- 81. Topband: KP2CW new from Virgin Islands in Contest (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2004 08:40:53 -0400
- Fellow Dx-ers, Eric Hilding, K6VVA will be operating from my QTH during the upcoming ARRL CW DX Contest on all bands using our club call for this location, KP2CW. In addition to my 204BA 4 element mo
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-02/msg00275.html (7,171 bytes)
- 82. Re: Topband: Beverage feedline suggestion (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 10:37:22 -0400
- David, 1000 feet of RG-6 is not a problem for a 1.8 Mhz fed. The loss is not significant. Mort important is a good quality RG-6 for long term stability and a good matching transformer at the feed poi
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00027.html (8,327 bytes)
- 83. Re: Topband: FEEDING AN END-FED LONGWIRE (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 18:13:08 -0400
- Just suggestions: Would it not be simple and much more reasonable to just move down the feeder wire a bit and off center feed the long wire. You will find a spot that is more reasonable to feed eithe
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00139.html (10,169 bytes)
- 84. Topband: Antipodes Paths on Topband in focus (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 21:52:29 -0400
- W0DX (VP2VI). Bob Dennison once tried to explain to me the phenomenon of antipodes top band dxing by suggesting that the beam widths of the TX signals may converge like the lenses on a telescope espe
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00314.html (9,374 bytes)
- 85. Re: Topband: Re: 1837.5 KC/1845 KC CW QRM (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:07:27 -0400
- Riley is a consummate federal bureaucrat who, as Pat Buchannan used to say, rides to the sound of the gunfire. Riley has said it often that his position of amateur radio czar is a labor of love for a
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-04/msg00144.html (9,522 bytes)
- 86. Topband: [Fwd: RE: YA8G] (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Sun, 18 Apr 2004 13:49:03 -0400
- Several stations including VE1ZZ worked YA8G last night during the short period after his city power came on. He will be on at 0015 on 1814.3 and QSX up on 1.816 until his local sunrise which gives a
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-04/msg00145.html (8,554 bytes)
- 87. Re: Topband: Why no CW segment? (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:15:20 -0400
- Topband is so very different than the other bands in so many ways. Creating segments may not make things better. Here are a few thoughts on this: Bob, W0DX (VP2VI) was a former ARRL President and 160
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-04/msg00161.html (9,886 bytes)
- 88. Re: Topband: beverages (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Sun, 23 May 2004 11:43:48 -0400
- Tom; Would you not consider a circular polarized antenna capable of diversity reception? Also I recall reading some time ago that in theory a RHCP signal into a LHCP antenna has almost infinite rejec
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-05/msg00074.html (8,739 bytes)
- 89. [Fwd: Re: Topband: 160 vertical advice needed] (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Sun, 06 Jun 2004 08:04:58 -0400
- Dan Levin wrote: 1) I will build a 74' vertical out of ~46' of Rohn pushup mast topped with ~28' of aluminum stinger. 2) Add three our four top hat wires at the 60' level to both guy the stinger and
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-06/msg00010.html (7,958 bytes)
- 90. Re: Topband: Tophat? Does it have to be at the top? (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 17:56:18 -0400
- Earl. I have a Rohn 25 foot tower with a 204BA which you sent me the model parameters and it matched right down to the foot on 1.828 Khz with the data you sent. When K6VVA wanted to operate this stat
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-06/msg00040.html (10,001 bytes)
- 91. Re: Topband: Mystery signal on 1805 (score: 1)
- Author: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 13:31:05 -0300
- David Frantz, Jr. of Manchester, TN is a licensed amateur WA4SZE who I used communicate with often on the upper bands. He is a wonderful person to talk with and appears to be a good engineer. His add
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-07/msg00061.html (8,728 bytes)
- 92. Re: Topband: Remotely Switching Between Capacitors (score: 1)
- Author: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Wed, 28 Jul 2004 16:01:24 -0300
- Ben, You can always try using half wave sections of ladderline and open frame relays capable of the voltages. The half wavelength line repeats the impedeance it sees on the other end, i.e. open or cl
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-07/msg00077.html (8,151 bytes)
- 93. Re: Topband: 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 11:53:40 -0300
- Bob, I am about 250 miles Northwest of YV0 and was speaking with the 40 meter operator this morning who confirmed that 160 would begin tonight. (monday). gl. _________________________________________
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00002.html (6,978 bytes)
- 94. [Fwd: Re: Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query...] (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 07:15:04 -0400
- -- Original Message -- Subject: Re: Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query... Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 06:57:01 -0400 From: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net> To: Ford Peterson <ford@cmgate.com> References
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00018.html (9,241 bytes)
- 95. Re: Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query... (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:23:31 -0400
- The thread on Beverage ground conditions has been one of the most interesting and productive discussions this year. I have learned a lot. To add to what Milt observed: All my Beverages are on an isla
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00048.html (10,782 bytes)
- 96. Re: Topband: 2 wire beverage (score: 1)
- Author: "Herbert Schoenbohm" <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2004 10:12:06 -0300
- Ford, The spacing of 15 feet should not be much of a problem. Although I have not modeled this termination of each wire will establish the pattern. The mutual coupling of the wires may cause some pat
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00077.html (9,688 bytes)
- 97. Re: Topband: Re: short dipoles (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 19:52:09 -0400
- Roy, Yes indeed they would! A low dipole to the ground can be a superb antenna at Sunrise and Sunset for certain long haul DX on topband. It is a valuable and simple antenna to have available during
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00083.html (7,830 bytes)
- 98. Re: Topband: Inverted ELL for 160M (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Thu, 04 Nov 2004 19:26:08 -0400
- Jerry Keller wrote: Last, I have a spool of RG59/U CATV coax with stranded center conductor and double shield.....tinned braid plus a foil under the braid that seems like it's glued onto the soft whi
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00033.html (8,357 bytes)
- 99. Re: Topband: Beverage grounding over rock (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 10:29:08 -0400
- Dave NØRQ (lists) wrote: I'm improving the grounding on my Beverages There is a standard barbed wire fence going by less than 10' away, with normal T-posts. Would hooking to it as a ground be
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00031.html (8,471 bytes)
- 100. Re: Topband: Conditions Last Night (score: 1)
- Author: Herb Schoenbohm <herbs@vitelcom.net>
- Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 13:33:18 -0400
- Roger Parsons wrote: The experience up here last night was quite different. I called the 5T5 for a long time with no results. One day things will get better... Roger, I got 5T5SN with 599 both ways o
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-01/msg00133.html (9,845 bytes)
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