Topband: "Hunting Down RFI Sources in and out of Your Shack"

2024-09-09 Thread Robert Urban
*The Madison DX Club's September 10, 2024 meeting:* *"Hunting Down RFI Sources in and out of Your Shack"* By Mike Martin - K3RFI, owner of RFI Services, a firm dedicated to identifying sources of Radio Frequency Interference affecting both residential & commercial customers. *Date: Tuesday, Sep

Topband: "The ARRL Volunteer Monitor Program"

2024-08-12 Thread Robert Urban
*The Madison DX Club's August 13, 2024 meeting* *“The ARRL Volunteer Monitor Program"* *Join the conversation with Riley Hollingsworth, K4ZDH, on how the ARRL became responsible for monitoring the amateur radio bands and how the monitor program works. Riley is a former attorney with the FCC Enfor

Re: Topband: N5J Live Stream?

2024-08-09 Thread Robert Urban
Thanks for the 160m QSO, George. A bit of ESP through the QRN The team is doing a great job! 73, Bob W9EWZ On Fri, Aug 9, 2024 at 4:05 PM GEORGE WALLNER wrote: > We are super busy, Updating Clublog once a day is all we got time for. > The 160 m antenna (actually 160 - 10) is at the water's edge

Topband: "New Developments of Rig in the Box"

2024-07-08 Thread Robert Urban
*The Madison DX Club's July 9, 2024 meeting:* *"New Developments of Rig in the Box:* *the RIB Carry-on, Experience at CE0 and PJ7"* *By Gregg Marco - W6IZT* Date: Tuesday, July 9, 2024 Where: Internet ZOOM Meeting Informal chat starts at 6:00 PM CDT Business Meeting at 6:30 PM CDT, Progra

Topband: "HF Propagation Knowledge to Improve DXing during the Solar Maximum"

2024-06-10 Thread Robert Urban
*The Madison DX Club's June 11, 2024 Program:* *"HF Propagation Knowledge to Improve DXing during the Solar Maximum"* *By * *Frank Donavan - W3LPL* *Date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024* *Where: Internet ZOOM Meeting - guests can e-mail: n...@arrl.net and request a ZOOM invitation.* *Informal ch

Re: Topband: Top Band and Old Age

2024-05-11 Thread Robert Urban
Bob, I turned 80 this past December and am feeling the same pains and limitations you describe. Be that as it may, I love our hobby and am learning new things all the time. That and the amazing dxpeditions keep me thrilled to be a ham and a DXer. Enjoy! 73, Bob W9EWZ On Sat, May 11, 2024 at 11:33 

Re: Topband: T32JV -- Test before Jarvis

2024-05-08 Thread Robert Urban
FB signal George, punching through the QRN. Tnx 160m cw QSO with T32JV. 73, Bob W9EWZ On Wed, May 8, 2024 at 9:38 PM GEORGE WALLNER wrote: > Hello Topbanders, > I am in T32, Christmas Island. I just got a license to put up a station > operate as T32JV. I will be on 160 during the next three nigh

Topband: "Operating 6 Meters from Malawi"

2024-04-09 Thread Robert Urban
The Madison DX Club's April 9, 2024 meeting: "Operating 6 Meters from Malawi" By 7Q6M Don Jones ( K6ZO ) from the Embangweni Mission Hospital in Malawi Time: Informal chat starts at 6:00 PM CDT, Business Meeting at 6:30 PM CDT, Program at 7:00 PM CDT.(*UTC Tim**e: Informal chat starts at 2300z

Topband: "DXpeditions from the Arctic to the Dead Sea"

2024-03-11 Thread Robert Urban
The Madison DX Club's March 12th, 2024 program: "DXpeditions from the Arctic to the Dead Sea" By Hal Turley - W8HC Team Member of CB0ZA Robinson Crusoe, E51D N Cook, VP6A Ducie, JW0A Svalbard, K5P Palmyra, VK9WA Willis, K9W Wake, NH8S Swains and many more Time: Informal chat starts at 6:00 PM CD

