Re: Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-02 Thread Jeff Kinzli N6GQ
oute moved from their area) Houses , >> shopping centers etc as far as you can see - sea of lights and RF noise. >> >> Just sayin .. If you can't hear 'em you can't work 'em well RHR >> etc . >> >> Hank K7HP >> >>> On 4/1/2018 7:45 AM,

Topband: Soil conductivity maps

2018-04-01 Thread Jeff Kinzli N6GQ
So I'm looking to purchase a new QTH. I'm not particular about location, but would like to optimize for soil conductivity and any other parameters that would increase near and far field propagation and minimize ground losses. I've seen the US Gov M3 maps, but they are very coarse. They also only

Re: Topband: VANISHING SUNSPOTS (http://spaceweather.com/)

2016-06-05 Thread Jeff Kinzli N6GQ
Bill, good reads, thank you. It seems that the consensus is that cycle 25 will be less active than cycle 24, with some projections putting it at the lowest in many cycles. I think the theory is that the speed of the conveyor belt is an indicator the vigor of the coming cycle. Do we have any

Re: Topband: Which is best for copying the weakest DX - DSP or the ear-brain combo?

2015-08-05 Thread Jeff Kinzli N6GQ
So, this isn't a scientific test, but a number of years ago (pre-K3) I built an Elecraft K2 (great fun to build) and then built the DSP board for it as well. As a relatively experienced ear, and always (due to other hobbies) listening in the noise, I found the K2+DSP to be unmatched in terms of

Re: Topband: Lyme Desease

2012-07-29 Thread Jeff Kinzli N6GQ
Having myself been through Lyme disease and treatment, as well as my wife, we are walking billboards for trying to get people to be aware of this horrible disease. If you have been bit by a tick and you're in an endemic Lyme area, please see a doctor asap. My wife and I both had it (probably) for