H Dale,
Perhaps I did. And perhaps you misread my comments, which were directed
more to others who might be planning DX trips than to you. I see many
such comments -- we encountered noise and were not prepared, so we
didn't work nearly as much as we had hoped.
Perhaps you also missed my off
I still need VT, CT, WV, SC, MS, and KY. I've heard N8II, W1QK, NN1N,
N4OGW all banging in pretty good. W1SJ and W4OC were pretty weak. Heard
someone in KY pretty good.
I've set the alarm for 5:30 am EST, which is the beginning the best
times for these states, and will hang around until a half
Hello Charlie & Paul,
I'm using a single vertical wire Marconi T with a pair of 6 wire cages for
the tophat. Each cage starts at a single point at the vertical top, and has
3 foot dowel spreaders at the far end. The reason is strictly to add more
toploading in a smaller space. I needed another
Thanks for all the info and the memories, Paul!!
73,
Charlie, K4OTV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Paul
Christensen
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2014 9:47 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topband: EZNEC 5.0 +
> Not sure th
Was nice to work you Tim. I specifically remember our QSO, but I didnt know
you had just begun to call.
Vy 73,
Dale - N3BNA
From: Tim Shoppa
To: topBand List
Sent: Monday, December 1, 2014 10:37 AM
Subject: Re: Topband: Haiti on 160M this weekend?, HC2RMT/
Jim:
Perhaps you somehow misread things. We were prepared with multiple RX
antennas, preamplifiers, multiple transmit antennas tribanders. flooded RG6 ,
remote switching and lots of coax...but because of Haiti difficulties (of which
there are many) our tower was not in place and our container
Looking at current signals here in rightpondia K1LZ is about the loudest
signal from leftpondia at about 20 dB peak above my noise floor and fading
severely.
EA7PP is a good 20 dB higher and is much more steady, what you would expect
from a closer signal.
I'd say he's got a good efficient antenna
Hi Jose Carlos. Thanks for the report and compliments.
The site is indeed excellent, not being costal, 360 degrees clear shot and
a good conductivity soil.
EA7IYI is now at the site repairing the internet 5 GHz link, now Pepe can
run the remote back! (haha).
For the next ARRL DX contests we'd lik
Hi Jose
That was me. I was testing my new RX antennas comparing signals from Europe
during the contest . WOW you guys have the best site for 160m in Europe, I was
impressed with the signal and the reports on RBN, really signal as local signal
in US.
Regards
Jose Carlos
N4IS
-Original Me
On 2014-12-06 13:57, Jim Brown wrote:
On Sat,12/6/2014 11:56 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
N03M and WD5R were among the handful of eastern stations I was able
to work early in the night. I don't know what magic they had.
N0NI
All three of these stations have SERIOUS RX antennas that poi
Not sure what happened on your end, but I had you in the log, Jim. Sure,
it was a struggle, but got your call and exchange fine after plenty of
repeats. Guess we'll try again this morning!
Back to it.
73 Eric NO3M
On 12/06/2014 02:36 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
On Sat,12/6/2014 11:25 AM, Richa
On Sat,12/6/2014 12:30 PM, Bro Bill wrote:
What 6 states do you need?
Thanks for asking. CT, VT, WV, KY, SC, and MS
73, Jim K9YC
_
Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Hi all,
I have just subscribed to this reflector- A friend of mine told me there
was something about EA7PP's operation during this w/e 160m contest.
Someone suggested EA7PP uses a remote in the US as his signal was on the
RBN outstanding. More than being an offending remark it's a compliment.
We
On Sat,12/6/2014 11:56 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
N03M and WD5R were among the handful of eastern stations I was able
to work early in the night. I don't know what magic they had.
N0NI
All three of these stations have SERIOUS RX antennas that point this
way. google to find NO3M's R
Hi Saulus
Yes, I did it, Actually you had one of the best signals from Europe all night
long. You can see the HUGE difference, few US reports and lots of European RBN
, some goods report from 2 US RBN only once, like 33db 6z, probably SR peak , I
can see one from W4KKN 9db , Huge difference
Hi guys
We have a new class of station this year, few but some European stations
running contest from remote station in US using European call sign, not
W4/ or W7/xxx not even xxx/W4.
Today with the RBN it is easy to confirm where the station is transmitting,
you just need to search
On 12/6/2014 11:36 AM, Jim Brown wrote:
I rolled out at 3 am hoping to pick up the six eastern states I need for
QRP WAS, and found conditions quite poor. Could get as far east only as
WD5R and N0NI. Couldn't even make it with NO3M, who has great ears.
73, Jim K9YC
N03M and WD5R were among the
After playing in the ARRL DX contest in the early morning hours, it looks
to me that what is *really* needed is a small DX window somewhere in the
15
kHz JA segment 1810-1825. Heck, it could even be less than 5 kHz wide.
From my QTH in the central USA, I could copy JAs who were working NA
stati
On Sat,12/6/2014 11:25 AM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote:
The band didn't open to the east coast until many hours after sunset.
