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61. Topband: sunspots (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Nichols" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 12:35:17 -0400
I see today we had some sunspots.first in a long time.is cycle 24 on it's way? _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/
/archives//html/Topband/2008-09/msg00037.html (6,431 bytes)

62. Topband: prop this morning (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Nichols" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:07:20 -0400
Were my antennas broken this morning or did all signals seem the same regardless of which antenna was connected to the receiver? 8 beverages and k9ay all sounded the same for nearly all signals on th
/archives//html/Topband/2008-10/msg00164.html (6,756 bytes)

63. Topband: contest conditions (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Nichols" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:06:15 -0400
I did not contest this year however my friend Carl, K9LA came over and operated my meager station for about 3 hours Friday and 2 hours Saturday. He never called CQ once but just cruised up and down t
/archives//html/Topband/2009-01/msg00268.html (7,199 bytes)

64. Topband: grounded tower detuning (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Nichols" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 3 Mar 2010 11:20:23 -0400
Has anyone on this reflector been able to detune a grounded tower using one or two drop wires instead of the Usual three. I presently use a gamma rod to shunt-feed my 70ft grounded tapered tower maki
/archives//html/Topband/2010-03/msg00014.html (7,005 bytes)

65. Topband: skirt-feed vs short gamma feed (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Nichols" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:31:52 -0400
Hi guys, this past season I added Lee's K7TJR 4 square receiving system to my station. I am on one acre and the 4 square is located 80 feet west of my 70ft shunt-fed free-standing tower. The gamma ro
/archives//html/Topband/2010-04/msg00076.html (7,349 bytes)

66. Re: Topband: What K2AV says about BOGs (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2012 16:12:54 -0400
Like Guy K2AV I also did testing of a dipole on the ground here in Indiana. With the antenna laying on the grass using a Vector Z meter I found that resonance (zero degrees reactance or j0) was about
/archives//html/Topband/2012-03/msg00052.html (13,860 bytes)

67. Re: Topband: WD1A (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2012 14:49:28 -0400
Mike, the measurements I took here on a short (300ft) WD-1A with average height of 5ft using the method W8JI recommends with a termination resistor (pot) and MFJ-259 showed an impedance of 140 ohms o
/archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00298.html (8,322 bytes)

68. Re: Topband: Spark gaps (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 17:31:21 -0400
Silly me, and to think they were probably referring to "Carbon Steel Balls" not Carbon balls...de gary This link shows the base of a typical AM broadcast tower, with two hard steel balls used as ligh
/archives//html/Topband/2012-07/msg00378.html (10,160 bytes)

69. Topband: FW: KD9SV Products (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 17 Jan 2014 13:32:41 -0500
The first time it didn't post so trying the other email address.de gary, kd9sv _____ Just a quick note to let all the Top Band enthusiasts know that DX Engineering now has exclusive rights to all of
/archives//html/Topband/2014-01/msg00130.html (6,808 bytes)

70. Re: Topband: In search of resonance (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2014 12:42:04 -0500
Herb, you can feed any number of bands through one gamma arm or wire as long as the highest frequency to be used is less than 1/4 wave length on the gamma arm or wire. The appropriate matching is sti
/archives//html/Topband/2014-02/msg00443.html (9,988 bytes)

71. Re: Topband: Antenna question (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2014 08:43:31 -0500
Herb and Bruce and whoever else may be interested. I am presently using both WD-1A and twisted pair (see attached picture) and both perform the same with transformer set designed for 120 ohms. The mo
/archives//html/Topband/2014-03/msg00213.html (8,475 bytes)

72. Re: Topband: Missing K1N 160m QSO records just uploaded to Clublog (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 6 Feb 2015 14:39:04 -0500
My Q on 4 Feb at 0200Z has not yet appeared so perhaps I should try again...gary --Original Message-- From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth Grimm Sent: Friday, Fe
/archives//html/Topband/2015-02/msg00270.html (10,861 bytes)

73. Re: Topband: K1N 5000q's on 160 (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2015 18:10:11 -0500
The 5A7A expedition had an amazing 160 meter QSO total of 7653 for a world record which I believe still stands...73, de gary You guys make me feel bad since in 1969 (K4IA/KC4) I was the only 160 mete
/archives//html/Topband/2015-02/msg00445.html (10,142 bytes)

74. Re: Topband: Strange propagation (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2016 18:54:54 -0500
FYI...I have dxcc 304 and 40 zones on 160 meters and all were worked from my home in NE Indiana. 73, de gary, kd9sv --Original Message-- From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces@contesting.com] On Behal
/archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00258.html (14,280 bytes)

75. Re: Topband: More on radials (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 10:00:34 -0400
About 20 years ago I did the DOG (dipole on ground) experiment) at my northern Indiana location. Many others have likely done their own DOG tests but my results were that the dipole needed to be shor
/archives//html/Topband/2017-10/msg00251.html (8,601 bytes)

76. Re: Topband: more BOG wire (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Thu, 31 May 2018 17:25:42 -0400
Guys, if the wire is to be used for a RBOG antenna make sure you are getting WD1-A and not WD-1 which is loosely twisted and will NOT work laying on the ground. 73, de gary, kd9sv Seems that the only
/archives//html/Topband/2018-05/msg00028.html (8,648 bytes)

77. Topband: lack of 160 activity (score: 1)
Author: "kd9sv" <kd9sv@comcast.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 15:39:36 -0400
For many of us in NA we cannot put out any receive antennas until after the corn and beans have all been harvested which sometimes can be as late as mid November. Without those RX antennas DXing on 1
/archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00083.html (6,423 bytes)

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