- 21. Re: Topband: 160m noise (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 08:13:06 -0800 (PST)
- If you guys think the computer noise is bad on 160, you should hear what it does to VHF bands. It's realy hard to deal with both ends of the spectrum at the same time because what works for 160 will
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00062.html (11,475 bytes)
- 22. RE: Topband: 160m noise (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:21:29 -0800 (PST)
- Jeff, Here is my experiences with feedline common mode problems. Others may have different experiences/opinions. Your mileage may vary! I have yet to find an instance where a feedline choke of any de
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00070.html (10,599 bytes)
- 23. Topband: Robin's report (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Dec 2004 07:40:53 -0800 (PST)
- For reference, sunrise here in central WA is currently 1525Z. HS72B peaked well here about 1330-1340Z. Little fading until you pretty much disappeared about 1350Z. Nothing heard until about 1455Z. Pe
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00005.html (7,002 bytes)
- 24. Topband: 160 conditions (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2004 08:00:07 -0800 (PST)
- Nothing heard at all from HS72B this morning. No spots seen after W4ZV's spot at 1153Z. Given the observed band conditions, I'd guess Robin was not on later than that. VK9XG was heard for the first t
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00034.html (7,623 bytes)
- 25. Re: Topband: HS72B contest night #2 (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2004 10:52:43 -0800 (PST)
- Robin, It was pretty obvious the searchlite was focused on the west side of the Cascades! My sunrise this morning in the Central WA desert was 1530Z. I first heard HS72B under the contest QRM at 1450
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00077.html (7,807 bytes)
- 26. Topband: HS72B & band conditions (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2004 08:03:53 -0800 (PST)
- This morning was not good for us NW guys. The searchlite seemed to be focused on the SW. HS72B was heard about 449 at 1330Z here, about as early as I've ever heard him but not nearly as strong. Excep
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00103.html (7,656 bytes)
- 27. Re: Topband: HS72B (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:28:39 -0800 (PST)
- Pete, I have to disagree with your statement below. I've heard many stations with similar antennas and power make it through when I couldn't. The biggest variable in the equation for success on topba
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00138.html (8,835 bytes)
- 28. Re: Topband: HS72B (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 8 Dec 2004 10:38:14 -0800 (PST)
- Since 9V is one of those that has eluded me for many years, I'll be watching for the results of this experiment. In fact, if I knew for sure that Bob was going to be on for an east coast sunrise, I w
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00139.html (7,900 bytes)
- 29. Topband: HS72B this morning (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 07:36:05 -0800 (PST)
- This morning was about as bad as I've had so far. Nothing was heard from HS72B until about 20 minutes before my sunrise when he peaked out at about 219! Just barely above ESP level. I continue to be
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00151.html (6,794 bytes)
- 30. Topband: EU opening (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 06:28:00 -0800 (PST)
- All the reports of west coast to EU QSO's and not one from me! Oh Well! I listened while all the southern guys were having fun. Never heard a single european station at all last night. Not a peep. Su
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-01/msg00123.html (7,080 bytes)
- 31. Re: Topband: Magic 'T' Combiners (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 06:13:42 -0800 (PST)
- Pete, the purists might disagree, but there is no good reason why you can't do exactly as you said. I have done the combining on a couple different phased RX antennas with no more than a coax tee and
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-01/msg00182.html (8,040 bytes)
- 32. RE: Topband: Magic 'T' Combiners (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 08:55:12 -0800 (PST)
- Rick, Yes, I assumed everyone would understand that. Probably an erroneous assumption! For my crossfire staggered Beverages, I use the combiner described by W8JIJIn his web pages. Easy to construct a
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-01/msg00186.html (8,537 bytes)
- 33. Re: Topband: last night in NW (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2005 10:46:46 -0800 (PST)
- Maybe not always! European stations were heard here starting around 0430z. By 0600z I had heard about a dozen and called about 6 or so of the loudest with no success. The best I could do was a couple
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-01/msg00265.html (7,794 bytes)
- 34. Re: Topband: Better low band conditions? (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:10:13 -0800 (PST)
- Having less than a full year of full operation on totopbandince my relocation from AZ to WA, I'm still learning about the propagation differences. One thing is very obvious, the differences between 4
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00169.html (9,129 bytes)
- 35. Topband: RX antennas (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 07:20:07 -0800 (PST)
- A warm winter and early spring in the Columbia River Basin means my seasonal Beverages need to come down soon. In fact if I don't wind them on the spools pretty soon, they will be wound around a trac
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00184.html (7,392 bytes)
- 36. Re: Topband: left coast activity 19-Mar-05 (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 06:33:15 -0800 (PST)
- Conditions were certainly weird last night. Wolf, DJ2PY, was stronger then I've heard him since the big aurora event on last Nov. 8th. His signal was definitely skewed and at times had a slight echo.
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-03/msg00195.html (7,692 bytes)
- 37. Re: Topband: More not dead yet (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 12:38:43 -0800 (PST)
- Tree, similar but different here last night. N6TR/7 is 180 miles from me at a bearing of 226°. N7UA is 140 miles away at a bearing of 284°. Both are on the other side of the Cascade range fro
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-04/msg00011.html (7,163 bytes)
- 38. Topband: Condx tonight (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 19:03:27 -0800 (PST)
- Is this a crazy band or what? R1ANN best copy on 40° Beverage and worked. UA6LV best copy on 120° Beverage and he can't hear me! Go figure.... Larry - W7IUV DN07dg http://w7iuv.com __________
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-04/msg00013.html (6,533 bytes)
- 39. Re: Topband: cone of silence COS (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 May 2005 07:38:47 -0700 (PDT)
- I don't know if John's is correct or not, but I do know that I have never been able to find a COS length. Since most of the time my Beverages are about 2 feet high, with short downleads, that may be
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-05/msg00020.html (8,245 bytes)
- 40. Re: Topband: Beverages (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Molitor <w7iuv@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sat, 14 May 2005 06:10:30 -0700 (PDT)
- Tadek, Let me share my experience in this area. Last season I needed several Beverages put up fast. Ignoring good engineering and theory, I just did what was expedient. Several wires were fanned out
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-05/msg00034.html (8,320 bytes)
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