Thanks very much Marsh. Obviously you have some serious antenna modeling
skills and I do thank you for that second analysis.
If I may indulge you for one last request (tweak) pse?
If you could keep everything the same, but instead, leave the ladder line as
is and short the 50' of coax at the
[mailto:kol...@rcn.com]
Sent: March 26, 2015 2:33 AM
To: Mike Smith VE9AA
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: ZS6BKW(G5RV) on 160m?
Mike, this is exactly the antenna I use here at the home QTH. Mine is set up as
a 92 ft flattop and 42 ft feeder, one end at 50 ft the other at 25 ft (that's
I might have a chance to operate from a portable location this summer for a
contest or two but at the location they have no antennas, nor is there room
for any huge vertical, inverted L, guys ropes etc. etc. and no permission to
climb roofs, chimneys, or put a bolt in the building, nor touch the
Is there any advantage to using an inverted VEE by the sea? Didn't I read
inverted VEEs had a lot of vertical polarization?
Reason I ask is I plan to do the IOTA contest on an Island in NB or NS and
have not yet decided on an antenna.
Thanks,
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen Corey
Keswick
I have posted this already to Towertalk, but I thought the TopBand community
may indulge this crossposting just once, seeing as it's low season in the N.
Hemisphere and it is a 160m array controller I am looking for. TNX, Mike
VE9AA
Thanks to Lar, K7SV for some great details and Joel K4WM for some future
ideas I think I have enough info to roll my own control box for this simple
array.
CU on Top Band !
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve...@nbnet.nb.ca]
Sent: May
I am quite enjoying this discussion, even though some of it is anecdotal and
some is theoretical/mathematical.
Are there any readers of this list, who, say, has a home (or did a portable
op) whereby they had a vertical @ the beach (or land/water interface)
-AND- (and being the key word here) had
, Coreen Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve...@nbnet.nb.ca]
Sent: April 5, 2015 7:23 PM
To: 'topband@contesting.com'
Subject: Verticals on the beach
I am quite enjoying this discussion, even though some of it is anecdotal and
some is theoretical/mathematical
Hey Jim,
TNX for sponsoring a plaque. I have a cpl times in the past as well. I note
there are lots of "interesting" plaques for the SPTDC. I really like that
aspect. Very fair scoring puts it high on my list of favorite contests.
The only thing the head-bubba did not mention which is
Gary K9MMS says (in part)
I think that the timing of the December Stew is very poor. Having it
right
near Christmas when many people are busy with family get togethers makes it
difficult or impossible
Ill have to respectfully disagree with my friend Gary/MMS there.
All this QRP talk had me coming up with more nugget of advice on top of the
great suggestions Rick N6RK has already made.
A word of advice especially for QRPers in the Stew, who will mostly be weak
and dodging the static crashes.
If a station sends "W1A??" and you are W1ABC, try sending BC BC
I just sponsored a plaque (waiting for the money to transfer) but here's one
for anyone with a 9 in their callsign (as heard on the air), regardless of
where you are Worldwide.
".Real Live Wire 9's with up to 9 Live Wires - Top Score Worldwide, 9 heard
in callsign using up to and including 9
Upcoming IARU contest this summer. I'll be away from home.
No access to outside world from shack. None. Zero, Zip, Zilch, Nada.
Small Tribander (1 coax)
40m and 80m inverted Vees. Separate coaxes. All runs are likely 100' long.
How to get on 160m for mults?
Mults and Q's are
Thanks for all the suggestions guys. Lots of private emails.
HOWEVER, sadly I don't think I can use much information from most of them.
Two emails contain an idea or two I may be able to implement. (maybe)
I have no access to the existing antennas, tower, ends of antennas, nor can
I run any
Hi Mike,
Not sure why you chose a 1/2wave,. but that aside.
I am not where your trees are located etc. but if you can get it close to
125' then you have a near perfect 1/4w.
