of this happening again?
73 Tree N6TR
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This message came from Steve, VK6VZ, who asked me to post it here:
--
G'day
It has been interesting reading the various threads on the topband reflector
relating to whether there is a need for a DX window during the premier 160m
DX contests.
As Pres N6SS points out, for
station is making
these QSOs not count. If caught - they will not be accepted for
DXCC.
Next step - put the transmitter there too and make it even easier!!
Boo hiss!!
Tree N6TR
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All-
This topic is obviously a hot button for many.. however, I believe we have
pretty much hashed this out. I will start being very selective in what
message get approved.
Thanks for your understanding.
Tree
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-- Forwarded message --
From: Steve Ireland vk...@arach.net.au
Date: Sun, May 29, 2011 at 2:50 PM
Subject: HK heard in VK6 on 160m over weekend - very difficult path!
To: Tree t...@kkn.net
Hi Tree
Hope all is well with you. Please would you post the following to the
topband
attempts did not work
out so well.
I hope those of you who complain about censorship will think about the big
picture instead of trying to blame ME for it. This is just a job - I try
to do it the best I can.
Tree
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Here is a message from YL2SM that many might find interesting. It's
interesting that the OO program uses this approach.
Tree
-- Forwarded message --
From: Viesturs Jakovlevs yl2...@gmail.com
Date: Mon, Oct 17, 2011 at 12:17 AM
Subject: beacons on 160m
To: Tree t...@kkn.net
GM
is coming up on December 17/18.
73 Tree N6TR
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the results - thanks for noticing it.
Tree
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 6:20 AM, Victor A. Kean, Jr. vk...@k1lt.com wrote:
On Wednesday, December 07, 2011 12:13:48 am Tree wrote:
The Results for the 2011 PreStew contest are now posted on the Stew
Perry Topband Distance Challenge website.
http
direct replies when
appropriate - I can extend my vacation.
Thanks.
Tree N6TR
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Guys - this QRP thread needs to die.
Thanks.
Tree
On Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 2:44 PM, Mike Coreen Smith ve...@nbnet.nb.ca wrote:
A very very few times, I have used /QRP,. but 99.9% of the time I don't-
it's not me...
I worked VK0IR on 20m SSB in the middle of the night using a couple watts
When posting a message to the list - it would be nice for everyone to
include their callsigns.
Thanks.
Tree N6TR
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A quick update. Thor, TF4M has stepped up to the plate and sponsored
a plaque for the highest mobile score (for the next four years). You
must be able to make QSOs while in motion - so no fair backing your
car to your 4 square.
On Fri, Dec 16, 2011 at 11:53 AM, Lew Sayre w...@arrl.net wrote:
. Just
send your normal call and send in a log.
We already have over 400 logs for this event. Let's see if we can get
it up over 1000 this time.
73 Tree N6TR
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- and much
easier to find than a gain peak.
You will need an effective ground system for this to work. I found I
needed at least 40 radials (mostly 1/4 wave in my case) to make it
work well.
However, in the end, I went with a 1/4 wave phased array which has
much broader frequency coverage.
Tree
Yes indeed!! This was the first night I heard signals stronger than
559 from Europe. G3XGC and SM5EDX were both peaking 579.
Tree N6TR/7
Boring, OR
On Tue, Dec 27, 2011 at 9:35 PM, Slavek Zeler ok...@seznam.cz wrote:
Hi top banders
today was the first time in this sezone opening to west
to
this reflector. Feel free to engage in emotional e-mails about it
directly with the people who have made posts about it. Doing so here
on the reflector (after reading this) will result in you being put on
the moderated list.
Thanks.
Tree
On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 10:48 AM, Jim Brown j
the
delete key.
Happy New Year to all topband operators.
Tree N6TR
piss: If you have not already - now is a perfect time to send in your
Stew Perry log!!! thanks.
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From: David Michael Gaytko // WD4KPD wd4...@suddenlink.net
Date: Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 8:22 AM
Okay everyone - take a big breath. Nothing is going to get solved
here. Please take this discussion (and others like it) off the
reflector.
Thanks.
Tree
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 2:49 PM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.com wrote:
On 1/2/2012 2:08 PM, n0ah.ham Paul Veal wrote:
I have a real
can convince ole' Bert to enter another log or two into the
computer.
