Re: Topband: Misek/Lankford Phaser 2 Project

2020-03-13 Thread GEORGE WALLNER
I have built and tested Langford's Phased Delta Flag Array. It was very good. I have built this antenna on a small, remote island in the Bahamas. I compared it with a DHDL and a single flag (same dimensions as one of the elements of the array). The antenna was very good. You can see and hear a

Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m

2020-03-13 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 3/13/2020 12:34 PM, Richard (Rick) Karlquist wrote: On 3/12/2020 4:29 PM, Mikek wrote:    I'll stick my neck out and suggest Dallas Lankford's '2 FET amp'.   If anyone has an interest, I have some more files in my computer. https://www.okdxf.eu/lankford/Hi%20Z%20PPL%20Loop%20And%20Fl

Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m

2020-03-13 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 3/12/2020 4:29 PM, Mikek wrote:   I'll stick my neck out and suggest Dallas Lankford's '2 FET amp'.  If anyone has an interest, I have some more files in my computer. https://www.okdxf.eu/lankford/Hi%20Z%20PPL%20Loop%20And%20Flag%20Arrays.pdf I    

Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160

2020-03-13 Thread Jim Brown
On 3/13/2020 11:13 AM, Mikek wrote: advice about common mode filtering, This ran in National Contest Journal a year or two ago. http://k9yc.com/RXChokesTransformers.pdf 73, Jim K9YC _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160

2020-03-13 Thread Mikek
I have a plan to put a matching transformer and a Hi Z amp on my antenna with relay switching, so I can do a real A, B, comparison. If you have any advice on implementing that or advice about common mode filtering, I'm listening. Appropriate relay suggestions would be appreciated. I meant to add

Re: Topband: Restoring the Signal to Noise Ratio

2020-03-13 Thread GEORGE WALLNER
This is only half tongue-in-cheek. With the ambient noise going up, and there being limits to the size and cost of receiving arrays most amateurs can build, the next logical step is to raise the output power. Perhaps the FCC should be petitioned to raise the legal limit? They were supposed to s

Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m

2020-03-13 Thread Mike Waters
Me neither. On Fri, Mar 13, 2020, 12:22 PM Wes wrote: > It's not clear to me. > > Wes N7WS > > On 3/13/2020 9:42 AM, Jim Thomson wrote: > > ## Clearly whats required is a long overdue increase in TX > power limits on 160 band...and also 80+40. > > That or arrl legal remote RXs.

Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m

2020-03-13 Thread Wes
It's not clear to me. Wes  N7WS On 3/13/2020 9:42 AM, Jim Thomson wrote: ## Clearly whats required is a long overdue increase in TX power limits on 160 band...and also 80+40. That or arrl legal remote RXs. pick one. Jim VE7RF _ Searchable Archives

Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m

2020-03-13 Thread Mike Waters
On Thu, Mar 12, 2020, 3:48 PM Michael Tope wrote: > There are a lot of SMT to DIP adapter boards out there which would allow > newer SMD op-amps to be used in older through-hole PWB layouts. > > > https://www.digikey.com/product-detail/en/aries-electronics/LCQT-SOIC8-8/A880AR-ND/4754588 This is

Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m (LONG)

2020-03-13 Thread John Kaufmann via Topband
Hi Mike, Yes, the math can get tricky and cause you to get lost in the forest. I'm not afraid of doing math (I did a mathematics minor in graduate school) but as an engineer, I prefer to seek the simplest possible solutions to engineering problems. This is a case where you can avoid messy mat

Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m

2020-03-13 Thread Jim Thomson
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2020 20:25:16 -0700 From: Jim Brown To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Spring SPDC

2020-03-13 Thread uy0zg
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Re: Topband: Misek/Lankford Phaser 2 Project

2020-03-13 Thread Mike Waters
FYI, I just found this page with many Dallas Lankford articles: https://www.okdxf.eu/index.php/technika/80-antenarska-kolekce-dallase-lankforda . Open the site in Chrome (or use translate.google.com), and it'll translate from Czech to English. On an old laptop here, I have many of his articles dow

Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m

2020-03-13 Thread Dave Cuthbert
The document was published last year so we might assume the noise graph is up to date. To put this in perspective, To put the ITU-R P.372-14 claimed noise in perspective here's the calculated antenna terminal voltage for a 100% efficient 1/4 wavelength vertical in 500 Hz bandwidth. S-units are als

Re: Topband: Spring SPDC

2020-03-13 Thread treen6tr
Yes.  While most things are being cancelled these days, the Spring Stew is still on.TreeSent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone. Original message From: rgarre...@comcast.net Date: 3/13/20 6:22 AM (GMT-08:00) To: 'Tree' Subject: Spring SPDC Hi Tree,I didn't see an announcement

Re: Topband: Hi Z amplifiers for 160m (LONG)

2020-03-13 Thread Michael Tope
I agree with your conclusions regarding the case of isotropic atmospheric noise. This is the same reason that cold space looks like 3 Kelvin regardless of how high the antenna gain. As the antenna gain goes up you reinforce to a greater degree a lesser slice of the overall pie. This ends up bei