From the FT4GL blog:
https://ft4gl-blogspot-com.translate.goog/p/equipement.html?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp
"Marek knows CW at low speed because he is new to this mode and has no
contest/DXped experience, so we decided unfortunately for CW enthusiasts that
there
That is true. Just getting permission to go there is problematic. See:
https://www.dx-world.net/ft4gl-glorioso-island/
Despite chasing DX for 66 years, I was not on the air for the last, any only
expedition in my memory, because I was busy trying to make a living. So
Glorioso is the last
I'll try this again, the first attempt never came through.
On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 04:12:51 PM MST, Wes Stewart
wrote:
Mia Culpa.
Sorry, I misread your post to say nothing other than Digital. I will be happy
with SSB and/or RTTY. FT4 and FT8 blah.
Wes
On Friday, April
Mia Culpa.
Sorry, I misread your post to say nothing other than Digital. I will be happy
with SSB and/or RTTY. FT4 and FT8 blah.
Wes
On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 04:07:11 PM MST, Wes Stewart
wrote:
Where did you get this idea? From the blog:
https://ft4gl-blogspot
Okay, failure to communicate:-)
On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 04:18:34 PM MST, Steve Harrison
wrote:
On 4/26/2024 3:59 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
You're preaching to the wrong choir. Read what I wrote more carefully.
I wasn't preaching to you, Wes, but instead agreeing
You're preaching to the wrong choir. Read what I wrote more carefully.
On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 03:06:07 PM MST, Steve Harrison
wrote:
On 4/26/2024 2:10 PM, Wes Stewart via Topband wrote:
> Stepping back onto the soapbox.
> Gilles writes: " Is the rules even
Where did you get this idea? From the blog:
https://ft4gl-blogspot-com.translate.goog/p/band-plan.html?_x_tr_sl=fr&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=fr&_x_tr_pto=wapp
Wes N7WS
On Friday, April 26, 2024 at 03:06:07 PM MST, Steve Harrison
wrote:
[snip]
BUT I do draw the line at contributing to
Stepping back onto the soapbox.
Gilles writes: " Is the rules even is not good hamspirit for a simple click to
sent the batch of DX'pedition QSO to LOTW server 6 mouth after date.
I think this sums up what I was commenting on before. The members of
DXpeditons spend personal funds,
Appears to me that if you want confirmation you pay up. I wouldn't hold my
breath waiting for free LoTW. I've heard that a lot of expeditions don't like
Clublog OQRS because they require that free QSLs via the bureau be issued. So
the only way to get tightwad Europeans and Asians* to pay up
Indeed. I think I'll apply for a patent on the Hocus-Pocus Antenna. This is
the prior art:
https://patentimages.storage.googleapis.com/50/3f/f8/2b6215517b5e7a/US10644404.pdf
Wes N7WS
On Friday, April 19, 2024 at 12:45:36 PM MST, Dave Cuthbert
wrote:
The HEBA appears to be the same
The last one I confirmed was BG6SNJ 01-29-2022. But with the S9+20 powerline
noise that the power company has confirmed but not fixed for months, who knows
what I've been missing.
Wes N7WS
On Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 10:28:34 AM MST, wrote:
Just dabbled in the WPX contest
Yes, I know that but some might choose to operate that way, hence "robot."
RTFM and 73 in the same message. A bit of irony.
On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 03:37:56 PM MST, Joe Subich, W4TV
wrote:
On 2/19/2024 4:51 PM, Wes Stewart via Topband wrote:
> F/H is par
So that the operators can exclude them.
On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 03:21:05 PM MST, WW3S
wrote:
The filters dont “exclude” callers, they do however sort them….either by
signal strength, mileage ( based on grid square) , maybe continent…..
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It is unreasonable to assume all FT8 QSOs are with robots, however, many are.
Technically, some "I" (my computer) makes are made with me not in attendance.
When I can disable transmit and walk out to the kitchen to get another beer and
come back to see that my software has tuned my radio to
My CW totals are correct; FT8 are not. I've only worked them once, yet they
show two for each FT8 QSO.
