Re: Topband: TN5R to start tonight on TB

2018-03-12 Thread Jose Ramon
John G3XHZ > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On 11 Mar 2018, at 11:34, Jose Ramon wrote: >> >> We'll start tonight on top band from the beautiful Congo coast. 880 ft (270 >> m) Beverages set to NW, N and NE. An additional steerable diamond shape >> loop is atta

Topband: TN5R to start tonight on TB

2018-03-11 Thread Jose Ramon
We'll start tonight on top band from the beautiful Congo coast. 880 ft (270 m) Beverages set to NW, N and NE. An additional steerable diamond shape loop is attached to the rx aerials control box so any station can choose among 4 directions from 160 to 30m. Noise level is not bad on the 18m high inv

Re: Topband: ARRL 160

2017-12-07 Thread Jose Ramon
That's not going to work often during a contest. It depends on how crowded is the band you stretch or narrow your passband. When a narrow filter is set if you call 100 Hz away we won't hear you. During a dxp the scenario is quite different, you're the alone, I normally set, whenever is possible, th

Topband: TB from Niger

2017-03-10 Thread Jose Ramon
TB and 80m aerials were installed early today in Niamey. EU/AS Beverage a bit noisy, power line on that heading. Worked HL and JA after their sr. NA bvg looks much better, about 700 ft long. Tx 1824 lsn up. For JA 1824 lsn dw 2-4. We are focused on 160 and 8 all night. There are short power outag

Re: Topband: EA7PP - Remote

2014-12-06 Thread Jose Ramon
Message- > From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jose > Ramon > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2014 5:29 PM > To: topband@contesting.com > Subject: Topband: EA7PP - Remote > > Hi all, > > I have just subscribed to this reflector- A friend of mine told m

Topband: EA7PP - Remote

2014-12-06 Thread Jose Ramon
Hi all, I have just subscribed to this reflector- A friend of mine told me there was something about EA7PP's operation during this w/e 160m contest. Someone suggested EA7PP uses a remote in the US as his signal was on the RBN outstanding. More than being an offending remark it's a compliment. We