Topband: Inv L in Tree

2018-09-22 Thread Edward via Topband
Has anybody snaked a wire up a tall tree trunk to make an Inv L? Any interaction? Success?? Has to be stealthy because the tree os my neighbor's :-) Thanks, Ed NI6S _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: Help on 3V8SF Toploaded Vertical - THANK YOU

2018-09-22 Thread Raymond Benny
Ash, Heard an N1, W9 and others work you, but your signal did not make it to Arizona. I hoping you can get more power at some time. Otherwise, it will take a fantastic 160m opening for us to hear you and you to hear us. Will keep listening and hoping. Ray, N6VR nr Prescott, AZ On Sat, Sep

Re: Topband: Help on 3V8SF Toploaded Vertical - THANK YOU

2018-09-22 Thread GaryK9GS
Hello Ash I listened to you last night.  For 100w you had a good signal with some WEB.  I was listening on a 1/4 wave 80m vertical. 73, Gary K9GS Original message From: Ashraf Chaabane Date: 9/22/18 12:58 PM (GMT-06:00) To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: Help on

Topband: WWV: Are they testing us?

2018-09-22 Thread Arthur Delibert
WWV has been broadcasting an outdated propagation report for several days, giving the solar flux as of September 18 and K Index as of 1200 on September 19. THIS MAY BE A TEST TO SEE IF ANYONE IS LISTENING, and if not, they’ll shut it down. We’ve had similar tests from other SW services prior

Topband: Help on 3V8SF Toploaded Vertical - THANK YOU

2018-09-22 Thread Ashraf Chaabane
Hi all, The toploaded vertical is up and running. I had to put the antenna wire 1.5m away from the mast which was making the SWR curve weird. Then everything went good after hairpin match adjustment! I put in my website a map of the QSOed stations last night with 100W CW. The antenna worked