- 1. TopBand: Band Plan (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (N7EX-Dave)
- Date: Sun, 06 Apr 1997 07:27:52 +0100
- So whats your point? Dave N7EX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems: owner-topban
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-04/msg00038.html (7,672 bytes)
- 2. TopBand: A35WA on Topband (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (N7EX-Dave)
- Date: Sun, 02 Mar 1997 15:00:14 +0000
- A35WA appeared on 1822.4 this Am around 14:30Z and was copiable till almost 15:00z with few takers (K7JW, N7UA, K9JF/7,W7AM, VE7FPT). K9JF and VE7FPT you might want to make an insurance QSO. I think
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-03/msg00006.html (6,961 bytes)
- 3. TopBand: Interesting night in Washington (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (N7EX-Dave)
- Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 04:42:38 +0000
- Thanks to N6TR's tip about ZS8IR I was on 160 early tonight. Actually listening to Europe on 80 1/2 hour before my sunset, I knew things would get interesting later on 160. Exactly at my sunset 0200Z
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-03/msg00124.html (7,809 bytes)
- 4. TopBand: The Eqinox pays off in Washington (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (N7EX-Dave)
- Date: Sun, 23 Mar 1997 14:39:46 +0000
- Looking back over the logs, March and September 21 have produced some really good DX on 160. This year has been one of the best with starting with ZS8IR a few nights ago. Yesterday brought two more n
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-03/msg00152.html (7,261 bytes)
- 5. TopBand: Spurs / clicks etc. (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave / N7EX)
- Date: Tue, 10 Dec 1996 10:11:04 -0800
- TIP: Another source of "garbage" on strong received signals is the noise blanker. Since many topbanders have their noise blankers turned on to reduce local noise (power lines, fences etc) it easy to
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-12/msg00175.html (6,871 bytes)
- 6. TopBand: Crossing Beverages? (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave / N7EX)
- Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 10:21:31 -0800
- I have two 2 wire (reversable) Beverage systems. One NE/SW and the second NW/SE. Both are about 600' long and cross each other at right angles approximately at their midpoints. They are spaced about
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-12/msg00190.html (7,743 bytes)
- 7. TopBand: 160 meter phased inverted-L's (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave / N7EX)
- Date: Mon, 16 Dec 1996 09:28:09 -0800
- The computer models indicate that if you are feeding the L's in phase (broadside) there is a slight advantage in having the L's point at each other. This is theoretically .5db to 1.5db over all the o
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-12/msg00281.html (7,934 bytes)
- 8. TopBand: Beverage Question (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave / N7EX)
- Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 09:22:45 -0800
- Per my understanding from reading Miseck's book, terminated or unterminated makes no difference. The 580' length was chosen for pattern considerations not termination impedance, which has more to do
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-12/msg00347.html (7,779 bytes)
- 9. TopBand: Receiver Preselector Filters (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave / N7EX)
- Date: Fri, 20 Dec 1996 15:04:37 -0800
- <SNIP> Hmmmm thats odd....looks to me like that's what you just did...... Dave N7EX -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests:
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-12/msg00356.html (6,904 bytes)
- 10. TopBand: Remote Beverage Switching (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (DAVE / N7EX)
- Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 16:10:10 +0000
- <SNIP> This point is very important!!!!! especially the diode. The diode is connected so that no current flows through the diode when the relay is energized. When you remove power from the relay the
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-12/msg00507.html (7,881 bytes)
- 11. TopBand: Re: N0AX Stewed! (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (DAVE - N7EX)
- Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 02:50:27 +0000
- Yep The big JA run was from 11:00 to 13:00z I worked 35 of em! Only heard JA7NI after 1300, he was strong enough, the rest of them must have used up their 14 hours or just plain got tired and went to
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-12/msg00519.html (7,980 bytes)
- 12. TopBand: XU6WV - CAMBODIA OPERATION (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave Henderson, (Nawvemburr Zeeero Dawg House))
- Date: Fri, 01 Nov 1996 12:14:57 -0800
- I would take it from this that there will be NO 160 meter operation? If not why is this on the topband reflector???????????? Dave N0DH -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submission
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-11/msg00016.html (7,767 bytes)
- 13. TopBand: PO vs. voltage (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave / N7EX)
- Date: Fri, 08 Nov 1996 08:45:01 -0800
- Scott The Dentron's were famous for their "low Q" tank circuits on 160M (which is where most of your missing 300 watts is going). I modified one in the past (which I no longer have) by adding in C an
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-11/msg00112.html (9,197 bytes)
- 14. TopBand: XZ1N good signal, dirty ears (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave / N7EX)
- Date: Thu, 21 Nov 1996 08:49:11 -0800
- Well, much to the frustartion of many many west coast topbanders, XZ1N showed on 1825.5 this morning and called CQ USA UP 2 in our faces for almost 2 hours while woking almost no one. He had a very g
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-11/msg00310.html (7,397 bytes)
- 15. TopBand: C21BH on topband (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave / N7EX)
- Date: Mon, 25 Nov 1996 09:28:07 -0800
- Was listening to C21BH on 80 around 13:30 when a JA moved him to 1828/1909. He was copiable but was soon covered up by the mob calling XZ1N (1825/1827.5). LAter just before 14:30 I once again found t
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-11/msg00370.html (7,336 bytes)
- 16. TopBand: Two Wire Beverages (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave / N7EX)
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 1996 08:50:13 -0800
- Frank I run almost identical beverages here. To solve the "deer walking into the slopping ends" problem I taped a couple of those white plastic grocercy sacks to each slopping wire at "deer eye" leve
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-11/msg00384.html (8,278 bytes)
- 17. TopBand: Inverted-L directivity (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave Henderson, (Nawvemburr Zeeero Dawg House))
- Date: Tue, 01 Oct 1996 10:26:26 -0700
- Bill et all, I think you will find that the "Front to Back" that you were seeing above is a function of the take off angle, being less than a db @ 5 degrees and almost 3db above 30 degrees Dave N0DH
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-10/msg00010.html (7,345 bytes)
- 18. TopBand: KH8 AND T8 (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave Henderson)
- Date: Mon, 21 Oct 1996 12:17:32 -0700
- Both KH8/AA5BL and T88T were worked here this Am in WA at 1140Z on 1834 aand 1824 respectively. Both stations were begging for contacts. KH8 a real good signal T8 was fair with lots of QSB. As I sit
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-10/msg00294.html (6,742 bytes)
- 19. TopBand: Pacific opening (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave Henderson)
- Date: Wed, 23 Oct 1996 12:44:44 -0700
- Well the faithful and early risers were treated to a strong pacific (and one carribean)opening this morning fromm 11:30 to 12:45Z the following were logged, ZF8BS (10 min after his sunrise) ZL2UW ZL4
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-10/msg00324.html (6,736 bytes)
- 20. TopBand: 160M Beacon Proposal (score: 1)
- Author: n0dh@comtch.iea.com (Dave Henderson, (Nawvemburr Zeeero Dawg House))
- Date: Thu, 24 Oct 1996 09:17:13 -0700
- Chris Burger ZS6EZ/AA0VP and I were lamenting the fact that from our respective QTH's that much 160 meter DX is hidden from us behind our respective auroral donuts. Based on our past experience unusu
- /archives//html/Topband/1996-10/msg00338.html (8,312 bytes)
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