Second option and what I normally do is go around 160-165' for a 3/8ths wave
(5/16th if you prefer)_ and feed it
Whoever the 160m op was this morning was doing a really great job, moving
right along at aprox 32-33wpm. (I have to wonder if it was K9CT)
I managed to get in the log at 1155z (10mins before SR here), however there
were a few W1's and a VE1 that were worked 10-15mins before that.
What
Interesting topic(s) and I told myself I wouldn't comment. (but I will
anyways, hi !)
The one and only issue I have with RHR is when an IT9 station (or anyone
outside the lower 48) is using a USA remote and not signing /W4, /W1, /W6
etc.
No amount of arguing can explain how that is right.(or
, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve...@nbnet.nb.ca]
Sent: January 18, 2016 6:32 PM
To: 'topband@contesting.com'
Subject: re: Topband: NCC-1 Phaser
Herb,
This is very interesting to me. I hope this helps your noise. I have had
11 glorious year of ow
Herb,
This is very interesting to me. I hope this helps your noise. I have had
11 glorious year of owning a silent QTH. Now I have a neighbour who has an
electric fence which bothers me terribly.
Spikes are every second (or so) and on 160m they are 20/9 (and that's with
the NB on ! ! ! )
Roger,
Pretty straightforward.
Narrow Bandwidth antennas + wideband modes (like SSB) = crowding in the
1800-1850 region. (and no (or very little) room for CW ops.)
I was not on this weekend *(don't particularly enjoy SSB on TopBand) but had
I been on, I would have spent 99% of my time
Op was being very methodical this evening alternately working EU and NA,
peaked about 579 @z, but when I worked him a bit later he was about 539.
Repeating calls, insuring the QSO was good, sometimes double TU's.
Great job whoever it was. I think they are hearing quite well judging from
Clarify:
So let me get this straight..if I am running DX , and someone running
excessive power wanders by and wants to take my frequency (for whatever
reason)
then I am supposed to just give it up?
In the infamous words of Jill Taylor (Home Improvement Sitcom TV show from
the 1990's) "I
I just picked up a used one. Any tips? Internet comes up a little bit dry.
Anyone have any first hand knowledge?
My intention is to use it sometimes @ home and sometimes "afield" with only
a few radials (possibly raised if possible)
73 de Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick
Paul,
Your email to the list was very inspiring. I truly enjoyed reading it and
you can be assured it very much made my day when I was feeling a little
down.
I won't sugar coat it - True, you may be a little older than the average
ham, but with age comes wisdom and experience.
I revere
Ive never owned a vacuum variable. What I have been using for decades are
very large air variables hung from a stick, or tree or whatever and I cover
it up with a 2L pop bottle* with the bottom cut out of it. Fix in place
with rope, string, tape, fishing line, whatever.
I cant take credit for
Got part of a used COM-PVS-2-A 160m array (COM-PVS-160-A) for 160m last year
(Tnx Bob!) and only yesterday @ sunset did I finally finish it off in the
pouring rain.
I had to make a controller for it. (I used lime green LED's and 3 toggle
switches)
Played in the Pre-Stew with it and am quite
Jim,
Ahhh, man, that sucks.
Thanks a lot for all the QRP QSO's over the years. Not easy from Utah I am
sure and I always have a smile when I hear you there in the static.
72/73,
Mike VE9AA..sometimes /M, sometimes LP, sometimes HP, and yes, a few
contests per year "QRP".which
I don't have a HI-Z, but I do have many antennas in the trees here. (and
have in the past at other locations too)
Recently, I have installed all wire & rope 4-squares on 40 & 80 and a 2-el
on 160m, all in and in some cases attached to or gently touching,
(gasp!)(wait for it.) dunh dunh
Part of Quebec is in zone 2 as well.
