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301. Topband: 3B7A (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 08 Apr 2018 21:39:39 -0400
Elusive again tonight but a better signal than yesterday. Only heard him well at the beginning of GL and he dropped off 30 min later. Could hear EU calling him clearly before GL so the band was in de
/archives//html/Topband/2018-04/msg00084.html (6,388 bytes)

302. Re: Topband: 3B7A (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 16:35:36 -0400
Probably true. I'm using HI-Z circle 8 & triangular arrays and mixing them with a NCC-2 to try and deal with local RFI but on 160 I can hear pretty well. They haven't heard me yet on 160 and I was tr
/archives//html/Topband/2018-04/msg00087.html (9,010 bytes)

303. Re: Topband: 3B7A (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Apr 2018 22:37:22 -0400
It turned out to be a good day & contact with 3B7A accomplished. I worked them on 160 so my agenda has been completed It was just a lot of repetition on my end and very good ears on theirs. While I n
/archives//html/Topband/2018-04/msg00091.html (10,171 bytes)

304. Re: Topband: Biodegradable staples (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2018 13:26:57 -0400
My 2 pennies... regarding the "durability" of staples in the wild; I'm an avid metal detectorist using a detector that costs as much as a new K3s. Iron has a particular characteristic when detected a
/archives//html/Topband/2018-06/msg00043.html (11,134 bytes)

305. Re: Topband: Baker Island DXpedition on 160 (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Jun 2018 13:15:00 -0400
I only have 20 & 15 confirmed, sure hoping for 160, might not be around for the next DXpedetion. 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
/archives//html/Topband/2018-06/msg00096.html (11,978 bytes)

306. Re: Topband: KH1/KH7Z TopBand Ops Brief (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sat, 14 Jul 2018 14:57:48 -0400
Hi Jim, I consider myself a hard core CW op, I think I've taken part in maybe 4-5 SSB contests total in the last 39 years, maybe 10-15 or so RTTY contests. However, I've been in easily several hundre
/archives//html/Topband/2018-07/msg00096.html (8,832 bytes)

307. Topband: NA QP last night (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 05 Aug 2018 13:54:03 -0400
I think this was my 1st NAQP contest, interesting to have a contest end at 6:00Z/2AM EST but there were quite a few stations available though I heard no long distance DX, some NA DX wer3e heard in CT
/archives//html/Topband/2018-08/msg00046.html (7,135 bytes)

308. Re: Topband: making a bev seem longer (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2018 00:18:01 -0400
In my location the HI-Z 3 element worked so well on 160 (and up) that I later bought a HI-Z 8 element to use alongside the triangular. Both are invaluable and I'm keeping both. 73, Gary KA1J ________
/archives//html/Topband/2018-08/msg00068.html (10,824 bytes)

309. Topband: 160 sloper readings (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2018 19:10:17 -0400
Folks, I'm starting to get ready for the upcoming winter frolics on 160. The 160 antenna is a sloper and I have somewhere around 50 or so 130' radials pretty much buried under 6-7 years of leaves. Wh
/archives//html/Topband/2018-08/msg00083.html (7,098 bytes)

310. Re: Topband: 160 sloper readings (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 00:05:00 -0400
Hi Guy, No tower here, can't have one. The antennas are all wire on or hanging from trees. The radials are in a forest, not anywhere I can leafblow them. 1/2 of the radials are in a tick infested mar
/archives//html/Topband/2018-08/msg00086.html (16,417 bytes)

311. Topband: OT - US Hams, WWV closure (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 15:03:16 -0400
Apparently in a cost saving measure WWV is/may well be on the chopping block. I'm pasting a message below with the details. I added the tinyurl link for those who don't like copying and pasting an en
/archives//html/Topband/2018-08/msg00088.html (8,112 bytes)

312. Re: Topband: 160 sloper readings (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2018 15:08:13 -0400
Hi Luke, No, no stretch in this stuff, I'm using WD-1A field telephone wire for the wire and it has a stainless core in each of the two wires. It's exceedingly tough stuff and for most intents it's a
/archives//html/Topband/2018-08/msg00089.html (7,673 bytes)

313. Re: Topband: Top band sloper resonance (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2018 01:08:25 -0400
Tom, Yeah, I'm resigned to doing something like that. I just put up a new antenna today, 129' and it's still showing resonance at 1.725, that's way too low. I need to re-measure the old antenna's len
/archives//html/Topband/2018-08/msg00093.html (7,942 bytes)

314. Re: Topband: OT - US Hams, WWV closure (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2018 00:53:48 -0400
To me it's a no-brainer. We need to speak up. We have to let others know what is happening. I posted this to this list, it was first on the Elecraft list so I brought it to the attention to us on thi
/archives//html/Topband/2018-08/msg00110.html (8,986 bytes)

315. Re: Topband: RE topband Leaving (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Tue, 04 Sep 2018 18:29:11 -0400
My 2 cents on the issue and nobody is going to give me that much for my thoughts, is... When someone leaves in anger, rejection, assertiveness, (Fit in your favorite adjective), There are two winners
/archives//html/Topband/2018-09/msg00037.html (7,062 bytes)

316. Topband: Was leaving, now Found On... (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Wed, 05 Sep 2018 16:10:31 -0400
FORD Found On Road Dead... Found On Rusting Dumps... Sorry, couldn't help myself, good memories from long ago. 73, Gary KA1J <SNIP> _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contestin
/archives//html/Topband/2018-09/msg00062.html (7,450 bytes)

317. Re: Topband: Radial wire (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 18:27:00 -0400
I have maybe 45 radials, some of them WD-1A. I bought over a mile of CAT cable and used it for antennas and radials, silver-soldering the wires together & attaching them to the plate or coax with rin
/archives//html/Topband/2018-09/msg00072.html (10,493 bytes)

318. Topband: OT - disconnecting coax and rotor/control cable (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2018 19:14:38 -0400
Don't know where best to post this and I respect the knowledge base here so I'll ask with the OT in the subject line. I'm getting to the point I want to do less effort and still do things right. I ha
/archives//html/Topband/2018-09/msg00073.html (8,587 bytes)

319. Topband: Multiple verticals one feed-point. (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2018 16:34:57 -0400
My HF antennas are all wire verticals; 20M vertical, 30M vertical, 40M vertical, 80 INV-V & 160 sloper. Using the Ameritron remote coax switch it allows me to select one of these antennas and this al
/archives//html/Topband/2018-09/msg00145.html (7,913 bytes)

320. Re: Topband: Multiple verticals one feed-point. (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2018 13:28:57 -0400
Folks, Thanks for the off & on-line replies. There were all positive replies to doing it, nobody mentioned issues with harmonics. All the antennas are in different directions, none run parallel to ea
/archives//html/Topband/2018-09/msg00154.html (7,944 bytes)

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