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1. Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: John Harden <jhdmd@bellsouth.net>; Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 10:17:06 -0400; 160 is really picking up here..... I called CQ on 1824.5 this morning here in Atlanta at 1030 Z. VK3ZL came back to me with a 599 report and I gave him an honest 579. The band has been open for some; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00300.html (6,508 bytes)
2. Re: Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: Bob Kupps <n6bk@yahoo.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 16:44:46 -0700 (PDT); Well I applaud your making the effort at giving an "honest" report. It seems to me that 599 is reported far too casually these days and I certainly attempt to give "honest" reports even in a (non con; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00321.html (8,606 bytes)
3. Re: Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: "Shoppa, Tim" <tshoppa@wmata.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 00:04:29 +0000; There is an "official S meter scale" based on microvolts at the antenna jack, 50uV is S9. Objective S meter reading? When band noise is S9+20 on my transmit antenna, a "true" S9 signal wouldn't even; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00323.html (9,681 bytes)
4. Re: Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 20:17:17 -0400; On 08/25/2013 07:44 PM, Bob Kupps wrote: Well I applaud your making the effort at giving an "honest" report. It seems to me that 599 is reported far too casually these days and I certainly attempt to; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00324.html (8,911 bytes)
5. Re: Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:16:05 -0400; Hi, Tonight 11 PM eastern time - 3 AM Z - I have been scanning 1800 to 1835 kc. The way that works I should 'sweeping' and not scanning. Of course sometimes I am away from the radio but I did a stati; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00326.html (8,009 bytes)
6. Re: Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>; Date: Sun, 25 Aug 2013 23:26:22 -0500; Bill, The stations on the RBN are automatic, and work even when unattended. They are not like the DX clusters which require a manual post. Call CQ and see. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ To; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00328.html (7,526 bytes)
7. Re: Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: Bill Cromwell <wrcromwell@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:18:57 -0400; The stations on the RBN are automatic, and work even when unattended. They are not like the DX clusters which require a manual post. Call CQ and see. :-) 73, Mike www.w0btu.com <http://www.w0btu.com>; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00331.html (9,467 bytes)
8. Re: Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: Mike Waters <mikewate@gmail.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 08:16:36 -0500; Hi Bill, You are right about the antennas on some RBN stations missing signals. I wouldn't mind running a 160m skimmer on the RBN myself here, perhaps somehow using all four directions my Beverage an; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00333.html (9,860 bytes)
9. Re: Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: "Shoppa, Tim" <tshoppa@wmata.com>; Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 13:45:42 +0000; A skimmer in EU picking up my CQ means that conditions are really quite good. Skimmers only post to reversebeacon if signal is well above the noise. Humans can copy just fine under far more adverse c; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00335.html (10,430 bytes)
10. Re: Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: Eugene Popov /RA0FF/ <ra0ff@mail.ru>; Date: Mon, 26 Aug 2013 04:16:19 +0400; To use a preamplifier or not (in a signal estimation) it seems to me it is equivalent as to speak: to use the antenna for RX or not, to use radio or to listen shout by a throat from mountain... I exa; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00341.html (11,001 bytes)
11. Re: Topband: 160 meter activity (score: 1): Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <n4zr@contesting.com>; Date: Tue, 27 Aug 2013 06:40:23 -0400; Well, sorta, Tim. My Skimmer routinely reports signal-to-noise ratios of 3-4 dB at band opening. The real problem is that the majority of RBN nodes use non-directive antennas of one sort or another,; /archives//html/Topband/2013-08/msg00343.html (11,581 bytes)

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