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1. Topband: Using a DX-Engineering 80m vertical as part of an inverted L on 160? (score: 1)
Author: WA8JXM <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 1 Nov 2011 10:20:58 -0400
I am wondering if anyone has used a DX-Engineering 80m vertical as the vertical part and the support for a 160m inverted L, connecting the rest of the required length to the top. Of course there woul
/archives//html/Topband/2011-11/msg00003.html (7,475 bytes)

2. Re: Topband: Radials help (score: 1)
Author: WA8JXM <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:54:52 -0500
Everything I read says that it doesn't make any difference whether it is insulated or not. One good idea I saw for getting the radials hidden is to use a lawn edger to make a narrow slot. For your dr
/archives//html/Topband/2011-11/msg00054.html (7,797 bytes)

3. Re: Topband: Radials help (score: 1)
Author: WA8JXM <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 07:30:26 -0500
Even above ground (as electric fence) that Tractor Supply fence wire rusts pretty quickly. I don't think it would be worth the effort to bury it. Many years ago, I bought a mile of aluminum electric
/archives//html/Topband/2011-11/msg00073.html (7,773 bytes)

4. Re: Topband: contesting in a field (score: 1)
Author: WA8JXM <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:57:20 -0500
Chris, If the tall trees are in a location that you can get the trailer near, I would go in that direction. Put up an inverted L and lay a bunch of radials on the ground. If you are close to a good f
/archives//html/Topband/2011-11/msg00109.html (9,424 bytes)

5. Re: Topband: ARRL 160 Conditions, Key Clicks (score: 1)
Author: Ken <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 18:13:46 -0500
Sounds like an easy way to eliminate the competition: just report them for having a bad signal. :-( This isn't back in the crystal controlled days when you were fixed in your frequency, your can chan
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00062.html (7,394 bytes)

6. Re: Topband: ARRL 160 conditions/zero beat (score: 1)
Author: Ken <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:49:09 -0500
A few points on the zero beat issue: Some rigs are difficult to "zero beat". For example, my TS-440: 1) does not have a ZB function 2) uses a 800 Hz offset while I prefer to listen to a lower tone (6
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00087.html (8,259 bytes)

7. Re: Topband: Nice QRPP QSO (score: 1)
Author: Ken <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 08:33:57 -0500
I agree, there is not a whole lot of activity on 160 cw or digital even though the band is quite capable. Activity seems to be mostly devoted to contesting and DX, (or SSB.) Ken WA8JXM ______________
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00211.html (7,665 bytes)

8. Re: Topband: Nice QRPP QSO (score: 1)
Author: Ken <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:52:05 -0500
The Ham world needs to get their act together! Not complaining about your advice Eddy, but just yesterday I found the IARU recommended 160m bandplan (dated October 2010): 1800-1810 digi modes 1810-18
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00219.html (8,543 bytes)

9. Re: Topband: Nice QRPP QSO (score: 1)
Author: Ken <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 15:12:59 -0500
Carl, QRP may be fun for the QRP station but it's often a PITA for the station on the other end. I'm not saying that most of us need a KW on CW, I sold my SB220 in 1974. But I hate trying to dig some
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00231.html (8,715 bytes)

10. Re: Topband: QRP Question (score: 1)
Author: Ken <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:06:02 -0500
I think it is a plea to accept their weak signal and work them. Or an explanation as to why they are so weak. For some, it may be a brag. Ken WA8JXM _______________________________________________ UR
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00252.html (8,256 bytes)

11. Re: Topband: QRP Question (score: 1)
Author: Ken <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:01:09 -0500
"Roger" is proper for phone use, it's the old phonetic for R. Just a plain "R" is proper for CW or keyboard use. Ken WA8JXM _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB Q
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00310.html (8,756 bytes)

12. Re: Topband: Digital on 160m? (score: 1)
Author: Ken <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 14:19:15 -0500
Are you saying we will be banned for for answering the original question about frequencies? Or just grumping about the use of 160? Ken WA8JXM _______________________________________________ UR RST IS
/archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00590.html (7,910 bytes)

13. Re: Topband: Using 4 - 6 elevated radials in lieu of 120 buried wires (score: 1)
Author: Ken WA8JXM <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2024 23:56:53 -0500
Very interesting, thanks for sharing. I have seen similar information in one of the ARRL manuals, that elevated, insulated radials are more efficient than the typical ham buried 30 or 40 radials Perh
/archives//html/Topband/2024-01/msg00021.html (8,586 bytes)

14. Re: Topband: Using 4 - 6 elevated radials in lieu of 120 buried wires (score: 1)
Author: Ken WA8JXM <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2024 03:57:20 -0500
Actually WLW, 700, Cincinnati reduced their tower height to raise their angle so that the "first hop" hit the Columbus market, about 100 miles away. I believe this was after their 500KW era. BTW, th
/archives//html/Topband/2024-01/msg00026.html (13,141 bytes)

15. Re: Topband: Remotes (score: 1)
Author: Ken WA8JXM <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Feb 2024 23:19:38 -0500
Why is it important what someone else does? Doesn't our fulfillment come from what **we** do? I admit, I'm not a competitive person. I prefer to be amazed at what I can do with my own skills, includi
/archives//html/Topband/2024-02/msg00020.html (11,480 bytes)

16. Re: Topband: Remotes (score: 1)
Author: Ken WA8JXM <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 21:05:40 -0500
I agree with Mark. Can I claim a 5000 mile 2m QSO by remotely operating a station 4999 miles away that can communicate with the DX station in the same village? Ken WA8JXM _________________ Searchable
/archives//html/Topband/2024-02/msg00039.html (9,212 bytes)

17. Re: Topband: QRP on 160? (score: 1)
Author: Ken WA8JXM <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Jul 2024 23:58:38 -0400
For the younger crowd, 25 watts was the max power allowed in several 160m segments (especially the opposite coast) back in the 60's and 70's. 100w was the max anywhere in the U.S. When I first got on
/archives//html/Topband/2024-07/msg00010.html (8,240 bytes)

18. Re: Topband: QRP on 160? (score: 1)
Author: Ken WA8JXM <wa8jxm@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2024 10:31:27 -0400
Ah! So "zero power" on a K3 is not actually zero?! Good to know! Ken WA8JXM _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
/archives//html/Topband/2024-07/msg00013.html (10,256 bytes)

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