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321. Re: Topband: Little NA Activity? (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2018 10:39:55 -0400
Roger, I haven't been able to be on much the last few days but I did get on for a bit, both nights. It was for me, in Connecticut, just across the pond, extremely quiet, almost un-naturally so. I tho
/archives//html/Topband/2018-09/msg00175.html (8,174 bytes)

322. Re: Topband: Inv L in Tree (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Wed, 03 Oct 2018 21:27:23 -0400
Ed, FWIW, I'm using what used to be an INV-L. I laid out a radial bed as well as possible, next to a marsh. I am in a hurricane area and with the winds, the trees have fallen over. I originally shot
/archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00008.html (7,981 bytes)

323. Re: Topband: Why no NA 160m Activity? (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2018 18:26:55 -0400
Hi Roger, We did QSO a couple of days ago but that doesn't change your question. It's a good question and there's been some important answers thus far. I can say that I haven't had as many people in
/archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00084.html (9,724 bytes)

324. Re: Topband: VE1ZZ has passed on - Very Very Sad news! (Long) (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2018 15:23:01 -0400
Sad news indeed. Our first QSO was in 92 when I was using an octagon copper tube short loop for 160 in northern Illinois. The next few were when I was using a 30' random wire in Indiana. 5W would get
/archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00114.html (21,268 bytes)

325. Re: Topband: Isolated F81 F Barrel Connector (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Oct 2018 16:46:01 -0400
Paul, When Google isn't your friend (it rarely is, the way Google harvests data), try Bing. Here's a tinyurl for the bing search results & you'll likely find what you want here. https://tinyurl.com/y
/archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00173.html (9,365 bytes)

326. Re: Topband: Paddle keying (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 28 Oct 2018 12:53:31 -0400
Along that line and the one Mike, W0BTU suggested with the solenoid, here's an idea, cheap! My mother was deaf and my dad, W1BML wanted her to become a ham. She had the problem of not hearing CW and
/archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00226.html (11,644 bytes)

327. Topband: Z23MD (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2018 00:45:06 -0400
Last night 10/31 at their sunrise they were coming in to Connecticut as loud and strong as the stateside stations calling them, I thought it was a slim, the signals were just too loud and powerful. T
/archives//html/Topband/2018-11/msg00001.html (6,759 bytes)

328. Re: Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2018 12:23:40 -0500
Folks, Hopefully the ARRL will look into this and act in a way we all will be satisfied but they can't act until they have done their own due diligence. Informing DXCC about it is the best we can hop
/archives//html/Topband/2018-11/msg00158.html (10,009 bytes)

329. Re: Topband: tennis ball launcher for antennas (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 29 Nov 2018 14:37:34 -0500
I made one somewhat like the one mentioned below. I actually made two, the one was with a 1" lawn sprinkler valve and the 2nd with a much larger valve. Mine looks like a Bazooka & this one below is f
/archives//html/Topband/2018-11/msg00324.html (11,333 bytes)

330. Re: Topband: Fwd: [yccc] Hi z receive antennas (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2018 12:15:21 -0500
Steve, I haven't used the HI-Z 2 element or the JK system. I do have both the HI-Z 3 and 8 element arrays. I find them both invaluable on 160 and 80. They do work on the higher bands as well, I usual
/archives//html/Topband/2018-11/msg00331.html (9,673 bytes)

331. Topband: More radials (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2018 17:52:32 -0500
I had some of the terminal copper braiding on my coax's from the remote antenna switch to the wire antennas go bad and corrode away. I replaced them with new coax and while I was at it, I took the ti
/archives//html/Topband/2018-12/msg00157.html (6,913 bytes)

332. Re: Topband: Band Report (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:33:42 -0500
Last night around 0500Z or thereabouts, TZ4AM was coming into Connecticut at an easy 15 over 9 on the HI-Z Circle 8. I haven't heard any signal from that part of the world that strong in some years.
/archives//html/Topband/2018-12/msg00168.html (8,628 bytes)

333. Re: Topband: Inverted L improvement question (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 17:40:26 -0500
Mt 2 pence is I'd do the vertical wire to the 100' limb and if possible, get the remaining 30 or so feet out as horizontal as possible to make an inverted L, you have a nice vertical component with 1
/archives//html/Topband/2018-12/msg00169.html (9,627 bytes)

334. Re: Topband: On FT8, noise bandwidths, filters, and signal vs noise. (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 13:00:24 -0500
Speaking to the narrowness of filters for CW; I recently had an issue with my K3s which has the dual Rx and a full compliment of filters with 200Hz the most narrow in the main & Sub Rx receivers. I s
/archives//html/Topband/2018-12/msg00205.html (11,905 bytes)

335. Re: Topband: EK8ZT on Topband FT8 (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 18:49:15 -0500
LOL, oh comeon, enough carping, I've made hundreds of QSOs, many of them CW, while driving. 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
/archives//html/Topband/2018-12/msg00308.html (7,316 bytes)

336. Topband: SP (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2018 16:44:48 -0500
Folks, I had a lot of fun in the SP contest though I couldn't really devote nearly as much time to it as I wanted. I pretty much only called CQ at the very end, giving those running the points for QR
/archives//html/Topband/2018-12/msg00336.html (8,620 bytes)

337. Re: Topband: Stew Perry Contest (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 20:36:21 -0500
Yes indeed, whatever he's using is working. He copied me with my 5W signal from Connecticut, 10 miles from Rhode Island. Just got the LOTW today. That is some more than excellent copy on their part f
/archives//html/Topband/2018-12/msg00352.html (8,163 bytes)

338. Re: Topband: Stew Perry Contest (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Dec 2018 21:40:07 -0500
Bruce, A modelling program would surely be wonderful to work with. I can say though, I called him twice, he heard me on my first call and sent back 1J ?, I sent my call again and he had it. I was stu
/archives//html/Topband/2018-12/msg00354.html (9,842 bytes)

339. Re: Topband: : V84SAA (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2019 10:39:29 -0500
This morning I set two alarms to get up in time for the V8 SS, my timer failed to do the job Sunday. Nothing heard on 160 & then I see they're active on 80. I barely hear them but I try, my only V8 w
/archives//html/Topband/2019-02/msg00110.html (8,482 bytes)

340. Re: Topband: Topband V84SAA and ARRL Contest (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Feb 2019 11:23:37 -0500
Tough tamales with the last shot at their SS this morning on 160. Just as their brief signal began to appear in CT, a WH6 contest station started calling CQ test 200 Hz above and though several sent
/archives//html/Topband/2019-02/msg00151.html (7,667 bytes)

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