Unusual propagation from south central UK to USA this morning. Usually the strong east coast contest stations work scores of europeans but this morning it was the reverse. When I listened about 0630z
-- Original Message -- From: "R Webb" <g0urr@btopenworld.com> Hi All, in the Stew Perry, I used Electric Fence Wire, ie 3 strands of silver wire wound within many strands of synthetic rope. It seemed
Ricky, Thanks for describing it precisely! The only addition I would suggest for a long term fix is to cover the selfamalgamating/annealing tape with a layer of PVC tape, as have found here it someti
I had similar noise problems, building the PSU and preamp in the same box, which eventually were fixed by a small ferrite choke in series with the DC supply and an extra 0.47uF capacitor, both on the
vertical(s). Seperation may be as little as 10', definitely no more than 60'. I use a 3ft high 350ft E-W beverage only 20ft behind my shunt fed 160m vertical and in practice it works well both in re
Condx play strange tricks on 160m occasionally, and one of them was hearing Cal W7IZD in MT rst559 about 0310 despite being inside the Auroral Oval! The magnetic disturbance would normally be expect
I think one of the major attractions of 160m is that working DX is not easy from an average setup, but a real thrill if you make a rare QSO especially after spending days or weeks using your own eff
Condx also excellent from central south G to ZL the last 2 days. Openings 0655 to 0725 , skip very selective. _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.c
Hi Ken, 480ft is not too short for a beverage - especially as perhaps you could run two along opposing sides in phase and get broadside gain, depending on what directions your land faces and space a
Anyway, my sun was still over 2 hours from sunset, being 30+ degrees up in the sky... The band was very quiet and the signals were right at the noise level but Q5... I'm not sure how the signals got
During the last month I have been hearing a new source of qrn which seems diffierent from the usual local switch mode rubbish. Only audible at night, and strongest on 90 deg. east beverage. Up to s7
Could the reactance of a 5ft earth lead (albeit small) be unbalancing the feed and adversely affecting termination in reverse direction? Results with 2-wire beverages using balanced line appear to b
Welcome to 160m.. A great band with different technical and operational challenges many of us are addicted to. Too much to describe in a brief email. A good start is in two excellent books:- 1. DXing
George K8GG wrote:- When I model it as a shunt fed tower, base grounded, with 50 feet of 1.6 inch OD pipe about 27 inches from the center of the tower as the shunt feed rod, the gain drops to about 0
Thanks again to Guy and Jerry for very comprehensive answers! 73 John No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.409 / Virus Database: 270.13.64/2319 - Release
is anyone aware of a kit for building this k9ay loop system, other than AS. i just can't see putting out almost $400 for a relay and an xfmr ! david/wd4kpd David, Far Circuits make a pcb kit. http:/
John I have this kit.. where are the errors documented at and what extra components do you need? My pcb is dated 9/9/06 bought at Dayton this year. The errors are very minor. Fred KF9GX of Far Circu
i can run one of the beverages at about 290 deg that is over 1150' long but the feed point will be about 600' from the shack. Is this too long for a beverage and is the feed point a little too far aw
Could anyone advise me about top loading when 4 wires are use as an alternative to 2 with this type of antenna. My present antenna is 82ft vertical with 4 top lading wires each 35ft long, I have been
I am just wondering if any great propagation is currently taking place on 160 meters, if the bands are somehow correlated. Maybe this could be some kind of propagation indicator. Unfortunately, my in