Re: Topband: Top Band INactivity from KG4

2011-03-04 Thread Greg - ZL3IX
Hi Rag, Yes that would be nice. The other problem with the KG4 club station is that it suffers really high noise from a nearby electrical substation. The last guys to operate from there were hardly hearing US stations, let alone DX. Not sure how big the US area is at Guantanamo, but it would

Re: Topband: Top Band INactivity

2011-03-04 Thread Joe Giacobello, K2XX
George, I couldn't agree more. At Z last night the band seemed pretty quiet with only DF2UU coming through at S4-5 at best. However, at around 0400Z it was as if someone had turned a switch. Unusually strong signals started coming out of Europe and the Near East. 4Z1UF, who is often h

Re: Topband: Top Band INactivity

2011-03-04 Thread David Raymond
> There was plenty of activity on TB last night (Thursday > night). DF2PY was a solid S9 in South Florida. There were > many other EU stations with solid S8 and S7 signals. Topband conditions have been hit and miss at best. Wednesday evening there was an angry red AU oval and a red "High AU" al

Topband: Top Band INactivity from KG4

2011-03-04 Thread la...@otterstad.dk
Many of us need KG4 on low bands, Anybody knows if the current visitors have any lowband ambitions ? It certainly wouild be very welcome over here ! 73 Rag LA5HE mail2web.com - Microsoft® Exchange solutions from a leading pro

Re: Topband: T30RH

2011-03-04 Thread Wayne Mills
-Original Message- From: topband-boun...@contesting.com [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ryszard Tymkiewicz Sent: Friday, March 04, 2011 1:32 AM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: T30RH Jacek is active again on TB...the problem he had last night it was damaged

Topband: Preferred Choke Baluns

2011-03-04 Thread Charles Moizeau
I'd be grateful to learn the preferences of users of these devices. My set-up is 50-Ohm, 0.405" diameter (Wireman X-4XL) coaxial cable, underground, but within electrical pvc conduit. This attaches through a PL-259 to a DX Engineering radial attachment plate. The antenna is an inverted L with

Re: Topband: T30RH

2011-03-04 Thread Diane and Edward Swynar
On 4th March, Rys wrote: "...Jacek is active again on TB...160m is OK..." * Hi Rys, YES...! I had the privilege of working Jacek this morning on 160-meters, for a new one there... He was a barely readable (in QSB) 449 here, and it was obvious that other

Re: Topband: Top Band INactivity

2011-03-04 Thread Chortek, Robert L
>> From: "Diane and Edward Swynar" >>or has general activity on >> 160-meters declined significantly in the past few >>weeks...? This morning, the band seemed dead (more on this later). No stations could be heard. I called CQ on and off for maybe 45 minutes, with no answer. When I wasn't calli

Re: Topband: Top Band INactivity

2011-03-04 Thread GEORGE WALLNER
>> From: "Diane and Edward Swynar" >>or has general activity on >> 160-meters declined significantly in the past few >>weeks...? There was plenty of activity on TB last night (Thursday night). DF2PY was a solid S9 in South Florida. There were many other EU stations with solid S8 and S7 signals

Topband: T30RH

2011-03-04 Thread Ryszard Tymkiewicz
Jacek is active again on TB...the problem he had last night it was damaged automatic antenna box...it is repaired but he is not sure how it will work on 80m...anyway 160m is OK. They have serious problems with internet connections but first logs are on their Web : http://www.sp5drh.com/t30/ So far