Announced operations from zone 02 for CQWW CW
http://www.ng3k.com/Misc/cqc2016.html
VE2
NEW (Nov15) Canada Zone 02 M/S VE3NE VE3DZ By VE3NE VE3AXC; fm VE2CSI (Sept
Iles)
VE2SSS Canada Zone 02 M/? VE2TLH Direct VA2SG By VA2SG VE2VIA
If
Bob,
What about a Cushcraft MA-160V ?
A fellow VE9 friend of mine just moved to a subdivision and I sold my old
one to him so he can get back on 160m.
Sure, a tall inverted vee might be a few dB better but it almost sounds to
me like you are feeling sorry for yourself and trying to get
Today I installed 160m vertical #2 in what will soon become a Comtek PVS-2
(2el BS/EF) array for 160m. (vy recently I installed 3 Comtek (wire)
4-squares for 20, 40 &80m.
Spacing is about 134 for these two 1/4wl 160m antennas. (oriented
NNE/SSW-best I could do, given the property here)
With
Update:
I didn't see my message appear on either reflector, so with only a couple
hours of daylight of good sun (and wx this week looking bleak), I rolled the
dice and went out an shortened each raised radial by 4.5'(by folding back
the wire onto itself) and physically cut the vertical portion by
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve...@nbnet.nb.ca]
Sent: December 18, 2016 4:08 PM
To: 'cq-cont...@contesting.com'
Subject: RAC Contest and 160m QSO's
Any QSO's made with me last evening on 160m will NOT count as RAC contest
contacts as I n
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve...@nbnet.nb.ca]
Sent: December 18, 2016 4:05 PM
To: 'cq-cont...@contesting.com'
Subject: Stew Contest and Multi Op/packet
The Stew Perry contest is not an ARRL event, so entering in Multi Op does
not
Hey Gary,
Sorry to read of your plight.
Being a Topbander, I know you must be tough and will in time, find a way to
get to the shack.
Take care,
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
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Hi Bob,
Welcome to 160m !
Milt Jensen N5IA (sk) used his huge array in the 160m contests to work
thousands of miles east and west while he was in full sunlight. (In fact I
believe he was the one who sponsored a plaque for daylight operation only in
the Stew Perry Contests)
For some of
Exciting reading Jeff. I thoroughly enjoyed your report.
Thanks for taking the time to jot it all down and share it with everyone.
Sometimes we hear these big signals from the other side of the globe and we
have no idea
what has transpired to make this happen or what the stn is like.
In
Hey Jeff,
Sorry to hear about Jack. I have toured the wonderful VE1ZZ antenna farm &
shack with Jack back in the early 90's and marveled at how did he
(remarkable) things on a shoestring budget.
He partially inspired me to get busy on Top Band too ! He surely must've
been one of my first
Hi Paul - I know this is a TopBand reflector, so I'll keep this comment
short.
Jack was being modest. He was among the very first of us VE's to get 6m
DXCC as well.
I think maybe #2 or #3..I can never seem to recall the exact order after
VE1YX...
Mike VE9AA.FN66na
Hi Jeff,
I'm a 50
Terry,
I wasn't going to say anything, but now that I hear this I have to tell you
all that my (wonderful!) AA-230Pro came this way to me from the factory a
few yrs ago. I spent big Canadian bux on it and was pretty disappointed
when most things didn't work on it. I cracked the case and
Terry,
I think Bill KH7XS just went through this exercise.
That said, my (Comtek) 80m 4-square is made 100% from wire and hung in the
woods as inverted L's.
Raised radials.
Seems to work. Electrons don't (really) care if you use $1000 worth of
aluminum or $100 of used wire.
wick Ridge, NB
From: AB2E Darrell [mailto:a...@hotmail.com]
Sent: February 12, 2018 7:23 PM
To: Mike Smith VE9AA; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: 80 meter 4-Square verticals
Mike,
Is your 80m 4square like the ON4UN with the L pointing towards each other. I
was reading his
If I've learned anything in my 40yrs a ham, then I know you'll get replies
from all sides.
I'll just advise you to build it and see.
A couple years ago I asked a similar type of question about a 4Sq array of
wire inverted L's
in the sloping woods. I have 2 raised radials per. (I also
Jeff,
Thanks for passing this on. I have forwarded your (sad) note in its
entirety to the MCC fellas.
Your tour of his shack and visit were nearly identical to my own, sometime
in the mid to late 1990's
His way of building antennas etc. left a big impression on me and I still
make some
Excellent! Good on the Boring ARC for keeping this fine fellows spirit alive
in the ether...
Happy to have contributed a tiny amount to help preserve Jack's/ZZ's memory
for all.
Maybe when you get the website adapted to this new name for this event you
could include some of K1ZM's
I never get on for the PRE-Stews(just the main STEW), but if you were to
rename it to something honouring VE1ZZ, I would make a point to show up.
(Maybe even make it into its own "real" contest, as many QRV today (like me)
did not know W1BB, but DID know Jack/ZZ
RIP Jack, VE1-Zulu Zulu
, in about 365 days +/- to
someone else.
Call it "Jack/ZZ", "Nova Scotia Jack" "160m Jack", "LowBand Jack" or
something.
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve...@nbnet.nb.ca]
Sent: October 20,
".have attached 30 insulated wire radials each 42' in length (as suggested
in a K9YC presentation referencing a K3LC study in the NCJ) laying on the
ground roughly evenly distributed. The paper said that 12 radials would be
"adequate" but I had room and materials for 30 so that's what I laid
Hi Todd and thanks for answering so quickly.
I am no expert. (I'm an Electronics Engineering Technologist and a ham for
40+ yrs,fwiw)
I won't debate the exact numbers on that table by K3LC referenced by K9YC,
(they are experts) but I will tell
you that it makes me go "hmmm" (as in a mild
So, now we're (apparently) recommending he cut back his already minimal
radial field..uhhh, really Wes?
=-Mike VE9AA
I started this message a day or so ago. Others have commented since with
some similar thoughts, nevertheless, here is my take.
Todd you're going the wrong direction.
Hey Todd,
What happens to your Inverted L's SWR curve if you short your other 160m
antenna (the 43'-T) to ground, or otherwise detune it somehow?..could be
you're onto something..not sure. Wide SWR's like that generally point to
huge ground losses.
I just can't get over how freeging wide
Stan,
I have very little experience with them, however given your high noise level
and small(ish?) lot (not sure how large it is), would a few BOG's be a
better option I wonder?
Looking forward to seeing you work this one out.
GL !
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick
Don't feel bad Herb. I'm in the same boat. I am a VE9..have been since
1993 when they split, NB, NS and VY2 into various distinct prefixes.
I live in New Brunswick. (a real Province). Prefix VE9
In 98% of all contests, where S/P/C are mults, I get to send "NB", but in SS
and I believe the
de Mike VE9AA
O-M-G -,If you read my 3830 report from CQWW CW.. I thought my 160m antenna
had just 'fallen down' and was still 130' or whatever feet of wire at
~12'AGL, but when I was out in the woods just now, nice bright sunny day
that it is (0*C/32*F), I *REALLY* saw what was going on. I
FANTASTIC job Jeff ! ! !
I feel that even though I didn't make it on top band, it was a real thrill
to work Krassy via the LP
on 80m. It was also really cool to hear you a couple nights on 160m when
there was barely a whisper on 80m. (whoda thunkit?)
My hat is off to both of you and the
128 Qs and 50 DXCCs on TopBand this weekend with slightly less than a ½
effort (on all bands), so from my point of view, condx were good to very
good.
The last hour was probably the best, but with 3 or 4 spins through the band,
I had worked all that I heard, so went back to 40 and 80 each time.
Hey Jeff,
Last 2 nights here @ my SS 2145z (and even a few minutes before ) you've
been SOLID copy on 80m CW.
