Re: Topband: WSPR during eclipse

2016-06-01 Thread Tod
. 73, Tod, K0TO Sent from my iPhone 6 > On May 31, 2016, at 3:02 PM, Cox <lstosk...@cox.net> wrote: > > I have several of these, but $5 with a Pi seems worth looking into! Thanks. > N0UU > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 31, 2016, at 1:38 PM, mstang...@comc

Topband: Was: Handheld Impedance Analyzer

2016-03-29 Thread Tod
ers. Low Q will help here. Tod, K0TO Sent from my iPhone 6 > On Mar 29, 2016, at 7:49 AM, Guy Olinger K2AV <k2av@gmail.com> wrote: > > THIS is the way that you do it. The newer graphing boxes (most of them > since AIM4170) will allow you to pre-calibrate a transmiss

Topband: Operator license and station license.

2016-01-17 Thread Tod
caused the 'control' function to be revised to reflect the current technology and operating practices. Tod, K0TO Sent from my iPhone 6 > On Jan 16, 2016, at 9:16 AM, John Frazier <fr...@bellsouth.net> wrote: > > Tom > > I /think/ I understand your point and

Topband: Atlantic Basin Scoring

2015-02-25 Thread Tod
when next you see him. Best 73, Tod, K0TO Sent from my iPhone 6 On Feb 25, 2015, at 5:28 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote: On Wed,2/25/2015 3:26 PM, john wrote: are actually physically there--they are not in my opinion , hired guns, that description is unnecessarily

Topband: Idaho on 160 m

2015-02-21 Thread Tod Olson
. Tod, K0TO Other Idaho, WY, UTAH ops who read this might consider getting on at that time too; it would increase the odds of the fellows getting a 160 multiplier. _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: Idaho on 160 m --- DRAT !!

2015-02-21 Thread Tod Olson
* Dreadful error MST is - 7 hours from UTC, not -6 hours MDT has caused a mental problem I guess Anyway 0500 UTC is the correct time for 10 PM Mountain Standard Time. Tod, K0TO On 2/21/15, 4:33 PM, Tod Olson t...@k0to.us wrote: I will make an effort to be on starting at 10 PM MST

Re: Topband: K1N DQRM Tracking Project

2015-02-07 Thread Tod
I am waiting for the reverse DQRM project; the one that will deal guys who are deliberately QRM'ing MY signal when I am trying to call the DX station ! They know that is my frequency to use and they call him anyway. Tod, K0TO Sent from my iPad air On Feb 7, 2015, at 4:34 PM, Charlie

Re: Topband: Foreign stns using NA remotes for K1N

2015-02-05 Thread Tod
What difference does it make? Who cares if someone else, rich or not, cheats? We should encourage them to work K1N as quickly as possible and then go away. I leave you with a Shakespeare quote, It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, but signifying nothing. Tod, K0TO Sent from

Re: Topband: Remote Operation

2015-02-02 Thread Tod
US hams who were licensed in the 50's will remember that you got a separate Operator's license and Station license. At some point the FCC merged the two -- probably to save paper. Tod, K0TO Sent from my iPad air On Feb 2, 2015, at 5:47 AM, Bill Cromwell wrcromw...@gmail.com wrote: Hi

Re: Topband: Not so good in the contest last night

2014-02-22 Thread Tod Olson
with lots of lightning I think. Tod, K0TO ID _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: End of a bias tee adventure?

2014-01-24 Thread Tod Olson
some diode choices that will work. Tod, K0TO On 1/24/14, 11:41 AM, Mike Waters mikew...@gmail.com wrote: I would like to know where to get those diodes! Right after I bought my last MFJ-259B, I e-mailed MFJ about buying a spare or two just in case. They never replied. Anyone have a Mfg. name and P

Re: Topband: Radials in the pond..?

2013-08-21 Thread Tod
Party pooper ! 73, Tod, K0TO Sent from my iPad 4 On Aug 21, 2013, at 9:28, Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com wrote: Generally, freshwater is like very poor dirt. As it gets contaminated with certain impurities it can become better, but it is nothing even remotely like salt water. With so many

Topband: Lazy question concerning toroidal inductors

2012-08-06 Thread Tod Olson
on the steps to use to quickly get the answer. I suspect that this is part of the 'lore' that has been developed which is why I am asking the question rather than trying re-invent the solution using first principles. Tod, K0TO ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9

Re: Topband: opinion

2012-08-03 Thread Tod Olson
Is this a current Topband topic? Did I miss something. I thought folks were talking about antennas and some new and unusual ideas with respect to them. Tod, K0TO Even today we have the impact in our economic survival due to the doxology of AlGore on climate change or man-made climate change

Re: Topband: Home Depot LED bulb interference.