On Monday, February 19, 2024 at 10:33:36 AM MST, Jeff via Topband
wrote:
I worked CB0ZA last Thursday evening on 80 & 160 FT8 (only once).
Checked club log 5 min after qso and
I guess I'm the only topband guy that hasn't commented on this yet, so here
goes.
I've been doing this DX thing for over 65 years now. Other than WAS on
2-meters (never accomplished) DXCC has been my sole focus; no zones, islands,
counties, etc. The holy grail, Top of the Honor Roll, has
hand than I am.
But this maintenance aspect of elevated radials is something I don't
think gets enough mention.
73/jeff/ac0c
alpha-charlie-zero-charlie
www.ac0c.com
On 1/5/2024 8:42 AM, Wes Stewart via Topband wrote:
> I was about to recommend Rudy's work. He is a prolific experimen
I was about to recommend Rudy's work. He is a prolific experimenter and
writer; reading his stuff will answer almost anything you ever what to know
about vertical antennas, ground systems and receiving antennas.
I have a folder on my hard drive with 30-40 of his papers.
On Friday, January
My sentiments exactly.
Wes N7WS
On Thursday, November 30, 2023 at 11:10:16 AM MST, Ron Spencer via Topband
wrote:
I've never been DX (well, USVI but that's not rare nor hard to get to) so
can't give a perspective from that viewpoint.
My thinking is this: you either got my call
Serious weak-signal ops would be using CW, so who cares what the FT8 guys are
doing? :-)
On Tuesday, November 28, 2023 at 02:37:00 PM MST, Jim Brown
wrote:
On 11/28/2023 5:05 AM, Dietmar Kasper wrote:
> A resolution at the July ARRL Board of Directors meeting pointed to
> “growing
Dietmar,
I thought my morning (13:00-14:00 Z) was the best so far. I've been plagued
with powerline noise from two sources, known to the power company, but still
unrepaired.
On several other mornings I have known you were there but knew it was pointless
to call, given your power and antenna
A search shows spots yesterday on FT8. I personally haven't heard them on
160. Got them on 21 other slots, including an unbelievable 59+ signal on
10-meter FM.
I have not heard anything from 7O.
On Tuesday, November 14, 2023 at 05:02:53 PM MST, Steve Harrison
wrote:
Has TX7L even
I was copying you Q4-Q5 and calling yesterday near my sunrise (~13:50Z)
Unfortunately, all of Japan seemed to be calling too. I could see their pileup
on my bandscope.
But I had to do a family errand and had to QRT at that good time. This morning
(my time) I had no copy.
Your excellent
George,
I think I was the first through on FT8 I had previously decommissioned the 160
Inverted L for the season after working you on CW, but decided to fill out my
Bingo card with an FT8 QSO. (Not my favorite mode, but we have a friendly "who
works the most slots" club competition so it's
George,
I feel your pain.
I'm 1/8 mile from the street and power line, which has recently developed
enough noise to wipe out an AM broadcast station while I'm driving down the
street. The power company RFI guy has yet been unable to find the source since
it's so widespread.
Yesterday, it
I worked my first 80 countries on 160 using an inverted-vee dipole, apex at 45
feet, ends down around 6-10 feet. TX power = 500W, dipole used for both TX and
RX.
I think this qualifies a NVIS.
Wes N7WS
On Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 03:28:29 PM MST, Mike Waters
wrote:
Contrary to
I got up at 1100Z (4 AM local) this morning and heard nothing but powerline
noise and saw spots saying @1030Z QSY to 40. Worked them on 40 but need them
on 160. Maybe tonight around their SS (0500) or tomorrow closer to my SR
(1230Z)??
Wes N7WS
On Thursday, August 24, 2023 at 08:27:25
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I could give other advice but the best that I could offer is to check out
Rudy's, N6LF, site: https://www.antennasbyn6lf.com/ Regrettably, this isn't all
that he's published so further searching might be in order. QEX published a
series in 2009-2010 of his stuff.