If I'm being honest, peaks are at 519 have been seen, but -419 most times.
With a couple repeats, Q's to the Maritimes and New England should be
possible. Some of the big boys have
Jeff,
You guys had a good signal on 80m y'day at NA Maritime/New England SS (your
SR). LP to the SE from here.
AFACT, the 80m op did not ask for NA (a shame) and continued to work EU all
the way through greyline.
Just at my SS -5mins and for at least 30mins afterwards, until just
GE Jim,
We can't possibly all remember 'who is located where' in the lower 48.
For Canadians, we are locked to our call areas, so if you were to work a VE9
(for example) on 160m, you can be relatively assured, unless something weird
is going on, that they are in New Brunswick. (there
de VE9AA:
I was only on this weekend for abt 6 hours, so am not an authority of what
happened on 160..by a long shot.
I did hear EU both evenings well before SS here and was able to eek out a
few west coast earlier than normal it seemed (with difficulty).
3 CA, 2 WA, 2 OR, 2 VE7, 2 VE6 etc.
Bill just about summarized my feelings. I get no satisfaction from modes
where I can't even hear anything
in the speaker. I love that technology is marching forward, BUT I want to
be there with it.
I am with CW and SSB and to a much lesser degree RTTY (I do a vy small
amount of RTTY (maybe
Hi Pat,
Your #1 friend will be 127' of vertical(ish) wire (ie: inverted L) and a few
ground radial wires or better still 3-4 raised radials and a tall palm tree,
otherwise I am afraid you'll be sorely disappointed in any kind of short
compromise (loaded) antenna with summer (QRN) condx and
s query.
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
-Original Message-
From: Michael Walker [mailto:va...@portcredit.net]
Sent: November 9, 2019 11:39 AM
To: Mike Smith VE9AA
Cc: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: A Bit of Zone 2 History Was Made Last Week
Regar
WTG Jeff and Miriam !
I am always wanting to go to Zone 2 for some contest, but time, money and
work/home commitments thus far have prevented it.
WRT to Steve's comments, I am *very* surprised that few VK's have worked
Zone 2.
In recent memory VO2AAA/VO2AC have put on 2 pretty big 160m
Bruce,
Callsign? did you work him?
There are no RBN Skimmer hits
nor any DX cluster spots when searched on DXscape.
nor any VY0 mentioned on the ON4KST chat page w/I the last 2 days.
Tnx
Mike VE9AA
There was a VY0 calling CQ on 1826.5 last evening. Looked it up as an
The RBN Shows tons of hits for UY0ZG CQing on 1826.9/1827 around 0500z +/-
Just tossin’ it out there.
A VY0 on 160m is very rare.
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve...@nbnet.nb.ca]
Sent: December 17, 2019 6:03 PM
To: 'FZ B
ight propagation on all bands from 2m through
160m. Some quite unbelievable.
73
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: FZ Bruce [mailto:k...@twc.com]
Sent: December 17, 2019 6:51 PM
To: 'Mike Smith VE9AA'
Cc: 'topband@contesting.com'
Subject: RE:
Understood Bruce. Thanks
VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: FZ Bruce [mailto:k...@twc.com]
Sent: December 17, 2019 5:57 PM
To: 'Mike Smith VE9AA'
Subject: Re: Topband: Propagation (VY0)
Mike,
Did not write down his complete call, Strange propagation, no
polliwog
piece of long limp inductive wire on ground
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
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K2AV says ".BOG is not a Beverage. So don't think about or treat a BOG like
a Beverage."
You seem pretty adamant about that Guy.
What *SHOULD* we be calling it then please?
Mike VE9AA
Keswick Ridge, NB
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Cheating goes back a long ways. It surely predates ham radio by eons.
I know personally, when I was on Sable Island in 1996 as CY0AA we got QSL
cards for impossible QSO's.
ie: 6m cards from the Netherlands when I worked NONE.
