From the Virgin Islands they are 59+ on my NW Beverage and weak on my
North and West Beverage. I know that is probably not much help but I
send the information along for what its worth. Like Merv said the
strongest is 3501.6. I am listening to a NA pile up on 3525.5 calling
5J0R and the carr
Can hear them here in KH6 land, at least the 3500.9 and 3501.6.
the 3503.1 is there also but weak, strongest is 3501.6
antenna to broad to pin point any true direction, but its coming
from the "east" to north east for sure.
Merv K9FD/KH6
The signals on 3501.6 and 3503.1 are both SE of me (nor
The signals on 3501.6 and 3503.1 are both SE of me (north Alabama) but I
can't locate the direction any closer than that with only a four
direction receiving antenna. They are very strong, S9+5 to S9+10, same
on either a low dipole or a vertical. They were also that strong even a
few hours be
Seems like it is south of me in NNJ as well as its nill on my NE flag and s4 on
the SW flag.
Sent from my iPad
On Nov 1, 2013, at 22:37, Don Kirk wrote:
> Oops, I compensated for true north backwards on my last report. Therefore
> I should have said the signal is 130 degrees from my location
Oops, I compensated for true north backwards on my last report. Therefore
I should have said the signal is 130 degrees from my location just NE of
Indianapolis (130 degrees True heading which is very close to the 128 deg
number I said this morning).
Don
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 9:32 PM, Don Kirk
Having more time this evening I went to an open field with two different
portable DF antenna systems (shielded loop, and terminated flag), and I'm
now going to say the signal is 140 degrees from my location just NE of
Indianapolis (140 degrees True heading).
Don (wd8dsb)
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at
Possibly someone with the BC-348Q modification- "wrap a wire around the
osc.
tube"- 915KHZ
http://forums.qrz.com/archive/index.php/t-285419.html
73
Bruce-K1FZ
http://www.qsl.net/k1fz/beveragenotes.html
Thanks- got correction Jeff.
- Original Message -
From: "Charlie Cunningham"
T
Or look for the North Star at night.
--
From: "Mike Waters"
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 1:21 PM
To: "topband"
Subject: Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW -BTW
Or a compass laying on a camera tripod, and an up-to-date magnetic
declination m
1830 signal came up strong a few times, and despite erratic QSB it has
modulation sonding like a AM braodcast radio station.
73
Bruce-K1FZ
www.qsl.net/k1fz/beverageantennanotes.html
- Original Message -
From: "Roger D Johnson"
To: "Top Band Reflector"
Sent: Friday, November 01, 20
1:24 PM
Hearing the weak CW signal in Belfast, ME with severe QSB on my South Delta
RX ANT. Unable to hear it on other antennas pointed other general
directions.
Bruce-K1FZ
www.qsl.net/k1fz/beveragenotes.html
- Original Message -
From: "Roger D Johnson"
To:
Sent: Friday, November
Yep
- Original Message -
From: "Charlie Cunningham"
To: "Bill Stewart"
Cc: "Top Band Reflector" , "Roger D Johnson"
Sent: Friday, November 1, 2013 12:52:18 PM
Subject: RE: Topband: TEST on 1830
Smithfield, NC?
-Original Message-
From: Bill Stewart [mailto:cw...@embarqmail.com
How about a compass and declination map? A bit simpler & good enough
+/- 2 degrees.
http://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/geomag/WMM/image.shtml
The standard for course plots on nautical charts is the letter "T" for
true or "M" for magnetic after the degrees number and then an arrow to
indicate for which
Or a compass laying on a camera tripod, and an up-to-date magnetic
declination map (Google it).
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 12:12 PM, Charlie Cunningham <
charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> ... by using a solar determination of true North.
> The way that I do it for my a
Hi, Don
Well, we can improve on that by using a solar determination of true North.
The way that I do it for my antenna arrays is:
1.0 Use a weather site to determine local sunrise and sunset times for your
location on the day that you are going to make the determination.
2.0 Split the differe
OK, while we are on the topic another very big factor to think about is
magnetic north vs. true north (I have tried to not bring this up in the
past). I don't expect any response to this, but this has always been in
the back of my mind and wonder what headings are really being reported
(what is t
Smithfield, NC?
-Original Message-
From: Bill Stewart [mailto:cw...@embarqmail.com]
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 12:46 PM
To: Charlie Cunningham
Cc: Top Band Reflector; Roger D Johnson
Subject: Re: Topband: TEST on 1830
Hi Charlie, I wasn't sure...subj. sorta sounded like
he might be
Hi Charlie, I wasn't sure...subj. sorta sounded like
he might be testing.
I'm still hearing the 80m sigs here near Smithfield.
Much weaker now, but readable. No dir. antennas so
can't add to the thread..but interesting reading.
73 de Bill K4JYS
- Original Message -
From: "Charlie Cunningh
You're correct, Charlie. Someone sending TEST in slow CW for last couple of
days.
It's loudest on my south Beverage.
73, Roger
On 11/1/2013 11:23 AM, Charlie Cunningham wrote:
Don't think Roger was testing. I think he was reporting a signal he was
hearing from the south of ME.
Charlie, K4OTV
Tim,
I've been hearing these carriers for several days and confirmed with
W8VVG and K4IQJ yesterday that they aren't "ghosts" in my machine. I
sent the info we gathered to the ARRL (K0BOG), who will enlist their
Official Observers to track them down.
