- 1. Topband: Monday morning (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 1999 09:26:35 -0800
- Strange happenings this morning, with the K at 5. At 1420Z the band was so quiet it was hard to tell whether the antennas were connected. At 1453 someone tuned up on 1829.5, sent "CQ TV" (the rig shu
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-11/msg00054.html (6,714 bytes)
- 2. Topband: ZK3CW on 160/80 (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Sun, 10 Oct 1999 10:27:57 -0700
- Worked them this morning (Sunday) at 1358Z (1826 QSX up 2) with an excellent signal. They QSY to 7005 at 1400Z and a few minutes later from there to to 3.5. Bob VE7BS -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.conte
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-10/msg00045.html (6,877 bytes)
- 3. Topband: condx (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 07:26:23 -0700
- And note the K was 5 and a minor storm. Bob VE7BS -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Pr
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-09/msg00040.html (6,933 bytes)
- 4. Topband: T31T (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Sun, 26 Sep 1999 09:44:01 -0700
- A beautiful signal in VE7 from T31T this morning from 1401Z to 1422Z (after sunrise) but QSX only for JA. 9M2AX was calling CQ on 1832 after 1300Z, but much weaker than usual. V85AA comes up on 1831.
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-09/msg00134.html (6,592 bytes)
- 5. Topband: US Navy and Solar Cycle 23 (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Mon, 26 Apr 1999 17:10:20 -0700
- Probably by an analysis and extrapolation of past events. Steering the ship by close observation of the wake. Bob VE7BS. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@co
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-04/msg00106.html (6,746 bytes)
- 6. TopBand: Slim (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 1999 12:28:01 -0800
- It was a prankster. K6SE tried later to pry a callsign out of him but nd. came right back. Was C21SX. He built nicely after N6TR QSO and was calling NA at 1438Z. Bob VE7BS -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-03/msg00012.html (6,729 bytes)
- 7. TopBand: RX AID FROM THE PAST (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 15:45:23 -0800
- Not just supposedly! The idea works. The Hildreth filter does exactly that, and is very useful. It also has variable gain on each channel, and a control to 'mark' the crossover frequency (the one in
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-01/msg00145.html (7,612 bytes)
- 8. TopBand: fences (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 10:17:32 -0800
- I've never seen a 25 millivolt signal, but the blanker in the Corsair 2 completely removes the S9+10 click from the fence right under my antenna. Foliage touching the fence wire intensifies the clic
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00078.html (6,907 bytes)
- 9. TopBand: KL7XX QTH (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1998 11:35:27 -0800
- This morning (Friday 18th) while working KL7XX, he said "I am at home in Anch") which I took to mean Anchorage. Bob VE7BS -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@c
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00178.html (6,670 bytes)
- 10. TopBand: Poor 160 Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 12:20:00 -0800
- I'll drink to that. The GPS data on 1819 kHz is often quite strong when the ZLs are snug in bed. Good conditions on 40 don't necessarily mean poor on 160. But it may seem that way when many 160 oper
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00240.html (6,725 bytes)
- 11. TopBand: IARU Region 1. 160m Contest] (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Wed, 23 Sep 1998 12:49:11 -0700
- Not much point in disallowing packet cluster if there is no way of checking. VE7BS -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests:
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-09/msg00154.html (6,963 bytes)
- 12. TopBand: ve7bs (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1998 11:09:17 -0700
- Thanks for your concern Bob (W7LR). Everything will be OK in a few days time. Messing with a car I splashed some gasoline on my clothing and a flashback set me alight. Most of the dressings are off
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-08/msg00007.html (7,191 bytes)
- 13. TopBand: Balloon (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Sat, 1 Aug 1998 11:09:22 -0700
- Everything Bill says in this posting accords with my observations. I have only one question. What is a good low angle for a 160 station on land? I ask this because just this morning a VK station sai
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-08/msg00008.html (7,166 bytes)
- 14. TopBand: high angle at dawn (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 14:26:24 -0700
- Tom: Posting this only, so you don't get it twice. It will be VERY interesting to see what the 330 ft tower does. suspect the wave angle is around 20 degrees or higher at sunrise (and not illuminatin
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-08/msg00040.html (8,398 bytes)
- 15. TopBand: Re: CE8ABF (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Mon, 3 Aug 1998 21:51:12 -0700
- I have a card from CE8ABF for a QSO in 1984, and it came via LU8DPM, who is still his QSL manager I think. At that time LU8DPM address was P.O. Box 45, 7150 Ayacucho, Bs. As - Argentina. 73 VE7BS --
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-08/msg00047.html (6,448 bytes)
- 16. TopBand: N5KO/HC8 (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Thu, 2 Jul 1998 12:47:53 -0700
- This morning (Thursday) around 1135Z, N5KO/HC8 was calling CQ on 1831 clear as a bell, but he was not hearing W7 or VK3 that were responding to him. VE7BS -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/top
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00004.html (6,532 bytes)
- 17. TopBand: Monday morning (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Mon, 6 Jul 1998 09:03:55 -0700
- Outstanding conditions this morning, with the K at 4. ZL2JR and ZL2REX, several VK3, two VK5, two VK6. Some of them better than 599 and workable to past our sunrise. I think HC8N was on 1833 at 1110Z
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00018.html (6,521 bytes)
- 18. TopBand: ZL8RS (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Sat, 11 Jul 1998 09:15:59 -0700
- At 1124Z he was calling JA but no takers, then calling a general CQ from about 1130Z with no takers, then calling VK6VZ but no response. Around 1150 he got an answer from K0PM, by which time he was
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00043.html (7,769 bytes)
- 19. TopBand: ZL1AMO on 160 (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 04:22:42 -0700
- It's well known that Ron doesn't like 160 much, but I do have a card from him as A35EA, and he may have made the QSO he verified from ZL7AA in 1985. And in 1983 he was operating 160 from home. And tw
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-06/msg00015.html (6,580 bytes)
- 20. TopBand: DX still happens (score: 1)
- Author: eldridge@direct.ca (Bob Eldridge)
- Date: Fri, 29 May 1998 11:23:59 -0700
- 9M6AAT was still going strong at 1208Z this morning when he started listening for JA. At that time he was on 1827.5, but earlier he was on 1827 listening 3 up, and then tried for a while on 1826 res
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-05/msg00095.html (6,998 bytes)
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