
won't light off you have
to light off the starter powder.
Cecil
Sent using recycled electrons.
On Mar 16, 2015, at 5:58 PM, Mike Greenway k...@bellsouth.net wrote:
I some have old style Cadwell that require lighting off with a torch. I
have had them for many years and apparently
For all that responded thanks for the input. I took another canister of the
igniter/powder and this time looked closely at the bottom of the pile that was
dumped. There appear to be a few granules that are at the bottom that are a
little larger ie 1/8 inch maybe that must be the igniter. I
I some have old style Cadwell that require lighting off with a torch. I have
had them for many years and apparently the chemical mixture has gotten too old
to fire off as I tried one today and just no reaction. Has anyone run into this
before? Don’t guess there anything easily mixed up to
I am building a new two wire beverage and have built many in the past that
seemed to work okay but I am paying close attention to detail on this one. I
have a couple of questions to start. Most all agree that the antenna xfmr
ground and and the coax ground should be separate. How much
My 160 vertical is right up against the house so I have used “under the house”
radials for years. The basement is not finished out so I just tacked them to
the floor joist with a staple gun and brought them back to a central point at a
window just adjacent to the tower and drilled a hole
I don’t am still puzzled why the digital modes decided to use the 1837 to 1839
area with the size of the 160 M band. I know the SSB guys use a lot of the
1840-1900 area but 1900 to 2000 is usable isn’t it? I rarely hear much up
there and 3 or 4 khz up there would never be missed. Probably not
I did try it with two shunt fed towers on 160 meters 1/4 apart using a
Wilkinson power divider and had little success and then read in ON4UN’s Lowband
book that phasing shunt fed tower was very difficult if possible at all. You
might take a look at his book and see if those comments are still
Thanks for all the input, the one thing I did not see staring me in the face
was the fact that RG6 is used instead of wire. That answers all my questions
as I thought there was just a single wire there and could not figure out how
that was possible. 73 Mike K4PI
All good topband ops know how
I know some use steel wire on there beverages but I see that Tractor Supply
offers steel coated with aluminum. Anyone used this before for very long
beverages? 73 Mike K4PI
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From some feedback on the aluminum coated steel, I am thinking about trying
some regular aluminum, 14 gauge. Anyone got a downside to this? Price,
weight, conductivity are good and little if any stretch. I will use aluminum
screws and nuts on the end terminations with No Ox. 73 Mike K4PI
I see that K4ZW is in Z81 for a week or so. He mentions doing low band but
wondered if anyone had more info as to whether he might have an amp with him
for 160 and freq he might be using. Would really love to work this one on 160.
I know he is a good low band op. I sent him an email but not
I saw GU4YOX mention the Dayton Topband dinner and was wondering if there might
be an announcement coming out soon for ticket sales. 73 Mike K4PI
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HI Bob, basically most agree he cannot hear due to local noise etc. I knew
he was spending a lot of time on 160 and thought maybe someone on the east
coast might have worked him. 73 Mike K4PI
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From: Bob Garrett
Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 4:59 AM
To: 'Mike
Anyone on the East coast had any luck working HS0ZEE on Top? I have listened
to him often on 30 M and he seems to have some trouble hearing and wondered if
his RX was any better on Top. Any details appreciated if a QSO was made. 73
Mike K4PI
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Thanks to all for the great input on HS0.. 73
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If I didn’t say it, what it tried to say was if I hear the arc 100% this
pole has a problem. The antenna on the Ultrasonic has a very very narrow
pickup range and you have to move very slowly over every piece on the pole.
If I don't hear the arc there could still be a problem on the pole
Keep me posted as I need that on 80 and 160 but would be happy for just 80
Will be in the CQ WW this weekend. Got a HI Z 8 vert array going at the
farm.. Sound pretty good..
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From: topband-requ...@contesting.com
Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2012 12:00 PM
To:
I am going to need to run a coaxial cable from a receiving system about 900 ft
away from the shack. My first thought was flooded RG6, Commscope F660BEF,
which would appear to have about 4 db of loss but then thought possibly some
flooded RG11, MaxPipe S1D60PN-O-R1K, might be a little better.
Has anyone had good success finding radials with a metal detector? They are
advertised as being able to find copper and aluminum. W8JI described his
method on of using a MFJ antenna analyzer connected through a transformer to
the radial system and then using a small receiver with a loop to
If you still need TT on Topband, as I do, please go to
http://www.i2ysb.com/joomla5/ and vote in their band needed survey to show you
need them on 160. Often the AF expeditions will shy away from Topband stating
“too much QRN” but hopefully this one will hang in there. 73 Mike K4PI
Guy, yes I am using WD1A on a 800 ft reversible around 12 high that has helped
me work some tough ones in both directions E-W. I am using KD9SVs matching
units. I have nothing to compare it with right now. 73 Mike K4PI
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Just a note about something in this same vein that I ran into recently with
leakage in cables with BNC connectors. I bought some 3 ft jumpers made up
with BNC connectors and the connector has no tension when connecting to a
BNC jack and once in a while I have to reseat the connector to try and
Be careful with UPS units as I have seen them cause more problems noise wise
that computers. A friend of mine had a really bad one he had to unplug to
operate on any band. Everything was clean once he got rid of that thing.. 73
Mike K4PI
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I wondered how long it would take before they started selling some RFI
generating lighting. Soon we can have a complete neighborhood of RFI from
just lights. I am sticking with incandescent. I have enough stock to last
the rest of my lifetime.HI. Some years my employer opted to go with
I use my K3 on the AM 550 - 1700 MW broadcast by just turning the width to 5
KHhz and selecting the AM mode . I do turn the PREAMP and receive most
station fairly well but if you are serious about the MW area outside the ham
bands you will probably need the General Coverage module installed.
The W1TRC unti is very, very sharp with the parabolic reflector. The one I
saw mentioned earlier as a Bat detector kit does not appear that it would be
directive enough but the W1TRC is super effective. The signature is very
subtle and you have to be right on the bad component. I have
There have been two well written construction articles by W1TRC in QST...Jim
Hanson, W1TRC, author of A Home-made Ultrasonic Arc Detector QST Apr 2006 and
“Adapting a Three Element Tape Measure Beam For Power LIne Noise Hunting” QST
May 2007. FAR circuits sells the board for the Ultrasonic
Hi Mike,
Now in palau rolling blackouts, the power failure time of hotel area is 11:00
to 15:00.
I can not QRV in a good time zone, but I do QRV at the time before and behind
that.
I stay palau between Dec. 22 and Jan 9.
Though regrettable, a power failure continues all the time among the
It looks like a busted call for IK0HBN who is active on 160..73
-Original Message-
From: Herb Schoenbohm
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 10:54 AM
To: TopBand List
Subject: Topband: EK0HBN QSL Information
Please does any member of this list have any information on the QSL
route
Anyone on the east coast USA hearing T8CC on Topband?
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I wonder if anyone knows how to reach W5UN? He made a post concerning his
problems with WD1A breaking inside the insulation and was wanting to find out
if he thought it was a corrosion or tension problem. I tried the email he used
to make the post several times but no response. Has anyone
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