2012-04-27 Thread Tod Olson
Herb: Is this a typo? Here in the VI when the power company increased the rates to over $40 per KWH ŠŠŠ. I wonder if you meant $0.40/KWH. At $40/KWH I would guess you could not afford to run your equipment for an entire contest! 73, Tod, KØTO

Re: Topband: Home Depot LED bulb interference.

2012-04-05 Thread Tod Olson
I wonder if the difference is the dimmable feature? Tod, K0TO On 4/5/12 10:56 AM, Jim F. j_fit...@yahoo.com wrote: Wayne.. Good info...Thanks Hmmm.. the heatsink base of this 40 watt bulb also gets too hot to touch and feels like more than 40 watts also. --- On Thu, 4/5/12, Wayne

Topband: EIRP Measurement

2012-02-21 Thread Tod - ID
. Tod, K0TO ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK

Re: Topband: EIRP Measurement

2012-02-21 Thread Tod Olson
me know. It was not my intention to subvert the TopBand reflector. Tod, K0TO On 2/21/12 10:26 AM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: On Mon, 2012-02-20 at 19:04 -0700, Tod - ID wrote: The important thing is to have a way to assure that when someone measured the same field

Topband: 600 Meters live

2012-02-21 Thread Tod Olson
this thread may be at the end since there is a place to go for more info on 600 meters and there does not seem to be an identified need for EIRP measurement on 160 meters [ yet ]. Tod, K0TO ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK

Re: Topband: A rare Boring Report

2012-02-17 Thread Tod Olson
how the LOWFERS handle such things. I think I am going to be an SWL in the beginning, looking for the pioneers [you know who they are, they are the guys with the arrows in their backs]. 73, Tod, K0TO On 2/17/12 10:14 AM, Tree t...@kkn.net wrote: Just thought I would share some random thoughts. I

Re: Topband: Proper Decorum On The Gentleman's Band...

2012-02-10 Thread Tod Olson
the Mean and the Median can be expected to have the same value. But most other distributions will have the Mean above or below the Median value. Tod, K0TO On 2/10/12 5:26 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote: On Thu, Feb 9, 2012 at 9:05 AM, Jim F.j_fit...@yahoo.com wrote: A smart

Re: Topband: T-200 vs. T-300

2011-12-15 Thread Tod - ID
through the feed line [ if the feed line can handle the power]. See K9CY's online paper discussing such RF chokes. You may also want to check my web site for some measurements of various RF chokes made with type 31 using different numbers of cores and turns. Tod, K0TO Sent from my iPad 2

Re: Topband: T-200 vs. T-300

2011-12-15 Thread Tod - Idaho
to go off and buy parts and build. The URL for his article is: www.audiosystemsgroup.com/RFI-Ham.pdf Tod, K0TO -Original Message- From: ZR [mailto:z...@jeremy.mv.com] Sent: Thursday, December 15, 2011 9:04 AM To: Tod - ID; Martin Cc: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: T-200 vs

Re: Topband: Testing chokes with 31 material

2011-08-29 Thread Tod
. 73, Tod, K0TO _ From: Douglas, Ron [mailto:ron.doug...@sumcousa.com] Sent: Monday, August 29, 2011 11:24 AM To: t...@k0to.us Subject: Testing chokes with 31 material Todd I use an AIM-4170 VNA purchase through Array Solutions to do testing as you have described. A few

Topband: General Radio 1606A Manual

2011-05-21 Thread Tod - MN
no problem sending them outside the US if that is necessary. Tod, K0TO ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK

Re: Topband: Preferred Choke Baluns

2011-03-06 Thread Tod - ID
Charles: I make 160 meter RF Chokes [Choke Baluns] by running six turns of coax through 5 cores of Fair Rite type 31 [2.4 in diameter cores]. Five turns and six cores will also work. Tod, K0TO -Original Message- From: topband-boun...@contesting.com [mailto:topband-boun