Topband: Jeff Dorsey TZ4AM presentation live from Mali

2024-02-12 Thread Robert Urban
*The Madison DX Club's February 13, 2024 meeting:* "Amateur Radio from the End of the Earth" By Jeff Dorsey - TZ4AM, Operations in Mali from 2015 to the Present Time: Informal chat starts at 6:00 PM CST, Business Meeting at 6:30 PM CST, Program at 7:00 PM CST. *(UTC Time: Informal chat starts o

Topband: K1ZM 160 meter program

2024-01-08 Thread Robert Urban
Please join us and our special guest speaker for the Madison DX Club program on Tuesday, *7:00pm **CST**:* *The Madison DX Club's January 9, 2023, Meeting:* "The Thrill of DXing on 160 Meters" By Jeffrey Briggs - K1ZM, author of the complete guide to navigating 160M Learn from Jeff's 60 years

Topband: W8UVZ (SK)

2023-12-26 Thread Robert Urban
I am saddened to learn of the recent passing of my friend, George Taft, W8UVZ. George was a top DXer and a champion of 160 meter DXing. He along with W0CD (SK) and K8GG were the designers and suppliers of the famous Battle Creek Special antenna that was used successfully on so many dxpeditions. Geo

Topband: Cycle 25 Update

2023-11-15 Thread Robert Urban
Video of the K9LA talk at the Madison DX Club last night is now available on our YouTube Channel. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbOR4kFlf2JgMuGVx5pKNYg/videos 73, *Bob W9EWZ* *Madison DX Club* _ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector

Topband: Solar Cycle 25 Update - Presented by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA

2023-11-13 Thread Robert Urban
Please join us and our special guest speaker for the Madison DX Club program on *Tuesday, 7:00pm **CST**:* *The Madison DX Club's November 14, 2023, Meeting:* Solar Cycle 25 Update - Presented by Carl Luetzelschwab, K9LA Cycle 25 is producing many more sunspots than originally predicted. Find

Topband: Adam Farson, VA7OJ, presents "A New Look at SDR Testing"

2023-10-09 Thread Robert Urban
Please join us and our special guest speaker for the Madison DX Club program on Tuesday, *7:00pm **CDT**:* *The Madison DX Club's October 10, 2023, Meeting:* A New Look at SDR Testing Software Defined Radios are rapidly replacing analog rigs. Adam Farson-VA7OJ, Telecommunications Engineer, will

Topband: Improving Your DX Experience

2023-09-11 Thread Robert Urban
Please join us and our special guest speaker for the Madison DX Club program on Tuesday, *7:00pm **CDT**:* *The Madison DX Club's September 12, 2023, Meeting:* *Improving Your DX Experience* *presented by Ralph Bellas, K9ZO, * *accomplished DXer, DXpeditioner, Contester and Author* A very time

Topband: "Update on The Shortwave Modernization Coalition Petition" presented by K9LA

2023-08-08 Thread Robert Urban
Please join us and our special guest speaker for the Madison DX Club program on Tuesday, *August* * 8th 7:00pm **CDT**:* *Update on The Shortwave Modernization Coalition Petition (The FCC Petition to allow high power commercial digital transmission on 2 to 25 MHz)* *Presented by ARRL Central Di

Topband: Amateur Radio in Ukraine before and after the invasion

2023-05-09 Thread Robert Urban
*The Madison DX Club's May 9, 2023 Meeting:Amateur Radio in Ukraine before and after the invasionBy Andriy Rockmanov, W9KM (UR3AN)* *Date: Tuesday, May 9, 2023* *Time: Informal chat starts at 6:00 PM CDT, Business Meeting at 6:30 PM CDT, Program at 7:00 PM CDT.* *UTC Time: Informal chat starts

Topband: "Tower Maintenance for Radio Amateurs"

2023-02-14 Thread Robert Urban
*The Madison DX Club's February 14, 2023 Program is:* *Tower Maintenance for Radio Amateurs* By Don Daso K4ZA, Author of ARRL’s "Antenna Towers for Radio Amateurs" Happy Valentine’s Day! Love is in the air; is your antenna? Tonight’s speaker will help us plan for the work we need to do regularly