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61. Topband: 160 (score: 1)
Author: John Harden <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:22:16 -0400
160 was wide open to VK this morning around sunrise in Atlanta. I was 589 at VK3ZL & he was a solid 579 on an Inverted V at 90 ft. I was TX on the vertical of course. K4IQKJ es W5XZ in TX were also i
/archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00135.html (6,273 bytes)

62. Re: Topband: FW: Lightning QRN season? (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 16:26:07 -0400
We have wrked into VK often this summer. 73, John, W4NU Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE DROID _________________ Topband Reflector
/archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00187.html (12,806 bytes)

63. Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1)
Author: John Harden <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 10:17:06 -0400
160 is really picking up here..... I called CQ on 1824.5 this morning here in Atlanta at 1030 Z. VK3ZL came back to me with a 599 report and I gave him an honest 579. The band has been open for some
/archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00300.html (6,508 bytes)

64. Re: Topband: Insulator problems (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 16 Dec 2013 11:31:50 -0500
Because of a current/voltage node I was toasting SO-239's (FORGET Type "N"'s).... I went to Amphenol Type "HN" connectors in the 160 tuning box at the base of the tower. It NEVER arcs now, ever.....
/archives//html/Topband/2013-12/msg00174.html (8,943 bytes)

65. Re: Topband: Nostalgic "openings" (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2014 15:57:48 -0500
I had one around 1960 driving a pair of 811A's. It was wide as a barn of course but I wrked a lot of DX with it using a Hornet TB-500 tribander and NC-57C receiver.. 73, John, W4NU K4JAG (1959 to 199
/archives//html/Topband/2014-01/msg00145.html (11,825 bytes)

66. Re: Topband: K3 vs THE REST (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2014 12:23:24 -0400
On 6/17/2014 10:50 AM, Bill & Liz wrote: I have owned a K3 for just over 3 years and my impression is that, for normal operation on the bands there is little difference between it and several other t
/archives//html/Topband/2014-06/msg00136.html (7,901 bytes)

67. Re: Topband: VK3ZL SK today (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 10:40:47 -0400
I will miss Bobby. He was a nice person. Many days during the summer of 2013 he was the only signal on top band. We had quite a few 160 contacts back then... It is a tragedy to lose him to this terri
/archives//html/Topband/2014-07/msg00019.html (8,033 bytes)

68. Re: Topband: [Bulk] Out-of-Turn Callers (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2015 15:15:40 -0500
Been listening to out of turn callers since Gus Browning's dxpeditions in the early 1960's and before.. :-) 73, John, W4NU K4JAG (1959 to1998) It was interesting to me this morning to listen to the K
/archives//html/Topband/2015-02/msg00039.html (8,985 bytes)

69. Re: Topband: [Bulk] Re: Out-of-Turn Callers (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed, 04 Feb 2015 06:45:01 -0500
I hold no malice against KK6ZM whatsoever!! After all this is only a hobby. Several years ago I was laying the pipe on 80 CW chasing a rare one with marginal copy.. I got an e-mail from a DXer saying
/archives//html/Topband/2015-02/msg00057.html (10,816 bytes)

70. Topband: Antennas (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2015 13:30:49 -0400
Just had a big antenna party at W4NU... Ramping up the stack... I have the following antennas for sale: 5 el M2 20 meter on a 44 ft boom 6 el M2 15 meter on a 44 ft boom 5 el Telrex 10 on a 23 ft boo
/archives//html/Topband/2015-06/msg00082.html (6,878 bytes)

71. Re: Topband: [Bulk] Re: K5P good job ! (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 13:47:23 -0500
Great to hear the dialogue!! I have been chasing DX since the summer of 1959... Those who don't get through are never happy... It takes big antennas, maximum legal power, and some operating skill. It
/archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00508.html (11,871 bytes)

72. Re: Topband: active antenna height (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:24:09 -0400
I have a Hi-Z 4-8 PRO. It is a real horse on vertically polarized signals. To supplement this I also have a Waller Flag on a 40 ft boom at 95 feet turned by a TIC ring rotor. It is a super hoss on ho
/archives//html/Topband/2016-08/msg00044.html (10,500 bytes)

73. Re: Topband: FW: Hi-Z Around Trees (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 17:40:53 -0500
I have a Hi-Z 4-8 PRO down the hill in a flood plain by the creek. I had the area bush-hogged out but there are trees everywhere. It works great and is in the smaller circle configuration with an 85
/archives//html/Topband/2016-11/msg00083.html (11,035 bytes)

74. Re: Topband: [TowerTalk] What's heating up ? (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 13 Mar 2017 13:13:26 -0400
For a while I was cooking vacuum variables in my 160 meter Omega match network as well as SO-239's es "N" female connectors... I couldn't figure out what the problem was?.............................
/archives//html/Topband/2017-03/msg00026.html (16,864 bytes)

75. Re: Topband: 160 Power (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2017 20:12:28 -0400
If you want to work the rare ones on Top Band low power is pointless... You are simply banging your head against the wall... It takes maximum power, great receiving antennas and a good transmitting a
/archives//html/Topband/2017-03/msg00067.html (18,120 bytes)

76. Re: Topband: RBOG installation (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2017 14:36:26 -0400
I get them from Home Depot imthe garden shop... 73, John, W4NU On 4/25/2017 12:54 PM, James Denneny wrote: My garden tractor lawn mower ate one of my RBOG's. I thought 2.5 inch blade height was suffi
/archives//html/Topband/2017-04/msg00073.html (8,152 bytes)

77. Re: Topband: 160 4 square (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D" <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 28 Aug 2017 18:50:38 -0400
I am fortunate in that I have a Hi-Z 8 and a Waller Flag on a 32 foot boom at 95 feet. I use them in Diversity Receive with K-3. The results has been excellent here in Atlanta using a 100 ft 45G shun
/archives//html/Topband/2017-08/msg00072.html (14,406 bytes)

78. Re: Topband: Hi-Z 160M 200' 8 Circle (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2017 12:53:00 -0400
I have a Waller Flag on a 40 foot boom at 95 feet that I use in DIVERSITY RECEIVE with a Hi-Z 8. It 's amazing to see how propagation changes from vertical to horizontal and back as time goes by... I
/archives//html/Topband/2017-10/msg00298.html (11,941 bytes)

79. Re: Topband: VU2GSM webSDR use (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 19:21:52 -0500
I have been watching this scenario since the summer of 1959; it's like service in a combat theater. Nobody plays by the accords of the Geneva Convention. It only matters who is still standing the nex
/archives//html/Topband/2018-01/msg00167.html (13,260 bytes)

80. Re: Topband: XM240 Hi-Q coils (score: 1)
Author: "John Harden, D.M.D." <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2018 21:05:23 -0400
Interesting guys. I have had up a full size Telrex monobander (2 el) since 1995. It has 66 ft full size elements on a 14 foot boom. It has been a killer since it went up. One of the best investments
/archives//html/Topband/2018-03/msg00115.html (16,308 bytes)

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