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1. Re: Topband: insulated vs:bare radial wires (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 06:43:37 EST; Jim: When you are burying radials for a vertical antenna, you do not need to tune them. Just make them as long as you can (not to exceed 0.4 wavelengths) and you are done. The 0.4 wavelength number c; /archives//html/Topband/2009-12/msg00024.html (7,779 bytes)
2. Re: Topband: Ground Radials and an inv-L antenna (score: 1): Author: w8av <w8av@aol.com>; Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:24:30 -0400; Dennis: You have not reached a point of diminishing returns here. Although you see no virtual change in the antenna VSWR, the radiation efficiency of the antenna system improves every time you add ad; /archives//html/Topband/2009-09/msg00155.html (8,589 bytes)
3. Re: Topband: Testing Soil Conductivity (score: 1): Author: w8av <w8av@aol.com>; Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 08:00:03 -0400; The FCC M-3 Map, although used for predicting coverage and interference for AM broadcast stations at the application stage, uses theoretical soil conductivity data from the 1950's. Although it will g; /archives//html/Topband/2009-06/msg00044.html (8,611 bytes)
4. Topband: ER4ER OK for DXCC (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 10:13:33 EDT; Here's an update on the ER4ER situation. I e-mailed Vlad, RA4LW this morning to inquire about the problem with my 160 QSL being rejected as a "pirate operation". Vlad assured me that the callsign was; /archives//html/Topband/2009-03/msg00081.html (7,205 bytes)
5. Topband: ER4ER QSL's (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 22:11:34 EDT; Esteemed Topbanders: I just received my cards back from the DXCC and they rejected my ER4ER card from 20-Nov-2008 saying the operation was a "pirate operation". I wonder if any of the rest of you hav; /archives//html/Topband/2009-03/msg00080.html (6,909 bytes)
6. Re: Topband: FW5RE (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 06:32:42 EST; Rys: I think the last serious effort on 160 that I can recall was FW2EH in 1996. He spent quite a bit of time on the band, if I recall correctly. The FW5RE team is definitely doing a great job on the; /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00023.html (6,902 bytes)
7. Re: Topband: Silver Solder Techniques (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 09:18:34 EST; Tree et al: I use MAPP gas (methylacetylenepropadiene) to silver solder radial wires to copper strap and to make splices between wires. All i use to clean the connection is a piece of steel wool, no; /archives//html/Topband/2008-12/msg00302.html (7,208 bytes)
8. Re: Topband: Shunt Fed Tower (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 09:57:06 EST; Just an FYI, I have a 140 footer here with an 8' mast that sticks out of the top. The tower has a 205BAS at the top with a 2 ele Mosley 40 meter beam about 10' under it. My tower, however, is series; /archives//html/Topband/2008-12/msg00115.html (7,137 bytes)
9. Re: Topband: Daylight QSO's during the SP (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 09:15:54 EST; There is another aspect to propagation on 160 during daylight hours. In the broadcast field it is not uncommon to experience periods of "skywave" propagation during daytime hours, especially during t; /archives//html/Topband/2007-12/msg00242.html (7,829 bytes)
10. Re: Topband: Vertical Arrays (slightly long) (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2007 20:37:49 EST; This didn't make it out to the list the last time around so I will try again. I have been reading this thread but have held off on posting anything until now. I am assuming that all the modeling that; /archives//html/Topband/2007-12/msg00117.html (9,455 bytes)
11. Topband: 7Q7BP QSL Information and K6SE (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Mon, 30 Apr 2007 08:48:45 EDT; I have heard a rumor that there may be QSL's available at Dayton for 7Q7BP. According to the rumor, arrangements need to be made ahead of time to insure that the QSL's will be there. Can anyone on th; /archives//html/Topband/2007-04/msg00148.html (6,576 bytes)
12. Re: [TowerTalk] Topband: info on radials repartition... (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:57:46 EDT; Jim: I really do not thing that adding addition radials on the null area of the pattern should not make that much of a difference in the null area either. I agree that nulls are important, that's why; /archives//html/Topband/2007-04/msg00084.html (8,000 bytes)
13. Re: Topband: info on radials repartition... (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 10:10:47 EDT; Adding additional radials under one of the towers of your 80 meter array should not have any adverse performance effects on your 80 meter array. If anything, it should improve the efficiency of the 8; /archives//html/Topband/2007-04/msg00079.html (7,492 bytes)
14. Re: Topband: coil wire oxidation (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Fri, 6 Apr 2007 13:54:34 EDT; I would soak it in Tarnex. That will clean it up. 73...........de Goose, W8AV ** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@co; /archives//html/Topband/2007-04/msg00045.html (6,491 bytes)
15. Re: Topband: Sunday Morning KL7RA (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 15:57:14 EDT; In addition, KL1V had a good signal into the Eastern U.S. this morning. 73.............de Goose, W8AV ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.; /archives//html/Topband/2007-03/msg00087.html (6,909 bytes)
16. Re: Topband: Beverage Splicing (score: 1): Author: W8AV@aol.com; Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:06:51 EDT; Just splice it. I do this all the time when I have beverage damage from tree fall and see no adverse effects. 73..........de Goose, W8AV ** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about; /archives//html/Topband/2007-03/msg00080.html (6,931 bytes)
17. Re: Topband: Best Height Above Ground for a Beverage RX Antenna (score: 1): Author: w8av@aol.com; Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 16:45:10 -0500; Larry, et al: To add to you observations, which I also sent in a separate e-mail to K3LR, I have found that a height of 6-7 feet above ground for my beverages seems to be the best height. I originall; /archives//html/Topband/2007-01/msg00188.html (8,635 bytes)
18. Re: Topband: Another radial question (score: 1): Author: w8av@aol.com; Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 16:33:39 -0500; Bill: Take down the elevated radials. Having the elevated radials above the radials on the ground will buy you nothing but potential headaches. I have never been a believer in elevated radials. They; /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00225.html (7,091 bytes)
19. Re: Topband: 3 wire gamma section (score: 1): Author: w8av@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:37:57 -0500; From my experience in the broadcast industry using multiple skirt wires to detune towers, tying the skirt/gamma wires together at other points other than the top, bottom, and shorting points on the t; /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00189.html (7,423 bytes)
20. Re: Topband: 160 mtr low signal - CW Pitch (score: 1): Author: w8av@aol.com; Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:31:45 -0500; I may be the oddball with regard to CW pitch on 160 but I like to listen to a higher pitched tone. For my ears, I can hear the weak signal DX better through the noise with a higher pitch than a lower; /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00187.html (7,673 bytes)

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