For me (and many others I guess) it's all about satisfaction level. There
are still people piloting sailboats and peddling bicycles, right? They
don't all have motors.
Seems like a million years ago now, but in 1996 as CY0AA and 1997 as CY9AA
we did 160m-6m.in the (QRN) summertime
with nothing m
Some of you may unknowingly be doing yourselves a slight disservice by
changing the speed and spacings within your callsign to satisfy the human
ear (like to distinguish a K5B from a KH6 for example). (personally I
prefer everything coming at me at the exact same speed, but that's me and
this post
The current thread reminded me a lot of this one
Topband: Modeling the proverbial "vertical on a beach" (contesting.com)
http://lists.contesting.com/archives//html/Topband/2014-08/msg00048.html
I salivate every time I read such stories. I live on a nice Ridge, but
nowhere even remotely close to
Tree et al,
I'll admit - that call was not familiar to me so I had to look it up on qrz.
Very impressive they heard you at the bottom of the World! - Wow.
73 - Mike VE9AA
As "promised" - I hooked up a WSPR transmitter, running 200 mw about a
month ago.
It has been interesting
I hope I am not reading this message 1 day too late. Been swamped at work
and could not look 4 U before now.
Today was my birthday and I overslept for the 160m @ 0900z thing. Rats !~
Will you be on again at 0900Z on Sept 3rd/4th too George?
VE9AA (GL/SR ~ 0930z-0945z)
Mike,
: GEORGE WALLNER [mailto:aa...@atlanticbb.net]
Sent: September 2, 2023 9:03 PM
To: Mike Smith VE9AA; topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: E51D Approximate Low Band Schedule Sep02
Mike,
More or less the same every SS and SR. Keep an eye on the clusters.
But last night I called CQ on 181
://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JFaNHy-ou0
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen & Corey
Keswick Ridge, NB
From: Mike Smith VE9AA [mailto:ve...@nbnet.nb.ca]
Sent: September 3, 2023 7:58 AM
To: 'GEORGE WALLNER'; 'topband@contesting.com'
Subject: RE: Topband: E51D Approximate Low Band Sch
Tree and everyone:
Sadly, cheating has "always been a thing".(I'd like to think a little "less
so" in ham radio)_I love this hobby and the great people I've met because of
it.
Back in the early 1990's there was a K7 station from the PNW(no, not
K7RAT,hi) who had some kind of landline remot
Sad news.
I did not know the Battle Creek guys personally like many of you, but when
we were searching in 1996 for antennas to use at CY0AA Sable Island, the
Battlc Creek Special was mentioned.
These Michigan guys came through for us with the loan of a very nice antenna
packed in a real woo
I have wire 4-squares on 80, 40 & 20. A 2-el on 160m
and a VDA looking 4-square on 15m.
(still looking for a 10m 4-sq Comtek system someone might have collecting
dust)
My 80m and 40m ones work especially well. Because I have no really tall
trees, the 80m one is actually inverted L's and th
You pretty much hit a lot of my same sentiments Dave. I have the same
observations re: 6m. I used to be on SIX almost daily for 30+ yrs but FT-8
has taken 99% of 6m CW and SSB activity completely away-poof. My personal
feeling is some people are lazy. They want the computer to do the work. I
li
VE9AA
On 1/5/2024 10:53 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
My personal
feeling is some people are lazy.
Hi Mike,
It has NOTHING to do with lazy. It has everything to do with NOISE. Those of
us not living in the middle of nowhere have greatly increased noise levels
over the last 20
A note from the peanut gallery.
This is topb...@contest.com
I am on a postage stamp lot and the house & garage occupy approximately the
middle one third. The frontage is not usable for antenna systems due to the
underground utilities and overhead power lines. I am limited to compromise
Hey Rick,
Thanks for reminding me of his KH6 call. Yes, I have used a number of
mobile antennas on top band. Each with their own quirks.
The last time I was QRV on Top Band from the car (I think) was the SPTDC (or
was it ARRL160?) a few years back and I ran my big SA-680S mobile antenna on
s and KJ7U screwdriver for 160-6 meters
73
Frank
W3LPL
- Original Message -
From: "Richard"
To: "Mike" , "topband"
Sent: Saturday, January 6, 2024 9:46:23 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Lack of DX CW Activity
On 1/6/2024 6:49 AM, Mike Smith VE9AA wrote:
>
>
George is correct.
I worked TX5S on 80m CW roughly this time yesterday..maybe + 1.5 - 2
hours..and well before SS on Clipperton.
EY8MM was the (uFB) op.
He sure wasn't vy loud, but was working them at 36-37wpm and 2-3-4 per
minute all along the East Coast of the USA and CDN Maritimes. I
I knew it was all over many years ago when I worked a 20dB/9 Italian station
around Sunrise here in one 160m contest. (1pm in Italy)
I have never applied for DXCC. I know what I worked and keep track of it
here locally. I am the only person who really
cares what all the numbers are and since
A great accomplishment that took 2 die-hard real TopBand men to make happen.
