- 1. Topband: Shunt feeding caps. (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 17:34:36 -0600
- Bob: I will agree with John, G3XRU. I don't think ceramic capacitors are the way to go. I even had a problem with air varible capacitors at 1500 watts. The plates would warp and short out. I went to
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-12/msg00105.html (7,847 bytes)
- 2. Topband: N0NM/DU9 (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2002 21:01:48 -0500
- I can sympathize with Jon operating in south east asia. Merv and I really had a fight with QRN from the power-lines. With the 98 = trip at BY1QH on the low-bands, it was horrible. We tried everything
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00002.html (6,440 bytes)
- 3. Topband: Radial wire selection and installation (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Sat, 7 Sep 2002 23:01:00 -0500
- John: You can also get waterproof wire nuts at Home Depot. They are larger than normal and have an anti-seize compond built in They are designed for electrical connections in wet locations. 73 de Pri
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00069.html (11,870 bytes)
- 4. Topband: Radial wire selection and installation (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Sun, 8 Sep 2002 23:36:23 -0500
- Larry: I installed some out-door lights for a friend. They were ground mounted and the 8 sided water-resistant box was below ground level. Using normal wire nuts, the fuse blew after the first heavy
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00082.html (9,540 bytes)
- 5. Topband: Front end protection (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2002 22:30:54 -0500
- To All: There has been much discussion about front end protection. If you have enough RF coming in on your receiving antenna to cause = damage, how will 1N914 diodes not open up? They are very low ra
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00107.html (8,145 bytes)
- 6. Topband: Palomar Loop Antenna (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2001 10:43:19 +0000
- I was wondering if anyone has tried the Palomar Amplified Loop Antenna on the low bands? Just wanting to get some input as I have a chance to pickup one very reasonable with the 160/80 meter and broa
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-10/msg00212.html (6,472 bytes)
- 7. Topband: HF2V 160m kit doorknob caps (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 18:42:05 +0100
- Duane: I have to agree with Dave Heil that the best way to go would be to replace those two "door-knobs" with a vacuum variable. A Jennings 500pf @7.5kV would really do the job. There is a supplier i
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-08/msg00094.html (7,242 bytes)
- 8. Topband: RCS-4 Noise found! by N0AH (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 05:09:36 +0000
- Paul: I know of another one that had problems with noise using the RCS-4, Merv K9FD. He cured the problem by taking out the diodes and using a multiconductor cable. Feeding voltage down the coax is f
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-10/msg00044.html (7,251 bytes)
- 9. TopBand: Shunt-fed tower (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 14:41:52 +0000
- Hello, Alex! I have 78 feet of Rohn 45G with 3 big yagis for 20, 15 and 10 meters going up to 100 feet. I shunt feed the tower for 160, using an omega match of 2 X 500pf 5Kv vacuum variables. I also
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-03/msg00330.html (7,700 bytes)
- 10. TopBand: Deleting the text on replies (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 14:53:54 +0000
- I am using Eudora and find no problem deleting the text. Just click on the very L A S T item on the message and hold down on the "BACKSPACE" key until it goes into the "Grid-Leak" bucket. 73 de Price
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-03/msg00331.html (6,975 bytes)
- 11. TopBand: Propagation Beacons on 160 (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Fri, 20 Mar 1998 15:10:13 +0000
- Hello Ward: I am replying to your message. I would believe that there would on many occasions have different propagation between 1.830 and 1.9 or 2.0 mHz. This question was brought up before Merv's K
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-03/msg00333.html (7,210 bytes)
- 12. TopBand: W0RI and K9FD BY trip (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 00:04:32 +0000
- Hello to all: This time tomorrow our NW 747 should be over VE6 land on the way to Beijing. We will be arriving at 1900BJ time on Wed . That is 0500CST and Beijing is 8 hours ahead of UTC. David Zhang
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-01/msg00111.html (7,371 bytes)
- 13. TopBand: Bonding shunt fed wire to tower (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 15:42:56 +0000
- Hello Ron: I use stainless steel hose clamps to bond my shunt feed to my tower. I sand the galvanize lightly and put stainless-steel between the copper and the galvanize. Also everything gets a good
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-01/msg00307.html (8,480 bytes)
- 14. TopBand: W0RI and K9FDs BY Trip (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Fri, 5 Dec 1997 23:25:02 +0000
- Hello All: First I want to thank all who contributed, 34 so far. The trip will come off!! We sure would like to get some donations from some of the Big-Guns. They say, sure want to work you. As Steve
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00103.html (7,574 bytes)
- 15. TopBand: W0RI and K9FD's BY trip (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Mon, 8 Dec 1997 15:19:34 +0000
- Merv and I expect to be in Beijing for 2 weeks. We will operate as much as possible when the low-bands are open. Yes we will operate the other bands also. Perhaps some 2 meter EME also. BY1QH is on E
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00133.html (6,999 bytes)
- 16. TopBand: BY trip update (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Tue, 30 Dec 1997 16:32:12 +0000
- A very Happy New Year to all. Merv K9FD and I will be leaving for Beijing two weeks from today, Jan 13th. All is ready. We have the tickets, visas, operating licenses, amplifier, misc connectors, wir
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00392.html (7,225 bytes)
- 17. TopBand: BY trip (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Wed, 5 Nov 1997 23:16:47 +0000
- Hello Jerry: Thank you very much for the donation. Merv and I are really going to try and get this trip off and running. We have the amp and we must hand carry it. We would have liked a bit more powe
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-11/msg00068.html (7,326 bytes)
- 18. TopBand: BY1QH DXpedition (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 01:23:39 +0000
- Hello All: Merv, K9FD and myself Price W0RI, sure want to get this operation up and going. We have some nice donations coming in from the Mississippi Valley DX Club and a few others around the globe.
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-11/msg00141.html (7,403 bytes)
- 19. TopBand: BY1QH DXpedition (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Tue, 11 Nov 1997 21:58:09 +0000
- Sorry I should have added that if the DXpedition to BY1QH doesn't come off all money over $5.00 will be returned. Sorry about the omission. 73 de Price W0RI To: <topband@contesting.com> -- FAQ on WWW
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-11/msg00160.html (8,694 bytes)
- 20. TopBand: BY trip (score: 1)
- Author: price.smith@worldnet.att.net (Harold Smith)
- Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 01:52:01 +0000
- Hello All: So far it looks like Merv and I will be going to Beijing in January. I know we said perhaps Nov to Jan. We think that the propagation would be better in Jan. Merv K9FD and I want to thank
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-11/msg00221.html (7,156 bytes)
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