Re: Topband: [CQ-Contest] Congratulations to K9YC, recipient of the ARRL Technical Service Award

2020-09-12 Thread S57AD
Congratulations, Jim, really well deserved! 73 mirko, S57AD V V sob., 12. sep. 2020 ob 08:47 je oseba napisala: > Hi Jim, > > > Congratulations on your ARRL Technical Service Award > > > Well done and well deserved! > > > www.arrl.org/news/arrl-technical-service-award-conferred > > > 73 > Frank

Topband: Conditions Last Night

2020-09-12 Thread Roger Kennedy
Came on for about an hour last night . . worked a few NA stations, including across to Texas. Conditions seemed fairly good, but not many stations on. Roger G3YRO _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Re: Topband: Congratulations to K9YC, recipient of the ARRL Technical Service Award

2020-09-12 Thread fmoeves
Congratulations Jim well deserved thanks for being there. I hope you are your family are doing well after the fires. 73 Fred KB4QZH  Original message From: donov...@erols.com Date: 9/12/20 1:15 AM (GMT-05:00) To: cq-contest , topband Subject: Topband: Congratulations to K9YC

Re: Topband: [CQ-Contest] Congratulations to K9YC, recipient of the ARRL Technical Service Award

2020-09-12 Thread ROBERT SCHROEDER
Congratulations, Jim! 73, Bob K5KPE > On September 12, 2020 at 12:15 AM donov...@erols.com wrote: > > > Hi Jim, > > > Congratulations on your ARRL Technical Service Award > > > Well done and well deserved! > > > www.arrl.org/news/arrl-technical-service-award-conferred > > > 73 > Fr

Re: Topband: Horizontal Waller Flag

2020-09-12 Thread Mikek
I ran into a problem like yours with tower raising. It turned out that the feedline was acting as a vertical antenna and the actual RX antenna did not have adequate feedline isolation. When the tower is lowered, the unintentional vertical antenna goes away. As far as ferrites around the cables,

Re: Topband: Congratulations to K9YC, recipient of the ARRL Technical Service Award

2020-09-12 Thread Jorge Diez - CX6VM
congratulations Jim...!!! 73, Jorge CX6VM/CW5W El sáb., 12 sept. 2020 a las 2:15, escribió: > Hi Jim, > > > Congratulations on your ARRL Technical Service Award > > > Well done and well deserved! > > > www.arrl.org/news/arrl-technical-service-award-conferred > > > 73 > Frank > W3LPL > > ___

Topband: BOG Front to back

2020-09-12 Thread Artek Manuals
Mike I have taken the liberty of changing to subject line to more accurately reflect the content of your reply on the Waller Flag thread After much reading and a lot of personal experience and experimentation I am of the opinion that BOG front-to-back is a function not only the length but th

Topband: Conditions this morning

2020-09-12 Thread MU 4CX250B
Worked VK6LW this morning (1300Z) and he peaked 579 with QSB into Santa Fe. Interestingly, I didn’t hear a peep from JAs, which are usually plentiful here in the mornings. Band was quiet, more like November conditions. 73, Jim w8zr _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_t

Re: Topband: Horizontal Waller Flag

2020-09-12 Thread Richard (Rick) Karlquist
On 9/12/2020 5:26 AM, Mikek wrote:  My Technical knowledge is limited but, I have built directional AMBCB antennas. Feed line isolation is critical to make a directional antenna, directional! I have been criticized and been told, coax cable does not pick up signal. Must be I don't use the

Re: Topband: Horizontal Waller Flag

2020-09-12 Thread Grant Saviers
There have been a few comments about Rx antenna chokes. What I built may be of interest. 10 turns of RG179 micro TFE 75 ohm coax thru a Fair-Rite 2631101902 #31 core (1.12od x 1.125L x .54id). Wound thru a 3d printed form with 10 slots that keeps the turns disciplined in order. Measured R