Hi Jack One question in regard to your drawing of the 160m antenna you use with K2AV's FCP counterpoise. Are you using a resonant quarter wave antenna (i.e. about 132' total length) with the counterp
Hi Guy Thanks for the reply - most interesting and helpful. I like your conversion idea for the 450' ohm ladder line - like open wire line here too. I did have an 160m inverted-L antenna here with a
G'day It has been interesting reading about the QSOs with Antarctica. Probably my most best 160m QSO ever was on 9 July 1999, when, along with Mike VK6HD, I worked Mike Fokin, R1AND from Novolazarevs
G'day As some on this reflector will know, Greg ZL3IX and I both use High Performance Software Defined Radio or 'HPSDR' transceivers on 160m, which have direct down (rx) and direct up (tx) conversion
Hi Allan In the past I am pretty sure the radio amateurs who have taken up the radio technician position on Macquarie Island have had some access to the commercial antennas used on the island and use
G'day Here is some encouragement for those of you who are thinking of trying the K2AV folded counterpoise. Back in January my Kenpro KR400 rotator finally gave out after about 18 years of misuse (whi
Ooops, I should have said the FCP would 66-feet long - bad case of brain fade late in the day... ;-) -- Hi Allan In the past I am pretty sure the radio amateurs who have taken up the radio technician
There is a small correction necessary - see the text highlighted in CAPITALS below. Unfortunately, living relatively close to the equator, there is very little DX signal propagation on 160m after sun
Hi Jari Good to hear from you. I have just got out of hospital after contracting double pneumonia, so haven't replied before. I am sure you are right and the big HF rhombic has been removed from VK0M
G'day Tom wrote a number of comments about my nice results with a 3/8 wave inverted-L fed against a K2AV folded counterpoise back on 26 August. I went into hospital a few days later for a routine ope
...and that loss of the DX window is sadly, dear readers, why you will seldom hear DX stations outside of Europe and North America CQing on 160m in the CQ contests. We 'search and pounce' and the lou
G'day all and a very merry Christmas It has been interesting reading the comments about DX stations on 160m generally not working split. I thought having the perspective from someone who is generally
G'day I have had a number of 'food for thought' responses to my original email about the perspective from the DX end of a pile-up. The one from Paul N1BUG below has made me re-think my current way of
Hi Dave Greetings from Western Australia! I had a number of contacts on 160m with Paul Wyse 5X4F during the later half of the 1990s. Paul had a great signal on 160m with only a 240 dipole at 36, fed
Gday For all those many who Mike VK6HD (Mick) gave the first CW contact with Zone 29 and/or Australia on the topband over the years, but never had the pleasure of meeting of him, here is something to
For those on the topband reflector who knew Mike VK6HD , there is a brief obituary at: http://www.westannouncements.com.au/obituaries/thewest-au/obituary.aspx?n=michael-bazley&pid=164252808#fbLoggedO
Gday Ive enjoyed the recent discussions about the best cost-effective transceiver for use on 160m. Thought there were a couple of other ideas to throw into the pot on this topic. For those on a serio
Bob was an amazing bloke totally committed to what he loved. He also had a great sense of humour and of proportion about life in general and what was really important and was always good for a chat.
Gday Nice 579 signal from W1AW/7 from AZ in the last few days, with a few of the US callers audible as well. The topband seems to be waking up from its winter slumber from here in the northern hemisp
Gday Unfortunately for those in the south-west of Western Australia, such as Phil VK6GX and myself, the Pre-Stew was a total wash-out, owing to lightning which lasted for the duration of the contest.