73 and see you in the great HK0NA pileups or 2012
Tree N6TR
On Mon, Jan 16, 2012 at 6:40 AM, Saulius Zalnerauskas
ly5w@gmail.com wrote:
Of course will wait. But waiting is boring :) Understand me.
Another problem: my QTH
and be
on CW on 160 meters.
Good luck to all.
Tree N6TR
Boring, OR
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Also - I believe that KL7RA will be back in KL7 in time for the contest and
will be putting in a serious effort.
Happy hunting.
Tree N6TR/7
On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 8:40 AM, bobk...@aol.com wrote:
K6LL (AZ) is not a big player in CQWW160 CW. However both the multiop
efforts of N7DD and N7AT
it along or quote it
in my eventual decision on this matter.
Thanks for your understanding.
73 Tree N6TR
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having some help with that.
73 Tree N6TR
Net Control - or It's a ditry job... but somebody has to do it.
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Okay - I think we have hashed this one to death - thanks for the input, but
time to get back to topband related posts.
Thanks.
Tree
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contest. QSL to home call.
Tree N6TR
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and categories.
Tree N6TR
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- but more than you would have
worked on most other evenings. :-) This was the first running of the
event - so hopefully, there will be a bit more activity the second time.
Tree N6TR
On Sun, Mar 18, 2012 at 9:31 AM, DAVID CUTHBERT telegraph...@gmail.comwrote:
I beleive there is the issue holding
While this video is intended for a different frequency band - you should be
able to multiply his lengths by 15 to apply them to Topband.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuC_7P4iM1o
73 Tree
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.
Tree N6TR
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Robin wb6...@socal.rr.com wrote:
Maybe this is a good time to share the techniques we individually find
successful for
hearing through the giant sparks.
Directional receive antennas, obviously,
Receiver AGC?
IF bandwidth?
IF and RF gain
Naw - nothing that sinister. I was going to get to this before the contest
- but life events sort of overtook my free time and I didn't get to it.
QRX a few days (which is why you didn't hear K7RAT on this time). We'll
get it fixed.
Tree
On Sun, Jun 17, 2012 at 10:10 AM, DGB ns9i2
the postings using the web interface. The link is
www.contesting.com/_topband.
Tree
On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 2:11 PM, all...@dejazzd.com wrote:
Does anyone know how I can periodically request the top band e-mails as
opposed to them appearing in my e-mail listings throughout the day?
Thanks
.
Tree N6TR
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this issue die down now without the moderator having
to force the issue.
Thanks.
Tree
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- so there really isn't anything new there. Go read it and make
up your own mind. Then,
operate in a way that makes this fun for you.
73 Tree N6TR
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The results for the 16th annual Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge are
now posted.
http://www.kkn.net/stew/
Don't forget the Stew Warm-up coming on October 20/21.
The next big Stew is on Dec 29/30th.
73 Tree N6TR
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W7YAQ has a MA160V at his QTH. I was able to work VK6 with it with 100
watts - so in Gotham vertical language - it works better than W8JI's
antenna farm.
It's a short vertical. I does work fairly well - but not as good as a full
sized antenna.
Tree N6TR
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 11:55 AM, n
it - www.kkn.net/stew.
73 Tree N6TR
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On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 7:38 AM, Don Kirk wd8...@aol.com wrote:
I did that this morning using Google Earth, and while the data is noisy
(some stray data points), so far it appears the signal is originating
from the
half of New Jersey State that's south of New York State (somewhere
between
New
All -
Just wanted to let everyone know that the source of the signal
on 1810 is being contacted through the station engineer.
Likely - there won't be a response until Monday.
This issue is trying to be solved without involving the FCC
unless necessary. There will be updates when progress has
The Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge warm-up is coming tomorrow.
Full rules and results are available at our new web page
http://www.kkn.net/stew/
Hope to hear you on 160 meters tomorrow.
73 Tree N6TR
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haven't sent in your log - please do so via e-mail to
t...@contesting.com.
73 Tree N6TR
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be operating the SS CW
using remote control while sitting in my hotel room here in Bangalore.
73 Tree N6TR
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It is a common solution to put a 160 meter band pass filter on the SWR
meter and it will work.
I had to do this on both 160 meters and 80 meters at A73A. The high power
AM station was miles away.
