- 1. Re: Topband: phased flags (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2003 16:07:34 -0800 (PST)
- Ron, I've done this. 200 foot spacing is a bit short, 275 feet would provide optimun rejection of locally generated noise, 315 feet for 30° rejection. 200 will give only marginal improvement over
- /archives//html/Topband/2003-12/msg00220.html (7,903 bytes)
- 2. Topband: Condx from central WA (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 07:20:02 -0800 (PST)
- After nearly two years of effort, we finally moved into the new house at our central WA QTH. Since I had previously attempted to operate from a metal shop building on the property (way too cold, I'm
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00030.html (7,943 bytes)
- 3. Re: Topband: Loop question (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 08:28:39 -0800 (PST)
- Jim, Having suffered through a similar situation, I may be able to offer some useable suggestions. I spent almost two years experimenting with various RX antennas placed close to the TX antenna and f
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00032.html (9,018 bytes)
- 4. Re: Topband: Beverage on ground (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 07:30:49 -0800 (PST)
- Paul, If you wind your own transformers, it's nice to measure the actual impedance and match it. However, after measuring the same Beverage wire at heights ranging from zero to several feet over very
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00060.html (8,810 bytes)
- 5. Topband: Antennas, Guy Ropes, and High Winds (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2004 08:22:33 -0800 (PST)
- We had a "last winter storm" blow through here yesterday that destroyed my 90 foot irrigation tube vertical. Very frustrating, the thing made it all through the winter snow and ice when I was only ab
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00062.html (9,488 bytes)
- 6. Topband: verticals and rope (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 01:10:05 +0000
- Quite a few replies were received both directly and on the list offering comments and suggestions regarding my problem with guy ropes and the tubing vertical. It would seem that a little more info is
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00101.html (9,120 bytes)
- 7. Topband: Broke vertical (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 09 Mar 2004 04:34:53 +0000
- Here are a couple of "after" photos of the 90 foot tube vertical: http://www.qsl.net/w7iuv/broke_ant1.jpg http://www.qsl.net/w7iuv/broke_ant2.jpg Larry - W7IUV _______________________________________
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00105.html (6,986 bytes)
- 8. Re: Topband: Erecting irrigation pipe (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Mar 2004 09:26:31 -0800 (PST)
- Rasing and lower an irrigation pipe vertical is easy. I once lowered/raised mine six times in one day while making adjustments and did it all by myself! The hard part is keeping one erect during a wi
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00128.html (7,527 bytes)
- 9. RE: Topband: Erecting irrigation pipe (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 10:43:23 -0800 (PST)
- The top of my 90 footer is a little heavier. I use a 0.070 wall 40 foot pipe for the gin pole with a double line pully system ala N6RK. It's all I can do to raise the vertical the first few feet off
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00160.html (8,224 bytes)
- 10. Re: Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query... (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 07:41:08 -0700 (PDT)
- This discussion has been interesting and informative especially because I've been considering the construction of a two wire Beverage system later this year when I can get into the pasture again. I h
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00020.html (9,050 bytes)
- 11. Re: Topband: Two Wire Beverage Query... (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Aug 2004 12:09:59 -0700 (PDT)
- Tom, How close is "fairly close"? Are we talking twin lead close? Commercial 450 ohm ladder line close? Is 6 inches to far? At what point does the ratio of surge impedance to ground resistance cause
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-08/msg00026.html (9,277 bytes)
- 12. Topband: Condx in central WA (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 06 Sep 2004 07:12:46 -0700
- This morning I worked Ron, VK3IO, and Jon, DU9/N0NM. I could hear the ZL digital stations on 18.5 and 16.5 about the same strength as I do every morning but Ron's signal was up this morning and Jon p
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-09/msg00035.html (7,976 bytes)
- 13. Topband: Propagation from central WA (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 07:34:14 -0700
- Last night the local QRN was very high and I couldn't even hear the east coast guys working EU. From all the cluster spots I knew that condx to EU were good and if the pattern held, expected to have
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-09/msg00062.html (7,958 bytes)
- 14. Re: Topband: Repairing beverage coax lead-in (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 13:02:50 -0700 (PDT)
- Don, I've found the best way to repair common coax with the typical PVC jacket is to use hardware store PVC pipe cement. Use the clear stuff and paint on a couple coats. It will adhear to the PVC jac
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-09/msg00066.html (7,658 bytes)
- 15. Re: Topband: K9AY Operations (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 07:33:46 -0700 (PDT)
- Kelly, When I was in AZ, I had a K9AY up for a while. It never worked well despite fiddling with the termination due to the elevated radials nearby. Now I have one up here in WA where I do not have e
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-09/msg00092.html (7,916 bytes)
- 16. Re: Topband: Beverage performance variations from season to season (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2004 13:05:08 -0700 (PDT)
- Ted, Yes, I have. And I have been unable to explain the variations either. Last season I had two short Beverages, among others, that were pointed toward the WNW and SW. They worked great! Never had a
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-09/msg00119.html (8,127 bytes)
- 17. Re: Topband: B.O.G. vs. regular beverage (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 13:26:43 -0700 (PDT)
- Chuck, You need to define "perform better". Some folks want maximum "S" meter wiggle, some want F/B, and some want maximum overall S/N (RDF). It has been my experience that a BOG will always give as
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00030.html (7,717 bytes)
- 18. Re: Topband: deep QSB on 160 in EU too (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 11 Oct 2004 12:52:05 -0700 (PDT)
- Wolf and everyone, Last night was very unsettled. Wolf was the only EU I could hear after almost a week straight of hearing several EU's every night. It was also the first time this season I noticed
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00054.html (7,383 bytes)
- 19. Re: Topband: Chesterfield (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 07:15:45 -0800 (PST)
- Dieter Voss <DVoss@t-online.de> wrote: "Had the feeling that propagation travels with the sunrise from east to west with no really advantage for the more western stations." Yes, this is the way it no
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00003.html (7,914 bytes)
- 20. Re: Topband: BINOCULAR CORES (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2004 13:41:11 -0800 (PST)
- Amidon stocks them under the number BN73-202. Newark stocks them under the stock number 02E8908. A Google search will turn up order pages for both places. Larry - W7IUV After using FT114 toroids for
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00014.html (7,851 bytes)
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