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41. TopBand: VK6VZ Ant/Wilson Electronics (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 06:04:16 +0800; In a bid to further improve the 160m signal at VK6VZ, plans are afoot to ditch the massive homebrew 40 - 10m quad (sob!) and replace it with a small tri-band beam, so as to allow construction of a in; /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00120.html (7,179 bytes)
42. TopBand: top loaded delta loop (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 06:36:10 +0800; When talking about improving the VK6VZ antenna system in a recent e-mail, I mentioned the top-loaded delta loop, which drew interested enquiries from a number of reflectees. As there seems to less kn; /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00125.html (8,423 bytes)
43. TopBand: Wow! conditions into USA (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sat, 19 Sep 1998 12:21:17 +0800; Yesterday (Friday) at my sunset, I gave a few calls on 1832, but no luck. After fiddling around with the rig for several minutes, I gave a final call before QRT and got a RST589 reply from W8JI at 10; /archives//html/Topband/1998-09/msg00127.html (7,632 bytes)
44. TopBand: Wow! conditions but Wow! QRN (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Mon, 21 Sep 1998 06:37:48 +0800; Coming onto Topband just before my sunset on Sunday, there was static crashes hitting in S9. Just as I clamped the cans on, my wife Deb came into the shack to warn me that there was a big electrical; /archives//html/Topband/1998-09/msg00135.html (7,719 bytes)
45. TopBand: Folded dipoles on 160m (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1998 07:15:10 +0800; As an experiment, I am thinking of converting my single wire inverted-U 160m dipole into a folded dipole. I would really like to hear from anyone who has made this change or used folded dipoles on 16; /archives//html/Topband/1998-09/msg00183.html (7,793 bytes)
46. TopBand: high angle versus low angle radiators (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 08:36:24 +0800; For most of the last three years, I have used an inverted-u dipole at 60 to 40' high, which has produced around 120 countries. I agree with Yuri VE3BMV and Bill W4ZV's observations about high angle r; /archives//html/Topband/1998-08/msg00011.html (12,026 bytes)
47. No subject (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Tue, 4 Aug 1998 06:51:45 +0800; "I fail to see what comparing one less than ideal antenna to another less than ideal antenna proves, except which one is a less efficient antenna." [W8JI] For most people living in sub quarter acre l; /archives//html/Topband/1998-08/msg00042.html (9,937 bytes)
48. TopBand: Big Signals Across the Pacific (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Mon, 10 Aug 1998 05:39:55 +0800; For two hours after Sunset last night (North American sunrise time on Saturday), 160m was full of S9 noise, but checking the band at 1230Z, everything had gone quiet and NY7T was RST 559 calling CQ o; /archives//html/Topband/1998-08/msg00085.html (7,337 bytes)
49. TopBand: Down Under Diary - TL5A and FB Condx! (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1998 06:16:37 +0800; After a nice west coast USA opening on 14/8/94, I got up about an hour before sunrise in the hope of an European opening. At 2228Z, I heard Ken SM5CEU calling CQ with a beaut 569 signal. After Ken, t; /archives//html/Topband/1998-08/msg00110.html (7,666 bytes)
50. TopBand: MD/DL8WAA (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 11:34:02 +0800; MD/DL8WAA on the Isle of Man was a FB RST 559 signal (peaking RST569!) this morning at 2214Z on 1829 listening on their frequency and the only signal audible from Europe - must have a very FB setup a; /archives//html/Topband/1998-08/msg00133.html (6,569 bytes)
51. TopBand: 1998 S. Pacific 160m Phone/CW Contest (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sat, 4 Jul 1998 07:30:33 +0800; The third South Pacific 160m CW/Phone Contest will take place on Saturday 18th July 1998, from 0700Z until 2330Z. DX stations are encouraged to participate, and score by working as many VK, ZL and P2; /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00007.html (8,376 bytes)
52. TopBand: The FB Stew Perry TBDC (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sat, 4 Jul 1998 07:30:40 +0800; For those who are thinking of entering for the 1998 Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge, I can give you another reason to participate, apart from the fact that it is the best 160m contest in the ca; /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00008.html (7,033 bytes)
53. TopBand: ZL8RS and good conditions (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Mon, 13 Jul 1998 06:05:48 +0800; I guess you have got to take the yin with the yang with this game. For the last week, I have been trying to work ZL8RS at my sunset. Despite Bob putting excellent signals into the USA and eastern Aus; /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00046.html (9,085 bytes)
54. TopBand: South Pacific 160m Contest - more info (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Thu, 16 Jul 1998 06:34:57 +0800; Over the last week, I have received a number of e-mails asking for further information on the coming weekend's hot event. The following two points should clarify any areas of misunderstanding, I hope; /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00063.html (9,049 bytes)
55. TopBand: VK6VZ - South Pacific DX Contest report (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sun, 19 Jul 1998 16:19:46 +0800; Got started about 20 minutes after sunset here, after a few hiccups. Conditions initially seemed quite poor, with ZL signals down by about 10dB from their usual levels and even VK2 and VK3 signals lo; /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00068.html (9,450 bytes)
56. TopBand: OJ0 heard in VK6 (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 08:51:21 +0800; OJ0AU was a solid RST 559 signal at 2245Z on 1.8238MHz on Thursday. They were also a solid RST559 on 3.507MHz, but could not raise them there either - on both bands there was a very large European pi; /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00086.html (6,972 bytes)
57. TopBand: W3ESU/K8CFU 'minipoise' - any info? (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Fri, 24 Jul 1998 08:51:22 +0800; For about a year, I have been experimenting with an elevated earth mat on 160m known as a 'minipoise', which I understand was originally described in CQ magazine April 1984 by John Frey, W3ESU. Loose; /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00087.html (7,686 bytes)
58. TopBand: CQ WPX Test - Down Under (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Tue, 2 Jun 1998 06:10:05 +0800; Good conditions on into Europe on 160m during the CQ WPX on 30/5/, but only few QSOs. Maybe there was a lot of QRN, but some stations could receive a lot better than others. SN3A peaked at RST589, bu; /archives//html/Topband/1998-06/msg00002.html (7,068 bytes)
59. TopBand: Dave Sharred G3NKC (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Sat, 6 Jun 1998 06:16:39 +0800; I need to get in touch with topbander Dave Sharred G3NKC and have lost his e-mail address. If you read this, Dave, could you please e-mail me direct. If anyone on the reflector has Dave's e-mail addr; /archives//html/Topband/1998-06/msg00007.html (6,703 bytes)
60. TopBand: Very Cheap 160m linear amp - The Throbbraton (score: 1): Author: sire@omen.com.au (Steve Ireland); Date: Mon, 8 Jun 1998 05:46:12 +0800; For those who would like to build a very cheap and simple linear amplifier, capable of running around 400 - 700W on 160m, take a look at G3YXM's Throbbatron PA at http://picks.force9.co.uk/shack.htm; /archives//html/Topband/1998-06/msg00010.html (7,960 bytes)

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