Tree N6TR
On Fri, Nov 2, 2012 at 3:22 PM, HAROLD SMITH JR w0ri...@sbcglobal.netwrote:
MFJ makes
at 8:56 AM, Mike Armstrong armst...@aol.com wrote:
Tree and all, I had to confirm my membership on the list because it said
there were too many bounces. Any idea why that might be? Everything
seems
to be fine with the account and I did notice I wasn't getting the
posts.. Just not sure
however.
73 Tree N6TR/7
Boring, OR
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I think we have given this subject enough consideration.
Thanks.
Tree
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-- Forwarded message --
From: Herb Schoenbohm he...@vitelcom.net
Date: Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 5:22 PM
I used to use at first the MFJ-1026 Noise Canceller/Phaser box in a
reverse configuration to bring the RX only antennas in from the Beverage
bank. With the RF sense switch there
and then see if people vote with their feet and
participate in the event.
73 Tree N6TR
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to copy him. With the TX antenna - I could generally hear if someone was
calling. Makes it
easy to give priority to a JA calling - since it shows up in a different
place in my head.
Tree N6TR
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sure he was working me or not since there were
lots of people on the band that I couldn't hear (like all of Europe).
Tree N6TR
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...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Tree
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2012 6:55 PM
To: Jim F.
Cc: top Band; Richard (Rick) Karlquist
Subject: Re: Topband: Patience in ARRL 160 Contest
3. Send only 5NN section. Do not send my call, BK, etc
I'll actually disagree with this. Sending my call eliminates any
reminded about the window.
However, from time to time you see a serious station setup camp and run off
100 or more domestic stations - which seems like it is taking advantage of
the rule.
Tree
On Thu, Dec 6, 2012 at 8:40 AM, Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com wrote:
I stand by my suggestion and I don't see my
- but we'll keep trying and see how it pans out over the
next couple of weeks.
73 Tree N6TR/7
Boring, OR
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The results for the PreStew event from October are now posted.
Many thanks to the 200+ people who sent in their log.
You can find the results and rules for the BIG Stew coming up in a couple
of weeks here:
http://www.kkn.net/stew
73 Tree N6TR
t...@kkn.net
Not all operators are created equal is likely the simple answer.
The decision to go split should be natural for a good operator when he
notices that people are not responding to him right away. However, not
everyone has enough experience to understand how to correctly use this
option.
Tree
Thanks Raoul for the excellent posting.
I have to admit to coming close to having to put the list back into full
moderation.
Let's clean it up guys. If you don't believe we can by civil here and
discuss technical subjects, then you will find your posts taking longer to
show up.
Tree
On Tue
in the Stew - even if it isn't a major contest (which is actually
part of its charm)
Tree N6TR
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Once again - the real time scores as the checking process unfolds can be
found on the Stew Perry web page.
http://www.kkn.net/stew
73 Tree N6TR
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As you guessed - VO1 should send NF and VO2 should send LB.
We should make that more clear in the rules perhaps.
Tree N6TR (log checker for CQ 160)
On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Frank Davis fda...@nfld.net wrote:
In checking the rules on the CQ web site I see that they are by no means
a transmission. Turning
off the auto-tune function eliminated the issue.
Communication is the key to solving the issues. Don't look to this
reflector to do it for you. However, general comments are probably still
of some value to test and see if #1 is true.
Thanks.
Tree N6TR
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. The zone should be
in your log.
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words - but
hopefully is not the least bit offensive to anyone.
Tree
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 12:17 PM, Wes Attaway (N5WA)
wesatta...@bellsouth.net wrote:
This has nothing to do with wall warts.
I am just testing to see where that fine whiskey signature is coming
from.
- Wes
- but if your towers are pretty similar in dimensions
and you can use identical parameters for the gamma match - then you might
be surprised how easy it is to get working.
Tree N6TR
On Thu, May 30, 2013 at 3:53 PM, Tom W8JI w...@w8ji.com wrote:
I did try it with two shunt fed towers on 160 meters 1/4
Apologies for not having the robot programmed for the recent running of the
Summer Stew.
It is now ready to accept your logs. If you sent in a log and got a reject
message - please resubmit.
Thanks.
Tree N6TR
All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night
W8JI writes:
Unless you try to use Tree for an antenna, then you might be 20 dB down.
