- 21. Topband: TI9M (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2002 16:32:11 +0100
- On recommendation of Earl K6SE I made an early rise this morning to work TI9M. Sure enough , he was reported on the cluster but no sigs on 1833. Worked CM6RCR on first call so it was promising. Just
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00231.html (7,469 bytes)
- 22. Topband: Re: Topband digest, Vol 1 #209 - 9 msgs (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 11:53:11 +0000
- I like to think my comments were constructive - not adverse ! hi The days are becoming longer every day at this latitude and this morning TI9M disappeared at 0632 after working G3X .... 1825 was a ba
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00246.html (7,528 bytes)
- 23. Topband: H7DX (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2002 15:24:24 +0000
- Topbanders are the greatest! I tend to agree. Perhaps because 160 is primarly a CW band,for all practical purposes ? Most people seem to let others have a chance whenever a rare one shows up. We seem
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00247.html (6,901 bytes)
- 24. Topband: VP8GEO (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 00:06:13 +0100
- Have not seen a lot of posts regarding last nights appearance. Does that mean not many heard him? I was happy to get them last night when the signals came up pver the noise. 73 Rag Otterstad LA5HE al
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00271.html (7,063 bytes)
- 25. Topband: Sunday morning 160 (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 09:00:11 +0100
- I heard many US stns this morning, but worked only 2 + Jeff from VY2ZMM for some reason. I guess all others were pre-occupied with their CQ-machines ? 73 Rag LA5HE also JW5HE OZ8RO located in Telemar
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-12/msg00026.html (6,750 bytes)
- 26. Topband: 5B4-USA LP 16/12/01 (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2001 11:35:04 +0000
- Very interesting. I wonder if this suggests that even we up here could work West-Coast USA LP on 160 near our sunset during mid-winter ? Anybody for some skeds ? 73 Rag LA5HE
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-12/msg00056.html (6,966 bytes)
- 27. Topband: Good opening to day (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2001 13:43:16 +0100
- Conditions this morning were very good on Top Band, the best I ever heard this season.Signals from USA were for most of them 10 to 20 Db over on my inverted L antenna.So, I do thank all who came to g
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-12/msg00090.html (6,764 bytes)
- 28. Topband: Aurora information (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2001 14:15:05 +0000
- This site does have a lot of information about Aurora Borealis. 73 Rag LA5HE http://www.northern-lights.no/
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-12/msg00132.html (6,262 bytes)
- 29. Topband: Topband (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 03:07:45 +0000
- It may interest you that I was monitoring G3SED working ( I think) N7JW giving him 599 and 10 over and absolutely NIL heard here !!! Hi So for those of you who get frustrated from time to time, welco
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-12/msg00172.html (6,480 bytes)
- 30. Topband: Greetings (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2001 13:30:41 +0100
- I know that this question is hard to answer, but how are conditions looking for tonight? I think that I read about a major solar flare recently, but with two jobs, and a club to run, I loose track of
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-12/msg00173.html (7,201 bytes)
- 31. Topband: 6 November Light Show (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 08:31:31 +0100
- Bill's photos of the aurora are quite impressive. I went outside last night at 0200Z and 0300Z to see if the aurora was visible here in southern California, but no dice. City lights didn't help. Hell
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-11/msg00029.html (7,252 bytes)
- 32. Topband: 160 this morning - SWL report (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2001 07:54:56 +0200
- I did not get on early enough I guess, just about 0520 UTC but heard K7CA . I and others called him- He came back but did not read my callsoign completely so I guess I have to try to get up earlier !
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-10/msg00014.html (7,264 bytes)
- 33. Topband: : VR2MY and 160 from N0AH (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Sat, 06 Oct 2001 14:54:14 +0100
- He told me all he has for an antenna now is a mini-G5RVand he is looking for antenna ideas for the topband, which he has ever intention of getting on this season. He mentioned he is limited on space,
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-10/msg00025.html (6,910 bytes)
- 34. Topband: E30NA (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 18:20:31 +0200
- Last night he had a pretty good signal here, mostly abt 579 but it took a long time for him to hear me. Does somebody know how the noise level is at their QTH ? I guess it must be pretty bad 73 Rag O
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-10/msg00195.html (6,591 bytes)
- 35. Topband: Toploading short verticals (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 12:54:02 +0200
- In my situation, I cannot even have Two toploaded wires in opposite directions, but basically only can take the L-antenna approach: 30feet vertical (10m) and a horizontal 30feet (10m ) wire - resonan
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-09/msg00013.html (7,332 bytes)
- 36. Topband: skew path (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (Ragnar Otterstad)
- Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2001 21:33:07 +0100
- As my Titanex V160 is not yet operational after I put it up yesterday, I have been listening on the higher bands. This early morning I overheard W6CCP on 20 SSB calling CQ Long Path to the Indian oce
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-09/msg00152.html (7,250 bytes)
- 37. Topband: EU-broadcast for beacon (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (ragnar otterstad)
- Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2001 22:46:04 +0200
- I guess the closest thing is Radio Norway on 1314 kHz. 500 KW from site north of Stavanger. 73Ragnar Otterstad " RAG" LA5HE Also JW5HE OZ8RO. -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/topband Subm
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-08/msg00016.html (6,765 bytes)
- 38. Topband: Last-ditch effort: elavated radiation... (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (ragnar otterstad)
- Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2001 10:03:44 +0200
- Think of the problem as ampere-feet of distance, with the capacitance as the terminating point. Even if you run a wire above the capacitance and back down, the ampere-feet is only the distance from g
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-08/msg00027.html (7,222 bytes)
- 39. Topband: TA2BK (SILENT KEY) (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (ragnar otterstad)
- Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 15:56:35 +0200
- This is indeed sad news. He was in Friedrichshafen just a month ago and looked very fit, indeed. Rag LA5HE JW5HE OZ8RO -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/topband Submissions: topband@contes
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-07/msg00045.html (6,747 bytes)
- 40. Topband: Summer Propagation (score: 1)
- Author: otterstad@enter.vg (ragnar otterstad)
- Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2001 15:27:01 +0200
- G3REP: But as Bob NM7M pointed out to me in a private email it is as much demographics and social trends that make the the band slow up during summer in the Northern Hemisphere. I echo this sentiment
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-07/msg00075.html (7,319 bytes)
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