Re: Topband: Grimeton VLF Christmas Eve Txmsn
If you have the opportunity, take the time to visit the Grimeton site. I was there a couple of years ago. It was well worth the visit! There’s a lot to see, indoors and out. You can even climb one of the towers, assuming you’re daring (they are *very* tall!). https://grimeton.org/en/ 73, Eric W3DQ - Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2022 20:58:05 -0800 From: Chris Maness To: Topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Grimeton VLF Christmas Eve Txmsn Any of you guys copy this or get a recording? I would love to copy the message even if by recording. https://swling.com/blog/2022/12/saq-transmission-scheduled-for-christmas-eve-morning-dec-24th/ -- Thanks, Chris Maness _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Topband: 160 Receiving Loops source?
With my antenna supports gone and living on a small city lot (Washington, DC), I'd like to try an 80/160 loop. I have some physical limitations that make mechanical skills mediocre at best for building one, and am looking for an affordable source for a built one. Spencer Ritchie, KC2TX, has them listed on his website (https://www.qsl.net/kc2tx/lb_loop2.htm), but in correspondence from November, he said no, he doesn't make them anymore. Does anyone else make an affordable one? Thanks & 73, Eric W3DQ _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: FT-8 My Recent Experience
As one who has operated from obscure locatons (including 9L, J2, and YJ) with gear that I carried on an airplane, I find your comments both naive and snobbish. As I write this, I'm sitting in a room on small island (PJ7) running QRP FT8 into a loop antenna on the balcony. Although I made a couple of Q's on CW, my intent was to use FT8. All keyboarding... no mic or paddle. It's been lots of fun, and that's what ham radio is all about. TheFT8 UI has lots of fascinating information, much of which I can use for future travel. I'm not here to win any prizes or awards. I do have the extreme satisfaction of giving 25 stations this rare mult during the WPX contest, and making many more FT8 contacts as I've been on nightly for short periods of time over the last couple of nights. And yes, they will all get paper QSL cads (remember them?). No computers running in your shack? No need for LoTW! Remember when folks said SSB would kill ham radio? how about PSK vs RTTY? AM vs FM on the VHF bands? The list goes on: packet clusters, the reverse beacon network, LoTW, panadapters. Add FT8 as the latest cause of the demise and/or death of CW, contesting, and ham radio (any or all of them). What's next? So get off your high horse. It's not about you, it's about the guy on the other end... the one *without* a tower, *without* a yagi, *without* an amplifier and all the gizmos you may have. The guy who worked hard to work you and then sent you a card via the bureau. Don't forget him! 73, Eric W3DQ At the moment PJ7/W3DQ -- On Tue, 28 May 2019, Mark K3MSB wrote: I spent 9 days in Haiti as HH6/K3MSB a few weeks ago on a missions trip to Les Cayes, which is in the remote southwestern part of the island. As the fellow I was traveling with was a ham, we of course hung some wires at our guest house and had some on-the-air fun. This was good as there really isn't much to do in the evenings down there. Actually, aside from reading, there isn't anything to do in the evenings down there.But I digress. To protect the innocent (or the guilty) I'll call my friend “John”. I did CW and John did some CW but mainly FT-8.John wanted me to do some FT-8, but after watching him for a bit I said to “wake me when it's time for some real radio”. I've seen FT-8 before and I just can't get into it. I can't get into any computer mode, mainly because I've been a software engineer for almost 40 year and dealing with computers at home is a non-starter with me.I like ARC-5s, BC-348s, and Navy RBB's myself..But again, I digress.. _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW
Funny that this should come up. My daughter Lina is part of the crew on the SSV Corwith Cramer, sailing (135ft, 2-master) that left Woods Hole, MA on October 13, sailing due south to Bequia (the Grenadines) and finishing up in St. Croix. This is a scientific (i.e., research) vessel --Lina's and environmental sciences student). While ship has lots of electronics, I haven't been able to find any specifics other than that they have Inmarsat phone and data, and an Argos satellite transmitter (beacon) on a buoy. We'll be meeting her in St.Crox in 3 weeks. I'll I'll look around and find out what they have. The latest position I have for them is Thursday 31 October 2013 Position: 20° 33.4’ N x 058° 45.4’ W Heading: 174° True Speed: 5.5 knots, motor sailing under the two staysy ls Weather: Wind ESE Force 4, cumulous and cirrus cloud cover, air temperature 29.5°C Yesterday: Wednesday 30 October 2013 Position: 22° 30.5’ W x 58° 39.2 ‘W Heading: 174° True Speed: 3 knots, sailing under all fore and aft sail Weather: Wind SE Force 3, Swell 6 feet 73, Eric W3DQ Washington, DC - Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 22:45:14 -0400 From: "Tim Duffy" To: Subject: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW I know this is the TopBand reflector - but there has been a carrier on 3501.4 for the past few days - that needs some DF work. It peaks at 150 degrees from K3LR so South South East. It is S9 this evening Any ideas on what it is and where it is coming from? 73, Tim K3LR -- Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2013 23:37:57 -0400 From: "Tim Duffy" To: Subject: Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW There appears to be a second carrier coming from the same direction on 3503.1. It is not as strong as the one on 3501.4. So whatever is going on - two steady carriers are on the low end of 80 CW. 73, Tim K3LR _ Topband Reflector
