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1. Topband: Re: MFJ power line noise receiver or alternatives? (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 11:56:13 +0000; I had a very similar problem here but finding the problem with a handheld AM broadcast band receiver was/is not the proper way to locate the source of the noise. My problem was originating from a bad; /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00207.html (8,923 bytes)
2. Topband: Small lot and small antennas, but you can stillwork the DX ! (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 03:32:57 +0000; Being a ham on a small lot, and not even using a vertical, I worked 23 countries and all 48 states in the winter season of 1999-2000. This was all done on SSB with a low 35' 160 meter wire dipole. Of; /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00205.html (6,978 bytes)
3. Topband: Reactance problem (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 11:01:01 +0000; A few have suggested my MFJ-259b is off or inaccurate. This does not seem to be the case. In order to verify the MFJ is ok, I connected it to a dummy load and was able to measure zero reactance immed; /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00118.html (8,714 bytes)
4. Topband: Reactance problem (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2002 20:47:24 -0500; Why would the reactance change on a ground mounted vertical for no apparent reason. I used to get a resonance point at 1.840mhz. Lowest SWR was at 1.850. All was fine until about 1 month ago. Checkin; /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00112.html (7,988 bytes)
5. Topband: Re: Topband Digimodes (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 22:16:26 +0000; The IC-756pro has continuously variable filters from 3.6khz all the way down to 0 "zero" with the lowest usable 50hz. Works great on digimodes and CW. Sorry can't help with the 746. However, the new; /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00213.html (6,529 bytes)
6. Topband: RE: Digimodes (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2002 03:09:48 +0000; Hi Tom, Yes I agree with everything you have said. While I am not an avid Digital mode op, the few times I have tried it were really not rewarding on 160 meters. Lack of activity mostly I would imagi; /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00192.html (6,897 bytes)
7. Topband: 160m band plan (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2002 16:24:11 -0500; Not so, and I'm a complaining digital op. Many times CW ops on 160 will either totally ignore users of other modes or, are completely ignorant of internationally recognized frequencies (by gentlemen'; /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00178.html (8,558 bytes)
8. Topband: Dipole Height (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Sun, 17 Feb 2002 12:48:22 -0500; For the first time in about 2 years, I measured the resonant frequency of my 160 meter dipole. I was surprised at the results but not completely. When I put the dipole up, I did not have an antenna a; /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00104.html (6,830 bytes)
9. Topband: Radials and Snow (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 07:40:09 -0500; Woke up this morning and had a new blanket of snow on the ground. About 2 inches. A thought came to me. My radials are on the ground (Poor Ground, rocks, mountain top), and are now covered with the s; /archives//html/Topband/2001-12/msg00028.html (6,632 bytes)
10. Topband: Verticals and Radials (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 15:09:54 -0400; What would be the radiation pattern of a vertical with ground radials in a 180 degree arc. That is, 60 radials on only (1) side of the vertical with no radials and average ground in the other 180 deg; /archives//html/Topband/2001-10/msg00111.html (6,847 bytes)
11. Topband: Elevating radials (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 20:09:45 -0400; I used elevated radials on an elevated (3 foot off the ground) 80 meter vertical. I ran the radials at a 45 degree angle from the base of the vertical up to a 10 foot height and then horizontal from; /archives//html/Topband/2001-10/msg00080.html (8,480 bytes)
12. Topband: Shortened and Low Dipole (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2001 07:43:02 -0400; While I agree that a vertical will do better than a dipole when working very weak DX due to it's low angle of radiation, a dipole will frequently outperform a vertical - at least at this QTH. I have; /archives//html/Topband/2001-09/msg00068.html (6,636 bytes)
13. Topband: Feed Line (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2001 21:57:52 -0700; I do not recall ever seeing any antenna projects or designs utilizing open wire or ladder line to feed a 1/4 wave vertical. I would like to feed my 80 meter vertical with ladder line so I can use it; /archives//html/Topband/2001-06/msg00015.html (7,162 bytes)
14. Topband: Aluminum Tubing (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 14:14:43 -0700; I want to thank all who responded to my question of how much tubing should be inserted into the next size for a good mechanical connection. The over whelming response was "3 times the diameter". This; /archives//html/Topband/2001-06/msg00008.html (6,872 bytes)
15. Topband: Aluminum Tubing (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 11:21:21 -0700; Is there a rule of thumb on how much distance aluminum tubing should be inserted into each other section? I am putting up an all aluminum 80 meter vertical (66 ft) guyed at 20 feet and 40 feet and is; /archives//html/Topband/2001-06/msg00005.html (7,244 bytes)
16. Topband: mounting ladder line (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Mon, 28 May 2001 20:54:54 -0700; Do what I did, use your vertical PVC pipe with a PVC "T" connection on the top. Run your ladder line through it. Please do not use and conducting materials at all near or through the ladder line. A n; /archives//html/Topband/2001-05/msg00080.html (7,503 bytes)
17. Topband: Lightning Arrestor (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 16:35:26 -0700; As an electrical engineer working in power distribution, this puts me in the unique position of obtaining used, old, discarded high voltage and low voltage insulators and other equipment. I also get; /archives//html/Topband/2001-05/msg00024.html (7,188 bytes)
18. Topband: 160 vertical, radials and beverages (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Sun, 6 May 2001 23:05:21 -0700; I have been doing a lot of reading about verticals, beverage antennas and elevated radials. I am currently homebrewing an all aluminum 62 foot 80 meter vertical utilizing elevated radials. Then it oc; /archives//html/Topband/2001-05/msg00009.html (8,247 bytes)
19. Topband: SSB on CW segment (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Sat, 24 Feb 2001 12:19:35 -0800; To the complainers that SSB is on the CW portion of 160 meters during the contest, sorry but during the CW contest you can find CW ops all the way up to 1.900! I didn't see any SSB ops complaining ab; /archives//html/Topband/2001-02/msg00086.html (7,575 bytes)
20. Topband: Inverted "L" continues (score: 1): Author: Billg@warwick.net (Bill Gerhold); Date: Fri, 2 Feb 2001 23:13:06 -0800; Thanks to all who helped with my questions about the inverted "L" I plan to erect soon. I have just one more question (i think). This whole antenna will be constructed on the side a hill with about a; /archives//html/Topband/2001-02/msg00011.html (7,122 bytes)

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