You guys don't know what you are talking about.
The WSJT Modes, including FT8 and FT4, require a live operator ( not someone
sleeping ) to initiate each contact.
( There is also a time-out timer that limits the number of times it
calls/replies before going back to standby )
and
The ARRL requires
For FT8, 1840 USB has lots of activity every night, domestic and DX.
DXpeditions sometimes operate on 1836 USB or other frequencies to avoid QRM
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+lloydberg=tds@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Michael Rutkaus
Sent: Monday, February 21
Why not remove the 80m wire and simply run the entire 30m tall mast (with
additional top hat) on 80m as a half-wave vertical?
A "legal Limit" antenna tuner should handle it, or build your own 80m antenna
matching unit.
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+lloydberg=td
Will someone please start an "I Hate FT8" group and move all this unproductive
chatter off of the Top Band reflector.
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+lloydberg=tds@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of ok1tn
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2021 10:05 AM
To: Chortek, Robe
Did you re-calibrate your analyzer for 75 ohms? ( rather than 50 ohms ) If no
re-cal, then what you see is normal.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+lloydberg=tds@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Charles Stackhouse via Topband
Sent: Sunday
l wire directly under each of the loops
extending several feet beyond the edge of each loop. Also be sure to use
common mode chokes on the RF and control lines.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+lloydberg=tds@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of N4ZR
my vertical
and sometimes better than my Hi-Z.
In all cases, a pre-amp was necessary on 160m. No pre-amp was needed on 80m
or 40m. Also remember to use a common mode isolation choke on your RX
feedline.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+lloydberg=t
I have three of the KD9SV pre-amps running here. ( from DX Engineering )
The input side tuned circuit helps a lot with AM broadcast interference.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+lloydberg=tds@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Edward via Topband
I use the "Lead-Free" plumbing solder to connect my radials & ground straps.
"Oatley Safe-Flo Lead Free Solder" is sold in most Home Improvement stores
in the plumbing department.
Do NOT use Lead-Tin "Radio Solder" - as that will leach into the soi
Hello Dale,
I had this same problem.
In my case I discovered that it was the "Doorknob" capacitors heating up and
changing value.
I had installed some fixed value doorknobs to "pad" the variable cap in the
matching circuit.
Changed to Vacuum Caps, no more problem
I absolutely hate the new Windows-10 User Interface.
To get your Classic Windows User Interface back, check out "Classic Shell".
http://www.classicshell.net/
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+lloydberg=tds@contesting.com] On
Beha
Possibly static, nearby lightning, or high levels of TX RF may have damaged one
or more of the semiconductors in your MFJ-1025.
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-bounces+lloydberg=tds@contesting.com] On
Behalf Of Steve London
Sent: Monday, March 16, 2020 1:33 PM
To: Gu
Lee,
Can you recommend an improved device to replace/upgrade the Analog Devices #
AD8055AN chip?
Any chance it would be a "drop-in replacement" ( pin-for-pin ) ?
I've got nine of the YCCC that I'd like to upgrade.
Or maybe I should just wait for Chris to complete his whole
That is too much RF power for a receiver input.
"Front End Protectors" are available for this exact problem:
Array Solutions:
https://www.arraysolutions.com/as-rxfep
DX Engineering:
https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/dxe-rg5000hd
73
Lloyd - N9LB
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Fro
to the center ground rod.
Length of the radials should extend a few feet past the edge of each loop.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of N4ZR
Sent: Saturday, December 07, 2019 3:14 PM
To: topband reflector
Subject
problem in the winter
months, I installed 100K 1w carbon resistors bridging the inputs to ground.
This will be the 4th or 5th year for my Hi-Z array. I also have BOGs and
two types of RX loop antennas.
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On
See:
https://www.qrz.com/DB/w9gl
( scroll down to 3rd picture )
Copper float balls available at any hardware, home improvement or plumbing
supply store.
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Blaine
Sent: Sunday, October 06, 2019 1:
thorns ( and assorted ticks ). That worked a lot better ( and much safer
too ).
What I learned was that the BOG works well when laying directly on the
ground, but was worthless when draped over weeds.
GL es 73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun
I've used "Low Voltage Landscape Lighting Wire" - available at Home
Improvement stores and on the Internet.
It is UV rated wire, the lightest gauge should be fine. Works fine for me
with the KD9SV R-BOG system and much easier to work with than the army
surplus telephone wire.
7
we also disqualify CW ops who use memory keyers and CW decoders? Nope
Shall we also disqualify phone ops who use voice recorders or synthesized
voices or voice recognition programs? Nope
It is all just new technology - get used to change! Change is inevitable.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Origi
K9AY antenna to supplement the single ground
rod. Length of the supplemental radials to be at least as wide as the loops
and at maximum no longer than double the width of the loops. Radial
placement should be in the ground directly below the loops.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
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QRN Lightning Static received here in Wisconsin is raising my noise floor by
10-20 dB.
Radar shows the storms are in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas.
Really unusual for this time of year!
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
w
ries, with an 802.11A Wi-FI link back to the nearest
wired Internet.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Dan Edward
Dba East edwards
Sent: Friday, November 23, 2018 11:45 AM
To: topband@contesting.com; Bill Cromwell
Subject
I'd like to see the ARRL change part mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Jim
Thomson
Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2018 10:57 AM
To: TopBand List
Subject: Topband: ARRL DXCC - 160 Meters
Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2018 09:32:20 -0600
From: "Mike Cizek W0VTT"
To: "'Jean-Paul Albert'" ,
Su
PC5W, TF1A, OK1ZVP, IK1BQD, R6JY, JH1AJT,
F4EMG, ON3AD, SP6IXF, DL2VPO, A45XR, F5ADE, SV2AEL, JH1AJT, IK1BQD, I0OSI,
UR5RGS, VK7BBB, YO9HP, SP5EAF, 5T2AI, and all of Canada.
