- 1. Re: Topband: Online Log Discrepancy (score: 1)
- Author: "wayne mills" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2010 12:15:35 -0600
- Bob, This type of thing happens frequently, and we know that on occasion, people do claim credit for these bogus Qs. Using LoTW during a DXpedition is far superior to the usual on-line log. 73, Wayne
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-04/msg00065.html (9,250 bytes)
- 2. Re: Topband: Chat Room Confirmation (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne Mills" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Wed, 16 Feb 2011 22:40:05 -0800
- I have observed that many of these "confirmations" are made during the contact. I often wonder exactly how and on which band the QSO was made. Wayne, N7NG Jackson Hole Receiving informal confirmation
- /archives//html/Topband/2011-02/msg00150.html (8,369 bytes)
- 3. Re: Topband: Topband INactivity (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne Mills" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:19:55 -0700
- Hi Eddy, I would say that activity has been fairly normal, but propagation has been above average, especially over the CQ 160 SSB test. My log book has far more entries in it than for any other year
- /archives//html/Topband/2011-03/msg00002.html (7,647 bytes)
- 4. Re: Topband: T30RH (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne Mills" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2011 09:54:17 -0700
- Jacek is active again on TB...the problem he had last night it was damaged automatic antenna box...it is repaired but he is not sure how it will work on 80m...anyway 160m is OK. They have serious pro
- /archives//html/Topband/2011-03/msg00012.html (8,230 bytes)
- 5. Re: Topband: ARRL 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne Mills" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2011 12:23:39 -0700
- Lots of 1, 2, 3, 4, and a few loud VE3 stations out here in Wyoming last night. Several Carrib stations, no Europe. I had to use the receive 4-Sq a few times while running, then forgot to go back to
- /archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00015.html (8,671 bytes)
- 6. Re: Topband: ARRL 160 conditions (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne Mills" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2011 10:24:36 -0700
- "Bang on zero beat" IS a problem. I am noticing more and more of that as (I guess) more and more guys rely on SPOTTING SOFTWARE! Arrrrgh! It doesn't make any sense to call exactly zero beat. As I men
- /archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00045.html (9,085 bytes)
- 7. Re: Topband: LOTW Participation (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne Mills" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:08:59 -0700
- Jim. There are a number of reasons why more people don't use logbook. There's the perception that it's too complicated (mostly, IT guys have problems), and the fact that non-US hams must send a lette
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-02/msg00244.html (8,602 bytes)
- 8. Re: Topband: Home Depot LED bulb interference. (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne Mills" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2012 10:32:14 -0600
- FWIW: for the last six weeks, I've been experimenting with three LED lamps, 40, 60 and 75 watts, Sylvania and UtilitechPro from Lowes and so far haven't noticed anything on Topband. I even disconnect
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-04/msg00032.html (8,674 bytes)
- 9. Re: Topband: Home Depot LED bulb interference. (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne Mills" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Fri, 27 Apr 2012 11:10:19 -0600
- I had previously mentioned that I have three LED lamps and hadn't noticed any noise. Looking (listening) more closely, I have noticed noise on two of them -- the Sylvania lamps purchased from Lowes.
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-04/msg00152.html (11,088 bytes)
- 10. Re: Topband: Stew Perry - aftermath (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 2014 19:33:13 -0700
- Pretty risky, I'd say. Lots of things work that shouldn't. Is that good? Not usually. Those things often lead to worse. Sounds more like Ray has been reading an old Hugh Cassidy piece: Paraphrasing
- /archives//html/Topband/2014-12/msg00433.html (8,789 bytes)
- 11. Re: Topband: over confident (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:24:43 -0700
- ..that is, always make sure the op has your call correct _before you send a signal report._ Always! (If you're worried that is technically illegal, sign your call at 40 wpm well after the QSO.) Wayn
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-01/msg00198.html (8,753 bytes)
- 12. Re: Topband: over confident (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2015 15:33:54 -0700
- Ooops...the rest of the story is_ don't send you call again after you have heard it correct._ That might be illegal. Wayne Worked EP6T last night, well sort of,...errr.. thought I did. He came right
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-01/msg00199.html (8,618 bytes)
- 13. Re: Topband: CQWW160 Remote receiver rule (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 17:31:35 -0700
- But primarily because of multi-op _contesting,_ the practical outcome was that when other operators come to your station to do a contest, no one knows exactly who made "the" contact, So, that meant t
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-01/msg00296.html (10,475 bytes)
- 14. Re: Topband: Foreign stns using NA remotes for K1N (score: 1)
- Author: "Wayne Mills" <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2015 13:13:16 -0700
- ...which happens daily. Dave, How do you know it was a remote, and not someone using someone else's call or someone using someone's station and not signing legally? Were you watching the Internet, li
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-02/msg00093.html (9,234 bytes)
- 15. Re: Topband: 160 meter QSL card checking (score: 1)
- Author: n7ng@bresnan.net
- Date: Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:39:51 -0600
- See "Field Checking of QSL Cards, 1) a) It seems the rule was "unliberalized" to some extent . . . -- N7NG/7 Any card checker can check 160 meter cards now. The requirement for the card checker to ha
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-10/msg00058.html (8,718 bytes)
- 16. Re: Topband: Topband resource (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2020 12:33:47 -0700
- Very good Jeff! See Google/Wikipedia. Wiki says "on the order of 1 pf/inch." (You must be as old as I am . . .) - N7NG On 1/14/2020 11:49 AM, Jeff Kincaid wrote: Hi Fred, Generally, a gimmick cap is
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-01/msg00214.html (9,009 bytes)
- 17. Re: Topband: Spurious transmissions on 1830 khz by CKTB (610 kHz) (score: 1)
- Author: Wayne <n7ng@bresnan.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 13:32:12 -0600
- As a one-time broadcast engineer at a high power FM station, I believe whoever in responsible for performance will want to know what is happening -- management, not so much. Reports going back sever
- /archives//html/Topband/2020-03/msg00356.html (9,070 bytes)
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