happening, so I've been doing the ARRL
Centennial QSO thing on CW, as those folks have been up on 10 for the states
that've participated so far.
Jim / W6JHB
On Monday, Mar 31, 2014, at Monday, 1:24 PM, Joe Subich, W4TV wrote:
>
> On 3/31/2014 1:38 PM, Jim Bennett wrote:
&
Mike,
I've been a CW op for just about 50 years. Couple months ago I started messing
around with WSJT-X and it's JT65 and JT9 protocols. I run an Elecraft KX3 and
my antenna is an 88-foot long doublet, 45 feet up, fed with about 110 feet of
450 ohm ladder line. I have tried running QRP power wi
No - didn't mis-read the stats. 100% rating is good. 66 sales is OK, but I'd be
very concerned about sending nearly $400 to a seller over there with "only" 66
feedback. I've been in business on eBay for a long time (as I mentioned, with
close to 6,000 feedback @ 100%) and there isn't a snowball'
Hmmm. $388 for an item from China from a seller with only a feedback of 66
- scary, methinks. And 3-6 weeks delivery - yikes! As a seller with close to a
feedback level of nearly 6,000 - this is not something I'd take a chance on. I
bought a '4170 last year after selling off my MFJ-259B - on
Yep, I just worked him with my KX3/KPA500 (150 watts to a 45 foot high doublet)
on 17 meter CW. Coming in nicely here in California this morning.
Jim / W6JHB
On Thursday, Feb 20, 2014, at Thursday, 11:27 AM, wb6r...@mac.com wrote:
> Michael, G7VJR, is now QRV from VP9. He will be on 160 la
I'd like to add my .02 to this thread, as an observer.
There certainly are two sides to the story. The folks running "big gun"
stations on top band in the contest are out there trying to garner points to
win the contest, or at least their state/power level/section or whatever. So, I
can almost
Although not a "Top Band" QSO, the FT5ZM operation was coming in loud and clear
here in northern California on 80 meters this morning. Worked him on first call
amidst a rather large pileup at 15.06Z on 3.523. I'm a happy camper, as my
antenna for 80 is only an Inverted L (up 40 feet), and using
lby - K4WW
> ----- Original Message - From: "Jim Bennett"
> To: "topband"
> Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2013 3:29 PM
> Subject: Topband: 160 Meter Ops
>
>
>> This contest, along with the Stew Perry versions, certainly make one wonder
>> - WHERE T
This contest, along with the Stew Perry versions, certainly make one wonder -
WHERE THE HECK ARE ALL THE CW OPS THE REST OF THE YEAR? On any given night, one
can jump on 160 (or even 80) meters and hear pretty much nothing. Calling CQ
sometimes brings an answer, but not that often. Forty meters
Mike - FWIW - I had a two tuned-radial 80 meter Inverted L hung in one of our
redwood trees. Replaced it with an FCP and my bandwidth was almost the same.
Quite happy with the FCP at this QTH. We aren't supposed to have any ham
antennas outside, but being able to string the FCP towards the top o
I was just looking through the ARRL Antenna Book - if it's RG-8, then 8 turns
would work if wound on an 8 inch PVC tube. However, that size PVC may be
difficult to find, and certainly wouldn't be to spiffy hung way up the air. But
then again, you were thinking about 10 turns on a 12 inch diamete
Rik -
Last year we replaced the 20+ year old roof on our house. It was made of
treated cedar "shake boards", with simple tar paper and plywood underneath. My
antennas consist of (1) 26.8 meter long doublet fed with 450 ohm ladder line,
(2) 80 meter Inverted L, (3) 160 meter Inverted L, (4) 5/4
Bill, FWIW, I'm using 30 turns of 9913 coax close wound on a length of 8" ID
PVC tube. Works very well for me.
Jim / W6JHB
On Wednesday, Oct 2, 2013, at Wednesday, 10:04 AM, Bill Stewart wrote:
> Tnx Richard for the info.
> I've got a small collection of doorknobs and will ck to see
> if I
If anyone in this group is not yet on 160 because of limited space, or you are
using a crummy antenna on 80 meters, I want to share with you my recent
experience using an Inverted L and the K2AV FCP (Folded CounterPoise).
For the past few months I've been participating in the 40 and 80 meter "Fo
Herb & All -
I'm here on the West Coast and have the same "issues" with this contest as many
other folks. I enter it not with ANY expectation of winning - well, OK, I'll
bet big dollars that I'm going to have high score for Folsom, CA! But rather to
try adding to my WAS totals for this band. I
> Guys - thanks for your input! After reading the posts and doing more reading
> in the antenna book, it is clear that a common mode choke IS a balun. In my
> installation, I have no tower to deal with, as there are CC&R / HOA issues.
> My antenna's apex will be supported by some fiberglass tubi
I'm looking into installing an inverted V in the next couple days and had a
question about the feed. I run low power (<100 w with a K3) and will be using
RG-8X. The antenna will be for 80 meters at first, and perhaps chopped shorter
later this year for 40 meters. Anyway, my question is whether t
My 80 meter FCP installation was done last spring with the assistance of Guy
K2AV. I have NO additional ground at the antenna feed point at this time. The
outer coax conductor is at ground where it enters the shack (about 90 feet from
the antenna), but I have not driven any ground rods into the
I can second that - I was trying to get an 80 meter inverter L with FCP working
this past spring and the measurements I got with my MFJ-259B were really
whacky. Working with K2AV we realized that my ground-mounted Hustler 5BTV (80 -
10 meters) was reacting with the Inverted L. I lowered the 5BTV
Just my two cents worth on the zero beat issue. My station is one of the little
guns / squirt guns. I operated in the weekend's contest with a K3/100 into an
Inverted L with only 25 feet in the vertical plane. When I hear big-signal
stations calling QRZ or CQ and subsequently get answered by a b
Although I'm far from being an antenna "expert", I second Wes' comments about
matching a 160 meter Inverted L.
I recently made my first ever Inverted L and am very, very pleased with the
results. Mine has only 30 feet or so of vertical rise, and the remainder of the
"hot" side runs pretty much
Just got on 160 meters a few weeks ago with a fairly low Inverted L (35'
vertical, the rest horizontal), and only two 125' long elevated radials. Was
easily able to work T32C Friday morning (05:30) using 100 watts from a K3, and
then heard them again later, at 11:30 PM. Guess that all-water path
Hi folks - I'm new to this list and fairly new to 160 meters and I've got a
couple questions. I've been licensed since '64 and have spent the majority of
my hamming on CW, 80-10 meters. A couple years ago I built a "shortened, half
sloper" for 160 meters. It worked "OK", but certainly wasn't th
23 matches
Mail list logo
