Topband: Fwd: Re: [CQ-Contest] Receive antenna switch

2015-01-14 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
Forwarded Message Subject:Re: [CQ-Contest] Receive antenna switch Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 13:02:00 -0400 From: Herbert Schoenbohm To: Tom Osborne The DX-Engineering RTR-1 is perfect for a rig that doesn't have a RX only input. Before I got this I also used

Topband: Fwd: Re: [CQ-Contest] Receive antenna switch

2015-01-14 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
Forwarded Message Subject:Re: [CQ-Contest] Receive antenna switch Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2015 12:56:00 -0400 From: Herbert Schoenbohm To: cq-cont...@contesting.com I use here a retired Dynair 12X1 passive video switcher. One nice feature is that each unused RG-

Re: Topband: Looking for 160m narrow beam RX advice - an interesting com

2015-01-14 Thread Mike Waters
I meant to say MFJ-1025, not 1026. The 1026 has a built-in sense antenna sticking out of the cover, IIRC. What is really needed --unless the noise is right in your shack-- is a separate antenna that picks up the unwanted noise MUCH better than the one built-in to the 1026. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com

Re: Topband: Looking for 160m narrow beam RX advice - an interesting com

2015-01-14 Thread Herbert Schoenbohm
The 1026 has a built in pre-amp which may be helpful. The built in antenna is easily removed by just unscrewing it from the feed through, or not putting it on in the first place when you open the box. Herb, KV4FZ On 1/15/2015 1:20 AM, Mike Waters wrote: I meant to say MFJ-1025, not 1026.

Topband: T32RL Operation

2015-01-14 Thread Dick Bingham
http://www.dxcoffee.com/eng/2015/01/14/t32rl-kiribati-oc-024/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dxcoffee%2Feng+%28DxCoffee+-+Hamradio+Magazine%29 73 Dick/w7wkr CN97uj _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband