- 201. Re: Topband: Private thanks to you on your posting (score: 1)
- Author: Donald Chester <k4kyv@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2018 17:48:57 +0000
- We must remember that not all Top Band operators are weak-signal CW DXer enthusiasts or contesters, or FT8 operators. Some of us enjoy operating between 1800 and 1815 or so, and 1840-2000. We ragchew
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-09/msg00069.html (8,540 bytes)
- 202. Topband: Historical note: Radial Depth (score: 1)
- Author: Donald Chester <k4kyv@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 13 Oct 2018 03:35:15 +0000
- I was looking through my old ARRL Antenna Books. The text in the "Antennas for 160m" chapter in the 1939, 1944 and 1949 issues in my collection state: "The ideal form of ground is a series of conduct
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00055.html (8,053 bytes)
- 203. Topband: Historical note: Radial Depth (score: 1)
- Author: Donald Chester <k4kyv@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2018 18:29:37 +0000
- I can appreciate reasons why MW BC stations and LW transmitter sites would bury their radials deeply, plus they could be expected to have the equipment and deep pockets to do it. But in my opinion, a
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00065.html (9,771 bytes)
- 204. Re: Topband: CW rhythm, swing, speed (score: 1)
- Author: Donald Chester <k4kyv@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2023 23:16:23 +0000
- I did just the opposite. I had used an iambic keyer for several years, mastering it to the point that I could change over from bug to keyer in mid-word without a glitch. But I never could send solidl
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-07/msg00002.html (7,775 bytes)
- 205. Topband: CW rhythm, swing, speed (score: 1)
- Author: Donald Chester <k4kyv@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2023 18:26:31 +0000
- Some operators dislike 'swing', while others have said it improves readability. Something I find that enhances readability with some CW signals is a slight but audible chirp (no more than a few hertz
- /archives//html/Topband/2023-07/msg00020.html (7,686 bytes)
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