I would suggest that trying to use me for an antenna is just a bad idea.
Tree
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).
If the fence does need to be active - you can do step #1 - but then put
some kind of choke in series of the places you break it up.
The one beverage I have near electric fences doesn't run too close to the
wires except at one point where they are nearly perpendicular.
Tree N6TR
On Thu, Aug
The results for the 2013 Summer Stew Perry contest are now on the Stew web
page - http://www.kkn.net/stew/.
The results from last December are nearly done. I will announce when they
are completed.
73 Tree N6TR
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The Stew Perry Warmup is coming up this weekend - starting at 1500Z on Oct
19th and finishing at 1500Z on Oct 20th.
More information can be found at http://www.kkn.net/stew
Hope you can make it.
73 Tree N6TR
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this method as the forward gain peak is
hard to measure. I could never convince myself that the director helped
very much.
Tree N6TR
On Wed, Nov 6, 2013 at 6:42 AM, bruce whitney zuce...@yahoo.com wrote:
How can I tune the parasitic elements (with an analyzer) when supported
by a permanently
Alright everyone
Let's not use words like stupid here - and certainly not suggest using guns.
This is the gentleman's band. Education is the way to fix this - not
calling names.
Tree
On Sun, Nov 10, 2013 at 8:08 PM, Hardy Landskov n...@cox.net wrote:
If anyone has a clear shot, take
Guys - this subject has gone on too long already. Thanks.
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in the DX window after European sunrise.
So - it isn't perfect - and it isn't like this for any other contest - but
I think we can deal with this situation for two nights out of the year.
73 Tree N6TR
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The 100+ data point is relevant to the CQ WW CW contest - not the ARRL
160. The typical QSO totals for the ARRL 160 from Japan are much less due
to low activity.
Tree N6TR
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Jim Brown j...@audiosystemsgroup.comwrote:
On 12/11/2013 7:56 AM, Shoppa, Tim wrote
.
Not complaining - it is part of the allure of the band - and makes it that
more special when it does open. It's just so different from the sunspot
minimum where I could just about count on hearing RA4LW every winter
evening on 1831.5 just after sunset.
73 Tree N6TR/7
Boring, OR
On Wed, Dec 11, 2013 at 10:00 AM
The results for the October PreStew are now available.
http://www.kkn.net/stew/
Don't forge the big Stew coming up in 8 days.
73 Tree N6TR
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up with an amazing signal around 0600Z which I initially
thought had to be from North America.
Hopefully - this is a sign that conditions will be good for the Stew Perry
contest coming up this Saturday.
Here is that link for the rules again - www.kkn.net/stew
73 Tree N6TR/7
Boring
to how he uses two radios might be educational for some.
I really doubt there is going to be abuse of this - despite what our
imaginations come up with. I know K5ZD and others have done this for other
major contests.
Tree N6TR
On Sat, Dec 28, 2013 at 3:39 AM, Eric NO3M n...@no3m.net wrote
...@contesting.com
73 Tree N6TR
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can help you with that if necessary).
73 Tree N6TR (currently enjoying the weather in Atlanta)
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This does not appear to have any of the QSOs made tonight their time
(none of the West Coast QSOs made this morning on 160 or 80 are here).
Tree N6TR
On Sat, Feb 1, 2014 at 1:59 PM, donov...@starpower.net wrote:
https://secure.clublog.org/charts/?c=ft5zm#r
Topband QSOs so far :
Europe
Update on the PZ1AA situation for the CQ 160 CW contest.
Stations that have this callsign in their log will have the QSO not count.
There is no penalty associated with removing the QSO. It will be counted
as a duplicate QSO.
73 Tree N6TR
CQ 160 Log Checker
On Wed, Feb 5, 2014 at 5:52 AM, Don
An excellent test signal for my north beverage. Hearing it down in the
noise - but it is there - at high noon from Boring, OR. Too much noise on
the TX antennas to hear it (even when pointing north).
Tree N6TR/7 CN85tj
On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 5:04 AM, David Raymond daraym
JA window. I would not have a problem with it below 1810 kHz.
Tree N6TR
On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 10:35 AM, W2PM w...@aol.com wrote:
I would just opine this is a colossal waste of spectrum - not in terms of
bandwidth per se but the inefficiency and low information transfer rate.
