- 161. Re: Topband: Inverted-L (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Sun, 5 Mar 2006 07:53:06 -0500
- Topbanders, Here is my two cents worth: If one uses a 1/4 wl inverted-L, then it can be easly matched by an UnUn. Examples can be found at: http://www.amidoncorp.com/aai_cost_ununs.htm The UnUn label
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00033.html (8,367 bytes)
- 162. Re: Topband: MA160V - Performance? (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Wed, 10 May 2006 21:35:43 -0400
- Dear Topbanders: Joe, W1JR wrote about the MA160V as follows: -- Original Message -- From: "by way of Bill Tippett<btippett@alum.mit.edu>" <topband-bounces@contesting.com> To: <topband@contesting.com
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-05/msg00009.html (10,694 bytes)
- 163. Topband: Amplifier Fund for 4S7NE (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 23:33:22 -0400
- Dear Topbanders, N4CC and the Battle Creek Special group are working to get an amplifier for Nelson, 4S7NE, so he will have a better signal on 160 meters. In Dayton, the collection barrel will be at
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-05/msg00036.html (7,482 bytes)
- 164. Topband: Amplifier for 4S7NE (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 23:17:34 -0400
- Dear Topbanders: We have acquired a suitable amplifier for 4S7NE and it works well. Now we need to get it to Nelson in Sri Lanka. Does anyone have a secure way to get it there in the next few months
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-05/msg00064.html (6,764 bytes)
- 165. Re: Topband: Shunt feed short tower (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Mon, 5 Jun 2006 16:20:19 -0400
- Topbanders: I just read the message from Larry, W6UB, and would like to toss in my 2 cents worth, as I think there might be a modelling error: See below with double star (**): **I would expect a mode
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-06/msg00004.html (9,099 bytes)
- 166. Re: Topband: First Top Band Antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Wed, 12 Jul 2006 07:41:32 -0400
- ...snip.... Sloping down is not a problem in my opinion. In my opinion an 80 meter trap is easy to install and well worth it. A couple of hints: The trap will need about 200 pfd of capacity. Make it
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-07/msg00021.html (8,653 bytes)
- 167. Re: Topband: gamma match question (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Sun, 24 Sep 2006 19:18:04 -0400
- Further to what Paul, N1BUG, asked about gamma matching a top loaded tower for 160 meters: Once a 50 ohm + the inductive reactance point is found, and an appropriate series capacitor is selected to t
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-09/msg00104.html (7,459 bytes)
- 168. Re: Topband: Fire tower as support for 1/4-wave sloper (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 08:13:12 -0500
- John & fellow Topbanders: John, I would consider a different approach as well. An inverted-L 160 feet long, about 80 - 85 feet vertical with the rest sloping out at less than 30 degrees below horizon
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00143.html (9,027 bytes)
- 169. Re: Topband: Good vibrations on TB ! (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 06:51:07 -0500
- If one checks the NOAA POES Auroral site the polar activity level is 1. That means minimum attenuation across the poles, and almost no attenuation for example from W0, W5, etc. to Asia, and just a li
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-01/msg00256.html (8,386 bytes)
- 170. Topband: Aurora Activity (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Sat, 13 Jan 2007 21:55:44 -0500
- Hi All: The website for the NOAA Aurora activity is: http://www.sec.noaa.gov/pmap/ Note the Activity level is still 1 the n=1.61 and was 0.99 yesterday. I am not totally sure what that "n" value is.
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-01/msg00261.html (6,956 bytes)
- 171. Re: Topband: Feeding a Cell Tower for 160? (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2007 07:56:41 -0500
- My first comment is the 400 foot tower is over 3/4 wavelengths tall, electrically, so any shunt feed system would send most of the RF energy skyward, like off the end of a longwire. For the guyed tow
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-01/msg00480.html (9,140 bytes)
- 172. Re: Topband: Cold Creek report (with deference to the Boring report) (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2007 07:52:28 -0500
- Dan, etc. You missed the best one of all. Ivan, VE3DO, spotted 7Q7BP before 0300z on 1814.. he was workable on QSB peaks shortly after 0300zulu, and his signal kept building slowly to an honest 579 a
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00041.html (8,578 bytes)
- 173. Topband: Coordinates for the Low Band Monitor WAC 40K Award (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:02:16 -0500
- Fellow Topbanders: For those of you competing for the "Low Band Monitor" 160 meter WAC 40K mileage challenge this year, my wife was able to "Google" Wikimapia.com and come up with the coordinates for
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00122.html (7,661 bytes)
- 174. Re: Topband: QSLing (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Feb 2007 12:46:06 -0500
- Remember when it was an SASE, two cereal boxtops, a small ammount of money, and six to eight weeks? I'm still waiting for that floatplane model from Rice Crispies after all these years...... Just rem
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00123.html (8,598 bytes)
- 175. Topband: Dayton Topband Dinner (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 12:08:19 -0500
- All 160 meter enthusiasts are cordially invited to the Topband dinner on Friday evening of the 2006 Hamvention in Dayton. This annual event brings together 160 meter operators from around the world f
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00166.html (8,018 bytes)
- 176. Topband: Fw: Dayton Topband Dinner (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 23:08:14 -0500
- OOPS I blew the year... let me try this again George K8GG _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/topb
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00176.html (9,105 bytes)
- 177. Topband: Dayton Topband Dinner, May 18, 2007. (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2007 16:10:09 -0400
- Dear Topbanders: This is a reminder to make your reservation for the Dayton Topband Dinner soon. We have only 20 spaces left. If you have reserved and not paid, please do so promptly. We have confirm
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-03/msg00121.html (8,205 bytes)
- 178. Re: Topband: aluminium welding wire (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Thu, 5 Apr 2007 11:38:51 -0400
- IMHO, aluminum wire will corrode quickly in soil, and usually sets up wet cell batteries where ever it comes in contact with a stone. Aluminum is quite active, maybe 4 on the ph scale where 7 is neut
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-04/msg00035.html (7,998 bytes)
- 179. Topband: Amplifier for Nelson, 4S7NE (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2007 13:47:43 -0400
- Fellow Topbanders: I am pleased to announce that this project has reached a happy and successful ending! A Clipperton L with new tubes arrived in Sri Lanka this week and Nelson was able to clear it f
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-04/msg00082.html (7,243 bytes)
- 180. Re: Topband: base loaded vertical (score: 1)
- Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jun 2007 07:33:31 -0400
- Hi Topbanders, In this case, I think I have to disagree with Roy. I was modelling verticals in the 60 - 87 foot height range for a recent expedition, and some inverted-L antennas for a ham new to 160
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-06/msg00055.html (8,637 bytes)
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