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
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
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
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
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Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
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
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
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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Searchable
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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, and
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,
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:
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
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
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