Moreover
Guys - this is not the place for political discussions like this.
Thanks.
Tree
On Thu, May 22, 2014 at 8:40 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV li...@subich.com wrote:
Amen!
I can't believe that K1ZZ can so blatantly ignore the DXCC Rules!
Section 1, Rule 7:
7. Any Amateur Radio operation should
Passing this along.
-- Forwarded message --
From: EJCHANCE cqdx...@peoplepc.com
Date: Sun, Jun 1, 2014 at 1:58 PM
Subject: UPDATE on BOBBY/VK3ZL
To: N6TR/7 t...@kkn.net
Hello Tree,
I just received an email from Bobby/VK3ZL's XYL, Jeannie. She reports that
Bobby has been
First off - I am sorry I totally forgot about the Summer Stew last night
and did not make some noise about it here on the reflector. I also had
forgotten to update the log robot - so please send in your log again. I
think I have it programmed correctly now.
Bummed that I missed it.
Tree N6TR
Original Message
Subject: A response from VK3ZL's wife Date: Wed, 09 Jul 2014 20:08:51
-0400 From: SidShusterman k...@comcast.net k...@comcast.net To:
topband@contesting.com topband@contesting.com topband@contesting.com,
radio.k...@gmail.com, Jean Briggs jab...@bigpond.com
You can see the winners of the various plaques here:
http://www.kkn.net/stew/plaques.txt
Tree N6TR
On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 11:47 AM, Victor A. Kean, Jr. vk...@k1lt.com
wrote:
Greetings:
I was very surprised to find a Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge
plaque in my mailbox. This one
with and put as many of them
down as you can.
Tree N6TR
On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 2:28 AM, Doug Turnbull turnb...@net1.ie wrote:
Brian,
I understand that the VF varies with soil type. One could just
compensate by being conservative but who wants to use 30/40% more wire than
needed. Why
Okay - so you are reading this - sitting at home with no 160 meter
antenna. The Stew is raging and you are wondering if you should put up
some kind of temporary antenna and hand out some contacts.
Well - here is some inspiration.
At the last minute (whilst the marketing department is recovering
This is good news - but still not seeing my call or ZL3IX who worked
him just before me.
QSO was around 0930 on 4 Feb UTC.
Others???
Tree N6TR
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 9:40 AM, Lloyd Berg N9LB lloydb...@charter.net wrote:
All,
They just uploaded the missing K1N 160m QSO records to Clublog
KV4FZ reported that K1N sounded like K1N during this night - so I am
pretty sure it was not a pirate.
Hopefully - this will get resolved at some point soon. Just good to
know I am not alone.
Thanks.
Tree N6TR
On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 9:53 AM, Art Snapper a...@nk8x.net wrote:
Ditto. Wondering
Well - at least the QSOs I know of from 4-Feb never did show up in
Club Log. So I think the point is that there seems to be a large
number of QSOs that never made it to club log.
Tree N6TR (holding off on working them a second time since I have to
get my remote rig stuff setup again)
On Fri
Hello friends,
Greetings from Ecuador, where I moved and got the callsign HC1PF.
Finally I'm going to install my 160m TX antenna which will be guyed
with 5/16 and 3/16 STI Polyester rope just arrived from DX
Engineering.
But I have a dumb question: is it better to anchor it with the usual
steel
. This enabled at
least one Southern Hemisphere station to take part in the event and
felt like the right thing to do.
However, I can see that the answer might be different for the CQ 160
contest - or even in the CQ WW contest. These are more serious
sporting events.
Tree N6TR
On Thu, Jan 29, 2015
I spent yesterday loading NE7D's tower on 160 meters and thought I
would share the results here as a data point.
His tower is about 75 feet of Rohn-25 with a SteppIR DB18E on top.
You can see a picture of it here:
http://www.kkn.net/~tree/misc_pictures/NE7D-DB18E.jpg
Rocky put down about 15
Yes - that is the important key - use the UTC time AND date at the
remote QTH (where the transmitter is) as opposed to the one where the
operator is located.
Thanks for making it clear!!
:-)
Tree
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 2:28 PM, Jim - WS6X ws6x@gmail.com wrote:
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 08
trying to work K1N.
Tree N6TR
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