- 21. Topband: Preamp power supply (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 10:35:13 -0500
- Fellow Topbanders, I've run into a glitch! The local switchers have found a new way to harass me! :-) I am looking for suggestions on *aggressive* power supply decoupling / filtering for my W7IUV pre
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-02/msg00227.html (7,127 bytes)
- 22. Topband: THANKS - Preamp power supply & other noise (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2005 06:22:33 -0500
- I got many replies on that one. Thanks everyone! I have solved the problem by liberal use of RF filtering thoughout the power supply. To clarify what the problem was, whenever I used the preamp I sud
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-02/msg00245.html (7,144 bytes)
- 23. Topband: interesting condx (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Wed, 2 Mar 2005 07:27:43 -0500
- I experienced echoes for the first time on topband this morning. KL7J was strong enough but almost impossible to copy due to echo delayed about 200 - 300 milliseconds. A couple of times it cleared up
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00012.html (7,460 bytes)
- 24. Re: Topband: Aurora Info (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2005 11:13:41 -0500
- This is not an actual picture of the aurora, but a satellite estimate. See: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/index.html and click on 'Recent Data Plots'. At 10 gmt this morning, auroral activity was ext
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00029.html (7,657 bytes)
- 25. Re: Topband: SV5/ DJ7RJ last night (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 11:59:46 -0500
- Congrats on the new one! I was surprised to see so few calling Willi also. I couldn't tell if there were just very few stations on, or if most people were not hearing him. Propagation was interestin
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00079.html (7,352 bytes)
- 26. Re: Topband: SV5/ DJ7RJ last night (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 15:59:17 -0500
- Oops - all things are relative!! It was moderate at this latitude... ;-) Paul _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00086.html (7,252 bytes)
- 27. Re: Topband: this past weekend (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 18:35:07 -0500
- A book could be written on that subject! :-) To define the overall intensity of a geomagnetic disturbance on a global basis, the Kp and Ap indices (planetary K and A) would be a good starting point.
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00087.html (9,054 bytes)
- 28. Topband: highly variable condx (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 01:23:09 -0500
- Typical of disturbed geomagnetic field... Had a nice 5 minute peak on UK8DAN around 0100Z, 559 but once again not able to QSO. Otherwise condx mostly poor from sunset til around 0400Z, then rapid imp
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00089.html (7,159 bytes)
- 29. Topband: JA (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2005 06:31:25 -0500
- I was very surprised to hear JA8ISU with 559 signal this morning as he worked P40W !!! With very disturbed conditions that was the last thing I expected !! I tried to arrange a sked with JA8ISU via t
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00092.html (6,993 bytes)
- 30. Topband: JA and VK6 (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 06:43:43 -0500
- Thanks to Kaz, JA8ISU I have just worked my firt JA on top band! It seemed to be a skew path, as signals were about equal on the west and southwest Beverages. Sorry I did not hear the JH2 (JH2FXK?) w
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00113.html (7,202 bytes)
- 31. Re: Topband: Top-band Prop along grayline (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 07:35:22 -0500
- Ayuh! For my FN55MF location in central Maine I calculate 68 minutes for JA3, 77 minutes for JA5, and 79 minutes for JA6 (I am assuming my software correctly identifies the JA call areas -- in any ca
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00120.html (7,141 bytes)
- 32. Topband: Current cdx & DX; also aurora vs 160m (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 06:32:23 -0500
- Friday morning it was fascinating to see DU9/N0NM pop out of the noise for about 3 minutes. What surprised me was how quickly Jon went from a mere trace to solid 559 (about 15 seconds!) and then drop
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00200.html (8,154 bytes)
- 33. Topband: the amazing band (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 06:20:16 -0500
- It has been a great weak for this little station. Earlier this week I managed to snag VQ9LA on a truly remarkable SS peak. 8R1RPN, certainly not rare, was nevertheless new for me. Then last night the
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00216.html (7,711 bytes)
- 34. Topband: FT5XO and 5Z4DZ last night (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 06:56:10 -0500
- Congrats to all who got FT5XO in the log last night! Propagation was very different from all other days so far during the expedition. My SS was 2259z. FT5XO was already solid copy at 2240 when I got
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00230.html (7,214 bytes)
- 35. Topband: last night (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 07:41:37 -0400
- I have been mostly hiding in the shadows the last few weeks, keeping a watch for new ones. Some nights QRN has been too high to hear much. Seems like when we get quiet(er) nights the propagation has
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-04/msg00125.html (7,433 bytes)
- 36. Topband: correction (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Sat, 16 Apr 2005 08:34:44 -0400
- Obviously that is not correct. 5Z4DZ peaked just after 0300z. Sorry about that. Paul N1BUG _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.com http://lists.con
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-04/msg00127.html (6,730 bytes)
- 37. Re: Topband: OJ0 (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 09:20:22 -0400
- Congrats to those NA who worked him last night! He was 449 at best here, but only for less than a minute at a time. Most of the time he ranged from nothing to 229. QRN was not a factor at this locat
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-04/msg00156.html (7,096 bytes)
- 38. Topband: Better condx (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:54:52 -0400
- Things improved last night. V51AS was solid copy near his SR (and begging for callers). K7C was copyable this morning, if not workable... the first time for some of us northerners who have been strug
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-09/msg00101.html (6,724 bytes)
- 39. Re: Topband: AWESOME VK6 conditions/LP NA (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2005 07:41:59 -0400
- I had just switched on and Steve was a solid 579 10 minutes before my sunset. He was probably workable much earlier had I been there. He was just starting to fade, 569, when he went QRT about 2203. A
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-10/msg00120.html (7,545 bytes)
- 40. Topband: 160m vs DSL modem (score: 1)
- Author: N1BUG <paul@n1bug.net>
- Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 17:35:43 -0400
- Fellow topbanders, I know this is not a new subject but I would appreciate any suggestions you may have. I did quite a bit of web searching before posting here, but didn't come up with much. Please r
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-10/msg00200.html (7,297 bytes)
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