Re: Topband: BOG height

Guy, Thanks and two initial questions: 1) what are the consequences good or bad if the wire is 2 inches above the ground? 2) any recommendations on a BOG amplifier? Thanks Paul On Sat, 3 Aug 2019 at 23:29, Cecil wrote: > Guy...a great post! > > Great information for those of us who are

Re: Topband: FT8 on 160 - how you can make a difference

For me it is quite simple CW and SSB when I am in the shack and FT8 when I am not. It’s the same for all bands and has actually increased my enjoyment and access to the radio. I don’t have the luxury to spend hours in the shack so finding out what is being received when I am busy is a definite

Re: Topband: BOG height

t; > > > > > Regards > > > > Paul > > > > On Thu, 1 Aug 2019 at 19:01, Wes wrote: > > > >> Doesn't "BOG" mean, Beverage On Ground? If so, isn't the a nswer, > >> "on the ground"? > >> > >> Wes N7WS &g

Re: Topband: BOG height

round"? > > Wes N7WS > > On 8/1/2019 10:08 AM, Paul Mclaren wrote: > > Just a ‘simple’ question hopefully - How close to the ground should a BOG > > be for best/good performance? > > > > I am looking for any additional info that I can get to supplement what I

Re: Topband: BOG height

t; > Chuck W5PR > > On Thu, Aug 1, 2019 at 12:08 PM Paul Mclaren wrote: > >> Just a ‘simple’ question hopefully - How close to the ground should a BOG >> be for best/good performance? >> >> I am looking for any additional info that I can get to supplement what I >

Topband: BOG height

Just a ‘simple’ question hopefully - How close to the ground should a BOG be for best/good performance? I am looking for any additional info that I can get to supplement what I have found online already so good on the balun, wire type and termination resistor. My single unterminated beverage I

Re: Topband: Might be a good EU DX night

13 NA and VE stations the log last night which is not bad for me. Mainly east coast but it's over the pond. On the subject of RBN reports I usually get single digit db reports from the main RX stations stateside except for a regular pronounced peak of an extra 20 or more db just after sunrise

Re: Topband: At least four more years of solar minimum?

Frank, You are ruining my plans for a Dxepidition somewhere nice for my 50th bday in 2021. Might as well save the money and stay at home! Regards Paul MM0ZBH On Sat, 8 Dec 2018 at 05:48, wrote: > > > > NOAA updated its predictions for smoothed sunspot numbers and solar flux > through the

Re: Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters - Station Location and Boundary

Bill, Lloyd You can overcome the audio mute on TX issue with the SDR Radio Console and Server software from Simon Brown. The Console software syncs with my rig (TS590S) using Omnirig so can mute the RX audio on TX so you don't hear your transmitted signal. Some rewiring of the headphone cable

Topband: 160m conditions tonight

Nice conditions tonight here in central Scotland on CW. Plenty of local EU plus worked 11 NA stations this evening plus a VU as well.Furthest over being Iowa which is good for me and my furthest over the States on top band. I am sure stations with better TX and RX than my below average

Re: Topband: 160m Condx

I hadn't seen it mentioned but here in NW EU the continuous dashes from Fish Net beacons can be a pain at times. Regards Paul MM0ZBH On Wed, 14 Nov 2018 at 08:55, Petr Ourednik wrote: > Hi, > > an old article here: > > >

Re: Topband: Bizzare EMI Story

I have found that the continuous transmission of FT8 on 160m resets my wireless bridge back to default config. Regards Paul MM0ZBH On Wed, 7 Nov 2018 at 15:46, Ted K2QMF wrote: > > If it were me, I would get joy out of smashing it !!! > > On Tue, 6 Nov 2018 21:15:35 -0500 "Sam Josuweit" >

Re: Topband: Little NA Activity?

Roger, Friday night after midnight there was some NA/VE activity on FT8. I had spent most of the evening on CW but had a look up at the digi section before bed. My FT8 sigs were being recieved down in VP8 as well around a similar time. Regards Paul MM0ZBH On Sun, 23 Sep 2018 at 14:56,

Re: Topband: 160m antenna help

have room for a T even if its inverted that would be better to save unwanted horizontal polarisation from your L. If you need further info send me an email off ref'73 Clive GM3POI -Original Message- From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Paul Mclaren Sent

Re: Topband: 160m antenna help

ng the R up to about 50 where you will see a nearly > perfect match. > > 73...Stan, K5GO/ZF9CW > > On Fri, Sep 21, 2018, 3:07 PM Paul Mclaren wrote: > >> Looking for the advice of the experienced hams for what if anything I >> should do to make my 160m inverted L more effi

Topband: 160m antenna help

Looking for the advice of the experienced hams for what if anything I should do to make my 160m inverted L more efficient. Being realistic I am limited as I have a postage stamp garden so can't really lay more radials or change much beyond the inverted L. I guess the question is would some sort

Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these?

Anyone else hearing the fish net drift net beacons – nothing here in Scotland last couple of nights. Has something changed? Regards Paul MM0ZBH From: Wes Stewart Sent: 17 December 2017 01:23 To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Anyone else hear these? It's amazing how much

Re: Topband: Conditions on 160m for ARRL Contest

I am very new on top band and only managed a handful of big guns on the east coast on Friday night so can't really compare. I did receive a message from the GM5A team who were on a beach with big verticals facing NA over saltwater and they managed 143 q's into 30 states on the Friday night.

Re: Topband: VU2GSM webSDR use

Interesting and an explanation why he doesn't respond to my calls from here in NW Europe. I had put it down to poor RX at his end due to high local noise which I guess is part of the reason. Regarding SDR's I use a remote SDR situated in a nearby farmers field about 250 metres from my home

Re: Topband: Out-door antenna tuning boxes

I use a Dribox and they come in three sizes. Video here: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=YAHMJYmhcn8 Regards Paul MM0ZBH On Fri, 12 May 2017 at 23:17, Jim Murray via Topband wrote: > If you google fly tying materials normally some of these outlets have a > pretty good

Re: Topband: Cabrillo etc

You are not sending your section is the error - or at least the log file doesnt know to add this. It should be N7WS 599 ( your section) AI7H 599 ID and so on. I had a similar problem with another contest but I am not familiar with your logging software so nit sure of a fix but you could run a find

Re: Topband: FW: Hi-Z Around Trees

On a similar note can I ask about beverages touching leaves and other vegetagian. Will this result in poor performance and if so is it significant? Regards Paul MM0ZBH On 14 November 2016 at 12:41, Michael Walker wrote: > For my 80CW and 160 verticals, I have wires

Re: Topband: 160 meter starter antennas

.? > > > > Are your coax cables buried to help with noise pick up.? > > > > Some of the small metal loops are not as good as the larger wire home > built ones. > > DX is getting much better most notice-able at sunrise & sunset. > > > > 73 > >

Re: Topband: 160 meter starter antennas

I am in that category only having put up inverted L for 160m as an extension on my 40m quarterwave vertical recently. Receive antennas are Wellbrook loop and a couple of 40m beverages point NE/SW on top of a 7 foot high boundary wall. This was only put in place in the summer so yet to try my