I always enjoyed the short writeup. Good job both Steve/Ross.
A slight aside, but when I first worked a 9M on 160m there were several of
us in the Maritimes trying and on this particular day only one of us made
it.(m
I know virtually nothing about the current CY9C operation, but I was there
in 1997 with K7BV and VE1PZ.
I have no doubt at all judging by who is on the team, they are trying their
best !
It's pretty rocky, but there is a 360* view and very close to salt water no
matter where you are on the tiny n
Steve,
First, I am so glad that you're OK. I always really enjoy reading your
reports and watching your youtube videos and having those occasional topband
QSO's with you and I will look forward to more.
I think I know ( almost ) EXACTLY how you feel. I lost my last tower here @
VE9AA in
I admit- I don't have a 4-Sq on 160m, but do have them on 80, 40 & 20.20 was
easy to get square as it's more or less in the open, on flat land. |I think
I used a 24' standard measuring tape.
My 40m and 80m ones were much more tricky.
They are wires hanging from trees, with 2 raised radials /
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 QRP
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 t
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 con
regard this 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 W
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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piece of long limp inductive wire on ground
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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
aft
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 propa
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: '
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.co
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 sp
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 sun
at's clear now.
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
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 o
.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
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 inte
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 leg
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
i
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
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&P) 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 80
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 betwee
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 a
Corey
Keswick Ridge, 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*
9AA
Mike, Coreen & 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 yo
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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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 VE9AA
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
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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
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 test".
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)
.
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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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 a
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 tempera
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 am
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
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
Henk hit the nail squarely on the head - 100%.
I'll add that even a lot of the top scorers only had 100-300Q's on 160m for
an entire weekends work.
The easier Q's (rate) are on other bands.
".Lot of people who take part in contest do that because they like to
contest, not to make regula
Similarly, nobody should be posting links to their contest audio recordings
before log deadline has passed.
I have seen this more and more these days as technology marches forward.
Not so much here, but on CQ-CONTEST and elsewhere.
I like listening to the recordings of myself and fellow MCCers
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 VE9
I'm not sure if this is the right way Pete, but my "corner insulator" on one
of my 160m inverted L's is a 1/2" x 90* grey electrical type of PVC elbow
that I bent using a heat gun. You could also buy them premade at home depot
or whatever.
I threw a rope over a Maple tree and tied and taped the e
Oh Dan ! ! !
I was right there with you buddy, as you told your story, I could see in my
mind's eye, stuff that's happened to me like that too.
Just last year I raised my ZS6BKW (which is SO2R Radio #2's only antenna) up
by a fair margin, only to see the taller mast collapse some weeks late
Dick,
I see you're getting some replies trickling in already.
Two feet won't do it I don't think my friendnot even close.
In 1997 @ CY9AA (St. Paul's Island) we had a balloon supported 160m vertical
using a very fine uninsulated wire (and I think maybe kite string too). I
was not in charge
Roger,
I think you're getting out alright but RX may be a little lacking or perhaps
it was just overly noisy in Ol Blighty last night.
Called you last night after a couple Midwest USA stations gave up. Probably
around 0040z or thereabouts. You were solid. Finally got 1 QRZ, then you
just started
That's a great contest call Bob ! (Canadians should be so lucky)
Nothing against your regular homecall..I have it pretty much memorized now,
but MU5E sure is easier to type and much shorter to send, hi !
http://www.radioqth.net/CWWeight/
Call Sign Weight
MU5E36
GU4YOX 80
-Mike VE9AA
Bill,
I was not QRV this w/e.dealing with high winds, snow, and life.
Any reports you get will be anecdotal, but...if you go to this link:
http://beta.reversebeacon.net/analysis/
punch in the date you are interested in (I used Jan 31rst) and then punch in
V31XX, then add V31MA
you can see in gr
Tree (et al)
You are wise. When I started reading the political comments on this list, I
groaned.
I am not much of a politician, but even if I were, I come to ham radio to
get away from all that.
Throughout my life, I have always relished working folks in all countries
w/o giving thought
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 3
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
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 sur
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
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
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 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 yo
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
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 con
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 both
Bob,
Heard you in the contest.
Anyways, have you tried contacting W7RN? A big station in Nevada. (I am
sure there are others)
IIRC, K6DGW also remotes into it at times.
Either way, should be relatively easy with Tom (K5RC) or one of his crew.
GL
Mike VE9AA
Mike, Coreen &
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
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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 the
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 To
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 M
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.
Corey
Keswick 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 readin
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 have
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 voil
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 c
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
Mike
, 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,
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
comments
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 co
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 AR
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 Ridge
".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 out
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 doub
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. Th
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 y
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