Re: Topband: Satisfactory fiberglass pole for K9AY loop
Look around for the fiberglass stackable army surplus mast sections either at a local flea market or online. Think they come in 4-foot sections. That’s what I’ve been using to support my K9AY loop for years. Les, N1SV Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 20, 2019, at 9:15 AM, N4ZR wrote: > > Maybe 15-20 years ago, I used a very inexpensive push-up fiberglass pole to > support the loops of a K9AY loop system. Alas. details and source have fled > my brain, and much of what I've studied on line is much more expensive (and > probably much sturdier) that what I had then. I'd appreciate any current > suggestions. > > -- > > 73, Pete N4ZR > Check out the Reverse Beacon Network > at <http://reversebeacon.net>, now > spotting RTTY activity worldwide. > For spots, please use your favorite > "retail" DX cluster. > > _ > Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: K1N On Line Log
It's good to know that I'm not crazy either. My 160 contact from Monday night hasn't showed up yet though all the others following have. I remember the contact distinctly as it was ridiculously easy to work them and they were S9+20. But like you I'll just work them again! Les, N1SV Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 6, 2015, at 6:57 AM, Barry N1EU wrote: > > I had an unambiguous 160M QSO a few nights ago that isn't in the log. I'll > work them again but just mentioning it here to let others know they aren't > crazy if their QSO also disappeared. > > 73, Barry N1EU > > On Fri, Feb 6, 2015 at 6:32 AM, Charlie Cunningham < > charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > >> Hi, Jim >> >> Well, it was a bit of a wait, but all 6 of my QSOs are back online now, >> including 160. I also got 'em on 80 and 160 - but - wonder of wonders - I >> wkd 'em on 160 fairly quickly on 160 with my 80m GP that, at the moment has >> only one radial! I've been off the air for a while struggling with a bout >> of >> MS - that's better now. My antennas are a mess and need some work and my >> beat-up old antenna tuner needs some repairs also. So, I'm a happy camper >> and glad that Navassa is close and the path loss is not so bad! Glad the >> logs are back on line! With the zoo of packet-rat tuners and the deliberate >> jammers, it's nice to get log confirmation online - but of course we didn't >> have that in the old days of "hunt & pounce" and paper logs! >> >> Glad your Qa are back online! >> >> 73, >> Charlie, K4OTV >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim >> Brown >> Sent: Friday, February 06, 2015 12:41 AM >> To: topband@contesting.com >> Subject: Re: Topband: K1N On Line Log >> >>> On Thu,2/5/2015 8:24 PM, Tom Haavisto wrote: >>> The way I look at it, I got them on 80/160, so anything else is a bonus. >> >> Chiil -- there were some Qs that got logged on the wrong band, so they >> started from scratch, reloading to ClubLog. My 160 and 40 Q went away, now >> all six are there. >> >> 73, Jim K9YC >> _ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> >> _ >> Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband >> > _ > Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Topband: Recent FT5ZM operation
For those who may not be aware of www.hamradionow.tv Part #2 of Episode #137 is a video of presumably the first of many presentations on the FT5ZM operation. This one by K4UEE was nicely done at the Charlotte, NC hamfest held earlier this month. Of interest to me besides all the great pictures was which topband antennas worked and which didn't and the effort Nodir (EY8MM) an others went to in order to try and maximize the FT5ZM signal on topband. I hope we hear further details on their low band exploits as I'm sure there are plenty of stories left to be told. Les, N1SV _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Re: Topband: Common sense email security
Like you Frank I hit the delete button when I saw that the URL label did not match the actual address when I hovered my mouse pointer over it. Yes it pays to be vigilant! Les, N1SV Sent from my iPhone On Jun 19, 2013, at 2:49 PM, donov...@starpower.net wrote: > Clickable links in email are one of the most pervasive means of spreading > malware. > > Never click on a link in email -- even from your best friend -- because > the "social engineering" of malware spreading emails has become quite > sophisticated. > > I never click a link in email unless I'm expecting that email. If in doubt, I > send an > email to the originator asking if he sent it and if its important . > > More often than not I still ignore the clickable link unless its very > important. > Even you friends can inadvertently send you a link to malware, despite their > best intentions. > > Never --- NEVER! -- click on a "tiny URL" You have absolutely no idea what > is hidden behind it. > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > - Original Message - > > From: "Charlie Cunningham" > To: "Keith Jillings (G3OIT)" , "topband" > > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 