Wow!! That takes me back! Haven't seen an 833 amp since I was young!! Charlie, K4OTV
-----Original Message----- From: Topband [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mike Waters Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2013 10:10 PM To: topband Subject: Re: Topband: 160 and 80 meter QRN prediction Thank you for clarifying that, gentlemen. I should have explained that this was really not for DXing, since from what I can tell, there hasn't been much DX lately (to this part of the USA, anyway). I've been mostly listening and occasional ragchewing on 160m SSB lately. That's now possible since I finally have my dual-833C triode legal-limit linear amplifier working. :-) 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 6:35 AM, Tom W8JI <[email protected]> wrote: > Shouldn't you also look at lightning activity on the path between you > and >> your area of interest? I've found quite often that the day after a >> big eastward-moving storm, there is a lot of noise on my path to Europe. >> > > > That's right, Pete. With good directional receiving antennas, other > than really local storms, noise along the desired path is probably the > single most important thing. > > For example, it makes little difference here what the lightning map > looks like to the west or south when listening for Europe (NE), but a > single storm 2000 miles NE can really mess things up. > All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _________________ Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _________________ Topband Reflector
