Nice to see. According to my log, I actually have a topband QSL from him, but it's for SSB and it's a card, not LOTW. Feb 2, 2010, so he was 92 and still contesting! Thanks all for the tips. Maybe
Thanks again everyone for all of the tips. I've written the one guy mentioned most often, without success so far. I was reminded that the ND QSO party is upcoming this weekend so that might be a cha
I agree with Roger. I have two huge BC station signals at my QTH, fortunately one (50KW on 1550 kHz, -3dBd on my vertical) is daytime only. The other on 1330 kHz is just as strong but reduces power
I think it is probably automatic. Some are even posting every spot twice. I emailed one guy and asked him why and he was clueless. Mind you, I only occasionally look at spots on the web (DXScape) s
That's the method I use. That said, Frank's idea of a tuner in the shack makes more sense, especially with a 100' run of LDF4. I've done it both ways. The reason for the L-network match is that it
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Google is not really your friend, but it can come in handy. PC World had this to say: "You can launch most DOS apps in a 32-bit version of Windows 7 simply by double-clicking the DOS program's .exe o
I can't speak for others, but the last two mornings here in S. AZ have been pretty quiet. I worked ZL yesterday and two VKs this morning and I use my TX inverted-l on RX. This is supposed to be our
Good grief. I fail to see any whining. If you don't like Roger's posts, hit the delete key for all of them and go on about your life. Wes N7WS Every Thursday into Friday we see complaints from the
With all due respect, I must ask, how many megawatts are you guys running? Wes N7WS If the insulation breaks down they will arc, potentially causing a fire 73 Frank W3LPL Must is a strong word. What
You save me a lot of writing. This is my thought experiment. Just another point or two. 1) the more radials there are the lower the current in each. With enough radials, the currents are milliamps
With only 500W and a modest antenna in the depths of southern Arizona I was still able to work OK1CF and OM2XW. OK1CF is a new one for me. Wes N7WS I came on around 0100Z for a couple of hours, and
Nickel is not OK. I could tell a war story about gold plating over a nickel barrier where the plating shop skimped on the gold. Wes N7WS On 11/16/2020 4:05 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote: We all learn this
You left out location, location, location...:-) Wes N7WS I have a limited setup, only an inverted L over an FCP on 160 (not like W3LPL's 160m 4 square cannon). With basically no time to operate, I m
Or reduce the loading to present a capacitive reactance at the feedpoint and shunt it with an inductor. Functions as a step up L-network and presents a ground at DC. That's what I do here. Wes N7W
IMHO, for that number, on-the-ground radials do not need to be anywhere near that long. Personally, I subscribe to the same-length-as-the-vertical guideline. My inverted-L is 55 feet of vertical tub
I heard you Roger but not strong enough to call. Wes N7WS The only strange thing was that Propagation seemed a bit one-way - I was getting some amazing Reports, whereas most signals with me were wea
I don't know what you used on 75 meters but I worked you on SSB with an inverted-vee up only 45 feet at the apex and just a few feet at the ends. I worked my first 80 countries on 160 using the same
I have no separate RX antennas here. Still, I believe I have parity between TX and RX performance, at least at my 500W power level. Generally speaking, I think I have a reasonably quiet location and