7:26:21 PM > Subject: Re: Topband: Spam on the Reflector! > > HI, Keith > > Thanks for the info. I know that I did receive the "Jim Koshmider" e-mail > just this morning and I did click on it to see what it was and got no > warning. Wish I had seen your post first!! Any tips/pointers on how to check > my machine for the infection, and how to remove it? > > Thanks. > > Charlie K4OTV > > -Original Message- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Keith > Jillings (G3OIT) > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2013 2:02 PM > To: topband > Subject: Topband: Spam on the Reflector! > > > > I've had two links to Trojans arrive in e-mails from the reflector in > the last two days - one labelled "Topband: John King" and the other > "Topband: Jim Koshmider". > > If you received and clicked on either and didn't get a warning, your > computer is now infected! > > Both seem to have originated from Yahoo addresses, so I'd guess this is > a continuation of the Yahoo hack from a couple of weeks ago. > > > Keith > G3OIT > > > > All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. > _ > Topband Reflector > > All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. > _ > Topband Reflector > > All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. > _ > Topband Reflector All good topband ops know how to put up a beverage at night. _ Topband Reflector
Topband: Adding 160m to Butternut verticals
Has anyone tried adding a horizontal wire to the top of either the Butternut HF2V, HF6V, or HF9V in order to get it to resonate on 160m? Les, N1SV _ Topband Reflector
Re: Topband: Inverted L question
Snip: I am right now using an inverted L which is spaced about 4 feet away from my tower. The vertical leg is about 85 feet. I remember a number of years ago talking with Jeff Briggs (K1ZM) about ideas for my first inverted-L while we were both waiting for flights out of the Dayton Hamvention. Like you I wanted to use my tower as a support and Jeff suggested that the vertical wire be at least 15-feet away from the tower. In short I did what Jeff suggested and the antenna worked well. As an alternative you can also detune the tower. Snip: I only have 6 radials at the present time Now here is the question The horizontal leg is about 50 feet and goes to my back yard. Since the trees are not that high, it probably slopes down to 40 feet at the far end The horizontal wire faces west.. Would it help me to face that wire to the south for east west signals on transmit. I would not lose too much sleep on your horizontal wire and the specific direction thats its pointing. In theory there is a very small amount of gain in the opposite direction to that of the horizontal wire. If you model this there is only about a 1.5 DB F/B ratio, certainly nothing to write home about. Since the inverted-L is a shortened vertical it benefits from a good ground system so I would definitely add some more radials. 73, Les, N1SV ___ Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge coming on December 29th.
Topband: Lowband conditions from New England (24-DEC)
I didn't have a lot of available time to operate last night but was pleasantly surprised to see how very good low band conditions were here in New England. Both ZS6EZ & ZS1JX were 599 here at their local SR (~0330z) on 80m CW. Signals from EU on topband were not as strong as the previous night (or maybe there was just not as many stations active at that time)? What really knocked me over though was V5/DL3DXX who was a real 579 here at his SR (0408z). I would not have expected conditions like this being as close to the top of the solar cycle as we are. But I guess that tells you something about this solar cycle doesn't it! Les, N1SV ___ Stew Perry Topband Distance Challenge coming on December 29th.
Topband: ZL9HR & East coast of NA on the low bands
Without taking up too much bandwidth. I would like to hear from other NA east coast stations offline that worked the recent ZL9HR folks on 80/160m to hear about their experiences. While I did not hear them at all on 160m I did work them on 80m. Without boring you about the details let me just say that they were copy able here for less than an hour total during their entire stay on the island. Les, N1SV ___ Topband reflector - topband@contesting.com
Topband: TB season
For those of us having to roll our radials up each year the topband season is either over or in my case almost over. The deal with my XYL is that because the radials are on the backyard, I can roll them them out each Ocxtober but have to roll them up once the snow is gone. This year we had less then 20 inches of snow around here needless to say I have been dragging my feet on t h i s subject. But with temps in the 70s today, I am certianly on borrowed time. So n ext weekend the radials are probably going to have to get rolled up. But before then I 'm hoping to put a few the more SA stations in the log (wink wink nudge nudge...). Les, N1SV ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
