Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread Ian Wade G3NRW
This winter I plan to try various digital modes on 160m (JT65, WSPR, V4, PSKxx etc), but I have no idea where to transmit. Are there any established frequencies or frequency ranges on Top Band where these modes congregate? -- 73 Ian, G3NRW

Re: Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread Jim Brown
On 12/29/2011 9:48 AM, Thorvaldur Stefansson wrote: > Lew, W7EW/W7AT said it best: "The language of 160 Meters is CW". Don't knock it if you haven't tried it. While I haven't tried JT65 on 160 yet, I would like to do so. I've had considerable success working difficult paths with JT65 on 6M and

Re: Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread Ken
Are you saying we will be banned for for answering the original question about frequencies? Or just grumping about the use of 160? Ken WA8JXM On Dec 29, 2011, at 1:56 PM, Tree wrote: > I would like to nip this thread in the bud if possible. > > This has proven to be a very emotional subject. >

Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread Tree
I would like to nip this thread in the bud if possible. This has proven to be a very emotional subject. I think it is safe to say that using digital modes is something some people enjoy - and something that other people do not. This is not something that is going to change with a lot of posts to

Re: Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread Joe Subich, W4TV
> 1807 and 1838 are where I have seen most digital > transmissions on 160m. 1838 USB dial frequency seems to be popular for JT65 Traditional RTTY appears below 1810. 73, ... Joe, W4TV On 12/29/2011 11:42 AM, Rik van Riel wrote: > On 12/29/2011 11:22 AM, Ian Wade G3NRW wrote: >> This win

Topband: Remarkable LP Opening

2011-12-29 Thread David Raymond
Topbanders in eastern and central NA were treated to perhaps one of the best longpath openings to Asia in a decade. Ross, 9M2AX, was peaking S5 here in Iowa 90 minutes before sunrise. Peter, XU7ACY, was peaking an amazing S7. Both were peaking to the SW/SSW with nothing audible via direct pat

Topband: 160M Condx 29 Dec 2011

2011-12-29 Thread Steve Sacco NN4X
I wandered into the shack overnight to discover excellent conditions into EU. The overall noise level was very low, and I was able to work LY, LA, SM, HA, G, F and PA with only 100 watts around their sunrise (between 05:57Z and 07:06Z). Interestingly everyone was about 559, and I received the

Topband: 160 Lastnight 0400-0700z

2011-12-29 Thread Steven Raas
A short sum up from my end, Im new to TB.. I have rookie written all over me. Anyways, between 0400-0700 z I worked many EU stations 95% new countries for me. All sigs were arm chair copy with few exceptions. Running 100w to an 80m Inv L with an extra 64' or wire on the end and bent up to fit in m

Topband: Anti-Corona Paint: FINALE

2011-12-29 Thread Eddy Swynar
Good Day All, Many thanks for the many FB responses that I received here my recent query in the matter of GLYPTAL insulating paint / anti-corona dope... Yesterday I visited my jobber in Toronto, & some eleven-plus dollars later exited with 2 ounce bottle of "MG Chemicals"-brand "RED INSULATING

Re: Topband: 160M Condx 29 Dec 2011

2011-12-29 Thread Ray Benny
You guys are lucky. Two evening ago we worked EU, last night, nothing. A few of the big guns W6/7 were hearing EU, not me. Ray, N6VR Near Prescott, AZ On Thu, Dec 29, 2011 at 6:28 AM, Steve Sacco NN4X wrote: > I wandered into the shack overnight to discover excellent conditions > into EU. > > T

Re: Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread Thorvaldur Stefansson
Please donĀ“t. There is enough QRM on Top Band already - fish buoy transmitters and (tele) phony operations to name the worst. Lew, W7EW/W7AT said it best: "The language of 160 Meters is CW". 73 Thor, TF4M http://tf4m.com/ On 29 December 2011 16:22, Ian Wade G3NRW wrote: > This winter I plan

Re: Topband: Remarkable LP Opening

2011-12-29 Thread David Raymond
Correction. . VK direct path is due west. . . - Original Message - From: "David Raymond" To: "TopBand" Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:12 AM Subject: Topband: Remarkable LP Opening > Topbanders in eastern and central NA were treated to perhaps one of the > best longpath openings

Re: Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread Rik van Riel
On 12/29/2011 11:22 AM, Ian Wade G3NRW wrote: > This winter I plan to try various digital modes on 160m (JT65, WSPR, V4, > PSKxx etc), but I have no idea where to transmit. > > Are there any established frequencies or frequency ranges on Top Band > where these modes congregate? Unfortunately, ther

Re: Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread James Rodenkirch
The K3UK schedule website has quite a few "check ins" that are clamoring to work JT65 on 160 meters - so another "source" for info on JT65...just go to the K3UK web site and hang around for a while, evenings and morning seem best --- you'll see hams lookin' for JT65 QSOs (mostly to work new sta

Topband: Galvanized Beverage antenna wire inquiry

2011-12-29 Thread Bruce
Early in 2007 I took a survey about Beverage antennas on this reflector. /archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00062.html Earl K6SE (sk) was the one making exact termination test on his 7' above the ground Beverages. He was using AWG 17 galvanized steel electric fence wire, the longest (1100 FT.

Topband: Off Topic question sri

2011-12-29 Thread Peter Andersson
HLO All I am looking for manual, schematic for an Marconi Universal RLC Bridge TF2700/3M1. Have found schematic for one called only "TF2700" and that is not the right one. So is there anybody who can help. Sri for the bandwith, but don't now where to find info. Regards Peter SM6MCW sm6...@skar

Re: Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread n4is
Ian It will be very nice above 1900 KHz. Regards Carlos N4IS -Original Message- From: topband-boun...@contesting.com [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ian Wade G3NRW Sent: Thursday, December 29, 2011 11:23 AM To: topband@contesting.com; WSJT; v4proto...@yahoogroups.com

Topband: Digital on 160

2011-12-29 Thread Michael Bazley
I have made a few RTTY and PSK31 contacts on 160 . usually around 1845 or 1815, Our band is only 1800 to 1875. 73 and HNY. Mike VK6HD ___ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK

Re: Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread Thorvaldur Stefansson
>From the comments received, I realize I should have made it clear that my perspective comes from having a 160m band of only 40kHz (1810-1850), not 200 kHz like the US enjoys. The bottom half of this 40kHz spectrum is more or less made unusable by Fishing Buoy transmitters and there is a lot of P

Re: Topband: Digital on 160m?

2011-12-29 Thread Ian Wade G3NRW
___Original Message_ From: Tree Date: Thu, 29 Dec 2011 Time: 10:56:16 >I would like to nip this thread in the bud if possible. Tree My apologies for breaking the "rules" of this reflector. I had no idea that we were not allowed to talk about 21st cen