- 121. Re: Topband: Verticals on the beach (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Sun, 5 Apr 2015 20:54:51 -0300
- Sorry- 2 obvious typos in my last. ".and K7BV ran JA's on 40m CW until hours after sunset." (SUNRISE is the right word) Added info: Both DXpeditions were mid summer..,near bottom of cycle. Mike, Core
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-04/msg00077.html (8,840 bytes)
- 122. Topband: WTB: Comtek COM-PVS-2A control console or schematic (controller) (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Mon, 11 May 2015 20:37:00 -0300
- I have posted this already to Towertalk, but I thought the TopBand community may indulge this crossposting just once, seeing as it's low season in the N. Hemisphere and it is a 160m array controller
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-05/msg00018.html (7,158 bytes)
- 123. Re: [TowerTalk] WTB: Comtek COM-PVS-2A control console or schematic (controller) (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Tue, 12 May 2015 18:07:48 -0300
- Thanks to Lar, K7SV for some great details and Joel K4WM for some future ideas I think I have enough info to roll my own control box for this simple array. CU on Top Band ! Mike VE9AA Mike, Coreen &
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-05/msg00019.html (7,896 bytes)
- 124. Re: Topband: Results of the 2014 Pre-Stew.... (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Wed, 16 Sep 2015 17:50:56 -0300
- Hey Jim, TNX for sponsoring a plaque. I have a cpl times in the past as well. I note there are lots of "interesting" plaques for the SPTDC. I really like that aspect. Very fair scoring puts it high o
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-09/msg00080.html (7,955 bytes)
- 125. Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 18:45:31 -0400
- Great effort Paul and loved the writeup. I?d say you did VERY well indeed. I?ve done mobile in the SPTBDC contest 2 or perhaps even 3 times, usually making only ½ as many QSO?s (but running 100w) and
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-12/msg00309.html (7,779 bytes)
- 126. Topband: Stew Perry Plaque - THANKS! (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2015 14:09:57 -0400
- Thanks very much to Thor TF4M for sponsoring the "Top Score Mobile" 2014 plaque and to Lew, Tree and others behind the scenes to get it here. It arrived just an hour ago. I am not sure what to do thi
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-12/msg00316.html (7,479 bytes)
- 127. Re: Topband: re topband QRP (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 14:26:35 -0400
- Do not ever EVER sign /QRP !!! You are already most probably weak. It is NOT part of your callsign and worst of all, it wastes time. PLEASE ! 73 de Mike VE9AA - - - - - - - - - - - -- So what should
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-12/msg00360.html (7,875 bytes)
- 128. Topband: a plaque for all you NINE's out there in the Stew (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 14:34:27 -0400
- I just sponsored a plaque (waiting for the money to transfer) but here's one for anyone with a 9 in their callsign (as heard on the air), regardless of where you are Worldwide. ".Real Live Wire 9's w
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-12/msg00361.html (7,363 bytes)
- 129. Topband: Contest fills (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Fri, 25 Dec 2015 14:43:27 -0400
- All this QRP talk had me coming up with more nugget of advice on top of the great suggestions Rick N6RK has already made. A word of advice especially for QRPers in the Stew, who will mostly be weak a
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-12/msg00365.html (7,556 bytes)
- 130. Re: Topband: SPTBDC Scheduling (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2015 16:38:51 -0400
- Gary K9MMS says (in part) ??I think that the timing of the December Stew is very poor. Having it right near Christmas when many people are busy with family get togethers makes it difficult or impossi
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-12/msg00491.html (8,180 bytes)
- 131. Re: Topband: an antenna problem (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 09:42:46 -0400
- Hi Mike, Not sure why you chose a 1/2wave,. but that aside. I am not where your trees are located etc. but if you can get it close to 125' then you have a near perfect 1/4w. Second option and what I
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00179.html (7,655 bytes)
- 132. Re: Topband: strange propagation and other threads (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 16:10:33 -0400
- Interesting topic(s) and I told myself I wouldn't comment. (but I will anyways, hi !) The one and only issue I have with RHR is when an IT9 station (or anyone outside the lower 48) is using a USA rem
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00432.html (8,369 bytes)
- 133. Topband: K5P good job ! (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 09:55:36 -0400
- Whoever the 160m op was this morning was doing a really great job, moving right along at aprox 32-33wpm. (I have to wonder if it was K9CT) I managed to get in the log at 1155z (10mins before SR here)
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00460.html (8,076 bytes)
- 134. Re: Topband: NCC-1 Phaser (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 18:31:36 -0400
- Herb, This is very interesting to me. I hope this helps your noise. I have had 11 glorious year of owning a silent QTH. Now I have a neighbour who has an electric fence which bothers me terribly. Spi
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00510.html (6,937 bytes)
- 135. Re: Topband: NCC-1 Phaser (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 20:05:53 -0400
- I got distracted and forgot to ask..if the offending QRN (electric fence in my case) is in the same direction of interest (Europe for me), does that mean all signals in that direction are nulled? (I
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00511.html (8,134 bytes)
- 136. Topband: VP8STI great job ! (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jan 2016 21:30:46 -0400
- Op was being very methodical this evening alternately working EU and NA, peaked about 579 @0000z, but when I worked him a bit later he was about 539. Repeating calls, insuring the QSO was good, somet
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00553.html (7,056 bytes)
- 137. Re: Topband: Am I the only one in step? (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2016 12:40:19 -0400
- Roger, Pretty straightforward. Narrow Bandwidth antennas + wideband modes (like SSB) = crowding in the 1800-1850 region. (and no (or very little) room for CW ops.) I was not on this weekend *(don't p
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-02/msg00156.html (7,191 bytes)
- 138. Re: Topband: Stew (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Sun, 13 Mar 2016 13:52:16 -0300
- Clarify: So let me get this straight..if I am running DX , and someone running excessive power wanders by and wants to take my frequency (for whatever reason) then I am supposed to just give it up? I
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-03/msg00146.html (7,350 bytes)
- 139. Topband: MA-160V (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2016 18:58:11 -0300
- I just picked up a used one. Any tips? Internet comes up a little bit dry. Anyone have any first hand knowledge? My intention is to use it sometimes @ home and sometimes "afield" with only a few radi
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-04/msg00040.html (6,394 bytes)
- 140. Re: Topband: Sad news N5IA SK (score: 1)
- Author: "Mike Smith VE9AA" <ve9aa@nbnet.nb.ca>
- Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2016 17:27:49 -0300
- Like many of you, I was shocked and surprised, then immediately saddened to learn of this tragedy earlier today. I have worked Milt many times over the years from his home or away. I believe one of t
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-06/msg00064.html (7,858 bytes)
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