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21. Topband: Diversity Reception on 160 (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Sun, 30 Jun 2002 10:23:07 -0500; I was looking at the marketing info on the new TenTec Orion transceiver, which claims to accomodate full diversity reception using separate receive antenna ports and the two receivers. It all sounds; /archives//html/Topband/2002-06/msg00070.html (6,772 bytes)
22. Topband: Monster antennas (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Thu, 9 May 2002 22:34:13 -0500; Last Sunday, my tower was destroyed by a microburst pushing incredible winds through the QTH. I have in round numbers exaclty zero radios on the air. Depressing... It was insured. So now I'm looking; /archives//html/Topband/2002-05/msg00093.html (6,996 bytes)
23. Topband: Power line noise on 160 (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Fri, 17 May 2002 02:02:59 -0500; I've been working with the local power company on reducing my noise on 160m. They sent an "expert" on the subject with all of his noise sniffing toys. No conclusions yet but want to present a solutio; /archives//html/Topband/2002-05/msg00125.html (7,867 bytes)
24. Topband: Feeding rotating towers (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Fri, 24 May 2002 15:23:45 -0500; I'm looking into putting up 110' of Rohn 55G (guyed at two levels per spec) and rotating the tower. The trouble is, this is going to be my 160 antenna. What's the hot setup for feeding a rotating tow; /archives//html/Topband/2002-05/msg00165.html (6,592 bytes)
25. Topband: Shunt feeding a tower with side mounted yagi (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 13:17:37 +0100; I have wondered the same thing many times. I used to shunt feed my old tower. It had (my tower went down in a storm about 3 weeks ago) a tribander and a bunch of other hardware at the top. The shunt; /archives//html/Topband/2002-05/msg00171.html (9,146 bytes)
26. Topband: Shunt feeding a tower with side mounted Yagi (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 22:59:51 -0500; When you model a "hat" on a tower, the angle at which you hang the hat is very important. Straight down--no effect. Straight out 90 degrees--maximum effect. Somewhere in between, say 45 degrees, some; /archives//html/Topband/2002-05/msg00195.html (8,920 bytes)
27. Topband: Re: Vactrols and Flag (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2002 23:04:42 -0500; I've been looking at building a set of 3 pennants this summer. Doing some experimenting will some Radio Shack Cadmium Sulfide photo-resistors and green LEDs I find that the response appears to be sim; /archives//html/Topband/2002-04/msg00028.html (8,047 bytes)
28. Topband: Take-off angle (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 17:49:47 -0500; I've been using a top loaded shorty vertical on 160 for about 3 years now. It's 68' of Rohn 25 with another 12' of mast (80' total) a tribander at 70' and some VHF stuff on top. I'm in central Minnes; /archives//html/Topband/2002-04/msg00085.html (6,862 bytes)
29. Topband: Re: Topband Digimodes (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 21:43:23 -0600; Tom illustrates a huge frustration with modern equipment.... I use an ICOM IC746 and just love the radio. However, when setting up the filters menus, under SSB, there is no option to select the 500Hz; /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00194.html (7,038 bytes)
30. Topband: Confessions of A Known Criminal (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 22:50:59 -0600; haven't I didn't work the contest. But I did get on to try for a few new ones. I too called DX below 1843. So shoot me at daybreak. I worked em too, only because the US were not calling CQ on top of; /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00196.html (9,444 bytes)
31. Topband: Cabrillo & Excel (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Tue, 1 Jan 2002 14:53:02 -0600; I submitted my Cabrillo log using the output from Logger. Simply backup the log using ADIF and use wordpad and excel to manipulate the information. It took me about an hour to massage the log into Ca; /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00003.html (7,313 bytes)
32. Topband: Transformer Question (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:33:17 -0600; I need to know if there is a correct solution to transforming complex impedances. Assume a perfect 4:1 transformer at 1.83MHz. A load with R+/-j of 260 +330j I am fairly certain that the R term just; /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00015.html (7,221 bytes)
33. Topband: Re: Transformer Question (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 23:23:41 -0600; I am talking about a 4:1 Z (not turns ratio). The application is a transmission line model. I am looking for the equation to transform R+/-j with accuracy. From experience, I have found that a 4:1 tr; /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00019.html (7,355 bytes)
34. Topband: 160 Maps (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Sat, 12 Jan 2002 13:33:22 -0600; Guy-K2AV just had a post on the CQ-Contest reflector that tweaked my interest. It related to his support to no longer publishing QST scores in detail and that it could be "the best thing that ever ha; /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00076.html (6,872 bytes)
35. Topband: Finally, S-0 noise (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 20:07:28 -0600; After years of complaining to the power company, tweaking my antennas, and an overwhelming feeling of hopelessness, I have S-0 noise on topband. Line men were out in force this week correcting a prob; /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00111.html (6,982 bytes)
36. Topband: IF Filters for CW (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 02:03:28 -0600; Once again I look to the Topband reflector for technical advice...Hello to all... I am going to work the ARRL 160 contest this weekend (CW) and want to beef up my IC-746. The IC-746 comes from the fa; /archives//html/Topband/2001-12/msg00010.html (8,806 bytes)
37. Topband: RE: skewed paths (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2001 22:29:45 -0500; I was always under the impression that the skewed paths were actually a backscatter situation. What appears to be skewing is just a skip point out at sea, etc., along a path of good propagation. What; /archives//html/Topband/2001-09/msg00043.html (7,694 bytes)
38. Topband: RE: skewed paths (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2001 20:11:40 -0500; "The first couple of days of full operation on 160 Meters we knew the signals were coming from the SSE but we were having problems copying them on a two wavelength long Beverage oriented specifically; /archives//html/Topband/2001-09/msg00061.html (8,832 bytes)
39. Topband: RE: skewed paths (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 22:07:56 -0500; "Since we have no idea what the direction and angle of noise was at XZ, we can't possibly form any accurate opinion of what it means. " I agree and disagree. I agree that it is impossible to discover; /archives//html/Topband/2001-09/msg00080.html (8,943 bytes)
40. Topband: Preamp for Pennant (score: 1): Author: ford@cmgate.com (Ford Peterson); Date: Sun, 19 Aug 2001 17:09:44 -0500; I'm designing a set of 4 pennant antennas for 160. They will be switchable in-out to a common feedline. I'm basing the design on K6SE's work published in 7/00 QST. I've decided on the Point-fed desig; /archives//html/Topband/2001-08/msg00079.html (7,507 bytes)

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