In my "Antennas" document
[sigh]
On 12/28/2018 10:33 AM, Tim Duffy wrote:
even cooking dinner at the same time!
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I was an early participant in the SAL yahoo group and introduced Dan, AC6LA, to
the group. He has provided a lot of modeling tools.
That said, I lost interest after feeling that the design was too complicated,
not well understood and suffered from a dizzying number of changes. I could be
Jeff, et.al.
1) Yes, I am on 1.7 acres (2 AC - easements). Some guys would love this much
land, to farmers it's just enough room for the barn. Regardless, considering I
also have a house, a tower and a vertical antenna to share it with, I don't have
room for Beverages, at least not an
I just drove down to the local convenience store and bought some Powerball
tickets. If I win, there's a nice 80 acre parcel across the street from me that
I would buy. Until then, I'm stuck on a 1.7 acre plot with no room for beverages.
Wes N7WS
On 12/22/2018 1:20 PM, Mike Waters wrote:
Although licensed for 60 years I'm a relative newby on topband. (I did work VE7
in 1959 but that's another story). I decided to semi-seriously take up the band
to acquire my 9th DXCC band award.
As I've described before, pardon the redundancy, I worked my first 70 entities
using an
Noise is signal spread over a large bandwidth, We tune our receivers to a
frequency to copy signals in a relatively narrow bandwidth. Nevertheless, there
is some of that noise in that same bandwidth. How does placing a resistor or
choke to ground reduce the noise while not reducing the
I heard TZ4AM last night here in AZ on my one and only antenna, my 55'
inverted-L. I didn't call, since I've worked him before.
Wes N7WS.
On 12/17/2018 3:33 PM, Gary Smith wrote:
Last night around 0500Z or thereabouts,
TZ4AM was coming into Connecticut at an
easy 15 over 9 on the HI-Z
I heard you in Tucson with a good signal (559) this morning 1 hour after my
sunrise.
Wes N7WS
On 12/17/2018 12:07 PM, Tree wrote:
Last night was a pretty decent evening with good propagation into most
parts of Europe. Managed a QSO with F5IN - first time in many years.
This morning - RA4LW
I'm not surprised and the results seem reasonable.
Wes N7WS
On 12/8/2018 2:07 PM, MICHAEL ST ANGELO wrote:
Now that the leaves are off the trees and the cold weather has returned it's
time to do antenna work.
I have an inverted L between two trees with 34 radials on the ground. Four
If I understand correctly, your base loading is insufficient to bring the
vertical down to resonance, It then appears capacitive and that capacitance in
concert with the shunt inductance form an L-network match.
I use this trick on my Inverted-L, but the top loading wire is shortened to get
Let's just institute the rules for WAS for DXCC.
Wes N7WS
On 11/23/2018 10:44 AM, Dan Edward Dba East edwards wrote:
gotta chip in my $0.02 on this, for what little it may be worth..
i have access to some remote rural property, here in texas, and in
oklahoma..but k5rk and w7rh pointed out
One of our SADXA members just wrote a paper about the possibility of daytime
40-meter DX during mid-December.
But on this subject I would like to know who made the ONE 160-meter SSB QSO with
VP6D.
Wes N7WS
On 11/20/2018 11:57 AM, Clive GM3POI wrote:
JC I think you have to be careful about
Yes, the "far end" has minimal radiation; it's the wire getting there that
does. Doubt me, model it.
Wes
On 11/18/2018 1:20 PM, F Z_Bruce wrote:
The far end is high impedance voltage, and has minimum horizontal current
radiation. The inverted L is a good trade off signal vs available
That also drives up the current in the horizontal wire with attendant increased
horizontal radiation.
I chose for a couple of reason to do the opposite; shorten the wire to make the
feedpoint capacitive and use a shunt inductor to get a 50-ohm match. This
really doesn't improve the 2:1 VSWR,
That is not great. It implies excessive ground loss.
