- 21. Topband: Topband Antennas/FCP (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 07:47:23 -0500
- It is great to see the technical discussion regarding topband antennas, particularly the FCP. Thanks to K2AV for putting his ideas and design out there for peer review. Hopefully the review process w
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00003.html (9,171 bytes)
- 22. Re: Topband: FCP model (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2012 14:26:58 -0500
- I can model the inverted L and get good results, but the wire length for the radials always ends up in the model being 10' to 15' longer than in the real world. I started out making the radials 130'
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-08/msg00016.html (9,560 bytes)
- 23. Topband: FW: FCP adventures (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2012 09:06:29 -0500
- .......................... Ralph, I have had up an FCP under an inverted L for two weeks now for evaluation. Here we also have two other inverted L antennas over elevated radials (2 radials with one
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-09/msg00229.html (10,515 bytes)
- 24. Re: Topband: Monopole Elev Pattern w.r.t. Earth Conductivity (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 19:46:09 -0500
- Paul, W9AC said: <As I recall, HFTA software has an ionospheric module that calculates the predictability of arrival angle as a function of frequency, time of day, season, etc. Learning that program
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-10/msg00318.html (12,015 bytes)
- 25. Topband: HFTA 160 Elevation Statistics (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 24 Oct 2012 22:07:09 -0500
- I just double checked my HFTA software, and it does present a set of elevation angle statistics for 1.8MHZ that are significantly different than the statistics it shows for 3.5MHZ. Not sure how these
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-10/msg00324.html (6,790 bytes)
- 26. Re: Topband: FCP (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2012 22:36:39 -0600
- Rick, N6PE wrote: > The other question is does the thing actually work in the real world? I installed an inverted L over an FCP for 160M and compared it to 3 other inverted L's over two elevated radi
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-11/msg00050.html (11,358 bytes)
- 27. Re: Topband: condx last night (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Dec 2012 12:47:18 -0600
- Braco E77DX said: > what a X-mas present from TB last night! Braco was S9 plus 20 db here in WV, stronger than most NA callers. Huge signal, loudest from EU but many others had good signals. However,
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-12/msg00578.html (8,716 bytes)
- 28. Re: Topband: FW: 3B9EME (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 10 Sep 2013 09:11:32 -0500
- Regarding 3B8CF, I had a confirmed 160 CW Q with him on 31 Jan 2009 but have not heard him on 160 in subsequent years. 73 Charlie N8RR _________________ Topband Reflector
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-09/msg00158.html (12,656 bytes)
- 29. Re: Topband: location (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:06:48 -0500
- Greg, I live near CRW, about 69 miles from you as the crow flies. If you need help getting on Topband, send an email to me with your phone number and I will call you. 73 Charlie N8RR weeksmgr@suddenl
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-09/msg00291.html (8,211 bytes)
- 30. Re: Topband: location (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:09:49 -0500
- Greg, correction on the email address to use. Use weeksmgr@hotmail.com _________________ Topband Reflector
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-09/msg00292.html (8,903 bytes)
- 31. Re: Topband: Nye Viking MB-V-A (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie Young <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Nov 2013 12:16:16 -0600
- I have an MB-V and an MB-IV. The MB-IV experienced a fixed capacitor failure. There is a stacked capacitor bank that was fabricated by Nye using insulating sheet separated by metal plates. One of the
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00093.html (8,845 bytes)
- 32. Topband: Preliminary Results DXE NCC-1 (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Feb 2014 12:16:08 -0600
- My location is a small rural hilltop near Charleston WV. Although it is electrically quiet much of the time, the location is surrounded by HV power lines for 360 degrees, some of which are within 200
- /archives//html/Topband/2014-02/msg00003.html (11,308 bytes)
- 33. Re: Topband: 160 Worked All States (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2015 13:34:20 -0600
- It has been many years since I have spent any significant time contesting. Several stations are active in WV on the contests, especially N8II and K8JQ but there are others. My main on air activity is
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-01/msg00049.html (10,107 bytes)
- 34. Re: Topband: Foreign stns using NA remotes for K1N (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 13:18:56 -0600
- Ethical issues aside, a EU station working through a USA remote without signing a USA callsign indicator is illegal under FCC rules. Someone is legally responsible for the operation of an FCC license
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-02/msg00088.html (9,388 bytes)
- 35. Re: Topband: Brave New World (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:41:04 -0600
- Technological advances have consequences. With remote operation, most of the consequences are positive. These positive consequences have been well stated. There are also some negative consequences. O
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-02/msg00678.html (16,776 bytes)
- 36. Re: Topband: Brave New World (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 14:16:19 -0600
- Mike, the difference is that on the DX Net, everyone was not using the same transmitter and receiver. I am not trying to protect my superior location from competition. It is on a rock cliff directly
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-02/msg00688.html (11,268 bytes)
- 37. Re: Topband: The Remote question (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 12 Jul 2015 11:01:29 -0500
- Steve, the perspective of an award chasing RHR user who also has a well equipped home station has been missing from the discussion. Thanks for providing it. There are others who share your views. The
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-07/msg00091.html (12,589 bytes)
- 38. Re: Topband: HFTA (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2015 19:30:47 -0500
- I agree with you Ken. The K6TU site is the way to go for generating the terrain files. All you do is enter the coordinates for the tower and name the files. A couple of minutes later, you get an emai
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-07/msg00132.html (9,876 bytes)
- 39. Re: Topband: V73D question (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 23 Oct 2015 17:40:51 -0500
- Art, I must have had spotlight propagation to V73D from Charleston WV this AM. The signal reception was definitely best on my NW antennas and the ant we worked them on was the inverted L hanging over
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-10/msg00163.html (8,770 bytes)
- 40. Re: Topband: RFI Sense antenna or preamp needed ? (score: 1)
- Author: Charlie <weeksmgr@hotmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 07:51:35 -0600
- I have periodic episodes of severe power line noise. What works great for me is a simple short vertical (20 or 21') ground mounted and using one of the Hi Z high impedance preamps at the feed point.
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-11/msg00012.html (9,789 bytes)
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