Re: Topband: ARRL 160 busted spot

2022-12-07 Thread John Pescatore via Topband
I mostly ran in my short time in the ARRL 160, but on a Sunday am quick ALT A trip down the Available Mult Q Window I did hit a busted spot for I think K1LZ.  Spot volume isn't that high in the ARRL 160 compared to the bigger all bands tests. I have the NOT SKIMBUSTED filters running most of

Re: Topband: Low band antenna project questions

2016-03-07 Thread John Pescatore via Topband
Gary - I've had a 51' T up for 6 or 7 years now and it is a very good transmit antenna on 160. It is resonant on 160, with about 16 radials out now, so don't need a tuner there. I've tried it on other bands with a tuner in the shack, and performance is horrible. On most bands, it heard/talked