Re: Topband: tennis ball launcher for antennas

2018-11-29 Thread Mike - W5JR
+1 on the Ryobi hand held inflator. Much better than carrying a small air tank or heavy/bulky jump start kit. Makes easy and quick work of pressurizing the spud gun. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Nov 28, 2018, at 7:00 PM, Grant Saviers wrote: > > I'll second the success

Re: Topband: NEW CALL for WA8WZG

2018-07-10 Thread Mike - W5JR
Congrats, Tom. Yes, Milt will be watching. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Jul 10, 2018, at 2:17 PM, wa8...@wa8wzg.net wrote: > > To All,,, > I have been in a quite a few lotteries for a Vanity call since I moved to > Arizona,, > I was trying for a 1x2 call with no avail

Re: Topband: WKYW on 1810kc

2018-01-10 Thread Mike - W5JR
Yep. Cyclic there and not there. Then solid for a bit, then intermittent again. Definitely got something “loose” going on there. Omni R/T antenna. 10 to 20 over. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA (near Atlanta) sent via my HP95LX > On Jan 10, 2018, at 6:06 PM, Lloyd - N9LB wrote: >

Re: Topband: 160 4 SQUARE

2017-08-28 Thread Mike - W5JR
And I had a great time in the winter TBDXC a couple of years ago QRP using the antennas at Mike's 160 farm. The TX array works very good. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Aug 28, 2017, at 5:17 PM, Mike Greenway wrote: > > Greg, N4CC,, I have been using something similar t

Re: Topband: Made it! 80 Years a Ham

2017-01-19 Thread Mike - W5JR
What a story, Paul. You may remember my Mom and Dad (WB5DMR and K5JR) visiting Dad's sister Jody from time to time there in Hobbs years ago. Dad is 93 and we have one more year to go to reach 50 years of hamming together. Don't think we'll make 80! tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta

Re: Topband: Clean Sweeps in ARRL 160

2016-12-05 Thread Mike - W5JR
Double Extra Like as they say in other social media. I sure miss my friend. Will be on the lookout for NA7TB. Will Guthrie Peak endure or be dismantled? tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Dec 5, 2016, at 10:33 AM, W0MU Mike Fatchett wrote: > > Grats! You guys were loud! That would

Re: Topband: Strange 160m intruder

2016-05-02 Thread Mike - W5JR
Maybe an LG washer? tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On May 2, 2016, at 12:10 PM, Dave Blaschke, w5un wrote: > > WOW! I'll be sure to avoid a LDG washer. > > Dave, W5UN > >> >> The strange intruder that John W1FV reports follows what I have see

Re: Topband: A35T

2016-02-24 Thread Mike - W5JR
Congrats Milt. Still waiting to hear them over here. Going down to the wire. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Feb 24, 2016, at 10:34 PM, Milt wrote: > > I was fortunate to work them this AM on 160 M. However, the problem was > hearing their signal. It was weak, as it was

Re: Topband: A35T QRG change

2016-02-23 Thread Mike - W5JR
Yes. Thanks. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Feb 23, 2016, at 7:40 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist > wrote: > > Thanks for avoiding 1820.0 That frequency always has > QRM on it. > > Rick N6RK > >> On 2/23/2016 4:38 PM, Anthony DeBiasi wrote: >> Tonight

Re: Topband: NA from HS propagation spotlights

2016-02-01 Thread Mike - W5JR
Bob, thanks for the Q and mult!!! tnx Mike / W5JR On Maui - KH6RS @ NH6Y > On Jan 31, 2016, at 9:05 PM, Bob Kupps via Topband > wrote: > > Hi the first-ever topband NA QSO from here with K7CA went in to the log at > 1237. Sigs were quite strong at times with long QSB and a

Re: Topband: CW160

2016-01-31 Thread Mike - W5JR
It was a great sig into me this morning at KH6RS. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Jan 31, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Jim Brown wrote: > >> On Sun,1/31/2016 11:12 AM, Eric NO3M wrote: >> This past morning, loudest I've ever heard Jim's QRP on 160 that I can &g

Re: Topband: The Stew Perry is Coming. Are You Ready?

