Re: Topband: spot

[Jim Kinney]

I got some checked at our local hamfest.  It takes about 3-4 weeks for them to 
show up LoTW.

73, Jim WE4S 

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On Jan 9, 2023, 4:31 PM, at 4:31 PM, Jim Brown  
wrote:
>On 1/9/2023 9:47 AM, Steve London wrote:
>> What kind of card checking is done for LoTW confirmations ?
>
>There are, unfortunately, some inconsiderate hams who won't use LOTW. 
>Thankfully, fewer as time goes by. When we were kids, the "final 
>courtesy of a QSO" was a QSL, and postage was 2-3 cents. Now it's LOTW.
>
>I'm chasing the FFMA award on 6M, and currently have about a dozen
>cards 
>from rare grids to be checked, in addition to 5-6 cards for DXCC.
>That's 
>three years worth. The storms caused me to cancel an end-of-year 
>appointment with our card-checker, about 50 miles up the coast.
>
>73, Jim K9YC
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Re: Topband: 160m today in DL

[Jim Kinney]

Hi Andy,
Heard you in FL quite loud last night, but was playing with a new radio and 
didn't have it all connected.
Will be listening tonight, hopefully all hooked up.
73, Jim WE4S

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On Dec 22, 2021, 2:57 AM, at 2:57 AM, Andree DL8LAS via Topband 
 wrote:
>Hey gentlemen,
>after many weeks with very poor condx here in DLtoday was a good
>morning with any NA QSO's.N1PGA was really 559 with only 100 Watts,
>first time workedMatt NU4E with also a good signal.Dave W0FLS called me
>with 100 Watt  and had a big signal too.Than Jeff TZ4AM came on my NW
>beverage very weak, I switched to the SW BOG andwe had a good 559 QSO.I
>worked 11x NA today, not bad .Now I wish you all a Merry Christmas and
>hope for many NA QSO's next days  and next year.
>73 Andy DL8LAS
>
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>www.swing-company-bigband.de/
>www.uni-big-band-kiel.de/
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Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 227, Issue 8

[Jim Kinney]

What about using a kite?  Dad used to have a WW2 Air Force box kite used for 
emergency communication by downed pilots.  We didn't have the antenna wire so 
it usually broke whatever string we tried to fly it with, but it would easily 
have lifted a 160m vertical.
Jim WE4S

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On Nov 9, 2021, 5:37 AM, at 5:37 AM, Fraser Robertson  wrote:
>I did this some decades back using met balloons, they were about 4-5'
>diameter, supporting a 1/2 wave or 5/8 antenna. The wire must have a DC
>path to ground to discharge static.
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>I bought the balloons from a carnival novelty shop!
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>They work great of course, but no use if it's windy.
>
>There was a company selling helikites, a cross between a kite and a
>balloon, not sure if they're still around though.
>
>73 Fraser G4BJM
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>From: Topband  on
>behalf of Greg Chartrand via Topband 
>Sent: Monday, November 8, 2021 11:38:12 PM
>To: topband@contesting.com 
>Subject: Re: Topband: Topband Digest, Vol 227, Issue 8
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>  1. Balloon Supported Vertical (Dick Bingham)
>  2. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (Jim Brown)
>  3. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (Pete Smith N4ZR)
>  4. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (Mark - N5OT)
>  5. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (W7TMT - Patrick)
>  6. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (W7TMT - Patrick)
>  7. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (Adrian)
>  8. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (Adrian)
>  9. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (Mike Smith VE9AA)
>  10. cheap radial wire? (Greg Davis)
>  11. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (Adrian)
>  12. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (Mark - N5OT)
>  13. Re: Balloon Supported Vertical (Adrian)
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>Message: 1
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 12:48:14 -0800
>From: Dick Bingham 
>To: topband@contesting.com
>Subject: Topband: Balloon Supported Vertical
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>Greetings All
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>I want to try a balloon supported Vertical for 160.
>Any advice on sources for balloons? Mylar material
>and diameters up to 2-feet would be my choice.
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>73. Dick/w7wkr at CN97uj
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>Message: 2
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 13:00:25 -0800
>From: Jim Brown 
>To: topband@contesting.com
>Cc: W6JTI 
>Subject: Re: Topband: Balloon Supported Vertical
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>On 11/8/2021 12:48 PM, Dick Bingham wrote:
>> I want to try a balloon supported Vertical for 160.
>> Any advice on sources for balloons? Mylar material
>> and diameters up to 2-feet would be my choice.
>
>W6JTI and W4EF are two guys I know who have done it (and JTI still
>does,
>although he's been finding helium expensive in the last few years).
>
>73, Jim K9YC
>
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>Message: 3
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 16:16:56 -0500
>From: Pete Smith N4ZR 
>To: topband@contesting.com
>Subject: Re: Topband: Balloon Supported Vertical
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>Here's an interesting source -
>https://balloonmarket.co.uk/lift-ability.? Looks like one of the last
>couple in the table should be big enough - say 5 feet in diameter for
>starters.
>
>73, Pete N4ZR
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>"retail" DX cluster.
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>On 11/8/2021 4:00 PM, Jim Brown wrote:
>> On 11/8/2021 12:48 PM, Dick Bingham wrote:
>>> I want to try a balloon supported Vertical for 160.
>>> Any advice on sources for balloons? Mylar material
>>> and diameters up to 2-feet would be my choice.
>>
>> W6JTI and W4EF are two guys I know who have done it (and JTI still
>> does, although he's been finding helium expensive in the last few
>years).
>>
>> 73, Jim K9YC
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>Message: 4
>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 15:17:53 -0600
>From: Mark - N5OT 
>To: TopBand List 
>Subject: Re: Topband: Balloon Supported Vertical
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Re: Topband: activity this morning topband

[Jim Kinney]

Hey Andy,
I heard you on ft8 at 0253, -24dB, then later on cw, but the static crashes 
were really bad here in central FL.

I left the radio on all night, with wsjt-x running.  Between 0400 and 0500 it 
copied 11 EU stations, up from 1 the night before.  Unfortunately no ZL or 3D 
this morning.
Not scientific, but it looks promising.  I'll keep listening.
73,
Jim WE4S

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On Sep 9, 2020, 12:57 AM, at 12:57 AM, Andree DL8LAS via Topband 
 wrote:
> Hey again,
>this morning I worked again 
>WC4X, N4XD, AB3CV, K1KIand finally VE6WZ with the best signal
>today.Here you can find a short clip from our QSO.TX antenna was my new
>T- ANT,RX is a 68m long BOG which I use in the summer season.
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBkVCBFFUCY
>73 Andy DL8LAS
> 
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Re: Topband: AA0RS result CQ160 SSB

[Jim Kinney]

I managed to work him barefoot from FL.  I guess living over saltwater helps.
73 Jim
WE4S

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On Feb 27, 2020, 2:46 PM, at 2:46 PM, Ed Sawyer  wrote:
>AA0RS was a real alligator out this way.  Myself and others calling and
>not
>able to hear.   He eventually called me after I kicked on the amp for
>the
>last 90 mins of my participation.
>
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>
>Ed  N1UR
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