On 11/18/2018 9:41 AM, jayb1...@optonline.net wrote:
Theoretical impedance for a perfect 1/4 wave ground plane is 37 ohms. 60
ohms is great; 1.2:1 VSWR – leave it alone, you will never notice any
difference if you try to improve it. It will
To the first order, the feedpoint Z (at resonance) will depend on the height of
the vertical portion, which affects the radiation resistance. and the resistive
loss of the ground connection which appears in series with it. A full height
(1/4 wavelength) vertical over perfect (zero ohm) ground
I can carry one card to an approved 160 field checker and get it approved. He
has no idea what my total are.
Wes N7WS
On 11/17/2018 7:32 AM, uy0zg wrote:
Joe !
To the checker was declared all 339. No doubt !
Nick, UY0ZG
Joe Subich, W4TV писал 2018-11-17 16:22:
The checker does not
I worked him near my SR this morning, although he had a tough time hearing me.
Wes N7WS
On 11/3/2018 10:42 AM, Ed Stallman wrote:
From an exchange E-mail with R0SR Igor writes . " On Top Band today I have 15
QSOs with
NA :-) From Lrkutsk CQ Zone 18 "
Times are good on the TB , keep an ear
Whoa. I said no such thing. The AC6LA calculator is definitely not simplified
and/or inaccurate.
Wes N7WS
On 10/25/2018 11:07 AM, donov...@starpower.net wrote:
Hi Bob,
As Wes points out, the AC6LA calculator is overly simplified and not
very accurate. Despite that, the answer to your
Here's a bit more from Dan, AC6LA, about this:
https://ac6la.com/swrloss.html
Wes N7Ws
On 10/25/2018 10:49 AM, Chortek, Robert L. wrote:
Hi Mike,
That just goes so show you how little I know! I assumed, apparently
incorrectly, that there was some loss IN ADDITION to the transmission line
https://ac6la.com/tldetails1.html
On 10/25/2018 10:24 AM, Chortek, Robert L. wrote:
Does anyone know how much power would be lost if a resonant antenna with an
Impedance of say, e.g. 36 Ohms is fed with 50 Ohm coax? Is there a good
source where I could look up this kind of information?
Pity they didn't stay on until our SR in AZ. But that's not atypical.
Wes N7WS
On 10/22/2018 10:55 AM, David Olean wrote:
I am not an expert on DX peditions, coming late to HF and 160 meters in my
life, but I could not get over the operator at VP6D this morning on 1.826.
Whoever it was, he
The USA is a big country; four time zones. Sunset on the east coast is three +
hours before our sunset here in AZ. By the time we have full darkness (~0100Z)
you guys across the pond are all asleep. If you are up and on, we have three
time zones of QRM and several more hops to deal with.
/2018 1:35 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
I can vouch for the AA-55 Zoom, although it is not without flaws. I live 5.9
miles from a 50KW BC station on 1550 kHz. On my 160-meter inverted-L they are
70 dB over S9 on a calibrated K3, that's 70 dB above -73 dBm or -3dBm. As long
as I don't sweep through
Joe is correct.
On 10/12/2018 5:45 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
On 2018-10-12 7:10 PM, MrToby wrote:
You dont have to lower them but you need to short them to ground to
make them electrically invisible
No, with 1/4 wave elements you must *open* the feed point - disconnect
any feedlines and
I can vouch for the AA-55 Zoom, although it is not without flaws. I live 5.9
miles from a 50KW BC station on 1550 kHz. On my 160-meter inverted-L they are
70 dB over S9 on a calibrated K3, that's 70 dB above -73 dBm or -3dBm. As long
as I don't sweep through that frequency, the analyzer is
One problem for us on (or near) the west coast is too many DX stations to the
west QRT before our sunrise. I rely on the SR enhancement and, probably more
important, the diminished QRN from the east as the continental land mass becomes
sunlit. Of course, to the east it's pretty much hopeless
Paul,
It would be nice to have a few more data points. The two you supplied when
mapped onto the Smith Chart don't give much evidence of a resonant point and the
second one doesn't make sense. With these limited data I suggest that your
loading wire is too long. I would try shortening it to
I suspect your data. For a 0.1 lambda vertical, the radiation resistance will
be quite low particularly with sloping loading wires and with your radial system
the ground loss will be high. Additionally, I think the top loading is
insufficient to achieve resonance. Yet you seem to have it.
