Greetings to 160M Contesters, DXers and lesser lights,
Dec 27, 1500Z to Dec 28, 1500Z defines the time course of this
year's running of The Stew Perry Top Band DX Challenge sponsored
by The Boring Amateur Radio Club. Operate 14 hours out of this time
period to maximize your exposure while stay
The primary difference between DXE and Hi-Z 8 circle arrays is the fact that
Hi-Z uses ALL 8 verticals actively at the same time where DXE uses only 4 at
a direction.
Using all 8 verticals allows the use of a smaller diameter and a
performance edge on Directivity over the larger 4 active array.
A
- DXE wants a 320' diameter and Hi-Z wants 200' for optimum performance.
It's hard to tell what DXE performance is because it does not disclose
RDF, beam width or F/B. And neither vendor supplies EZNEC files so I can
see the effect of varying the layout. So I'm not sure how to decide what
array
Raytheon Canada Limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of Raytheon Company
(NYSE:RTN), a 24 billion dollar technology leader specializing in defence,
homeland security and other government markets throughout the world. With
headquarters in Waltham, Mass., Raytheon employs 73,000 people worldwide.
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This might appear Canadian but it is US technology and US patents and it
would be a small step to see it on US soil next.
Paul, VE3TA
On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 7:23 PM, Donald Chester
wrote:From:
Roger D Johnson
> I believe 1900 to 2000 kHz is shared with radiolocation in the US also.
> I'm j
Hi Tom
Thanks for your comments in the email below.
I have a 80m noise that is from a local house source and your comments below
have me thinking about how to implement a vertical noise sense antenna.
I believe the noise to be vertically polarized as my horizontal loop does
not have the same
Which does "radiolocation" mean? Radar or loran/GPS/etc. or both?
Not obvious.
Rick N6RK
On 12/15/2014 11:56 AM, Roger D Johnson wrote:
I believe 1900 to 2000 kHz is shared with radiolocation in the US also.
I'm just thankful it's not on 1815!!
73, Roger
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From:
Roger D Johnson
> I believe 1900 to 2000 kHz is shared with radiolocation in the US also.
> I'm just thankful it's not on 1815!!
> 73, Roger
That's correct. But the FCC has proposed to discontinue the radiolocation
allocation in that frequency range, and return the entire band to amat
I'm new to 160 and am planning to add an 8-circle. I would like to buy
commercial preamps and the controller. I would greatly appreciate any
advice on the choice of preamp/controller vendor.
I live in a rural area and have a 4-direction 3-ele vertical array for
160 with a 20+ dB f/b. So I'm lo
To add to what Jim had said about this "smells like a Variable Frequency Drive
[VFD]" (which I also think is probably what you're seeing here):
VFDs operate by varying the power to a three phase motor to control speed and
torque. This is done through PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) at a frequency i
I believe 1900 to 2000 kHz is shared with radiolocation in the US also.
I'm just thankful it's not on 1815!!
73, Roger
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Ah, sorry if I misinterpreted what you meant.
Regarding "proper" galvanization, such things CAN still be had. There are two
kinds of galvanized products these days: "flash" galvanized, which is usually
not very useful outdoors, and "hot dipped" galvanized. The hot-dipped type
tends to look "cr
Nice find, Doug, it sure is a strong
signal. With my 3 el HI-Z I couldn't guess
the direction in any real accuracy but I
had a feeling from the stronger NE
signals, it was NE & following the
coastline from my QTH on the ocean in SE
CT. Indeed NS is right in that line from
here at 50 degrees
I have done a little bit of research into the variable speed drive motors
that are commonly part of "eco-friendly" green HVAC systems.
I have found in many cases that the installer sells SEER-rated components
as part of their most efficient packages, but in most cases the
installation takes no adv
Hi Doug,
Thanks for the follow up. I was saying 70 to 75 degrees, and 70 degrees
from my location puts me right where the W1FV 75 degree line passes below
the location you have identified. Interesting stuff.
Thanks,
Don (wd8dsb)
On Mon, Dec 15, 2014 at 12:42 PM, Doug Grant wrote:
>
> After so
After some Googling and educated guessing, I have determined (and
received confirmation of) the following:
- It is a high-frequency surface-wave radar (HFSWR) system, developed
by Raytheon Canada for the Canadian military. It seems to be a new
version of the SWR503 MK2 HFSWR system. It is intended
Galvanized can be a problem in some soils. This is the reason that
galvanized ground rods are no longer recommended in most applications (I
think ON4UN even has a pictured of a rotted galvanized ground rod in his
book).
Galvanized is a problem here. In the air on in the ground, galvanized do
Bill,
The Back Stay rod was to show with correct galvanization of the
1920's they stood up well.
The parentheses was a reference to wire used in antennas. I should have
added "used in antennas".
Reading down a little further:
The ground wire information was to show that enameled
Galvanized can be a problem in some soils. This is the reason that galvanized
ground rods are no longer recommended in most applications (I think ON4UN even
has a pictured of a rotted galvanized ground rod in his book).
Copper-clad steel ground rods are more common and will generally hold up muc
In Broadcasting, we used silver plating of tuned circuits often as copper
oxide, depending upon the degree of oxidation, is a poor conductor,
Silver oxide is a much better conductor than copper oxide.
In the High powered short wave station that I worked. the ABB Swiss made
transmitter plate tu
Hi Tom,
Thanks, and my statement was too broad. In my case I am unable to meet the
conditions you mentioned (my sense antenna would not be much closer to the
noise, and it would not pick up the noise much better than the listening
antenna which is pointed in the direction of the noise source).
T
Mfj Nuller will not work because the signal is in the same direction of my
300 deg pointing pennant.
There are a lot of popular misconceptions about this. The noise does always
not have to be a different direction, or even just one source.
The MFJ nuller and other similar systems will remove
Mfj Nuller will not work because the signal is in the same direction of my
300 deg pointing pennant.
My guess is that we should be able filter and shield properly at the source
Don
On Sunday, December 14, 2014, W2PM via Topband > wrote:
> Sounds like a job for the MFJ nuller. The good news being
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