- 121. Re: Topband: FairRite Products 2873000202 (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 11:55:58 EST
- My experience is based on the use of these cores in receiving antenna applications ( low noise transformer feedback amplifiers ), over the past 9 years I have wound thousands of transformers using tw
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-02/msg00094.html (8,809 bytes)
- 122. Re: Topband: mfj 1025 (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Feb 2006 22:34:05 EST
- What two of three antennas should I connect to MFJ for best noise nullig ??? Do I need a fourth "noise" antenna ?? (i.e. an external whip) ?? Thanks Federico ik3umt The two which work the best to nul
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-02/msg00102.html (7,308 bytes)
- 123. Re: Topband: W1AW (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 07:57:45 EST
- IMO they need to realize that they have wiped out so many DX contacts with their automated qrm generator operation over the years. A more prudent approach for them would be to move up to 1990KHz or s
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-02/msg00113.html (7,482 bytes)
- 124. Re: Topband: W1AW (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 09:44:48 EST
- Did I follow that correctly? Or did I miss something? Who was that director? 73 Tom I think you have it Tom.. The Director is N2FF, Frank Fallon. He is otherwise a good guy, a very active ham as oppo
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-02/msg00117.html (7,730 bytes)
- 125. Topband: CQ160 SSB C6 Info (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 9 Feb 2006 11:23:21 EST
- I received this from NE1B -- CQ de C6ANM: I will once again be operating at C6ANM in the Bahamas for the CQWW 160 SSB Contest on 24-26 Feb. We should have a good signal from our salt water Quarter Wa
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-02/msg00126.html (6,616 bytes)
- 126. Re: Topband: TopBand Beacons (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 15 Mar 2006 11:11:39 EST
- I agree with some of the sentiment about needing to be more active in the 1st place, calling CQ more often, etc. , however, I also think there a receiving beacon is a good idea. A/B tests, tests to s
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00121.html (8,281 bytes)
- 127. Re: Topband: Testing RX Antennas "Out of Season" (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 17 Mar 2006 21:02:47 EST
- Using the expanded AM BCB to test and optimize your 160M receive antenna is a great idea. I used it at HC8N a few years ago (could receive many USA stations on the NA Beverage). A list of expanded AM
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00130.html (8,487 bytes)
- 128. Re: Topband: Relays in RX array (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 20:02:26 EST
- K9AY and KD9SV suggested the following: Tyco/OEG OJE-SH series (sealed case, 12 volt) for spdt Omron G2R series (sealed case, 24 volt) for dpdt Gary specifically suggested the Tyco OMI-SH series, spd
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00182.html (8,471 bytes)
- 129. Re: Topband: Loop discussion (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 00:34:30 EDT
- This current loop antenna discussion has been replayed continuously since the 1920's in both professional and amateur circles, usually with more smoke than light. If you want to know how a loop works
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-05/msg00049.html (7,799 bytes)
- 130. Re: Topband: K9AY Antenna (score: 1)
- Author: w2pm@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 29 Jul 2006 07:22:40 -0400
- For some reason my K9AY lost it's directivity, seems to receiver well in Those corrosion/poor connection issues can be subtle too - i.e. barrel connectors splicing 2 lines together have been a source
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-07/msg00062.html (8,374 bytes)
- 131. Topband: Helical vertical (score: 1)
- Author: w2pm@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 27 Aug 2006 22:09:15 -0400
- I saw a few posts on here a few weeks ago - one from Herb - describing a helically wound 60ft vertical using the new long fibreglass telescoping pole from Spiderbeam. At a hamfest here there's a guy
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-08/msg00101.html (7,085 bytes)
- 132. Topband: Capacity hats - cylinder form (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:09:32 EDT
- I was reading in an old 1944 U miliary manual - TM 11 - 314 Antennas and Antenna Systems a good deal of material on top loaded verticals for 1 - 2 mhz. The author writes of several forms of capacity
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-09/msg00064.html (6,908 bytes)
- 133. Re: Topband: Wood vs PVC on Loops ect (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 15:24:56 EDT
- Reading about the various loops and other antennas as well I am reading a lot about using PVC as the separator and boom arms. I don't have but one piece of PVC and it is only about 3.5' long. So I wa
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-09/msg00122.html (7,598 bytes)
- 134. Re: Topband: September. (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 10:06:31 EDT
- We are about to run into our summer Qrn season but I will be on the band most days between thunderstorms and my Fire Comms duties.I look forward to continuing contacts and will start looking for Euro
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-09/msg00129.html (7,090 bytes)
- 135. Re: Topband: Noise Limiter Help (Paul J. Piercey (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 22:40:37 EDT
- There are 2 different issues here - two problems and two types of tools. The AY loop wont help you much for very local crud noise problems - that's where the MFJ 1025 will help. But the nullers WONT
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-09/msg00141.html (8,184 bytes)
- 136. Re: Topband: Ground Radials Yet Again (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 14 Oct 2006 14:29:48 EDT
- Wow, that explains a funny effect I was getting the other day on 20m when experimenting with a ground plane!!! I'm not the physics expert here but somehow I don't think this is valid to the point of
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-10/msg00099.html (8,260 bytes)
- 137. Re: Topband: Strange QRN (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:00:35 EDT
- sounding note on 160 that was cycling every few >>seconds....... then I noticed it was in time with my CELL PHONE CHARGER !!!! most likely the camera charger and others have the same RFI generation..
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-10/msg00123.html (7,337 bytes)
- 138. Topband: W1AW 160 (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 10:44:13 EST
- Does anyone have an update on W1AW's 1817.50 plans? I just saw a bulletin announcing their Winter sched and they continue to list this frequency despite the fact they announced earlier in the year th
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-10/msg00192.html (6,630 bytes)
- 139. Topband: ARRL re 1817.50 (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 1 Nov 2006 14:45:42 EST
- I just got a reply back from ARRL. Looks like no QSY planned for 160: Pete, Here is Dave's answer. It appears that, for the present, there is no longer a plan to move. 73......Frank...N2FF.... Hi Fra
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00001.html (8,560 bytes)
- 140. Re: Topband: MOVE W1AW (score: 1)
- Author: W2pm@aol.com
- Date: Sun, 5 Nov 2006 09:32:12 EST
- their license you would find like ours there is no >operating frequency indicated, therefore lets move them up to >the middle of the band with the other Broadcast Station near >1850 kHz, same the low
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00025.html (7,502 bytes)
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