For more about Roy, our DX club website has additional photos of his antenna
farm, as well as some other members' projects.
See: http://sadxa.org/memberprojects.html
Wes N7WS
On 9/16/2018 1:40 AM, S57AD wrote:
Thank you, Terry! Incredible antenna farm indeed! Enjoyed reading the story
and
I agree with Rick. The advantage to the edge-wound inductor is the better heat
dissipation; needed because the Q is lower :-)
Wes N7WS
On 8/30/2018 5:44 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
On 8/30/2018 3:44 PM, Guy Olinger K2AV wrote:
You can also get the edge-wound (flat) 1/4 inch by
Bingo. Just like "government shutdowns" where they close Grand Canyon or
Yellowstone NPs. Maximize the pain for the general public so we scream.
N7WS
On 8/24/2018 5:21 AM, Brian Pease wrote:
It seems to me that this may be similar to the time when the Government
threatened to cut the VHF
their own but I sure see more people trying not to play radio these
days.
W0MU
On 8/22/2018 2:19 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
Not quite true. I was a very early users of FT8, my first experience with
any of the JT modes. Someone said that JTAlert was a must have so I installed
it, not really
Not quite true. I was a very early users of FT8, my first experience with any
of the JT modes. Someone said that JTAlert was a must have so I installed it,
not really knowing why.
I was attempting a QSO with a west African station and could tell that I was
being QRMed after the first
I often saw your spots, but the hours were just awful for me in AZ. Too late to
stay up late, too early to get up early.
I am reminded of some skeds that W7UBI (SK) and I ran on another part of the
spectrum, 2-meters, on meteor scatter in 1978-1979 For over a year we did a
half-hour skeds
Despite several emails to clear up the fact that I donated but wasn't on the
donor list, I was assured that I was and would be getting early LoTW
confirmation. Didn't happen.
Although I have enough paper cards to have 100 confirmed I've been waiting for
some time for #100 via LoTW. This one
Tony,
I'm using a DX Engineering plate on my 160 inverted-L. In my case, I also have
the HD tiltover fixture mounted on a 3" diameter pipe cast in concrete. I mount
the plate a bit over 1" above the concrete surface so there is room to install
the bolts around the edge of the plate from
According to the latest Clublog DX Report, 20-meters is still the money band;
34% of all reported contacts made during the last 7 days were on 20. Of those,
41% were DX contacts. Second was 40-meters. Thirty meters was actually fourth,
behind 6-meters.
Wes N7WS
On 6/15/2018 11:02 AM,
I have Baker on some bands so this isn't a must have for me, although a 160 QSO
would be nice. If it was, however, at my age (pushing 77) waiting a few years
might not be an option.
I wish SV/A would be deleted, it is after all just Greece, and for some French
ops to activate FR/G. You have
Often times the only signals on the band. :-)
On 6/13/2018 11:46 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
On 6/13/2018 11:35 AM, Chortek, Robert L. wrote:
A short top loaded vertical over an excellent ground will put out a fabulous
signal on 160!
Proof: fishing buoys get out like
Maybe my "Zoom" model is different from yours but I opened up my AA-55 Zoom and
found the connector to be rather securely mounted. So much so that I
reconsidered my idea of replacing the SO239 with a type N. Not that it isn't
doable, just that it was more trouble than I wanted to bother with
Rick is correct. There is room in my AA-55 Zoom for a blocking cap. However, I
only connect it to DC grounded antennas. My 160-meter inverted-L has a 20Kohm,
10W wirewound resistor connecting the vertical to ground on the antenna side of
the coax connector as a static bleed. Without it, I
Since he said the coax was 75-ohm, a 75-ohm termination would be better.
