- 1. Topband: Skewed paths. (score: 1)
- Author: K3BU@aol.com (by way of Bill Tippett <btippett@ctc.net>)
- Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2003 15:03:17 -0500
- For TopBand Reflector: England that traverses the "radio" auroral oval region, usually suffers absorption and/or unpredictable scattering and does not arrive in Maine. Let's call this the path of "mo
- /archives//html/Topband/2003-01/msg00120.html (8,286 bytes)
- 2. Topband: FCC SAYS "NO" TO SSB, DIGITAL MODES IN VHF CW SUBBANDS (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@ctc.net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Fri, 07 Jul 2000 23:53:01 +0100
- "The FCC has turned down a request asking it to permit SSB and digital modes in the 6 and 2-meter CW-only subbands. The petition was filed last August by the California Six Meter Club and was assign
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-07/msg00014.html (12,388 bytes)
- 3. Topband: Psychoacoustics (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@ctc.net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2000 10:46:43 +0100
- That article was by Donald Hildreth W6NRW and appeared in a 80's issue of Ham Radio. I tried one but, like every audio/DSP filter I've ever tried, I concluded it was not as good as the audio filter b
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-07/msg00017.html (6,904 bytes)
- 4. TopBand: DXCC 160 meters (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Tue, 01 Dec 1998 07:13:52 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi Steve! Your logic is correct but I have to disagree with you on the "antipodes" part. When I was in Colorado, I was about 200 km from the exact antipode for FT5ZB. He was only running 80 watts to
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00003.html (8,018 bytes)
- 5. TopBand: 1830 Carrier (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 07:27:40 -0400 (EDT)
- Dave, this is a problem everyone in the USA has to one degree or another. It is caused by the mixing products of our AM broadcast stations, which are spaced every 10 kHz, giving images on every even
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00022.html (7,952 bytes)
- 6. TopBand: Inverted-L (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Fri, 04 Dec 1998 12:37:26 -0500
- Modeling shows a slight improvement in gain in the direction OPPOSITE to the horizontal wire...i.e. orient the wire to the southwest if you are trying to optimize it toward Europe. You are on the rig
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00028.html (7,010 bytes)
- 7. TopBand: VP8CRB (Falklands) (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Sun, 06 Dec 1998 18:57:42 -0400 (EDT)
- by VP8CZJ's (aka G4VFU/VP8) inability to verify to ARRL/DXCC that he was on land. Jan is ex-WA4VQD who is a good CW op and who likes 160! 73, Bill W4ZV "VP8, FALKLANDS ISLANDS. Jan, K4QD, reports th
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00053.html (7,539 bytes)
- 8. TopBand: 1830 Carrier and other QRM (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 07:13:35 -0400 (EDT)
- Great news!!! Thanks for your efforts Tom! While on the subject of noises, has anyone else noticed the wideband noise down around 1805? I seldom tune there but noticed it while looking for XZ1N last
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00058.html (7,514 bytes)
- 9. TopBand: electric fence noise (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Mon, 07 Dec 1998 12:31:06 -0400 (EDT)
- Most likely it is a poor connection causing arcing between wires. First locate the fence with a portable radio in the general direction of the noise (i.e. direction of Beverage with strongest noise).
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00061.html (8,697 bytes)
- 10. TopBand: XZ1N (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 00:50:55 -0400 (EDT)
- Hi Bill, Talked to Robin tonite, he is going to be using 1825.5 - QSX 1828.5 the 1805.5 is non-productive and confusing. He said his best receiving antenna for the skewed path is his low dipole. He a
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00097.html (7,978 bytes)
- 11. TopBand: XZ1N 160 Info (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 07:47:44 -0400 (EDT)
- More from Robin at XZ1N: * TX 1825.5 RX 1828.2-1829.2 for all (no more 1805.5) * Pse tell VE1ZZ to call when hears me (22Z). If no NA clg I can qso EU * Pse tell ZS to call on 28.5 on the hr to 10 af
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00099.html (7,410 bytes)
- 12. TopBand: The following day....! (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 08:11:32 -0500 (EST)
- Gentlemen: Let's not get started on a complaint threat. If you want to discuss poor operating practices, there are plenty of other forums to do so. Let's keep this reflector focused on real informati
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00004.html (7,933 bytes)
- 13. TopBand: 8Q7IO Log Search Page (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Mon, 02 Nov 1998 07:04:55 -0500 (EST)
- For any who need to check the 8Q7IO logs, use the following Webpage: http://wwwiti.cs.uni-magdeburg.de/~hoeding/hamradio/8q7_search.html The database is already current with last evening's QSO's! 73,
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00009.html (6,810 bytes)
- 14. TopBand: 160 m de HC5/DL2YAK (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Mon, 09 Nov 1998 20:11:08 -0500 (EST)
- Hi Bill, got your e-Mail adress from Peter ( bokek@compuserve.com ) and I've also to give you the best regards from him. Well Bill I'm fighting here with the 160 m - band, but I cannot hear any signa
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00056.html (6,935 bytes)
- 15. TopBand: QSP to E30GA (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1998 13:36:44 -0500
- I am attempting to FAX the following info to the E30GA crew. If any of you can help relay, it would be appreciated as the FAX number is giving me a busy signal and it may not go through. 73, Bill W4Z
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00057.html (8,764 bytes)
- 16. TopBand: 3DA0CA comments (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Wed, 11 Nov 1998 07:19:19 -0500 (EST)
- Well said Chris! I've seen Jon's signal vary here by >20 dB from one night to the next. I vividly remember when the east coast worked 3B8CF night after night with not a trace heard in Colorado. Final
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00062.html (7,218 bytes)
- 17. TopBand: TY8A (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 17:59:22 -0500 (EST)
- Return-path: <rgarrett@sunlink.net> To: <topband@contesting.com> Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 16:55:14 -0500 From: Bob Garrett rgarrettsunlinknet <rgarrett@sunlink.net> Subject: TY8A To: owner-topband@con
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00077.html (8,010 bytes)
- 18. TopBand: E30GA on SSB? No way! (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1998 21:00:21 -0500 (EST)
- To be honest, I had just about given up on these guys with the poor conditions recently. I thought the same true for today when I listened at sunset to the guys up north calling JY8ZW and other EU's.
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00078.html (7,357 bytes)
- 19. TopBand: TZ6VV on Topband (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 12:54:27 -0500 (EST)
- I received the following from Larry TZ6VV: Bill, Finally got the Gladiator in the air this morning while it was cool. I'll try to get the radials on this afternoon when it starts to cool down again.
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00081.html (6,830 bytes)
- 20. TopBand: BOUNCE topband@contesting.com: Non-member submission from["Danilo Brelih" <danilo.brelih@siol.net>] (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@CTC.Net (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 15:45:05 -0500 (EST)
- From: "Danilo Brelih" <danilo.brelih@siol.net> To: <topband@contesting.com> Subject: E30GA To: <topband@contesting.com> Date: Fri, 13 Nov 1998 18:54:23 +0100 Message-ID: <01be0f2e$a5a63cc0$LocalHost@
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00083.html (8,300 bytes)
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