Manuel (LU5OM) had been using an Inverted-L on 160 meters, and he recently switched to a shortened dipole installed as an Inverted Vee. Each of the last 3 mornings Manuel has been using his inverted
This is a follow up to my post about a month ago regarding how well I heard Manuel (LU5OM) when he was using a dipole (mounted as an inverted vee) on 160 meters. Since then I have made a point of get
Mistake on my math, I should have said I could copy him 26 out of the 29 days, I could just detect him 1 day but not copy him, and then the remaining 2 days I did not listen for him. Don (wd8dsb) ___
Noticed a lot of flutter on the W1AW signal last night on 160 meters (big signal, but lots of rapid up and down signal variation). Manuel (LU5OM) also had more flutter in his signal this morning. Don
Hi Sam (LY5W), Check out the QRZ page for TZ4AM for info on equipment (including antennas). Don (wd8dsb) _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
I hope everyone in the US (except for me) switches to FT-8 on 160 meters which will give me a much better chance to work the dx-peditions and other rare ones on 160 meters CW:-) I downloaded the soft
Sounds like someones electronic keyer is stuck on dashes on 1809.5 khz at an approximate heading of 75 degrees from my location in Fishers Indiana which is just NE of Indianapolis. Signal does not ap
HI Roger, I see that you were spotted by 4 RBN stations in the Eastern part of the US (MA, MD, NH, and PA), and nothing West of that. As Mike (N2MS) said, 0400 UTC is very late in the evening for wor
I agree with Jim Murray that the W7IUV would be a good preamp to try with your BOG. I know of at least one online company that sells the parts and circuit board for the W7IUV preamp and here is their
Per Larrys comment, to the best of my knowledge the most current W7IUV design is captured in his Revision 5 document, and the schematic within this document that's the most current design is identifi
HI Roger, You said "However, the circuit seems odd . . . I used transformers in and out on my Loop Preamp, to give a match to 50 ohms." I believe your above statement was in reference to the W7IUV pr
I considered Conditions pretty good last night from Midwest US into Europe (definitely above normal) and was amazed how easy it was for me running my typical CW with 100 watts. Unfortunately I fell a
Hi Trevor, Besides your TX antenna, another issue I have observed over the years is the importance of being as close to zero beat as possible. The modern HF radios offer very narrow RX filtering opti
I received an email a few hours ago related to an email I sent to an email address I found in some FCC records regarding the superiors emissions. Below is a copy of the email I received. Don, We sold
One last update from Christine after I thanked her for her help. "My pleasure. We always try to be in compliance and good broadcasters. WKYW is owned by my partner's daughter so it's still "in the fa
I heard them working stations last night on 160 meters and club log shows they have worked a total of 914 stations on 160 meters (767 Ruropeans, 76 North Americans) Just FYI Don wd8dsb ______________
Much better conditions on 160 meters from Indiana into Europe the last two mornings. Early this morning (0553 to 0649 UTC) I easily worked 5 very loud European stations (thanks). I have a very modest
Sounds like identical signal has popped up again on 1810 KHz again (4:46 pm EST, 2145 UTC), and I just left Christine a message asking her to contact WKYW to let them know it is likely that they agai
I also contacted Southern Belle LLC (owner of the station and left voice mail message with someone that's currently in a meeting). I did hear them say 1490, so pretty sure it's the same station as be