On 6/9/2018 5:07 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
As a sanity check, terminate the coax with a 50 ohm resistor and verify
that you have good coax. Flat line at 1:1 SWR, etc.
Rick N6RK
On 6/9/2018 4:57 PM, terry
I want to see a barefoot child running around my cactus patch. And what, pray
tell, is a lawnmower?
Wes N7WS
qrz.com/db/n7ws
On 6/7/2018 1:29 PM, Rick Stealey wrote:
You should never use steel staples in the ground. Think for a minute. They
are sharp, rusty objects that stay a long
The problem will be getting him to hear you. I was calling in a pile on 20 SSB
yesterday when he announced that they had another station coming up at 18130. I
doubt that anyone else heard that, considering the out of control mob. I tuned
up there and he was calling CQ at a solid S7 on my
Sounds like SNOTEL https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNOTEL
In 1976, the ARRL SW Division convention was held here in Tucson. The local club
sponsor hadn't done anything toward serious VHF programs, so Steve, then W7RUC,
now W7CI, and yours truly, arranged a VHF breakfast meeting at the convention
1) I have yet to (and likely never will) install an RX only antenna. Hence, I
receive on the same inverted-L I transmit on. It's been my experience that I
still hear better than I get out with 500W. Perhaps it is just operator skill
that makes it possible. :-)
2) "Poor" is rather
I've "made a contact", if you want to call it that, with that robot twice now.
That's about the only use I have for FT8; making contacts that shouldn't count
for anything, although, I think ARRL accepts them for the grid chase thingy.
Wes N7WS
ps. At least it didn't send me a text via
Could be. An effective balun on 160 isn't trivial, but then the questions are at
least twofold. 1) How ineffective is it and what are the relative currents on
the intended radiator compared to the incidental radiator and 2) what
constitutes the ground plane? On my cactus patch I'm working my
We live in two countries separated by a common language.
In the states, we consider any wire in a "v" shape suspended upside down to
be...wait for it... an inverted vee, regardless of height as far as I know.
Are you suggesting that in Merrie Olde England there is a specified angle
between
My first 67 entities worked on 160 were with an inverted-vee with apex at about
45 feet and the ends about 5 feet high. Actually a few were with the antenna
cut for 80 and using a tuner. I couldn't even run full power (500W) with that
configuration.
Wes N7WS
On 3/27/2018 11:49 AM, Carl
ct. :-)
Dave K1WHS
(another 160 newbie!)
On 3/22/2018 2:49 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
Worked PJ5/SP2GCJ @0315 for a new one for me. OA4TT would have been a new
one too (I'm a newby). He was quite strong but the one time he replied to
me he didn't have my complete call, missing the "s",
Worked PJ5/SP2GCJ @0315 for a new one for me. OA4TT would have been a new one
too (I'm a newby). He was quite strong but the one time he replied to me he
didn't have my complete call, missing the "s", and he gave up and went back to
CQ very quickly (I thought).
HC2AO was ESP, at best.
Listening in AZ. nil so far. 0300Z
On 3/21/2018 3:50 PM, Roger Kennedy wrote:
Well hopefully we'll get some stations on the band tonight !
I'll be on around 1828kHz from about Z . . .
Hope you'll be on too
73 Roger G3YRO
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Dave,
First I see by my log that we've had two QSOs---35 years apart--- one on 2-meter
EME and one on TB.
I'm no Beverage expert---antenna Beverage that is--- but it seems to me that
shortening the west antenna just decreased its sensitivity. If you're pointing
at one or more noise
A casual S effort here. Worked only one EU (LZ2WO) on Saturday night local
time.
On 2/19/2018 2:21 AM, Roger Kennedy wrote:
Well on Friday night I couldn't hear one single American station . . . even
though I heard a couple of Southern Europe stations working a few.
Saturday night conditions
Actually, there is QRM. In fact I gave up FT8 after about a hundred Qs after
trying to work a nameless west African who started getting clobbered mid QSO.
