Since I can see that my preliminary BOG installations are not yielding satisfactory results, perhaps it is time to look elsewhere. The BOG as unerminated, 200 feet long each, on pointed 210 so I can
CQ WW DX CW, listening to ZD8W on the back side of my un-terminated short beverage at his sunrise. I can hear him 539, but he is not responding to my calls. I heard him work several W6, N4, then a KH
Bill The root cause (which you are addressing in this instance) is a lack of elmer-ing/mentor-ing. Our hobby is blessed with many who know a lot, and are willing to share without making the less-know
Ditto here, only LY7M and that was not strong at all. Been quiet this season. I could just barely hear the V5/DJ DXpedition, but no way I was getting through that pileup. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG ________
I have made many sacrifices to the TB DX gods: miles of wire, gallons of sweat, cuts and bruises from undergrowth. I have read many books, purchased ON4UN twice (revised ed), and listened to the guru
OK, I finally decided to stop complaining about my receive situation and DO something about it. Current scenario: quarter-wave for 160, which is also used on 80. 64 foot high dipole for 80 and 40. DX
And I would like to add KH7X to that list, who was very patient and worked through the QRM and QRN to get my call correct. My first KH6 on 160, DXCC KH7X. Mark WD4ELG --Original Message-- From: Topba
I was able to do this repeatedly with my Flex 3000. Only way was with the 100 Hz filters on max sampling, but it worked perfectly (thankfully) and I was able to hear and work KH7X and D44AC with S9+
Agreed. Keep going guys, please keep it civil and let the data rip! I for one am learning a LOT. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG _______________________________________________ It is undesirable to believe a pro
Also, the operator may not be able to hear the large number of stations calling him. I think we are talking about Murtada, 9K2MU, who has been on 80 for the past two nights simplex. Murtada is a very
0730 UTC, insomnia and DX overstimulation to the brain, I was on TB and I worked ZL1BYZ (thanks for new DX, John, #93 on TB). My first ever ZL on 160 (heard or worked). John was solid, S8 on peaks on
Wonderful. It restores my faith in the hobby when I hear this courteous and professional behavior. Mark Lunday, WD4ELG The TX5K SSB operation last night on 160 was a joy to listen to everyone stoo
Good afternoon, All I relocated my shack in my house for the summer Stew (lower noise location), but ran out of time to hook up the Hi-Z receive antenna relay and control box. I finally got around to
All, thanks for the offline suggestions. I spoke with DX Engineering (Rod) and received the usual OUTSTANDING customer support. It appears that the static surge suppressor protection circuit has fail
I am paying for it today, but it was worth it to stay up until 2:30 AM local East Coast time this morning to work K9W. No crowds, no lids. QRN from lightning in Midwest, but the HiZ 4 square made the
Bill, all of my DX is on CW. Anywhere from 1820 to 1840. In fact, the only DX I have on SSB on 160 is a handful of Carib stations. Because of the challenging conditions of TopBand, CW for me is the w
Bill, a question about your 160 meter antenna. I have learned from the wise old-timers on this message board that a vertical antenna with broad-banded behavior is a lossy antenna. Same with a vertica
Guten abend, Thomas. John Devoldere in his books states that 160 meter band is a different band than all others. 80 meters can be predicted/modeled fairly accurately. But 160 is still full of wonder
Gary Other remote, outdoor-weather-capable tuners include the MFJ998RT (100W), SGC-2020 (100W), the CG-3000 (200W). CG makes higher-rated versions, and so does MFJ. I have the CG-3000 and am quite ha
am trying to set this up for a separate receive antenna. I had it working with my Flex 3000 before I sold that rig. Now I am trying to use it with my TS-480SAT. I actually have TWO identical units. B