- 1. Topband: Inductively loaded Beverage (score: 1)
- Author: "B. Clark" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2003 00:22:22 -0400
- I remember there was some reflector spots on a loaded Beverage. I did not have any luck finding the information in the archives. I need to know the amount of inductance of the loading coils and their
- /archives//html/Topband/2003-08/msg00114.html (6,554 bytes)
- 2. Topband: Shack wiring & noise (score: 1)
- Author: k1fz@prexar.com (B. Clark)
- Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2003 12:13:38 -0500
- Hi Ford, Noise is best stopped at its source. (A filter at the furnace) I had this problem at another QTH years ago. Not only can the wiring conduct the noise like a poorly matched transmission line,
- /archives//html/Topband/2003-01/msg00066.html (8,124 bytes)
- 3. Topband: Electric Fence QRM (score: 1)
- Author: k1fz@prexar.com (B. Clark)
- Date: Fri, 29 Nov 2002 20:21:17 -0500
- Hi Pete, I ran into about the same thing a year ago. Never did find the problem fence It quit before I could locate it. I drove to all the farms around the QTH and they were not the problem. It had a
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-11/msg00182.html (8,440 bytes)
- 4. Topband: Inverted L by the sea (score: 1)
- Author: k1fz@prexar.com (B. Clark)
- Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2002 19:52:45 -0400
- Hi Steve, I worked for WDEA-AM years ago. One of their towers was mounted on concrete out in the salt water. This was about 20 feet from the low tide shoreline. They had 120 radials and there was som
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-10/msg00004.html (6,988 bytes)
- 5. Topband: 160 Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: k1fz@prexar.com (B. Clark)
- Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2002 19:59:07 -0700
- Interesting conditions on Top band last night. First noticed that there was a lift on VHF as getting TV channels over 100 miles away snow free. Saw spots for 160 on the DX cluster. Heard Wolf DF2PY c
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-09/msg00198.html (6,607 bytes)
- 6. Topband: Cone of Silence (score: 1)
- Author: Bruce <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Dec 2003 21:11:32 -0800
- Anyone tried a string of resistors in series that equal the needed termination. ? No downlead on the termination end just a long resistor. If you were going to transmit with something like that it wo
- /archives//html/Topband/2003-12/msg00104.html (8,986 bytes)
- 7. Topband: Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: "k1fz" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2004 21:21:59 -0400
- Worked EI0CF and EI7JM this evening. Signals built up to S-9 plus 15 and almost reaching 20 db in heavy QSB. As I listened to their other contacts EI0CF dropped down to S-6 while EI7JM remained at 9
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00084.html (6,693 bytes)
- 8. Topband: Close to earth Beverage (score: 1)
- Author: "k1fz" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 14:40:49 -0500
- A previous posting about a Beverage antenna 1 inch above the ground caught my interest. I ran a 290 foot Beverage wire about one foot in the center and tapering down to ground level at each end. The
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00177.html (7,131 bytes)
- 9. Topband: Close to earth Beverage. (score: 1)
- Author: "k1fz" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 23:04:29 -0500
- Thanks to all who sent information as to their close to earth/on earth antennas. All said there was little affect from snow and ice on their particular antenna.. Some have experimented with height fo
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00185.html (7,629 bytes)
- 10. Re: Topband: close to earth Beverage (score: 1)
- Author: "k1fz" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 09:41:29 -0500
- Hello Don, Thank you for your user input of a very low Beverage. What inspired me to build one was a spot from someone that had one up one inch above the ground. My close to ground Beverage is over u
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00218.html (9,723 bytes)
- 11. Re: Topband: Beverage grounding over rock (score: 1)
- Author: "k1fz" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 10:47:11 -0500
- Hi Dave, I had a two wire Beverage that lost it's directivity. This after I moved the far end so the Plow would not push Snow over it. After a lot of work I found the end of a Barbed Wire fence was v
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00033.html (8,099 bytes)
- 12. Re: Topband: Short Receive Antennas (score: 1)
- Author: "k1fz" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 08:48:25 -0500
- Hi Jerry, I am using a pair of short Beverages spaced 200 feet into a MFJ-1026. It does a great job of enhansing weak signals. Also can walk the nulls around to take out noise and QRM. 73 Bruce Talki
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00187.html (9,621 bytes)
- 13. Topband: Under snow 160 meter Bevrage (score: 1)
- Author: "k1fz" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jan 2005 11:38:50 -0500
- Update for the 2 foot high 160 meter Beverage antenna. We have a lot of snow in Northern New England. Another Blizzard was in progress. The close to earth Beverage is under snow. Could not see the re
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-01/msg00301.html (7,496 bytes)
- 14. Topband: cndx (score: 1)
- Author: "bruce" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 11:17:31 -0500
- Hi Mike, I agree. Couple of nights ago I was trying to get the call sign of that I thought was an OK_????____. There seemed to be intentional interference. Every time the OK station would transmit, t
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00004.html (7,098 bytes)
- 15. Topband: this past weekend (score: 1)
- Author: "bruce" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 15:22:30 -0500
- "Moderate- My foot!" Are there any guide lines so we can define the severity of Auroras? 73 Bruce-K1FZ _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.com http
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00085.html (7,035 bytes)
- 16. Topband: 5B4AGC (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Wed, 13 Apr 2005 23:01:32 -0400
- 5B4AGC Geo came on 1824 kHz at 0248 Hrs UTC with a strong signal. 599 on the transmit antenna with S-8 QRN. 569 with very low QRN on the close to the ground Beverages. He worked many East coast stati
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-04/msg00117.html (6,675 bytes)
- 17. Topband: Cone of silence (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Fri, 13 May 2005 13:39:23 -0400
- Thanks John for all the testing and letting us know the results. This may be one of the reasons why close to the ground Beverages are getting such nice patterns as the down leads are very short. Also
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-05/msg00030.html (8,577 bytes)
- 18. Topband: Oscillator (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Wed, 5 Oct 2005 19:43:14 -0400
- I am hearing a unstable oscillator moving from about 1.825 MHz to 1.833 MHz. Thought at first someone close by was sweeping an antenna. Hearing it day & night for a couple of days Anyone else hearing
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-10/msg00020.html (6,243 bytes)
- 19. Topband: Band width (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 15:56:06 -0400
- Roger & Tod.. Thank you for sharing this very useful information. More Band width on 160 meters is of interest to many. 73 Bruce-K1FZ _______________________________________________ Topband mailing l
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-10/msg00031.html (6,238 bytes)
- 20. Topband: Amidon (score: 1)
- Author: "Bruce" <k1fz@prexar.com>
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 16:31:57 -0400
- I noticed a posting stating a problem contacting Amidon. I placed an order today and went like clockwork. No problems. Used the (714) 850-4660 number 73 Bruce ________________________________________
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-10/msg00126.html (6,149 bytes)
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