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181. Topband: 3B8CF (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Sun, 29 Jul 2007 06:51:16 -0400
Topbanders: I saw spots for 3B8CF around 2000z on 1822 last night. Too early for the Americas, but some Europeans were hearing "Jackie" OK. I believe this is the first time 3B8CF has been on 160 in a
/archives//html/Topband/2007-07/msg00035.html (6,468 bytes)

182. Re: Topband: topband dxcc list (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 18:46:26 -0400
Hello Gary and fellow Topbanders, I went to the ARRL website today and went to Awards then DXCC and then tested 160 and Honor Role listings and found them to be PFD files up through 4 August 2007. Bo
/archives//html/Topband/2007-08/msg00003.html (7,484 bytes)

183. Re: Topband: Top band Resonat freq of 90' tower (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Sun, 26 Aug 2007 22:05:19 -0400
I believe the coupling of the feed line to the driven elements of the KT-34XA probably lowers the resonant frequency by adding a little top loading. I cannot prove it and Jake is correct that the 32
/archives//html/Topband/2007-08/msg00120.html (8,204 bytes)

184. Re: Topband: INV L Directionality (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 11:19:39 -0400
Many on the Topband Reflector have modelled inverted-L antennas. There is generally a 1 or 2 db vertically polarized gain away from the top loading wire. If the toploading wire is long, i.e., more th
/archives//html/Topband/2007-08/msg00144.html (8,180 bytes)

185. Re: Topband: Inverted L or no Inverted L (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 17:51:24 -0400
Allan et. al., The answer is no radials will produce a large ground resistance loss for the antenna. As one of the Battle Creek Special team, I can tell you that one Pacific DXpedition some years ago
/archives//html/Topband/2007-09/msg00036.html (8,014 bytes)

186. Re: Topband: Inverted L or no Inverted L (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Sep 2007 08:18:04 -0400
...snip... Alex and all, I had to run a new power cable to a small shed located about 30 ft from our house. I rewired it with a 3 X #12 UF cable. This is about 3/4 X 3/8 inch in the cross section. La
/archives//html/Topband/2007-09/msg00046.html (9,016 bytes)

187. Re: Topband: Commercially available traps for BC Trapper? (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Sep 2007 23:25:44 -0400
One might try the Reyco Traps by Unadilla. The problem is they come in pairs! I guess one gets spare traps that way! The web-site is: http://www.unadilla.com/traps.htm They are available at Amateur E
/archives//html/Topband/2007-10/msg00000.html (7,109 bytes)

188. Re: Topband: Transceiver for 160 (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:11:29 -0400
Eddie Swynar replied: ... snip... Other good Icom radios are the IC-765 and IC-740 which has a band switch, instead of switching diodes. I wish I had never sold my IC-740. BTW, there were problems wi
/archives//html/Topband/2007-10/msg00094.html (9,117 bytes)

189. Re: Topband: Inverted V shaped like a W (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 07:46:24 -0500
Jim: Rather than zig-zag each half of the inverted-Vee, why not make the half element that cannot go over the neighbor's property a T shape where the bottom of the vertical leg is the feed point? Pla
/archives//html/Topband/2007-11/msg00028.html (7,904 bytes)

190. Topband: PJ4-Bonaire (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:05:03 -0500
PJ4 - Bonaire George, K8GG, Gary, KD9SV and George, W8UVZ will be operating from Bonaire, PJ4/HomeCall, from January 31 to February 8, 2008. Operating time will be concentrated on 160 meters, 80 mete
/archives//html/Topband/2008-01/msg00119.html (6,493 bytes)

191. Re: Topband: Broadcast interfence on a MFJ analyzer (score: 1)
Author: "George (K8GG) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 12:39:58 -0500
I was having a awful time trying to work on my 160 vertical using a MFJ 259 analyzer due to Broadcast interference from a local BC station. I had to wait till the station went to night time low power
/archives//html/Topband/2008-01/msg00184.html (8,782 bytes)

192. Topband: Balloon Antenna (score: 1)
Author: "George \(K8GG\) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Tue, 12 Feb 2008 10:45:50 -0500
GM Topbanders. I hope you all have Ducie in the log now. I had an e-mail from Hans, PA1HR and thought I would share some info about his balloon antenna for 160 meters. Hans used it in the Dutch PACC-
/archives//html/Topband/2008-02/msg00071.html (7,542 bytes)

193. Topband: Poor 160 conditions & TX5C (score: 1)
Author: "George \(K8GG\) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:19:19 -0400
Fellow Topbanders: Have you considered how good the conditions were during most of the VP6DX operation? Yesterday morning and this morning, 11 Mar 2008, the NOAA POES aurora index was about 9. Lots o
/archives//html/Topband/2008-03/msg00041.html (7,430 bytes)

194. Re: Topband: 4 square array (score: 1)
Author: "George \(K8GG\) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 2008 13:17:43 -0400
Allan & other Topbanders: Based on the information Allan gave me of using 3 inch irrigation tubing with four 43 foot top loading wires at the 85 foot level sloping down at 45 degrees, I was able to l
/archives//html/Topband/2008-04/msg00006.html (8,406 bytes)

195. Re: Topband: Reyco Traps on Topband?? (score: 1)
Author: "George \(K8GG\) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Mon, 5 May 2008 23:30:49 -0400
Alan, et. al.: The Unadilla/Reyco pamphlet indicates for 80 and 160 meters, frequencies 3.675 MHz and 1.85 MHz, Use a wire length from center insulator to 80CW trap of 63'-8" each side and from outsi
/archives//html/Topband/2008-05/msg00018.html (8,144 bytes)

196. Re: Topband: 3" to 2" (score: 1)
Author: "George \(K8GG\) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 22:54:55 -0400
Another approach seen in ON4UN's "Low Band DXing" books is to machine a couple of aluminum donuts or torroids 1+ inches thick with an ID that just fits over the 2 inch irrigation tubing and an OD tha
/archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00036.html (8,147 bytes)

197. Re: Topband: 160 Rrceiving (score: 1)
Author: "George \(K8GG\) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:05:05 -0400
(Refering to a DX Engineering receiving 4-square) Thanks for the responses. Some off line, not everyone is crazy about it - as expected. (I am considering the ARAV-4P version -- I really don't want t
/archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00044.html (7,759 bytes)

198. Topband: Fw: 160 Rrceiving (score: 1)
Author: "George \(K8GG\) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:09:20 -0400
Topbanders: I would like to clarify what I wrote in response to Ken's original post. I wrote: "Subject: Re: Topband: 160 Rrceiving (sp!) OM Ken & fellow Topbanders, I would not sell a 480 foot Bevera
/archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00050.html (7,334 bytes)

199. Topband: Spark Plug Lightening Protection (score: 1)
Author: "George \(K8GG\) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 08:42:34 -0400
Fellow Topbanders, W0CD, W8UVZ and I discussed the protection at W8TOP at lunch on Wednesday. Charlie and George noted that the spark plugs on both the 80 and 160 meter vertical arrays have fired sev
/archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00051.html (6,972 bytes)

200. Re: Topband: Vertical question (score: 1)
Author: "George \(K8GG\) & Marijke Guerin" <gmguerin@voyager.net>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 11:36:23 -0400
At the risk of repeating some information in the archives, I offer the following: 1. Feed the 18 meter vertical for 80 meters with coax and only use the tuner to flatten the SWR at the ham shack. The
/archives//html/Topband/2008-09/msg00011.html (9,192 bytes)

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