You're being sarcastic, right? :-) Since when did the FCC rules not require us to ID every 10 minutes, regardless of the mode? 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - ht
Hardline for 160 meters? I've mostly used hardline where I really needed it, like back when I was doing weak signal work on the low end of 144 MHz. Is 75 ohm CATV-type RG-6 (F-6) coax available where
You're right about the loss being all in the copper center conductor, Jim. I based that statement on a graph that Owen Duffy had on the old vk1od.netsite for solid center conductor. Perhaps I looked
Jim, Yes, and all coax with the same label is not created equal. And what I meant to say above is that dielectric losses are negligible at 2 MHz. I forget the details, but before I installed over wel
At CATV frequencies or 160m? Or both? I've heard it said that quad shield only helps at VHF+. I don't know. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting
Jim, I've heard that twisting that line solves the breakage issues. You need many twists in the entire length of the line. And, I've heard that running wire through ceramic insulators like that will
That's what I was thinking all along. If you put enough large loops in it, you could even get away with using 3/4" aluminum hardline. :-) Of course, that doesn't mean it should be done. 73, Mike www.
Well said! I was thinking the very same thing. All my outdoor and buried coax is flooded Commscope quad-shield F-6 (RG-6). It will continuously handle WAY more than the legal limit on 160 and 80. And
That's what I've heard before. What's the reason, and is there a mod to fix that? 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
I thought a K3 could be interfaced with a computer (using 3rd-party software) so the user didn't have to touch the menu buttons on the K3. I forget the details or what the name of the software is, bu
That's interesting. Did you have the speech processor on? Mic gain too low? Or was the audio too bassy with not many highs? 73, Mike http://www.w0btu.com/ssb_audio-weak_signal.html _________________
I suppose that means that you prefer your customized phase-locked Drake C-line? 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
I've been looking forward the the Stew for some time. Hopefully, the QRN will be much less than it has been for the past month or two. http://www.intellicast.com/Storm/Severe/Lightning.aspx 73, Mike
With a K3 and a PC running the right software (?), this can be done without the P3, correct? AND, I can click the display with a mouse to jump to that freq? Because if I can't, I may pass on the K3.
I can't think of anyone else besides VK3ZL who was a regular from Australia. We will sure miss hearing his signal here in SW Missouri. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com _________________ Topband Reflector Archi
That's a great idea. If she only knew just how happy that he made so many different people all over the planet. Just hearing him call CQ, or even just seeing his CQ spotted on a DX cluster always mad
On my bucket list is a system for remotely changing the lengths of my two 2-wire Beverages between 580 and ~800 feet long. A very effective technique for improving the front-to-back performance of Th
If I every put up a Slinky-style Beverage, I'm probably going to try #12 TW solid insulated copper wire. Probably will close-wind it on a ~4" diameter fixture made from PVC pipe, and then stretch it
Carl, Ok. I think the thing to do is just experiment with the length/pitch. Stretch it out along the rope, past the point where it fires backwards (and then some), maybe. Using your idea I wonder if