When I got back on topband in 2002 I discovered the band had been invaded by what might best be described as unstable growls, each about 3 kHz wide, between 1810 and 1820. There used to be several, t
DU and BU were 559 or better here in Maine this morning. That is by far the best I have ever heard either of them. Unfortunately I made no contacts as I only had brief moments free of devastating QRM
Two unrelated questions: A recent improvement to my station has brought other issues to the forefront. I am going to need a serious filter to keep AM BC stations out of my preamp. I had been thinking
I have received MANY excellent responses and am still working my way through them. Quite a number asked for specifics of my problem. I thought I would post that here in case someone may have other he
Many of the DX stations I have worked for "new ones" would have been totally inaudible if my noise floor had been an S-unit higher. Both my present and former MFJ-1026 units had the high noise floor
Thanks to everyone who sent suggestions on my problem. Those who did not receive a personal thank-you note is because mail to you bounced. I thought it might be helpful to post a follow-up with links
Prompted by Roger, N1RJ, I decided to do some digging around. Aided by isolating specific stages of my receive signal path as much as possible, and using precision 3 and 6 dB pads at various points t
Clarification: Actually what I had in mind was to place the short at the input of the preamp. I want the preamp protected too. My only concern is the preamp might want to oscillate with a short on it
One final thing. I promise to shut up after this. My next project is to do the W8JI mods on my MFJ-1026. Has anyone tried extending the phase range of the MFJ-1025/1026 by adding a capacitor in the p
While it may not be an every day thing, this is common enough on topband so that anyone seriously attempting to work DX there should be familiar with what is meant. "12" is short for "QSX 12" which
I haven't been following this entire thread, but this caught my eye just now. Sometimes you do what you can and blindly hope for the best. My radial field consists of about 100 radials (I get a diff
Thank you Julius. I am known as a "dinosaur" to my friends. I do not readily adopt new technologies and ways of doing things. But LoTW is my salvation, lest I leave the hobby altogether. I upload 10
This will be my final on the subject, but let me just attempt once more to plant a seed for possible thought. I totally agree an electronic notification is just not the same, but it may be all your
Perhaps not all of us. This brings up a mystery I have been wondering about for years. I seem to be experiencing something that most of NA doesn't. Admittedly the sample size is small, since activity
Agreed! Which prompts me to ask, what is it about 3C / 3C0 that I don't know? Are there exclusive travel restrictions? I am wondering why there hasn't been a major DXpedition or a topband focused op
Sorry for this post. Just a THANK YOU to all who replied on & off list to my questions about propagation and travel to 3C/3C0. I have fallen behind in the affairs of daily life and may not get indivi
Or you've been forced into some other bad situation. I have a local noise problem that is beyond my control. Unfortunately I can't afford the DXE noise canceller so I got an MFJ. With my ~600 foot B
The stuff the telephone company uses for drops here is 2 x #18 copperweld with very thick insulation (not sure what material). It is made like zip cord and is easily separated into two single insula
Forget it. I've been trying to rid my area of squirrels for years, because they insist on chewing holes in my house! But there is a never-ending supply of replacement squirrels. Paul ________________
Yes, and it seems to deter them. I was using regular PVC RG-59 cable for Beverage feeds for a while. It was constantly getting munched by critters. Since switching to RG-6 with a PE jacket three year