Another 1 or 2, 160m cards for noontime local. I tossed them in
Thanks to the plaque sponsor and to Tree and possibly others @ BARC for the
FB plaque for my mobile operation in last years contest.
It arrived in fine shape here today.
Don't forget to check https://www.kkn.net/stew/stew_plaques.html
for plaques you yourself might win in ~10 days time (or
Like my neighbour Dave/WHS here a few grid squares away to my SW, I found
condx "good" but certainly not great up here in Central New Brunswick,
Canada where I am nowhere at all near salt water, being in FN66na.
I (currently) run a small stn on 160m. Inverted L(more like a J these days)
and
I don't have a 160m 4-square but do have 20, 40 & 80m wire 4-squares all in
close proximity.
The 40m one especially is mostly in the NW quadrant of the 80m one.
I have posted my results several times to this reflector..most recently was
about a week or so ago.
Suffice to say.not too much
If UY0ZG believes several of his countrymates are cheating, then he should
seek assistance in gathering evidence and present it to the good folks at
CQ160 (ie: I believe it's currently Andy, N2NT & crew).
Repeatedly screaming "they're cheating! they're cheating" is less than
useful. Nobody is
Hi Dave,
Sorry, I don't know the answer(s) to your questions but did want to say,
thanks for writing this. I find it very interesting reading.
I know VY2ZM conducted some experiments around noon on 160m (and lower???)
some years back. Wish I could find it again, but he was able to make it
Yes there is Roger, RATE !
DX and US/VE stns make the minimum amount of contacts on bands with poor
rate to get the most mults possible there and then CQ (or S) the more
productive bands.
Why work on 10m, 15m or 160m when you could be making double or trip the
contacts on 20/40 or even
.there was another digital list started...who KNOWS how much traffic would
remain here if it hadn't been?
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
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It must be a joke. 1730Z would be 4-5 hours before Sunset on the East Coast
of the USA.
I don't think I'll be checking this website for any "resources" anytime in
the near future.
https://topbandhams.com/
Starting around 17:30 UTC to 18:0 UTC on 1850, WG3J Eric will be
coordinating DX
Roger,
I got on around 0030z for about an hour and worked several G's, SM, I ,
W0's, W7RH, NP2J etc.
I saw you spotted and tuned to your freq after a moment but heard nil. Sri!
Musta just missed you.
I did hear OY1S (or something like that.I didn't write it down) calling EX8M
(and heard
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve...@nbnet.nb.ca]
Sent: December 31, 2019 3:22 PM
To: 'topband@contesting.com'
Subject: Re: Topband: 2019 STEW PERRY
Hi Nick,
I did not work US1Q during this years contest, so won't comment on that
o
Hi Nick,
I did not work US1Q during this years contest, so won't comment on that
operator (but I understand 100% what you are saying, even though your
English is not perfect, hi hi)
I have in the past, "worked" an Italian station on 160m (I forget the call)
at 5NN+30dB many hours after
Roger,
I read some of your Wed Activity night reports and emails.
I admire your tenacity, but please allow me some observations (only because
many of your posts seem to indicate your surprise over not working more
stations):
Let's face it. Times have changed.
A lot of folks can only
Steve,
I wish I knew the answer to your question. When I go assisted in contests,
(which is probably only 20-30% of the time)
I connect to VE7CC which carries RBN spots. ( I prefer to tune for my DX,
but that's another story)...I will go assisted if the sponsor does not
differentiate
Interesting Lee. I guess I never thought anything about delay lines in our
weather here. I have RG-6-like cables on all my 4-squares.
I was unaware electrons cared whether it was +35*C or -35*C (or general temp
range here in NB)
What prompted you to do such testing?
Thanks
Mike
OK, so let me get this straight.
You sent the DXCC desk a Doctored card, got busted, then claimed you didn't
send it (you just wanted them to admire your skills?), got kicked out of the
DXCC program and are now mad about it, so are throwing a Hail-Mary so
someone here might help?