I just kept repeating reports hoping that the QRM would compete and move, when
up popped JTAlert with a message to the effect that my QSO
Wednesday would work for me. That said, a few thoughts:
1: "right across America" includes US east coast and northern tier stations and
those of us another hop or two further from you in the far southwestern part of
the country.
2: Unless I've confused you with another Roger, I remember a
Fortunately, WAS rules are different. If they weren't you could work all states
on10 GHz just by driving or flying from state to state.
If DXCC worked this way there would be a lot fewer guys on the top of the Honor
Roll. That said, the 50 mile rule wouldn't affect me one bit:-)
Wes N7WS
There has been some related discussion on the Clublog group.
I'm 76 years old (this is my 60th year in ham radio) and two away (SV/A and
FR/G) from top of the Honor Roll. I don't think I'll make it in this lifetime.
In these years, I've had a local DXer (SK) call me on the telephone to let
Although my first ever top-band QSO was in 1959 and was a DX station (VE7) it's
only been in the last year or so that I've been semi-seriously working the
band. The impetus being a 9th band DXCC. At the moment, I have 82 entities
worked, 52 of them in the last 12 months. I'm clearly not an
Yeah but, do they QSL?
On 1/10/2018 4:14 PM, Bill Stewart wrote:
I just sent them an email. Maybe others can also.
Boy, whatever problem they have results in a good 160m signal.
Tnx all for replies.
Bill K4JYS
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It's amazing how much information you can find once you know what you are
looking for. Until then, not so much. I tried searching for "beacons", etc,
with no luck. Hence the question.
N7WS
On 12/16/2017 4:30 PM, Mike Waters wrote:
Lots of information is in the searchable archives of this
Thanks for all of the replies. Seems I'd heard these mentioned someplace but
didn't put two and two together.
On 12/16/2017 1:19 PM, Wes Stewart wrote:
From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting on 1823 and
1829 KHz. These signals typically pop up as steady carriers
From time to time I'm hearing some non-ham stations transmitting on 1823 and
1829 KHz. These signals typically pop up as steady carriers then identify in
Morse and disappear. I've heard IDs of 4OMD, 4NAF and 4NAG.
Ideas?
Wes N7WS
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sband so I can hear anyone on the
split within 2,5 KHz, the brain does the rest.
Thanks for the last weekend ARRL contest QSOs.
73
Jose, EA7KW
2017-12-07 18:33 GMT+01:00 Wes Stewart <wes_n...@triconet.org>:
Shh. You're giving away my secrets.
Wes N7WS
On 12/7/2017 10:07 AM, ma...@ka5
Shh. You're giving away my secrets.
Wes N7WS
On 12/7/2017 10:07 AM, ma...@ka5m.net wrote:
I respectfully disagree with Don Kirk. My experience has been different. I
don't how many pileups I've broken quickly - where the station I'm trying to
work is operating simplex - by going split and
of it (because he wants to hear a DX
respondent) but he will have no problem firing up 500 Hz away.
But the digital guys e.g. FT8 have 2khz wide filters. So there is a fundamental
assymetry here.
Tim N3QE
Sent from my VAX-11/780
On Nov 28, 2017, at 10:50 PM, Wes Stewart <wes_n...@triconet.org>
So what's the protocol when a CW man checks a frequency, hears nothing, sends a
couple of QRL? and hears nothing and begins to run stations. Then sometime
later a guy running an imaginary mode...oops...sorry, FT8 shows up and wants to
park on the CW man's frequency? Who is to blame? I'll
Well, yes, the transmitter is looking into the transmission line and then the
antenna load, so they are different. To be fair you need to place the analyzer
at the input (TX) end of the line. Now the TX and the analyzer see the same
thing. But this isn't a good way to match the antenna to
Trevor,
You haven't really provided enough information to solve your problem. If you
want to use a shunt coil then I suggest that you consider measuring the R-jX at
your frequency of interest and then designing an L-network using purposeful
shortening of the antenna to create a capacitive
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