- 241. Topband: Beverages and Noise (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021 07:03:38 -0500
- The major source of noise on Top Band (and 80 & 40m) here in Britain these days comes from VDSL Broadband hash. The problem is that almost every house has an overhead copper phone line going to it .
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00063.html (8,611 bytes)
- 242. Topband: Beverages and Noise (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021 07:49:06 -0500
- Sadly Paul I have no space to put up any kind of Beverage . . . Even my 160m Half Wave Dipole runs outside my property ! 73 Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.co
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00065.html (6,484 bytes)
- 243. Topband: W6 to EU openings last night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 04 Jan 2021 15:44:03 -0500
- I didn't come on last night . . . but I've been working across to Texas, Colorado and Arizona over the past week or so. What sort of time were your QSOs Rick? (will look out for you tonight) 73 Roger
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00080.html (6,400 bytes)
- 244. Topband: Band Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2021 10:30:00 -0500
- Well Conditions were good last week . . . On one evening I worked about 30 North American stations on CW, including across to Texas, Colorado, etc. Rick I was on last night around 0100Z and again abo
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00090.html (7,389 bytes)
- 245. Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2021 17:29:53 -0500
- Well 160m conditions have certainly been up and down the past few days . . . and open from EU to the West Coast at times. Hopefully we'll get lots of stations on tomorrow night to see what we can all
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00096.html (6,380 bytes)
- 246. Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 12 Jan 2021 14:03:48 -0500
- After a few days of poor DX conditions, looks like 160m propagation is getting back to normal . . . I myself managed an S9 report from Washington State last night. So hope we'll see lots of stations
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00120.html (7,045 bytes)
- 247. Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 14 Jan 2021 11:48:07 -0500
- Thanks to everyone who made the effort to come on last night . . . quite a few stations on, both sides of the pond. Conditions were reasonable, although personally I had a high noise level (it was ve
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00139.html (7,153 bytes)
- 248. Topband: 160m Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 06:55:35 -0500
- Yes, as per DL8LAS's post, DX conditions continue to be good . . . Shame there aren't more NA stations on ! Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Top
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00157.html (6,218 bytes)
- 249. Topband: One Way Propagation. (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2021 18:21:17 -0500
- If you have an efficient transmitting antenna, and an accurately calibrated S Meter, I have found over the decades that most signal reports are pretty Reciprocal. When it comes to 160m DX-ing, I thin
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00163.html (7,741 bytes)
- 250. Topband: One Way Propagation. (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 08:04:46 -0500
- Well personally I always give Signal Strength reports from my S Meter . . . So it doesn't matter whether my Noise Level is S2 or S6 . . . I'm telling you how strong your signal is at my QTH. Roger G3
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00168.html (7,381 bytes)
- 251. Topband: One Way Propagation. (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 10:34:18 -0500
- Well whether people have an accurate S Meter is another debate altogether ! If ever I'm working somebody on SSB, and they are S9 +20 with me, but they tell me I'm just S8, I ask them if they have an
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00171.html (8,968 bytes)
- 252. Topband: One Way Propagation. (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2021 14:35:59 -0500
- I must admit, that even when I started out on Top Band 50 years ago, and my CR100 Receiver didn't have an S Meter, I think I was pretty good at estimating how strong signals were (ie how many uV were
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00183.html (9,348 bytes)
- 253. Topband: nice condx this morning EU (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2021 06:27:47 -0500
- Yes, good to hear some activity . . . I came on for a while around 0230Z and worked about 15 NA stations. When I checked RBN after getting up later, I noticed that all the other British DXers' signal
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00188.html (7,030 bytes)
- 254. Topband: Friday SSB DX Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 10:59:34 -0500
- Just to remind people . . . as conditions continue to be reasonable Let's see if we can get some more phone activity going again ! (I'll be on personally from about 1100Z, about 1850 kHz . . . and ma
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00202.html (7,349 bytes)
- 255. Topband: Friday SSB DX Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2021 11:04:08 -0500
- Of course I meant tonight at 2300 Z ! Roger G3YRO _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00203.html (6,963 bytes)
- 256. Topband: CQ160M contest last year and this year (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 2021 05:56:12 -0500
- Excellent Doug ! I must admit, I haven't entered a Contest for over 40 years . . . the idea of operating for hours and hours on end just doesn't appeal any more. However, the various 160m Contests ar
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00214.html (7,171 bytes)
- 257. Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2021 17:43:41 -0500
- Just a reminder about tomorrow night . . . For those who want to check their setup ahead of the CQWW at the weekend . . . Or for those that find the mayhem of the Contest too much, and just want to w
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00218.html (7,188 bytes)
- 258. Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:49:42 -0500
- Good to hear so many stations on last night, from both sides of the Pond. Conditions continue to be pretty good, so hope to work lots of you in the CQWW this weekend! 73 Roger G3YRO _________________
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-01/msg00219.html (7,105 bytes)
- 259. Topband: CQ WW 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 01 Feb 2021 04:52:27 -0500
- Well I came on for a total of 3 hours on Friday night . . . I thought conditions were fair . . . managed to work 64 NA stations, a total of 23 States, plus Virgin Islands and Mexico. So was quite ple
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-02/msg00000.html (6,399 bytes)
- 260. Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: "Roger Kennedy" <roger@wessexproductions.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 02 Feb 2021 09:06:27 -0500
- Just another reminder to all those that want to come on the band and have some DX CW QSOs tomorrow night . . . (and without all the clamour of the Contest!) Personally I should be on from around 0000
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-02/msg00012.html (6,381 bytes)
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