Hi topband lovers Some friends contact me with deep concerns about the next Bouvet DX expedition receiver antenna called SALAD <http://www.lz1aq.signacor.com/docs/active-wideband-directional-antenna.
Doug NX4D asked me to add his comments, Hey JC and Topbanders, This is meant as a suggestion, not a criticism. The reason I sounded an alarm to JC was the concern that the proposed SALAD/ LZ1AQ 160m
Wes I missed the second question. How a receiving antenna can help on your signal there. The RX antenna is good as the directivity or RDF. Based on my measurements and extensive experiments with the
Well People believe on what they want to believe. The difference from close to the water and far from the water is zero, nada, dont bother. 10 FT , 100 FT and 1000 FT is the same. The difference "in"
Hi guys This kind of propagation is common on 160m for this part of the solar cycle, I'd taking notes about propagation since 2006, and 2012 to 2014, all notes are very bad propagation in January, li
Hi Peter Signals from Europe were not strong but I worked over 50 counties on the first night. Few days ago Eddy XV1X signal was very good "long path" really SSW-SSW, CW solid 559, and just yesterday
Hi Folks I am following the conversation about LOG RX antennas, I understand the pain from a noise city lot on 160m. it is hard. I am using Waller Flag's vertical, since 2006, and horizontal since 20
I'll add that NVIS is rarely if ever useful for working DX on 160m. << I am sure we never going to learn 160m propagation, but we can learn the basic stuff. We can learn by example or by engineering
<<But apart from that, as I've said before, conditions seem to have been generally poor on Top Band for the past 20 years.>> Roger, I am afraid I do not agree. I started on 160m back in 1972, my firs
As my good friend George AA7JV used to say Noise I UP! I live is a city lot, 20 years ago it was in a rural area, now it is in the city, The man made noise is exponentially going up. In 2006 I bult a
Hi George During solar maximum the 160m propagation is different, sometimes a long path surprise us, but every 28 days there are a couple of good nights with good propagation. We just never know, the
Fellow top-banders Propagation on 160m is always good. The MUF is always well above 1.8 MHz, so the signal always get into your antenna. The key on 160 is how low is your noise! The attenuation is th
no beverage, no contacts. I live in a city lot and worked 305 on 160m, starting 2006, and I hear 316 countries, Doug NX4D lives in a 1/5 acre and worked 314 on 160m, starting 2003. We have no beverag
"Since I am on a 50 x 100 foot lot, it is impossible for me to separate my rx antennas from my tx antenna. " Hi Rob, my city lot backyard is 50x100 and I worked (CW only) 305 confirmed on 160m from 2
So you cannot detune a TX antenna in IL, just in Florida? JC Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Let's agree to disagree. It is not. I can send you a long list of station around me, down here is Broward County , Fort Lauderdale FL, just mentioning a few friends Peter N8PR. Ron W4BP. Scott W4SO.
Just my 2 cents SSB, CW , Digital and Mixed modes is the standard for DXCC in all band, less 160m and VHF, I quite understand it for VHF. But 160m is considered an impossible band for most of ARRL Go
Yes, I can earn a 80m CW DXCC, 80m PHONE DXCC, 80m DIGITAL DXCC, BUT NOT 160M CW DXCC ! Whatever you call it, it is not right, not is no fair. PHONE I used my voice, CW I used my skills, FT* YOU used