73
Lloyd - N9LB in snowy and cold Wisconsin.
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesti
ectrical common/utility
ground point, bonded together?
Do you have a Perimeter ground around your house?
Take a look at "Grounding and Bonding for the Radio Amateur".
https://www.arrl.org/shop/Grounding-and-Bonding-for-the-Radio-Amateur
73
Lloyd - N9LB
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From
han the TX vertical.
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of N4ZR
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2018 9:40 AM
To: topband reflector
Subject: Topband: Which compromise receiving antenna
I've just spent a very educational hour wi
or 9 element systems - just buy what you need ).
DX Engineering also sells KD9SV BOG and RBOG components.
BTW - I worked KH1/KH7Z Baker Island in July on 160m, 80m, 40m and 30m with
these antennas, but not even a hint of a signal on 160m or 80m when RXing on
the TX vertical.
73
Lloyd - N9LB ( Q
Hello Ash!
For a broadband RX antenna, that match looks good. Exactly what I see with
my AIM analyzer when looking at my BOGs. Don't mess with it.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Ashraf
Chaabane
Sent: Wedn
varies a significant amount. The urbanized areas are much poorer, and of
course the transitions between conductivity areas will vary.
Your state Agriculture Department might have more detailed soil maps that
could be used as a starting point for estimated local soil conductivity.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
What time was the 3C0W enhancement?
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Lee.
KX4TT via Topband
Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 10:22 AM
To: 'TopBand List'
Subject: Re: Topband: 3C0W signal on Topband
My observations match Herb's very well
a great local club project if legalized by ARRL.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
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From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Steve Daniel
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2018 1:32 PM
To: topband@contesting.com
forward
and reverse will tell you a great deal about your environment and is a good
day-to-day indicator of the correct or incorrect functioning of the
beverage.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
On Fri, Jan 12, 2018 at 2:44 PM, terry burge wrote:
> I put up my first beverage recently. It's about 550-600 fe
Lets light up those phones...
WKYW-AM 1490 kHz
Frankfort, Kentucky
"Passport Radio 1490"
Station Format: Oldies
Phone: 502-875-1130
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike
Waters
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:16 PM
To: topband
Yes, hearing them at my QTH on my SE Beverage, carrier running 15 to 25 dB
above my noise floor.
Lloyd - N9LB near Madison, WI grid EN52HV
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bill
Stewart
Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 2018 5:00 PM
To
ed to match at one end of the coax.
3. Put radials under it to reduce ground losses.
Yes, a tuner at the feed point is preferable to one in the house.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of
kg9hfr...@gmail.com
Sent: Tuesday, Ja
strap material
to connect my mast pipe to the top of the tower. It runs parallel to my
coax rotor loop at tower top ( about 24 inches long ).
73
Lloyd - N9LB
> - Original Message -
>
> From: "K4SAV"
> To: topband@contesting.com
> Sent: Thursday, November 2,
ell
for me for 19 years.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of John
Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2017 3:11 AM
To: topband@contesting.com
Subject: Topband: underground cables question
Hi all, some years ago I buried a 4 in
I would like to show this video at our DX Club meeting, but it says: "Sorry
this video can only be watched by viewers in Brazil"
Is there some way I can get a copy of this video?
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On
gineering.com/search/part-type/rf-suppression-snap-on-ferrite-beads
If the power cord for the electric stove is too large, perhaps the Snap-On
Ferrites could be added to the Romex cable feeding the stove outlet if the
wiring is accessible, such as in an unfinished basement.
73
Lloyd - N9
allowed me to work Heard Island, South
Sandwich and South Georgia last season!
If you only have 200 feet or even a bit less than 200 feet, I still think the
BOG is definitely the way to go.
I apologize if anyone was misled.
73
Lloyd – N9LB
From: Mark K3MSB [mailto:mark.k3
hearing what others have found to
be their optimum BOG lengths - - -
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Lloyd -
N9LB
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2016 11:06 PM
To: 'Topband'
Subject: Re: Topband: BOG
My Reversible Bog uses
w the ground's
surface.
WX - a wetter than normal Summer and Fall here in Southern Wisconsin.
My Antenna Analyzer shows a 1.45 : 1 match at 1825 KHz ( 75 ohm system ).
I can send the analyzer plots to anyone that is interested.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mail
Hello Tony!
Ground conditions and wire height above ground make a huge difference in
best length.
I found the optimum for my BOG, using WD-1A wire and operating at 1825 KHz,
at my QTH is 290 feet.
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com
Assuming the utilities are all in the back yards, I'd suggest you look at
running a BOG wire along the edge of the sidewalk in the front yards.
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@contesting.com] On Behalf Of HankP
Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2016 2:51 PM
To: topband@c
lose to 50 years and no cancer, and yes I have kids too. Our local
ham clubs have members who have been making RF since they were kids are now
well past the median life expectancy age. Obviously they have not been
adversely affected by RF.
I really like RF!
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Origi
Regarding working DX on 160m...
"Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity"
Seneca
-Original Message-
"Chance favors those who are prepared." Louis Pasteur.
73 - Steve WB6RSE
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Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
Nice web site, Stan!
One of the pix says you paint your antennas with "icephobic paint". Are you
kidding or is there paint that is less likely to build up ice? Can you give
us details about that?
73
Lloyd - N9LB
-Original Message-
From: Topband [mailto:topband-boun...@cont
Hi Mike!
I use filters made by Jack Smith at
http://www.cliftonlaboratories.com/current_products.htm
Great filters ( and expertly pre-tuned ) at a reasonable price - especially
so if you purchase just the bare filter board ( w/o enclosure ).
73
Lloyd - N9LB
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