I think
en & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
-Original Message-
From: pa...@home.nl [mailto:pa...@home.nl]
Sent: March 23, 2020 9:23 AM
To: 'Mike Smith VE9AA'; topband@contesting.com
Subject: RE: Topband: DXCC Committe
Hi Mike
Please forgive my blunt words, but It's about your tone what is bothering
me.
, NB
-Original Message-
From: pa...@home.nl [mailto:pa...@home.nl]
Sent: March 23, 2020 9:06 AM
To: 'Mike Smith VE9AA'; topband@contesting.com
Subject: RE: Topband: DXCC Committe
OK, so let me get this straight:
You sent the DXCC desk a Doctored card ==> *check* (that was clearly
explained u
Bill Tippett mailto:btippett%40alum.mit.edu> >
FYI:
http://g3txf.com/dxtrip/Fake-C21XF/Fake-C21.html
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wow..just wow...no other words are needed.
wow
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We see an announcement about "activity night" on Wednesday. (which borders
on begging and cajoling at times)
Every Thursday into Friday we see complaints from the same individual
talking about the lack of activity, where were you guys, do you have QRN or
whatever.(aka 'guilt trip')
It gets
Dale,
What are you using as your capacitor in your gamma match?
Like some of the others, this is what I would initially suspect also.
(btdthtts)
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
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Has anyone modeled an inverted J on 160m ? (almost an inverted U, really)
I currently have only one left (the other half of my 2-el array blew down
and I've been lazy to replace it) and it "works" but not as good as it could
I think if I had better supports (ie: taller trees, wider yard). I
Awesome. Thank you very much Dave !
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Dave Cuthbert [mailto:telegraph...@gmail.com]
Sent: January 11, 2021 5:59 PM
To: Mike Smith VE9AA
Subject: Re: Topband: Inverted J antennas?
Okay, over "medium" GND (0.005S/13) it has the
Hi Dave and thank you. That was quick.
I guess I should’ve been clearer with my question.
What does the elevation pattern look like please?
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Dave Cuthbert [mailto:telegraph...@gmail.com]
Sent: January 11, 2021 5:35 PM
To: Mike Smith VE9A
Joe,
I see you entered this contest at least a couple times. 2019 & 2018, perhaps
other times.
What do you *think* folks are exchanging? (ie: RST and GS, or just GS?)
*hint.it's a contest.
Enter it again and find out.
Mike VE9AA
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I've had low (30-40' up) 160m dipoles in essentially 3 QTH's.and always had
inverted L's to do A/B realtime comparisons.
.Here up on a good sized hill (660'ASL), rocky excuse for soil. (14+
yrs)
.At previous QTH, 30' ASL, wet swampy soil in most directions. (12+
yrs)
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By Mike VE9AA
They gathered on 160 at night
To have that friendly fight
The static it crashed
Some records got smashed
The grids logged were mostly right
Antennas were hung just before
In hopes for a chance to score
A plaque by the man
Dr. Beldar (says a fan)
That wood for a temp
VE9AA:
I don't have a tower supported Inverted L, but I have a slightly different
way of supporting the center of a 20m 4-square array of inverted L's and
wanted something non conductive so I use 1.5" grey electrical PVC conduit
and it's stood up many years in a harsh environment with wild
Sad. Another one gone. I have a couple of his books and found them quite
useful.
Like most of you, have worked John countless times on the low bands, and
more recently either casually on 20m from my MINI (mobile) just tuning
across him calling CQ randomly, or in a CWOps Wed CWT "1 hour
Hi Dave, Long time no talk.
I am not a certificate hunter either, but I keep track of DXCC's and Zones
in a book.
That being said, I am hoping you'll receive the answers you seek, as I too,
would like to work
that corner of the world on 160m (on CW) as well.
GL Neighbour !
Mike
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