- 141. Re: Topband: COSMIC RAY UPDATE (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Sat, 14 Dec 2019 21:27:34 +0000
- Please dont laugh at my puny numbers. This season I have worked 5 European stations from my noise challenged postage stamp lot in San Jose. The last time I was able to hear and work a European statio
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-12/msg00118.html (8,205 bytes)
- 142. Re: Topband: COSMIC RAY UPDATE (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Sun, 15 Dec 2019 14:42:46 +0000
- I hope you are right! That would mean at least two great seasons back to make. Wouldnt that be nice after the tough years weve had!?! Worked two more EU this morning. Good for me! 73, Bob AA6VB _____
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-12/msg00131.html (9,187 bytes)
- 143. Re: Topband: Temporary antenna suggestion for 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 02:52:17 +0000
- Easy! Get a 60 Spiderbeam Fibeeglaas pole. Run a wire up the side and top load it with two 44 wires running out at 45 degrees or less. Use an isolation transformer at the base and Run it against 8-12
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-12/msg00144.html (10,923 bytes)
- 144. Re: Topband: Temporary antenna suggestion for 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 02:53:41 +0000
- I meant 45 degrees or more.... Bob Robert L. Chortek _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-12/msg00145.html (11,194 bytes)
- 145. Re: Topband: Temporary antenna suggestion for 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2019 04:07:48 +0000
- Sure, I mounted the bottom of the pole onto a 6 piece of 3 PVC Pipe buried 3 into the ground, I then extended the first two (or was it three) sections of the pole and attached it to the Eave of the h
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-12/msg00149.html (10,008 bytes)
- 146. Re: Topband: New Modes, Systems, etc (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:21:06 +0000
- Cecil, Im just shy of 62 and agree with you 100 percent! 73, Bob AA6VB Robert L. Chortek _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00163.html (12,382 bytes)
- 147. Re: Topband: .TX Mica Caps (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2020 17:06:30 +0000
- I live in California (and have for my entire life). Practiced law for nearly 35 years. The California legislature is filled with decent, and well intentioned public servants who are also naive, lack
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-02/msg00039.html (11,241 bytes)
- 148. Topband: Radiation Resistance (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 18:58:50 +0000
- Good Day! Does anyone know the radiation resistance of a 55 foot vertical #12 wire, top loaded with 2 41 foot #14 wires sloping at 45°, with their ends at 35 feet? Im curious about the efficiency. Th
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-03/msg00078.html (7,305 bytes)
- 149. Re: Topband: Radiation Resistance (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Sat, 7 Mar 2020 19:52:54 +0000
- Hi Dave, Thanks for the reply. The antenna is fed at 3 off the ground. The radials slope up at about 45 degrees to the roof (at about 10). Its resonant at about 1.9 MHZ so I use about 2 turns of a 5.
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-03/msg00081.html (8,826 bytes)
- 150. Topband: EZNEC (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 03:02:53 +0000
- Good Evening, Ive just downloaded the demo version of EZNEC and I am working through the tutorials. Im trying to model a vertical with four elevated radials on 160 m. The problem Im having is I cant
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-03/msg00102.html (7,550 bytes)
- 151. Re: Topband: EZNEC (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 03:21:06 +0000
- Thanks for the reply. I actually, finally, found what I was looking for in the manual. The answer is you click on any open cell under End 1 in the wires box and then right click. That brings up a dia
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-03/msg00105.html (8,229 bytes)
- 152. Topband: Ground Conductivity (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:01:54 +0000
- A quick question for the collective wisdom on this esteemed reflector: How would one categorize the quality of ground consisting of grass. For example, if you live next to a large (many acres) open s
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-03/msg00288.html (7,286 bytes)
- 153. Re: Topband: Ground Conductivity (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 22:57:34 +0000
- Hi Dave, Im (just) starting to play with EZNEC and want to know what type of ground Im dealing with when Im running various models. I live on the second fairway of a.golf course and the way its confi
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-03/msg00293.html (10,081 bytes)
- 154. Topband: Ground Conductivity (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 02:36:15 +0000
- Thank you all for your very helpful and informative responses. Thanks to everyone for taking the time to respond. Much appreciated! 73, Bob/AA6VB Robert L. Chortek _________________ Searchable Archiv
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-03/msg00301.html (7,321 bytes)
- 155. Topband: Comtek Com-LI-11140 (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 23:00:37 +0000
- Does anyone know the choking impedance of the line isolator? Cant find it on the web and the dealer refused to tell me. Tnx es 73, Bob/AA6VB Robert L. Chortek _________________ Searchable Archives: h
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-04/msg00107.html (6,363 bytes)
- 156. Re: Topband: Fw: Some experiments with a short beverage, not (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020 17:04:09 +0000
- How does a 250 ft long, BI-directional beverage even work? Thats only .5 wavelength long on 160m, and only 1 wavelength long on 80m. At my QTH a 300 unterminated beverage at 3 is FABULOUS on 160 mete
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-07/msg00005.html (7,819 bytes)
- 157. Re: Topband: Good Conditions, Little Activity (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Oct 2020 16:14:31 +0000
- Also Gentlemen, These modes are NOT mutually exclusive. During the Fall/Winter/Spring I spend a lot of time on 160 and 80. My station is located in the City of San Jose on a 1/4 acre lot. Much local
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-10/msg00062.html (11,555 bytes)
- 158. Topband: OT - Bonding Radials at Intersections (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2020 02:05:43 +0000
- I just finished installing a two element vertical array on 40M. The instructions say to bond the radials from one vertical where they intersect with a radial for the other vertical. My question is, i
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-11/msg00013.html (6,662 bytes)
- 159. Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 217, Issue 5 (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2021 23:38:41 +0000
- Ive got a 330 unterminated beverage 3 high which is a fabulous performer! As Gary (NI6T) said, whatever the limitations, put up a beverage. 73, Bob/AA6VB Robert L. Chortek _________________ Searchabl
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00098.html (8,752 bytes)
- 160. Re: Topband: Return Loss Question? (score: 1)
- Author: "Chortek, Robert L." <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:30:48 +0000
- How much return loss is acceptable certainly does depend. Ill throw in another consideration to further complicate matters: The higher the VSWR, or lower the return loss, the more power is lost in th
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00176.html (10,773 bytes)
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