2015-12-23 Thread Mike - W5JR
I plan to also be QRP from the K4PI 160 farm. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Dec 23, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > >> .snip, > > I'll be running 5W for the Stew, so everyone who works me gets the 4X bonus. .snip. _ Top

Re: Topband: WAS 160

2015-12-05 Thread Mike - W5JR
an Inv L over 16 radials. 1kw. No receiving antennas. Was at around 95 for a couple of years until several DXpeditions pushed me over the magic number. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Dec 5, 2015, at 11:01 AM, K4OWR wrote: > > I'm new to this group, but have been a very

Re: Topband: WAS 160

2015-12-05 Thread Mike - W5JR
WQ5L has a very loud signal into GA from MS and he was on overnight during night 1 of the ARRL 160. For me, sigs from EU were not as strong as usual last night. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Dec 5, 2015, at 8:29 AM, Douglas Ruz (CO8DM) wrote: > > I heard N4OGW from MS l

Re: Topband: Fwd: BCB Interference

2015-11-03 Thread Mike - W5JR
The non-linear test will help you immediately determine if the issue is inside or outside of the radio(s). If inside, dB steps make a difference quickly and "not linearly", meaning a 1 or 3 dB step makes a larger impact. If it's linear, 10 dB steps make 10 dB improvements, and it's outside of t

Topband: 3 nights later

2014-12-30 Thread Mike / W5JR
So why couldn't the Stew be tonight. Zero QRN here (now). S2 noise level versus Saturday's S8 with almost constant 20 over QRN until about 4am local. tnx Mike _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: W1AW/0 on 160

2014-12-30 Thread Mike / W5JR
pull out of the noise regardless of which RX antenna I chose. I worked several locals that I goaded into trying whatever they had, and many were just plain W E A K on their 40m antennas. tnx Mike / W5JR / 160-W1AW/4-GA > On Dec 30, 2014, at 1:56 PM, David Raymond wrote: > > I have

Re: Topband: Possible abuse of call

2014-12-29 Thread Mike / W5JR
W0UO was on. tnx Mike > On Dec 29, 2014, at 11:23 PM, Jim Brown wrote: > >> On Mon,12/29/2014 3:00 PM, Larry - K1UO wrote: >> So if K1UO managed to work you it was not from here in FN54 > > As I recall, K0OU was active. > > 73, Jim K9YC > _ > Topband Reflector Archives - http

Re: Topband: Fsj4 series heliax around a rotor

2014-06-08 Thread Mike/W5JR
Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Jun 8, 2014, at 1:17 PM, "Carl" wrote: > > What is this antenna, tower, rotator, and cable configuration? > > Im also using 5 cables and around a Tailtwister rotator. > > Carl > KM1H > > > - Original Message - F

Re: Topband: W1AW/7 in Arizona operating schedule

2014-03-11 Thread Mike/W5JR
, hi hi. See you tonight. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA > On Mar 11, 2014, at 10:54 AM, "Milt -- N5IA" wrote: > > To better provide an opportunity for the interested masses who are intent on > working the W1AW call sign in all 50 States, the operating schedule for all

Re: Topband: How to detune a wire Inverted L? How to 'detune'electrical fence

2013-08-15 Thread Mike - W5JR
FYI, I see on the Max Gain site (and local to me) that he is out of the RJ1A series of relays. tnx Mike / W5JR Alpharetta GA On 8/15/2013 1:39 PM, JC N4IS wrote: Tim The issue with the relay at the antenna is the time to close the contacts and avoid RF hot switch. I'm using a Jennings

Re: Topband: DX window

2012-12-06 Thread Mike / W5JR
-issue. I have two stations (at a KW+) about two miles from me in opposite directions and we easily operate within a KHz or each other routinely with no issues. We do see each other on the spectrum scopes, but nothing degrading operation. Maybe we are lucky. tnx Mike / W5JR / GA On Dec 6, 2012

Re: Topband: ARRL 160 contest

2012-11-30 Thread Mike / W5JR
Herb, got you and your neighbor on VP2V tonight. tnx Mike On Nov 30, 2012, at 1:09 PM, Herb Schoenbohm wrote: > Thanks for the comments Ron. For some reason I just can't think of how in a > 160 meter international contest that if you work KH6 you get no additional > multiplier for working