Chet, Have you tried digging a shallow trench with an edge trimmer? They are also known as edgers. Mike N2MS _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
These are compression connectors similar to the N type compression connector. I use them as well as crimp type UHF connectors because I don't like the solder type PL259 connectors for RG-8. RG-58 or
I believe the connector produced in China have threading problems. Mike N2MS _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Now that the leaves are off the trees and the cold weather has returned it's time to do antenna work. I have an inverted L between two trees with 34 radials on the ground. Four radials are 135 feet l
I don't understand why there is such uproar for FT-8 while some of those people use DX Spotting while operating. Both are computer assisted applications. we've been doing spotting for years. It's up
HF frequencies are not really used for communications these days except for backup or emergency purposes. Ironically, this fact will take the pressure off of auctioning the Amateur 160 Meter and HF b
I attribute the decline in participation to the raising noise floor and the aging population of ham radio operators. I been operating 160 since I moved to the present location form a city lot in 1998
Mark, I hear you. As an engineer I basically worked a sedentary office job during the day and operated at night. When I retired I figured I would have more time but I make it a point of being active.
David J Ring Jr of the Radio-Officers Facebook page shares some stories of Stew Perry who was also a Radio officer as well as a friend. <https://www.facebook.com/groups/707451009311335/permalink/4188
I remember the Slinky's being copper plated. I wonder if the skin depth lowered losses on 160 meters. Mike N2MS _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Ref
Gene, My inverted L is at teh edge of my lawn. I have 35 radials in a 200 degress radius in the wooded arear of my yard. I add 6 more radials in the grassy area of my yard in November when finished w
I enjoyed listening to the LW stations but unfortunately they are disappearing: <https://www.ruv.is/english/2023-02-28-third-largest-structure-in-iceland-demolished Mike N2MS _________________ Search
One should not condemn the people but the leaders who are pushing the aggression. We don't know what the politics of the station operators. Scientific endeavors should supersede politics. We are stil
Jim, You should have stayed in Illinois and bought some farmland downstate on the Mississippi. I moved from a city lot in New York to an acre lot in New Jersey a couple of miles from the ocean. When
I've been following this thread. Do you know why FT-8 is so popular. I remember what a salesman told me years ago "You bought the radio. Now what are you going to do with it?" Let me explain. As a te
The art of working DX has been going downhill for years. I would not allow spotting. Mike N2MS _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector