Re: Topband: Yikes
Charlie, Wow! What an inspirational story! Somebody - Anybody, buy, get, borrow, trade, etc. and get Brandon an amplifier for that sacrifice! 73's, Freddy Curtis - W4WFC Smithville, TN On Fri, Feb 20, 2015 at 12:01 PM, Charles Otnott wrote: > > > > 73 & Best DX > > Charlie > WD5BJT > > See September 2006 CQ Magazine for a published work. > www.qsl.net/wd5bjt > Fellow Static Crash Lovers, > > Ham Radio is a hobby of learning, leading, and inspiration. > > We learn, mostly through Mentors, clubs, and other like-minded > individuals who share a love for this hobby. > > We, as Mentors, inspire others to challenge themselves to be > better in the aspects of the hobby that interest the Newbee. > > We inspire young people to enter the hobby to learn about > subjects like geography, the often quoted NASA core subjects > called "STEM", politics, tolerance for others, and the list > goes on. > > At my DX clubs annual DX Dinner this past December, Bob, K4UEE, > gave a presentation on FT5ZM. After the presentation, he talked > about the upcoming K1N operation. With his hat in his hand, his > team was presented a donation from our club for K1N. A youngster > of 11 years old, club member, DXCC holder, KF5NYQ, approached > Bob and handed him his amplifier savings fund. Young Brandon refused > to take the donation back. He stated that having the opportunity > to work a rare ATNO was worth the donation. He would try to work > them without an amplifier. Bob brought the story to the K1N team > and they were so impressed with Brandon, they asked him to be the > team's youth pilot. We always tell Brandon that school comes first. > > Myself and other DX club members are proud to be counted in the > ranks of this young DXCC member's Mentors. Check out the following > web site if you do not believe in the power of Mentors... > > www.k5gdx.org > > If donating his entire amplifier fund is worth the cost of ATNO > is worth so much to Brandon, then $6 is pocket change for most > of us. Let Brandon be an inspiration to all. Forgo the beer, > cigarettes, fast food fat fest, soda, or other vice you may have > once a month and you will be surprised how quickly $6 can add up. > > 73 & Best DX > > Charlie > WD5BJT > > See September 2006 CQ Magazine for a published work. > www.qsl.net/wd5bjt > > > _ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > -- *William Freddy Curtis* *288 Dogwood Circle* *Smithville, TN 37166-2712* *Home: 615-597-9563 <615-597-9563> Cell: 615-691-1538 <615-691-1538>* *E-Mail = wmfreddycur...@gmail.com * _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Yikes
73 & Best DX Charlie WD5BJT See September 2006 CQ Magazine for a published work. www.qsl.net/wd5bjt Fellow Static Crash Lovers, Ham Radio is a hobby of learning, leading, and inspiration. We learn, mostly through Mentors, clubs, and other like-minded individuals who share a love for this hobby. We, as Mentors, inspire others to challenge themselves to be better in the aspects of the hobby that interest the Newbee. We inspire young people to enter the hobby to learn about subjects like geography, the often quoted NASA core subjects called "STEM", politics, tolerance for others, and the list goes on. At my DX clubs annual DX Dinner this past December, Bob, K4UEE, gave a presentation on FT5ZM. After the presentation, he talked about the upcoming K1N operation. With his hat in his hand, his team was presented a donation from our club for K1N. A youngster of 11 years old, club member, DXCC holder, KF5NYQ, approached Bob and handed him his amplifier savings fund. Young Brandon refused to take the donation back. He stated that having the opportunity to work a rare ATNO was worth the donation. He would try to work them without an amplifier. Bob brought the story to the K1N team and they were so impressed with Brandon, they asked him to be the team's youth pilot. We always tell Brandon that school comes first. Myself and other DX club members are proud to be counted in the ranks of this young DXCC member's Mentors. Check out the following web site if you do not believe in the power of Mentors... www.k5gdx.org If donating his entire amplifier fund is worth the cost of ATNO is worth so much to Brandon, then $6 is pocket change for most of us. Let Brandon be an inspiration to all. Forgo the beer, cigarettes, fast food fat fest, soda, or other vice you may have once a month and you will be surprised how quickly $6 can add up. 73 & Best DX Charlie WD5BJT See September 2006 CQ Magazine for a published work. www.qsl.net/wd5bjt _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: The Mega DXpeditions Honor Roll
PS: Nodir, EY8MM. You and Igor UT4UX are apparently the world leaders in the category "Highest number of DXpedition QSOs per day and operator" with YA5MM back in 1992: http://gdxf.de/megadxpeditions/qsosperday.php -- Congrats! Thank you Bernd! That explains how scared we were! Regards, Nodir Tursun-Zade EY8MM http://www.ey8mm.com/ _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Topband: The Mega DXpeditions Honor Roll
As promised earlier this week, here it is – The Mega DXpeditions Honor Roll: http://gdxf.de/megadxpeditions/ Jari, OH2BU, began to compile a list of DXpeditions with more than 3 QSOs in the 90's. At that time there were 40 DXpeditions in the list. This list evolved into the Mega DXpeditions Honor Roll. Some time ago I began to put the data into a database, to design a web site, to continue to maintain this list and we now have 221 DXpeditions with more than 3 QSOs in the list. I anyone here on the list can contribute missing data, in particular missing band/mode breakdowns, or corrections, I would be glad to add it. Please per PM. 73 Bernd DF3CB PS: Nodir, EY8MM. You and Igor UT4UX are apparently the world leaders in the category "Highest number of DXpedition QSOs per day and operator" with YA5MM back in 1992: http://gdxf.de/megadxpeditions/qsosperday.php -- Congrats! _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: What ever happened to the 160 meter "Z" antenna?
I seem to remember that ant and another person who claimed to get a goo match with a sloper fed with a i think 1/4w of wire conected at abt 2` from base of tower .I have lost them notes . I put up a vertical abt 50 ` high with top bottom capacity hats, 120` long.Now this was suspended in a tree 80` high, and with 100 watts was heard, and nearly got a contact with a US station, but he had local qrm. But worked Cape Verde Isles and the Azores as a consolation prize. thanks.. EI7BA And Mr Stevens. Roll on the first or March. 73`s G8CCL On 17 February 2015 at 12:16, Stan Stockton wrote: > A good analysis of all this can be found from IV3PRK as he planned his > antenna for his new QTH in HC land. > > http://www.iv3prk.it/user/image/site2-inverted-l-vs-vertical-t.pdf > > 73...Stan, K5GO > > Sent from my iPad > > On Feb 16, 2015, at 6:14 AM, Tom W8JI wrote: > > >> Tom, Thanks for the details on the "Z" for TB. On a related matter I > have been looking for comparisons between a "L" and a "T" firmly believing > that a "T" would be better as in 65' up and 135' horizontal fed in the > exact center. However there are so many TB'ers using "L" rather than "T"s > which begs the questionwhy? You need two supports for the "L" but how > much do you gain by converting this to a "T" with even a modest ground > plain of 6-12 radials? Or is it just a matter of convenience and lot size? > > > > There is almost no difference between the T and L. It is mostly a matter > of what someone can fit. > > > > When I lived on a city lot, I had restricted antenna room. I installed a > "G5RV" between two tall pines. I dropped the feedline vertically to the > ground. I fed the entire thing as T on 160, and I managed to work many > JA's, VU, UA0's, VS6, and even a JT on 160. An L I tried was no different, > but too many wires cluttered an area and makes an RF mess out of things. > The G5RV gave me a good 160 antenna (fed as a T) and a pretty good 80-10 > antenna, with just one wire and one feedline, using a tuner right where the > feeder came to ground level. > > > > I installed a 100 ft vertical later, and it was no better than the G5RV > "T". As a matter of fact I just phased the 100ft tower against the G5RV to > make a two element 160 vertical array with four patterns. > > > >> Again my question: How much better is a "T" over an "L" on 160? > > > > No one would notice, it is not even worth one dB. We are actually lucky > to notice 6 dB unless we A B test something. > > > > You would likely notice the out and up and out half wave, though. It is > far more like a messed up dipole than a good vertical. The one I tried > lost several dB on groundwave over a base loaded vertical. It kept getting > better and better as I made it more and more like an "inverted L". > > _ > > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband > _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
