- 1. Topband: How to orient the receive antenna? (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Tue, 01 Aug 2000 06:31:06 -0700
- I used a rotating flag on 160m for over a year before a gust of wind took it down. I had it on a pushup mast secured to the house but the rotor made it too top heavy and I didn't use guys. Next time
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-08/msg00003.html (7,337 bytes)
- 2. Topband: Cup Core Transformers (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Fri, 21 Apr 2000 12:18:17 -0700
- Does anyone know where cup cores can be purchased? These are used for winding impedance transformers for flags, pennants and delta loops. Tnx. A friend of mine wound one (because it was available in
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-04/msg00052.html (6,832 bytes)
- 3. Topband: 160 pulsating noise (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (jrh)
- Date: Sun, 12 Mar 2000 12:14:10 -0800
- I ran across an auroral radar network that says they are doing research in the HF range. I'm trying to find out what frequencies they use. One site is in Kodiak. http://superdarn.jhuapl.edu/ Not sure
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-03/msg00036.html (7,049 bytes)
- 4. Topband: Joe Carr's Loop Antenna Handbook (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Fri, 11 Feb 2000 11:23:45 -0800
- I see an ad in Feb QST for Joe Carr's Loop Handbook. Any comments on this book ref 160m rx loops will be appreciated (send direct to me). Regards Ron, K6UR -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/to
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-02/msg00104.html (6,508 bytes)
- 5. Topband: VQ9SS Returns (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 11:52:53 -0800
- I have not heard from Pres of late but according to his schedule, Pres is due to return to Diego Garcia soon. Last March was a good month for the West Coast to work into VQ9 on topband however, being
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-02/msg00190.html (6,561 bytes)
- 6. Topband: auroral zone (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 11:38:05 -0800
- What I don't understand is why we don't get condx into Europe or Southern Europe (EA3VY) when the A and K are low figures, and the auroral numbers are low (1 to 4). N6FF and I have watched these numb
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00179.html (6,728 bytes)
- 7. Topband: DF2PY (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (jrh)
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 1999 09:12:49 -0800
- I'm still trying for one contact with Wolf. How has his signal been the past two weeks? Seems the band gets worse and worse as the weeks go by. 73/Ron, K6UR -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/t
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-12/msg00221.html (6,734 bytes)
- 8. Topband: PJ4B (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (jrh)
- Date: Sun, 28 Nov 1999 15:33:23 -0800
- Can someone tell me what the 160m station/antenna is at PJ4B? Their signal was the best hour after hour from the Caribbean that I have heard. Ron, K6UR -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topban
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-11/msg00195.html (6,486 bytes)
- 9. Topband: KH8/G4EDG (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Sun, 12 Sep 1999 08:06:18 -0700
- I exchanged a few e mails with G4EDG prior to his leaving the UK for KH8. He said he would try to get on 160 from KH8. Last night I saw the first packet spot for him but it was on 20m. If you happen
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-09/msg00042.html (6,647 bytes)
- 10. Topband: Not in Log (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Thu, 17 Jun 1999 07:17:12 -0700
- Another angle on this "not in the log" business is this: What if I work a station several times over a two year period (on topband) and even worked guest operators and my callsign still does not appe
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-06/msg00033.html (7,402 bytes)
- 11. TopBand: T30R 160 Operation (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Thu, 04 Mar 1999 17:44:51 -0800
- Just spoke with the operator at T30R and he said they had been spending a lot of time from 1300z looking for USA but condx are so poor they have had no luck, therefore they want to change the time on
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-03/msg00025.html (7,087 bytes)
- 12. TopBand: CE0AA (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 1999 18:01:12 -0800
- The operator at CE0AA on 18150 was asked "when 160m?" and he had to go ask someone else and came back and responded with "next week". If someone fluent in Spanish would talk to them and get times/fre
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-03/msg00068.html (6,886 bytes)
- 13. TopBand: S. Pacific Excuses (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Fri, 08 Jan 1999 06:27:18 -0800
- Seems to me there is a general bit of laziness of operators out in the Pacific right now: 3D2AG/P "no 160m antenna" T33VU "no antenna" he told someone else "band too noisey" ZL1AMO doesn't care for 1
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-01/msg00074.html (6,766 bytes)
- 14. TopBand: 160m Condx (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 07:40:05 -0800
- This morning from about 1300-1430z the zero's and seven's were giving T88II good signal reports so I sat patiently (well, almost) waiting for the prop to pick up. K6ZZ, 120 miles SE of me heard and w
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00101.html (7,028 bytes)
- 15. TopBand: RE: Poor 160 Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1998 08:25:01 -0800
- Dec 18th around 0200z was a surprise with 5N0/OK1AUT coming in. It appeared that Southern Calif. had the best propagation to him. Dec 19th was the best prop for a few of the deserving here in W6. N6F
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00238.html (8,067 bytes)
- 16. TopBand: New Radio Opinion (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 18:29:18 -0800
- I've run into some extremely bad luck on repair of my IC-781 (twice) and want to purchase an IC-775 next Monday. Any pro's or cons welcome. Ron -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html S
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00353.html (6,015 bytes)
- 17. TopBand: Topband Noise On Small Lots (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Sun, 01 Nov 1998 07:52:39 -0800
- I ran an experiment with my 9ft horizontal receive loop on the top of my tower mast and the shunt feed for the tower (89 ft). Power lines are close by so I was curious as to what was going on with th
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00007.html (7,665 bytes)
- 18. TopBand: Interesting Morning (part 2) (score: 1)
- Author: jrh@lemoorenet.com (JRH)
- Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 09:34:51 -0800
- Part two from the left coast: Pileup on 1828 of mostly 7's from Arizona trying for XZ1N... Then I think this is what took place as the band opened up... 1822 VK9LX QRT'd but don't need'm anyway 1823
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-11/msg00176.html (6,878 bytes)
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