Hi Marty, Congratulations and good luck in the contest. I began like you, very young with only 13 years old with VERY LIMITED working conditions but it is always fun and very instructive. I am 40 now
"Tribander, wire antennas and 100w" is the classic setup...many, many hams are using this config...it is not fair compete with guys with monobanders and stacks... For us outside US and EU or JA is ve
Hi contesters, I have few meters of RG-6 coax cable...about 100 m. We need Coax Stubs for our contest station...we are planning work in next ARRL CW in Feb. Our Max Power is 500 watts. I have all inf
Thanks to all for quick reply with good ideas. David, K1TTT, most of people suggest crimp connectors but you wrote "T´s for them"...standard T´s does not work with crimp connectors ? 73....Douglas, C
Hi, Thanks for all replies with ideas about RG-6 connectors. What is the simple method to tune the stubs ??? I don´t have instruments...only an MFJ-259 antenna analyzer. The MFJ manual said adding a
Hi Dave, Thanks for information about RG-6 cable...yes, it has foam insulation. I have an old MFJ-259 ant analyzer...what do you suggest??...in the MFJ manual said i must add a 50 ohms carbon resisto
Hi, Our contest team is planning work in next ARRL CW. We need some gain on 40m...we have 2 fiber glass poles (10m high each). We are install antennas very close of sea water, so, vertical polarizati
Very sad !!! RIP OGY !!!, 73....Douglas, CO8DM T48K Team "No creo que haya alguna emoción más intensa para un inventor que ver alguna de sus creaciones funcionando. Esa emoción hace que uno se olvide
Searching on internet I found a website by Stephen, WA8LMF http://wa8lmf.net/ He suggest a Gearmo adapter: http://www.gearmo.com/product-category/usb-to-serial-adapters/ Also available in amazon: htt
Hi, I am building stand alone TXBPF for our contest station. I am looking for SIX aluminum cases 6x3x3 inches for this project. Someone here in the list know any source in USA or Europe. Thanks in ad
Ohhh, very sad news. I have been reading his last message on topband reflector few days ago. RIP Milt !. 73 Doug, CO8DM --Mensaje original-- De: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] En nom
Hi Dave, Very insteresting...I hear many stations...many 60, 70 and also 80 years old. I am 40 and I worked only one below my age...I guess 39 or 35 from ASIA of course... Very sad...young people wit
Hi, Someone know about SO2R simulator.I think it is possible using Morse Runner and N1MM+ in one PC with 2 keyboards.I need read some instructions about this topic. It is important for training/pract
Hi, We are planning to participate in next CQWW SSB Contest. We are looking for 2 operators to join us. If someone is interested please contact me off list. Thanks and see you in the next contest. 73
Hi, What is the Phone segment for EU stations on 75 meters? I am tunning my 75/80m antenna for WAE SSB... it is very narrow (100 Khz), so, I want to know the most active segment during contest...Reso
Hi, We are planning M2 operation for CQWW SSB contest. We would like install a Multiband antenna for the Multiplier station...to avoid damage receivers front end, what is the minimum separation betwe
Hi Mike, Thank you very much for your ideas, advices and suggestions....Yes, everything help. I think we can install the MULT station in a shack about 200 or 300 ft from the RUN shack but what about
Hi Mike, Thanks for your reply. Yes, in Multi-Two stations you have 2 Running stations but you can install few Multipliers stations only to work Multipliers...sometimes you find Multipliers in one of
QSL Mike, Yes...We used verticals near saltwater for both RUN stations...VDA´s for 10, 15 and 20m, GP´s for 80 and 40m and InvL for 160m. One Tribander for MULT station with dipole and slopers for lo
Hi Contesters, Definitely we need an Interlock hardware for our MULT station. We will use 3 Icom´s radios. What kind of Interlock Hardware do you suggest to avoid 2 signals in the same band? Is possi