Quite an achievement JC and Doug. Since Dec '99, my own stats are 196 DXCC from a 1/7 acre West Coast city lot or 1372 per acre. If I had room for 160m RX arrays, I know my total would be higher by p
Thats what SSB up the band is for. Why cover up the very narrow DX window with chatter just because YOU cant hear it? Carl KM1H _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 Q
Hey J Carlos, No one said the small, partial lot RX antennas didn't work, and work well for what they are. The point is, and in particular looking at your and Doug's cases, how many more would you ha
QRPers generally do not need Beverages as much as other stations do. Think about that one for awhile. -- Y'all don't work each other...something seems wrong with that...:-) Cecil K5DL jim / W1FMR --
Ah, we're back to that old saw -- don't muck with 'dem DX chasers!!! OK, I've learned my lesson -- ZIP....mouth is shut, figuratively speakkng! Sheesh! _______________________________________________
Indeed it is. I've worked 125 since moving here (the San Francisco Bay area) in 2006 and thought I was doing well. In a lot more seasons, NI6T said PJ7PT was #229 for him. Quite an achievement, espec
remember a couple of years ago in the CQWW when i went head to head with K7SS who lives on the same cliff 10 miles north of me; my 1953 era station against his 2011 era station 5 watts is 5 watts we
"If I had room for 160m RX arrays" Hi Steve Congratulations for 1/7 acre you are a winner QRM fighter. May be you have room, one issue with RX arrays is how to reduce the noise and increase the signa
That makes absolutely no sense when at the edge of reception. Carl KM1H QRPers generally do not need Beverages as much as other stations do. Think about that one for awhile. jim / W1FMR -- On Mon, 3/
People using Beverages actually would need much more than the legal limit to work everyone they hear. Think about that for awhile, too. _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... .
The DXers world varies by country but 20-30KHz is about it. Go to the big playpen up higher for gossiping Ah, we're back to that old saw -- don't muck with 'dem DX chasers!!! OK, I've learned my less
Author: "Chortek, Robert L" <Robert.Chortek@berliner.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2012 15:44:13 -0700
I think the idea is that a qrp station might not be heard by a station so weak the qrp station needs a beverage to hear him. Of course, one could describe circumstances where that would be true and o
A 175' run of 5 Slinkys will have about the same directivity as a 550' or so Beverage, a bit better SNR and still enough signal to not need a preamp most of the time. Its still a Beverage. Statement
need a Beverage? hearing a station just above the noise? there is a VE3 i hear at 0200z at 559 and have to wait until 1000z when he is 589, in order to work him. you guys who never work QRP, when is
Amen, Carl Lots of spectrum from 1843 north. BTW, I do reply to NA callers when CQing for DX. I am polite with essentials but not disposed to a rag chew. 73 George W8UVZ Thats what SSB up the band is
Far from clever, the typical QRPer has crappy antennas on any band and are mostly just an annoyance on 160 after dark. OTOH Ive QRP DXCC from 160-10M but the antennas did most of the work. Im also up
A beverage works because the difference in velocity factors (between air and wire? between wire and ground?) bends the wavefront. Does a slinky, with a lower velocity factor, bend the wavefront more?