73 -- Brian K1LI
-
Don't think Roger was testing. I think he was reporting a signal he was
hearing from the south of ME.
Charlie, K4OTV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill
Stewart
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 12:16 PM
To: Roger D Johnson
Cc: Top Band
Roger, if you are testing you might
use the reverse beacon network.
Make several CW CQ calls and maybe a
'skimmer' will hear you...neat hi
tech way to see if one is getting out..
gives sig. strength rprt too.
73 de Bill K4JYS
- Original Message -
From: "Roger D Johnson"
To: "Top Band Ref
OK, while we are on the topic another very big factor to think about is
magnetic north vs. true north (I have tried to not bring this up in the
past). I don't expect any response to this, but this has always been in
the back of my mind and wonder what headings are really being reported
(what is th
Anyone else hearing this? It's south from Maine.
73, Roger
--
Remember the Liberty (AGTR-5)
http://www.usslibertyveterans.org/
http://www.gtr5.com/
_
Topband Reflector
My resolution is not as good as some people here, either. But where
there's
a will, there's often a way. :-)
Many of the headings are misleading. Having been through this before several
times, much of the data is always grossly overstated.It is common to
exaggerate ability to determine direc
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 e
Thanks, Gary and Mike
Well, with my small lot, about all I can do is be envious!! :-)
73,
Charlie, K4OTV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary
Smith
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 10:05 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Re: Topb
Charlie,
My resolution is not as good as some people here, either. But where there's
a will, there's often a way. :-)
73, Mike
www.w0btu.com
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 8:36 AM, Charlie Cunningham <
charlie-cunning...@nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
> I'm impressed with the directional resolution available to
Charlie, mine's nowhere as good as the 8 element array they offer and
others here have far better antennae than I. This offending signal is
just stronger from my south and the HI-Z antennas do work as
advertised. I'm someday going to get their 8 element array.
Unfortunately I can't add to my ex
Thanks, Gary
Well, there are many vessels from Japan, Korea, US and Canada (and others)
that operate out there!
Yes, unfortunate that we have intruders in our bands!
73,
Charlie,K4OTV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary
Smith
Sent
Thanks for the information, Gary! I'm impressed with and envious of your
directional resolution capability!
73,
Charlie, K4OTV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Gary
Smith
Sent: Friday, November 01, 2013 5:35 AM
To: Topband@contesting.co
Thanks for that link, Frank! Very enlightening and interesting!! It does
seem to fit with my speculation that those carriers might be from buoys!
I'm impressed with the directional resolution available to some folks on
this reflector!
73,
Charlie, K4OTV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [
I noticed the day after the contest, all the fish net beacons on 160 were
missing. Got wondering if contest QRM had anything to do with it.
coincidence ? The 2nd day after, a couple, but not all came back.
73
Bruce-K1FZ
www.qsl.net/k1fz/pennantnotes.html
- Original Message -
From:
There is a carrier on 1749.3 in the same direction about 150 degrees from
Michigan. Harmonics anyone.
_
Topband Reflector
I'm mapping the data, but nothing to hang my hat on at this time. The data
from Steve (KK7UV) does not intersect any of the other reports (odd). A
heading from W8JI or AA1K would be very helpful.
Don (wd8dsb)
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 7:45 AM, Mike Waters wrote:
> It's mostly S8 on my SE 580' B
Clarification: my "NE" Beverage is actually about 55 degrees. (The SE Bev
is 135 degrees.)
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 6:45 AM, Mike Waters wrote:
> It's mostly S8 on my SE 580' Beverage here in SW Missouri. Rather fast QSB
> down to S6.
>
> On the NE 580' Bev, mostly S3 to S6, but I just saw the sig
It's mostly S8 on my SE 580' Beverage here in SW Missouri. Rather fast QSB
down to S6.
On the NE 580' Bev, mostly S3 to S6, but I just saw the signal about equal
on both antennas.
73, Mike
www,w0btu.com
_
Topband Reflector
Approximately 128 deg from WD8DSB (EM69) using small DF loop.
On Fri, Nov 1, 2013 at 7:12 AM, Mike Waters wrote:
> A steady carrier from fish net beacons doesn't fit the pattern of the ones
> everyone has heard on 160. That would deplete the batteries fairly quickly.
> All the ones I know of se
A steady carrier from fish net beacons doesn't fit the pattern of the ones
everyone has heard on 160. That would deplete the batteries fairly quickly.
All the ones I know of send a short carrier and a CW ID followed by a long
period of silence. That lets them be unattended for several days.
If it
Carriers here this morning are at
3500.85 khz
3501.58 khz
3503.16 khz
Using nulls from my 8-direction K9AY loop, I put the signal between 135 and
150 degrees from DN36.
If that helps at all,
Steve, KK7UV
_
Topband Reflector
I'm using a HI-Z triangular array. Both of these signals are nulled
significantly due north and are loudest due south not quite as loud
SW & SE from here.
> BTW, Gary - how are you measuring direction on 80m?
>
> -Original Message-
> From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com
Yes, that's what I was thinking too. The link Frank posted mentions
continuous operation which is something I hadn't experienced on 160.
What is amazing to me is how loud their signals are compared to other
signals I hear on the band. I understand its their saltwater location
but that's pretty
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