I rolled out at 3 am hoping to pick up the six eastern states I need for
QRP WAS, and found conditions quite poor. Could get as far east only as
WD5R and N0NI. Coul
Conditions this year from the left coast were
weird. The band didn't open to the east coast
until many hours after sunset. I can remember
years when I worked VY2ZM while there was still
daylight. Even big guns struggled to get any
rate going. I thought the contest was going to be
a bust, but t
I'm running QRP in the contest and found
for some reason I can't hear much DX as
other years. Lots of stateside & VE
contacts but just not much else from my
QTH. I've only been able to make three 5
point Qs and sure QRP is big in that but I
can't hear them this year using my same
equipment a
I end up working most of my "5-pointers" (DX by ARRL standards at least)
outside the supposed DX window.
In e.g. CQ WW I observe some good self-segregation between loud USA running
stations and the actual DX running stations. The big multi-multis seem to
put their 160M run frequencies either high
The DX window is a nearly completely obsolete concept for contests, now
rejected by every contest sponsor except ARRL. The ARRL Contest Advisory
Committee (CAC) in writing recommended discontinuing the window in the 160
contest, but that was nixed by someone in the ARRL chain of command. So the
DX
Worked more than 140 stations.
Antenna tuned in 1.830-1.850 segment, so I spent most time there and
sometimes when left frequencie to S/P, was too difficult find free segment
in 1.830-1.835 due to large number of BIG USA Guns callin CQ and working
between each other local QSOs. Guys in USA maybe Y
That must have been earlier, Len. I didn't start into the contest until
0945 UTC. Maybe tonight will be different.
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Sat, Dec 6, 2014 at 9:07 AM, Lennart m
wrote:
> Mike et al, no answer to your open Q but I just scanned the band yday and I
> did work quite a few US st
Thanks, Carl
I suppose all those wires helped to increase bandwidth.
Charlie
K4OTV
-Original Message-
From: Carl [mailto:k...@jeremy.qozzy.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2014 10:20 AM
To: Charlie Cunningham; 'Paul Christensen'; 'topband'
Subject: Re: Topband: EZNEC 5.0 +
Charlie, vi
Mike et al, no answer to your open Q but I just scanned the band yday and I
did work quite a few US stations being not very loud but ...they wera
listening in all directions at the same time. Hope to catch u as well.
73
Len
SM7BIC
-Ursprungligt meddelande-
Från: Topband [mailto:topband-bo
Not sure that I can picture just what you are describing, Paul. Even
though, I wasn't born until 1944, I've explored just about every type of
antenna and I've modeled an awful lot of them.
See the image in the link below:
After rotating the image in your browser, note that the feed to the
hor
After playing in the ARRL DX contest in the early morning hours, it looks
to me that what is *really* needed is a small DX window somewhere in the 15
kHz JA segment 1810-1825. Heck, it could even be less than 5 kHz wide.
>From my QTH in the central USA, I could copy JAs who were working NA
station
Chuck,
Next question: in the manual the ALT IMPEDANCE explantion uses a 4:1
transformer example, which I get. I've been toggling between RG213 50 ohm
and rg6/u 75 ohm to observe differences, reasoning that if I use a 75 ohm
feeder and get 2:0:1 or lower SWR values, the 50 ohm "system" would st
>We can have 67% reflected power and still have nearly 100% of transmitter
>power getting into the antenna and being radiated.
Then could someone please explain why the manufacturers of ham, broadcast
AM/FM/TV, and other transmitters specify the maximum SWR (e.g., minimum
return loss) for t
Hi All,
4V1JR was the only Carribean multiplier than did not answer me on 10 meters
(SOSB HIGH 10m this year). To get others one or two calls from newly installed
6 element quad https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9d927PGouBU were needed.
Obviously one can't afford waisting 45 minutes to work a si
Dale,
I know you were stuck with what you had this time, and I'm sure most people
appreciate your efforts and understand the difficulty with portable
accommodations.
Maybe in the future you can find a better location. Remember on 160, it is
location way up above everything else on the list.
Thanks for your explanations Charlie es Tom. I guess return loss is the
opposite of what it sounded like to me. At any rate, you've explained why
it varies inversely with SWR.
Next question: in the manual the ALT IMPEDANCE explantion uses a 4:1
transformer example, which I get. I've been togglin
Dale,
Assume and hope the call sign was 4V1JR instead of 4V1JB?
Sorry you had problems with local noise. You did the best you could do with
the location you had available and those who made a contact during the contest
really appreciate your efforts. I worked you on 80 and 20 using another ca
On Sat,12/6/2014 12:56 AM, Jan Erik Holm wrote:
Wow 20 over 9 noise floor, if I had known I never
would have called you, waist of power and time.
Any team that goes to a location, whatever it, is, unprepared to address
local noise issues is incompetent and ill prepared. I'm willing to help,
I called you for 45 minutes or so, also a lot of
other EU stations called, you did have a decent
signal but problems receiving.
Wow 20 over 9 noise floor, if I had known I never
would have called you, waist of power and time.
73 Jim SM2EKM
-
On 2014
On Fri,12/5/2014 12:29 PM, Charles Yahrling wrote:
Just getting started modelling and looking for answers to questions not
found in manual so far. For example, what exactly is included in the
Return Loss figure shown in the SWR window? Just ground reflection loss,
total system loss, something e
I can help with RX noise issues.
73, Jim K9YC
On Fri,12/5/2014 2:01 PM, DALE LONG wrote:
Our plans for a 160m operation and CQWWCW entry were delayed due to supply
issues and construction woes. THINGS ARE NOT EASY IN HAITI !!! We are very
fortunate that we had any place to operate. We had o
39 matches
Mail list logo
