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21. Re: Topband: General Conditions (score: 1): Author: Hardy Landskov <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 19:12:28 -0700; band this year were a product of my imagination & impatience...until I took a look at my log book for this same time period from a short year ago. November when I would easily work a half dozen, & mo; /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00144.html (8,090 bytes)
22. Re: Topband: strange conditions (score: 1): Author: Hardy Landskov <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 11:08:30 -0700; I find this to be especially true when 10 meters is really hot. When I lived in San Diego, stations in LA were running JA's that were not copiable in San Diego. Also I could work Africans right throu; /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00352.html (8,409 bytes)
23. [TowerTalk] THHN wire problem (score: 1): Author: Hardy Landskov <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 10:02:01; All, Thought I would jump in and tell you my tale of woe about using THHN insulated wire. I bought a 1000 ft roll of #12 copper from Home Depot to make some 160 meter radials. After about 2 years, th; /archives//html/Topband/2007-10/msg00140.html (9,323 bytes)
24. Topband: Taper schedule? (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 15:56:40 -0700; Hi All, I would like to make a vertical similar to the Titanex (~85 ft) for portable operation. Does anyone have a taper schedule that they have successfully used that required only 3 or 4 sets of gu; /archives//html/Topband/2008-09/msg00078.html (6,618 bytes)
25. Topband: UA9MA (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 09:06:39 -0700; Propagation finally made its way to AZ this AM and I put Gena in the log for Zone #38 on Topband. Congrats to KC7V, K8IA and a few others that made it through but I did not write down. 73 & Happy Hol; /archives//html/Topband/2008-12/msg00018.html (6,777 bytes)
26. Topband: 4 Square Rx Array (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:44:56 -0700; Topbanders, The 4th edition of Low Band DXing shows a wiring diagram of a 4 square Fig 7-30. I assume the shields of the delay lines and 1/4 wl lines go to ground. Also I was planning to use ferrite; /archives//html/Topband/2009-04/msg00073.html (6,591 bytes)
27. Re: Topband: Low Dipole for RX (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 08:46:36 -0700; I put one up here in AZ and it was a waste of time & energy. But Robin (he has a 6 call but I can't remember what it is) used one at XZ and said it worked fantastic. I guess you need to try and see.; /archives//html/Topband/2009-10/msg00010.html (8,408 bytes)
28. Re: Topband: K4M on TopBand (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:40:10 -0700; Gerry, You can say that again as the old saying goes "location, location, location." We on the West Coast who worked 3B9C were amazed that the path at that time of year was in the sun both ways. So w; /archives//html/Topband/2009-10/msg00242.html (11,401 bytes)
29. Re: Topband: LZ1ANA QSLing (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2009 11:34:07 -0700; Ted, I had success with using the PA address. It was expensive but working LZ from here does not come along very often. GL Hardy N7RT _______________________________________________ 160 meters is a s; /archives//html/Topband/2009-10/msg00416.html (7,628 bytes)
30. Re: Topband: ve3cui et al de ve9aa, re: QRN from touch-lamps (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2010 21:31:08 -0700; All, I could never figure out how to tame a touch lamp so it was the bucket treatment. And it did cause interference on 160 as well. 73 Hardy N7RT _______________________________________________ UR R; /archives//html/Topband/2010-01/msg00230.html (11,096 bytes)
31. Re: Topband: Magic Antenna Land (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 18:14:17 -0700; Hi All, Just to reflect what has happened in the past, N6BT did a DXPD to 6Y. He had verticals on the beach. As understand it his radials were sloped toward the water so they terminated maybe 100 fee; /archives//html/Topband/2010-03/msg00010.html (9,682 bytes)
32. Re: Topband: Antenna Modeling (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 20:01:37 -0700; Randy, I highly recommend the ARRL antenna course and buying a few CD's from Cebik's website. I was trying to model a loaded 80 meter beam once with short elements. It can't be done with the availabl; /archives//html/Topband/2010-03/msg00045.html (9,724 bytes)
33. Re: Topband: spacers for ladder line (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Thu, 20 May 2010 08:41:00 -0700; Garry and others, Yes his insulator looked good and was pricey IMHO but there is one more thing to consider. Out here in AZ that THHN wire insulation will crack and fall off within a year so the grip; /archives//html/Topband/2010-05/msg00041.html (11,238 bytes)
34. Re: Topband: Spacers for ladder line (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Thu, 3 Jun 2010 17:34:50 -0700; Hi Everyone, There was a guy at Dayton selling spacers for open wire line. He has a website www.73cnc.com that with his spacers and Home Depot #14 THNN I think it was wire you could roll your own 600; /archives//html/Topband/2010-06/msg00017.html (9,492 bytes)
35. Re: Topband: Fw: The 500 Foot Beverage (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 9 Jul 2010 14:16:49 -0700; I made a two-wire reversible Beverage 410 feet long and it worked ok but not much F/B ratio. I then replaced the homebrew Beverage with a DXE thinking I had something wrong somewhere. But the DXE wor; /archives//html/Topband/2010-07/msg00035.html (9,210 bytes)
36. Re: Topband: Elevated Radials (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2010 21:36:58 -0700; I cut 'em to 131 feet. They work very well. Make them 90 degrees apart if possible. I used this for years. No buried radials. 73 N7RT _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ...; /archives//html/Topband/2010-10/msg00120.html (8,970 bytes)
37. Re: Topband: DX Window No Long Relevant (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 07:45:28 -0700; John, If it had not been for the window I could not have worked what I have on 160. I would say it had gotten me at least a dozen new ones. One year I remember giving ON4UN Zone 3 in the window. I wi; /archives//html/Topband/2011-02/msg00044.html (9,036 bytes)
38. Re: Topband: Weatherproof enclosures? (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 11:11:48 -0700; I use the same Hammond enclosures but beware some are NOT approved for outdoor use. You have to read the fine print on the catalog page to determine which ones are ok. GL Hardy N7RT _________________; /archives//html/Topband/2011-04/msg00099.html (10,197 bytes)
39. Re: Topband: Beverage question (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Sat, 30 Jul 2011 10:36:53 -0700; Andrew, I am not sure of the interaction. Maybe someone has some experience with that. I would try to make the wires parallel to each other at the same heigth. That way you have the same impedance to; /archives//html/Topband/2011-07/msg00044.html (8,116 bytes)
40. Re: Topband: MA160V SWR/match (score: 1): Author: "Hardy Landskov" <n7rt@cox.net>; Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2011 06:42:25 -0700; The antenna driven element also has to be capacitive. The ideal Z for a hairpin match is 25 - j25. A good tutorial is given starting on page 26-11 of the 20th edition of the ARRL Antenna Handbook. Ha; /archives//html/Topband/2011-08/msg00019.html (9,217 bytes)

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