- 41. Re: Topband: eliminating radio hum/hiss (score: 1)
- Author: "jbattin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2004 09:49:48 -0600
- The Bencher SCAF filter was designed specifically as a hiss filter and it works. John K9dx -- Original Message -- From: "GALE STEWARD" <k3nd@yahoo.com> To: "Martin" <dl1iaq@gdxf.de>; "topband reflect
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-02/msg00072.html (12,304 bytes)
- 42. Re: Topband: RG-6 coax (score: 1)
- Author: "jbattin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 14:08:15 -0600
- In my experience, cable companies do not use RG-6 but a larger RG-11 size 70 ohm flooded cable. This larger cable is excellent and much better than RG-6. John K9DX -- Original Message -- From: "Harol
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00038.html (7,746 bytes)
- 43. Re: Topband: verticals and rope (score: 1)
- Author: "jbattin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2004 22:20:23 -0600
- I use either 1/8 or 3/16 diameter rope on all of my verticals ( about 18 or them ). I put a ratchet winder (intended for tensioning of electric fence wire) on each guy and about twice a year I take o
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00104.html (7,858 bytes)
- 44. Topband: Conditions to Asia (score: 1)
- Author: "jbattin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Mar 2004 10:49:44 -0600
- There finally was propagation from Northern Illinois into SE Asia this morning. 9V1GO and 9M2AX both peaked solid 559 at local sunrise. Maybe there is reason to believe after all. John K9DX _________
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00230.html (6,228 bytes)
- 45. Re: Topband: Vertical install / HELP (score: 1)
- Author: "jbattin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 21:13:36 -0600
- -- Original Message -- From: "Ed Smith" <w4eds@yahoo.com> To: <topband@contesting.com> Cc: "Will" <weck4uo@adelphia.net>; "Mark D. McIntyre Sr." <wa4ffw@triad.rr.com>; "Sam Leslie" <s.leslie@att.net>
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00248.html (8,083 bytes)
- 46. Topband: Fw: Diversity (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 20:53:40 -0500
- Let me share some of my experience. I have two IC781's. One is the main radio and the second is only receiver #2. Receiver 2 gets its VFO injection from radio #1 so everything being equal they would
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-04/msg00092.html (7,438 bytes)
- 47. Topband: Polarity and Phase (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 06:09:26 -0500
- It requires a time delay of about 1ms to take two 500hz. tones from being in phase to being out of phase. I can see no way that adding 180 degrees of feedline to one of the recievers input (added del
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-04/msg00097.html (6,855 bytes)
- 48. Re: Topband: Polarity and Phase (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2004 21:28:24 -0500
- John: I just got back in town and took a quick look at this phase controversy. Would you please answer two questions for me. First, what is the controversy really about. It is really about how close
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-04/msg00110.html (9,028 bytes)
- 49. Re: Topband: vertical 160/80m (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2004 08:39:17 -0500
- I have used a 90 foot vertical with a tapped loading coil for 160 and a series C for 80. On 80 it is a bit better in side/by/side comparisons with a 1/4 wave vertical over an identical 100 radial fie
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-04/msg00128.html (9,512 bytes)
- 50. Re: Topband: TiTANEX SES160 receiving antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 10:04:37 -0500
- I bought one a few years ago and it was a nightmare. Very Very difficult to tune. For the amount of work and money it was very dissapointing. If I still had it, I might try it again, but put resistor
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00114.html (7,858 bytes)
- 51. Re: Topband: Close to earth Beverage. (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 06:18:04 -0600
- I believe the advantage you are seeing with a low beverage is the reduction of pick-up from the feeds. When you think about it, the 8 foot vertical at each end of the higher beverage is 1/4 wave on 1
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00188.html (9,087 bytes)
- 52. Re: Topband: Close to earth Beverage. (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 06:57:50 -0600
- I believe the advantage you are seeing with a low beverage is the reduction of pick-up from the feeds. When you think about it, the 8 foot vertical at each end of the higher beverage is 1/4 wave on 1
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00191.html (9,959 bytes)
- 53. Re: Topband: Close to earth Beverage. (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 07:32:07 -0600
- All this may be fine but with beverages 8 foot beverages, on higher frequencies if I cut the beverage off and just leave the feed, the signal stays the same. As the frequency goes lower the effect di
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00193.html (10,012 bytes)
- 54. Re: Topband: Close to earth Beverage. (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 18:53:24 -0600
- I believe the advantage you are seeing with a low beverage is the reduction of pick-up from the feeds. When you think about it, the 8 foot vertical at each end of the higher beverage is 1/4 wave on 1
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00199.html (11,620 bytes)
- 55. Re: Topband: 4-square phasing (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 20:43:23 -0600
- A regular balun or UnUn will also do the 180 degree reversal job: Top of first winding to 270 deg line center conductor, bottom to shield. Top of second winding to shield, bottom of second winding is
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00197.html (9,665 bytes)
- 56. Re: Topband: Re: Increasing bandwidth 160m L (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2004 13:08:10 -0600
- building matching.. A thicker element will increase bandwidth. An element that is self-resonant will increase bandwidth over one that is intentionally too long or short. A very low reactance parallel
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00363.html (9,589 bytes)
- 57. Re: Topband: How'd you measure that? (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 07:45:39 -0600
- N2EA asked: I do not understand the problem measuring low power. Certainly we do not do it with a Bird, but we make receiver measurements in the microwatt range all the time with little question. The
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-01/msg00073.html (8,916 bytes)
- 58. Re: Topband: Electric Fence Noise (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 07:08:46 -0600
- I spent most of my holiday vacation tracking down various electric fence noises. This is starting to turn into an obsession - and I feel like my work will never end. My experience is quite the same,
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-01/msg00082.html (7,789 bytes)
- 59. Re: Topband: ? Key-clicks FT1000MK-V field ? (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2005 06:24:51 -0600
- Hi reflectees, I am one of the DL0AO-team... We are owner of a "FT1000MK-V field" and would like to prevent the key-clicks We found several modifikations in the WEB for the FT1000MP, but we are not s
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-01/msg00203.html (8,259 bytes)
- 60. Re: Topband: TITANEX V160HD vertical (score: 1)
- Author: "john battin" <jbattin@msn.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2005 13:18:42 -0600
- I have one of these antennas in a windy hilltop location. It is guyed (as I don't have the courage to leave it up unguyed, as the spec suggests, in winds gusting up to 90 mph). My problem is that I a
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-02/msg00190.html (8,820 bytes)
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