It was KH6DX....1st mobile DXCC on TB! Please lsn for me on TB CW/M from Monterey, CA...have worked a few countries + heard and called stns in many more, plus wkd the Stew /M in 2006, but didn't sen
Heard and called them mobile...no luck yet....W6UQZ Just got on 160 meters a few weeks ago with a fairly low Inverted L (35' vertical, the rest horizontal), and only two 125' long elevated radials. W
According to IARU, our Japanese friends aren''t "DX" on 160 and get to miss out on their own DX in the "window" unless the DX listens down below 1.825....not a fan of the "Plan," de W6UQZ I agree wi
RIght on, Jim! Working a couple of hours casually 100W /M (in the minivan) here in Reno....worked East Coast from here before, hopefully again. 73, my friend, John W6UQZ That's because this is an
My dos centavos...sent direct to K7XQ yesterday evening. Sounds like the other responses, but I think more radials should do the trick even if they are not straight or uniformly spaced, although ele
From: Charlie Cunningham <charlie-cunningham@nc.rr.com> Subject: RE: Topband: Fw: Elwood C. Veregge (1922-2013) W6PBI off the air To: w6pbi@juno.com, sonny.wayne@yahoo.com, jh-mty@sbcglobal.net, rona
Folks: "Commercial Remote?" Far from it. I am a traditional Top Band DX chaser since 2007, formerly operating with very good success from an apartment with a 600W station and a full-sized inverted
Use the largest, heaviest hardline you can find. Also, rethink your resources. I ran Top Band from a 2nd story apartment with a full-sized inverted L hidden in a tree, with radials running down the
Me neither. And Jim B is a QRPer (howdy from PG, Jim), so pray-tell....de W6UQZ I don't. And why conceal it? 73, Jim K9YC _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_to
Well, it is--in that you don't want to be the 1.5KW elephant calling on top of it if you can help it :) MX es HNY, John W6UQZ From: Barry N1EU <barry.n1eu@gmail.com> To: "topband@contesting.com" <to
Very big CONGRATS, Mark....I remember waiting months to work my first JA on TB...a bit frustrating, because I'd worked much EU, some VK, etc. in 2007-8, and was wondering what was up since I was on t
Many thanks, Steve, for posting this very informative video -- and also (belatedly) for posting your excellent, prior instructional video on how to shunt feed a tower. Best 73, John W6UQZ On Thursda
Heard VE6WZ working Jan, OM2XW on my mobile setup while driving up to W7RN this afternoon (still daylight dusk), then worked SM5EDX John and SM4CAN Kent while at W7RN getting set up for tomorrow. He
Just bare copper wire with washers or lead fishing weights tied on the ends is just fine if you wish to enhance coupling between the vertical and the salt water, or 4 raised counterpoise wires in the
Just FYI, I ditched all that wire coupling nonsense when it became clear that the ocean itself simply being underneath was the major enhancement, with no additional coupling needed for a complete (ra
Finally, many DXpeditioners listening in will have had extensive experience with temporary/vacationer salt water vertical systems, and can chime in with additional observations and advice. Good luck
Worked Herb at least 15 times on 160, in contests here in NV (as W7RN) and from my little apartment QTH in Monterey. Great ears, a great ham, a true 160 beacon....will miss him greatly. Condolences
A terrible loss of a fountain of knowledge. Happy memories and excitement working John on Top Band from my apartment QTH in Monterey with an inverted L/9 radials and 600W. He had great ears. We ow
Greg: Don't forget the many QSOs you have made, including with folks for whom you were a new country or much-needed multiplier...160 requires patience and dedication, and you know this well. Bon vo
I am an avid /M op, including on 160, quite active on 30M and higher WARC bands. I lived in Monterey, CA for around 10 years and visited monthly for several more after that. One of the greatest att