Jeff, Bill & others, In an effort to be far. Please support the attached amendment to rm-10352. RM-10352 data backs up the facts that SSB usage of 160 is increasing and during SSB contests the FCC wi
No echo's heard hear, but I recorded a few from my city lot. om2vl was very loud about an hour before I recorded this. Rx is my K2 and antenna is an inv-L 35' high with 4 100' radials and 10 60' ones
I uploaded a few more recordings from my city qth. Now have: om2vl,kp2_ki7vr,yv5mbx,ra6ax,4x4wn,w8ji,g3zes ,sm5ceu,5b4agn,co6lbp,ja1jrk,ja5dqh,n2xe 9v1yc on 80 maybe a45xr on 160 maybe. Nobody can he
I was watching Nova with the kids last night and they had an interesting bit on lightning being caused by "cosmic rays", to put it simply. The cosmic ray provided the additional energy for the spark
window I think this is were I lose you. If a contact is so hard to make that it requires coordination over a more reliable facility then what is the point of making that contact? WWBBD? Pat N8VW ____
(I expect this post to be moderated, but here goes with tongue firmly in cheek.) And we could call it the PEI 160 QSO Party since the US midwest would have better things to do that weekend. How about
The non-key to winning is being heard in EU. If the Europeans can't hear you all the receiving antennas in the world won't win you this contest. And transmit. Pat N8VerticalWire _____________________
A big thank you to KS0T for sponsering the top score in EN plaque which I received for the 2005 Stew Perry. Also, thanks to N6TR and W7EW for the great event, and a special thank you to K8MK for the
Advertising... On Wed, 27 Dec 2006 08:58:42 -0700, "Milt, N5IA" <n5ia@zia-connection.com> wrote : EU 2 = GM Ocenia 1 = VK (yea Steve!) Eastern US 4 = K1ZM stations Western US 2 = K7CA (K7NJ) station
I'm not sure how any of this apples vs oranges debate is going to help get more activity in the summer Stew coming up June 21/22. Therefore, I'd suggest everyone on this list get on in the Stew and a
I was on, but traded a good antenna and 5w for a lousy antenna and 100w. So couldn't work any dx. Had to go to bed early too because of a road trip today. Thanks to all who got on, it was fun since i
I worked a yb long path from w8lt in the 80s through a pileup using 100 watts. Antenna was a half square at 120 feet across the open end of Ohio stadium. Maybe being near a more conductive ground mad
Don't forget to get on for the fall edition of the Stew Perry contest. n8vw _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Not sure what you mean by not worthwhile. Sorry about your beverages. I'll be one after my daughter's soccer game. dit dit n8vw _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.co
Very noisy here also. Early it sounded like someone was crunching paper in my ears and with no receive antennas it was painful. Later when the K dropped it sounded a bit better, but still local nois
Tuners on 160, with a LOT of power, always eventually blow up or catch fire. Interesting comment. What do you mean when you capitalize the word "lot"? ..n8vw _________________ Topband Reflector Archi
Planning on going to some island in the Caribbean this December. Unless I find a friendly ham, will bring along my Elecraft k2 and operate qrp or lp. Looking for ideas on an easy to setup small verti
Will attempt to be on sometime during the ARRL 160m test this weekend from a beach front location on Vieques island. Oh, I'll be qrp. <--crazy person -- 73 n8vw dit dit _________________ Searchable A