Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 250, Issue 20

2023-10-31 Thread John Farrer via Topband
Hi George Is your question aimed at North Americans or the all of us? I’m sure it’s at least that rare here in Europe. We’d love you to try 160m. 73 John G3XHZ Sent from my iPhone > On 31 Oct 2023, at 17:29, Bill Weaver wrote: > > I missed you guys on KH8/S (multiple tries 😊). Would love to t

Re: Topband: H44WA 22-Nov

2023-11-22 Thread John Farrer via Topband
Hi Brian Thank you for this great effort on LF. We in western EU hope you will continue at least until our SS , G 1610, EA 1700, CT 17.20. 73 John G3XHZ Sent from my iPhone > On 21 Nov 2023, at 23:56, Brian Moran via Topband > wrote: > > Greetings, we'll be focusing on CW on 160m from 0730z

Re: Topband: H44WA 22-Nov

2023-11-22 Thread John Farrer via Topband
BrianThank you very much to you and the team for hanging in there right up to your SR. Solar conditions were not favourable today and propagation stopped 500 miles east of UK with a good run in to Germany around 1730z then appeared to recede rapidly eastwards after that. Here's hoping for bette

Topband: Trailer mounted mast earthing

2019-05-29 Thread John Farrer via Topband
GE all. I’m planning on installing a 160m inverted L and 80m vertical on opposite sides of a trailer-mounted 100ft steel telescopic mast. Both antennas will have K2AV folded counterpoises 10ft high as there is no space for ground radials. The ‘vertical’ wires will be 5ft away from the mast at th

Topband: 3Y0I - BOUVET Pt 2

2019-10-30 Thread John Farrer via Topband
Information about the Rebel Group's second attempt at Bouvet for those of you that haven't seen this yet: https://www.gofundme.com/f/3y0i-bouvet-island-expedition 73 John G3XHZ _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: H40TT on 160m

2019-11-24 Thread John Farrer via Topband
GM all. At the moment the plan is H40TT Rob will be on 160m around his sunset 0700z (EU Monday morning). If condx are no good he will switch to 80m and the same again Tuesday morning. Then they will pack up in the hope of flying on Thursday. Good luck 73 John G3XHZ Sent from my iPhone __

Re: Topband: H40TT on 160m

2019-11-25 Thread John Farrer via Topband
Dave nothing heard in UK either. Their antenna is a top loaded 18m vertical with 2 elevated radials 30ft from the sea. They’re still on 160m FT8 atm (1114z) I believe. Good luck John G3XHZ Sent from my iPhone > On 25 Nov 2019, at 09:27, Artek Manuals wrote: > > Nothing here in Florida ...not

Re: Topband: Titanex V80E tuner

2021-01-05 Thread John Farrer via Topband
Don’t know which atu this is. From their webpage. Sent from my iPhone > On 5 Jan 2021, at 21:30, Steve wrote: > > Does anyone have any pictures to share of a Titanex V80E tuner (2kw) model. > There are two coils that run the length of the enclosure, one in the > enclosure and one in the top.

Re: Topband: 160 m inverted L

2016-11-07 Thread John Farrer via Topband
FWIW mine is cut by trial and error to 1825 and is approximately 65 feet vertical and 80 feet horizontal. I have moved it around to three different locations over the last 2 years. The dimensions change very little, perhaps 2 feet. The SWR can be tweaked by raising or lowering the FCP a little.

Re: Topband: TN5R to start tonight on TB

2018-03-12 Thread John Farrer via Topband
Thanks Jose. Many of us monitoring 1824 last night. I stayed up till 0300z but nothing heard. Will you be on tonight? If your signal is not picked up by rbn can you please cq at least at the beginning of each hour so that we can all monitor? 73 John G3XHZ Sent from my iPhone > On 11 Mar 2018,

Re: Topband: TN5R to start tonight on TB

2018-03-12 Thread John Farrer via Topband
Jose 1824 occupied every day by 9M0W pile up till their SR 2240z. Please give us another frequency to monitor for TN5R. 73 John G3XHZ Sent from my iPhone > On 12 Mar 2018, at 14:32, John Farrer via Topband > wrote: > > Thanks Jose. Many of us monitoring 1824 last night. I st

Re: Topband: TN5R to start tonight on TB

2018-03-12 Thread John Farrer via Topband
e > four simultaneous African DXPeditions 3C, TJ, TN and TY. Therefore some > coordination between team leaders is needed. The good example of almost > perfect solution was VK0/FT4J case. > > > Понедельник, 12 марта 2018, 18:22 UTC от John Farrer via Topband > : > > Jose &g

Topband: Fwd: TX5T

2018-08-20 Thread John Farrer via Topband
Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: > From: John Farrer > Date: 20 August 2018 at 17:54:24 BST > To: "Ricardo A. Rodrigues" > Cc: ct1...@mail.telepac.pt, topband@contesting.com > Subject: Re: Topband: TX5T > > I heard F6AGM work them about 0440utc two days ago. > 73 > John G3XHZ >

Re: Topband: Bad Frequencies and Loop Pre-amps

2018-11-13 Thread John Farrer via Topband
Roger As Lee KX4TT stated, a harmonic on 1818kHz is a problem for us in southeast England in the vicinity of the Brookmans Park transmitter for Radio 5 on 909kHz. 73 John G3XHZ Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Nov 2018, at 13:24, Roger Kennedy wrote: > > > I have never received ANY harmonics or in

Re: Topband: elevated radial

2019-01-16 Thread John Farrer via Topband
Hello Anton I thoroughly recommend the K2AV folded counterpoise that I use (248 countries wkd on 160 in 6 years). Read k2av.com. He suggests that it might be equivalent to 4 elevated radials. The counterpoise is easy to construct yourself. The balun is available from balundesigns.com or easy to