- 101. Re: Topband: BOG (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 20:17:29 -0400
- If the far end is left un-terminated the BOG will not work well as I have found here. Try a small ground rod of 4 feet and a 250 ohm resistor and sweep again. I predict your results will be much bett
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-10/msg00088.html (10,367 bytes)
- 102. Re: Topband: Ferrites on antenna feed line RE: Topband Digest, Vol 167, Issue 4 (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2016 17:50:24 -0400
- On the point of entry to where the RF is getting into the stove. Hopefully the feed-line is not near the stove and not radiating. Mike K4QET Send Topband mailing list submissions to topband@contestin
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-11/msg00028.html (34,066 bytes)
- 103. Re: Topband: [TowerTalk] radial lengths ... (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2016 08:38:52 -0400
- One nice trick I have used in the past to locate buried radials and check them for continuity is to walk around the radial field with a good professional FSM (field strength meter) tuned to station's
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-12/msg00004.html (9,174 bytes)
- 104. Re: Topband: Terminating resistor (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2017 14:32:23 -0400
- let me check I may have some 600 ohm 100 watts in the storage shed. 12 were used in a AM station in parallel for a high power dummy load. Sent from my iPhone _________________ Topband Reflector Archi
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-01/msg00083.html (7,524 bytes)
- 105. Re: Topband: Echo on 160m yesterday morning (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2017 15:33:27 -0400
- Having worked LU and CX on 2 meters SSB (100 watts 7 element beam) without any ionospheric skip in the strange ducting FAI mode that is at time formed by the magnetic field at the equator, i say that
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-02/msg00022.html (11,905 bytes)
- 106. Topband: Fwd: Re: Echo on 160m yesterday morning (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2017 16:05:12 -0400
- Meant to say "all that improbable"...."But the idea of a multiple moderate angle skip with so many hops around the world and twice is IMHO really all that/*improbable*/." On 2/5/2017 3:33 PM, Herbert
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-02/msg00023.html (11,794 bytes)
- 107. Topband: Ladder line Beverage Installation (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 08:35:39 -0400
- DXE sells some nifty ladder insulators designed for wooden posts. They are listed at $13.95 for a bag of 25. (DXE P/N DXE-LL-LNS) In my case I wanted to use metal fence supports with wood on the top
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-04/msg00021.html (8,777 bytes)
- 108. Re: Topband: Ladder line Beverage Installation (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 13 Apr 2017 14:43:07 -0400
- Maybe since my Beverages have to be at least 8 feet high to avoid the deer horn (yes we have them in the field were my beverages run). Driving a 10 ' 2X2 into the ground requires me to carry along a
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-04/msg00026.html (8,843 bytes)
- 109. Re: Topband: Bev-Flex 4 Beverage system (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2017 10:21:14 -0400
- I have heard that a 450 ohm ladder line reversible Beverage can be fed in the center or even off center without any negative effect. This is something I would like to do but have never seen any write
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-04/msg00034.html (9,341 bytes)
- 110. Re: Topband: BOG on sand (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2017 16:13:07 -0400
- Probably it will work very good if you establish a ground on both ends with some spiders like radials. 3 or 4 about 60 feet long or longer should do it. Herb Schoenbohm, KV4FZ On 4/26/2017 1:44 PM, A
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-04/msg00083.html (7,270 bytes)
- 111. Topband: ZK3 Tokelau Islands (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 May 2017 15:49:40 -0400
- Back in 2010 I worked ZK3Y on 160 meters but failed to request a QSL card. I do not find any reference to this station on QRZ.com but still would like to pursue getting close to 300 TB confirmed. Ple
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-05/msg00006.html (6,596 bytes)
- 112. Re: Topband: ZK3 Tokelau Islands (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 7 May 2017 17:21:37 -0400
- Yes indeed...as my printout did not include the A on the second line. I believe i could try W7YAQ for this one. Thanks for the advice. I have ZK3YA confirmed via Lotw for a QSO March 9, 2010. Are you
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-05/msg00009.html (7,998 bytes)
- 113. Re: Topband: Ladder line Beverage Installation (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 12 May 2017 21:48:41 -0400
- wood screws via the small slots in the posts Sent from my iPhone _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-05/msg00022.html (9,395 bytes)
- 114. Re: Topband: Bev-Flex 4 Beverage system (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 13:48:08 -0400
- I have heard that a 450 ohm ladder Beverage can be fed in the center or even off center. This is something I would like to do but have never seen any write up on the way it is done. I presume ti woul
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-05/msg00053.html (9,008 bytes)
- 115. Topband: Feeding a two wire Beverage at the center (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 13:51:40 -0400
- have heard that a 450 ohm ladder Beverage can be fed in the center or even off center. This is something I would like to do but have never seen any write up on the way it is done. I presume it would
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-05/msg00054.html (6,937 bytes)
- 116. Re: Topband: RX antenna switching - unused ports (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2017 08:17:40 -0400
- Brad, I have a 12x1 commercial Panasonic video switcher which is passive and terminates in 75 ohms all unused ports. I used 1/2 wave feed lines which conceivable repeats the 75 ohm termination at the
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-06/msg00023.html (9,297 bytes)
- 117. Re: Topband: 160 meter 1/4 vertical (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 16:46:09 -0400
- Forget about the high impedance issues on 40 and also 80. IMHO the best and easiest solution for you is to make some simple wire decoupling sleeves or wire cage for the higher bands and they could be
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-07/msg00003.html (8,024 bytes)
- 118. Re: Topband: 160 meter 1/4 vertical (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jul 2017 19:00:46 -0400
- Many have tried balloon or kite supported 5/8 wave verticals on 160 with disappointing results. I used to have a 308 self supporting tower which i could use at night on 160 but it never ever beat a c
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-07/msg00008.html (10,040 bytes)
- 119. Re: Topband: Best Receive Antenna over Sloping Terrain? (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 1 Sep 2017 07:44:58 -0400
- Not really if it is a gentle slope since IMHO the arrival angle of the incoming signal will most likely not be bothered. The slope may actually attenuate some ground wave noise in those directions a
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-09/msg00001.html (9,857 bytes)
- 120. Re: Topband: use the wasteland (score: 1)
- Author: Herbert Schoenbohm <herbert.schoenbohm@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2017 10:09:09 -0400
- Joe I agree. Most 160 antennas would require retuning as even the best shunt fed towers only gives a usable 50kHz, Running out to the tuning box everytime I want to use FT8 is not an option. However,
- /archives//html/Topband/2017-11/msg00221.html (7,955 bytes)
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