- 121. Re: Topband: Price of Copper Going Up (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Sat, 9 Feb 2013 10:22:53 -0800
- Had a similar one and junked it out. Could have been from a BC-610 transmitter. Somewhat less than half of the weight was copper. The primary winding wire was not round, but about 1/4 inch square. (B
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-02/msg00073.html (7,961 bytes)
- 122. Re: Topband: Soliciting suggestions on our receive antennas for 5X8C (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2013 09:22:11 -0800
- Hi Dave, My first thought is an artificial noise floor from some device at your location. How much S meter difference between antenna off and antenna connected ? Do you have battery power for your tr
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-02/msg00077.html (11,829 bytes)
- 123. Topband: Safety (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2013 13:08:42 -0800
- Reminder: High winds, especially with cold dry blowing snow, can develop dangerous voltages on antennas. A danger to life and equipment. A coil to ground as in a L network, can drain off a lot, but p
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-02/msg00146.html (6,578 bytes)
- 124. Topband: Fw: Webinar - The first Top Band DX Contest â?" the 1921 Transatlantic Test (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:45:45 -0800
- Are T-tops ever used in NA for commercial BCB stations? Tim N3QE _________________ Topband Reflector ______ The high power shortwave station that I used to work at had 4 x 4 broad-banded dipole array
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-02/msg00166.html (7,331 bytes)
- 125. Topband: Antenna terminations (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:14:40 -0700
- Got a new Beverage antenna up and getting the termination resistor(s) ready. to install? The resistance is spot on, now to keep it dry, you put it in some heat shrink. There, now for a re-check of th
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-03/msg00087.html (6,866 bytes)
- 126. Re: Topband: Antenna terminations (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:43:31 -0700
- Anyone else found a lowering of resistance after heat shrinking terminations after cool down? 73 Bruce-K1FZ You may have some of that somewhat conductive heat shrink tubing. Good idea to check the gl
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-03/msg00095.html (7,254 bytes)
- 127. Topband: Fw: Mike, VK6Hd. (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:05:01 -0700
- Passing of VK6HD. Mike will be greatly missed especially by 160 meter DXers. Kim Lyon VK6TM ( son of VK6LK ) It is with great sadness that I inform you that Mike died this morning. As you are aware,
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-04/msg00018.html (6,546 bytes)
- 128. Topband: PT0S QSL (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Fri, 3 May 2013 12:58:39 -0700
- Also received the rather exceptional card after an early contribution. 73 Bruce-K1FZ Those of us who supported the expedition before it embarked for the Rocks had real QSL's rather soon after the exp
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-05/msg00006.html (6,596 bytes)
- 129. Topband: BOG antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jun 2013 20:25:23 -0700
- Noticed many storms have caused rain static on every ham antenna except my BOG. The BOG was very quiet and hearing stations in its normal manner.. I did hear a slight trace of something in there, one
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-06/msg00035.html (6,449 bytes)
- 130. Re: Topband: BOG antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:46:36 -0700
- It's refreshing to get input from many sources. I always believed that the static was not from a nearby tower as I have three close by. The BOG antenna did not hear the noise, but other antennas did.
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-06/msg00058.html (9,112 bytes)
- 131. Topband: Inv-L joy (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2013 09:29:26 -0700
- Any suggestion as to a good rugged wire? Gary WD-1A military field phone wire is strong, lightweght and very inexpensive. It is available on E-bay. ___Herb______________ I used WD-1A for one, two dir
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00030.html (7,590 bytes)
- 132. Topband: 160 meter condx. (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Sat, 27 Jul 2013 09:26:30 -0700
- Found QRN was much lower, in mid-coast Maine, Saturday morning about 0330 UTC. One very weak signal on my East Beverage turned out to be a very strong stateside station on the West Beverage. Did hear
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00096.html (6,368 bytes)
- 133. Re: Topband: 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2013 09:36:03 -0700
- Thanks Bob. We need to keep saying this as there are a few that keep saying "shutting down for the season". It often leads others to think the 160 meter band is dead for a season. Mother Earth does h
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-07/msg00145.html (7,425 bytes)
- 134. Topband: Signal attenuation from foliage near 160m antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Fri, 2 Aug 2013 01:38:55 -0700
- Without doubt foliage has measurable effects on the antenna when it is close to a voltage point (speaking from experience with loops), so Carl's findings make good sense. Bob VE7BS Detuning of low ba
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00006.html (7,774 bytes)
- 135. Topband: tree losses (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2013 10:20:41 -0700
- Another way of looking at it: There is loss in vegetation that goes up as the frequency goes up. At low frequencies, in a seconds time, only a small amount of wavelengths pass through a given bit of
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00028.html (12,157 bytes)
- 136. Topband: Zo of an individual CAT5 twisted pair (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:42:17 -0700
- I am using a twisted pair, with shield, that is near 55 ohm impedance for my receiving delta loop. The cable is designed for audio, but looks good up to 10 MHZ. The KB-5 antenna end transformer has a
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00145.html (8,611 bytes)
- 137. Topband: CAT5 twisted pair (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 15:00:32 -0700
- It is working well, and possibly because it is buried except a short distance at both ends. I was avoiding burying a non shielded, twisted pair with possible varying losses due to changing ground con
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00150.html (7,505 bytes)
- 138. Re: Topband: Lightning QRtopband <topband@contesting.com> season? (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2013 15:28:18 -0700
- I worked G3JMJ 8-13-2013 at 0352 UTC with 5-8-9 reports both ways. This was just a short time after a posted W1AW was very weak. Spotlight communications ??? Here on the Maine coast 'Fish Net Beacons
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00184.html (10,557 bytes)
- 139. Topband: Closed for the season or maybe just redecorating.. (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 09:35:38 -0700
- This morning I set up a receiver to slowly scan (troll) from 1800 to 1830 kc...continuously. While I am working around here in and out of the shack I will hopefully hear anybody in range if there is
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00294.html (7,341 bytes)
- 140. Re: Topband: WD1 and WD1A wire (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@myfairpoint.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:03:06 -0700
- Army field manual, FM 24-20 "Field wire & field cable techniques" has WD1/TT as 4 tined copper, and 3 galvanized steel strands. 73 Bruce-K1FZ www.qsl.net/k1fz/bogantennanotes/index.html Craig, When I
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00364.html (8,222 bytes)
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