Re: Topband: QRP on 160?

Jeff, I haven't been on topband in a few years since my antenna went down in an ice storm.  I was always active QRP in the big Stew Perry contests back 8-20 years ago but then I got old and couldn't stay awake all night and together with some health problems for both my wife and me I haven't

Re: Topband: NA activity + Inv-L corner insulator

If you are hanging ropes over tree branches which tend to be abrasive I would highly recommend the "Wouff Hang" as designed by Roy Lewallen, W7EL.    He had an article in QST, October 2019 which describes the device made up a of several pieces of electrical conduit and PVC pipe which you pull

Re: Topband: Dacron & varmits

Gary, Look at qualitynylonrope.com.  I bought a 500' spool of 3/16" polyester (dacron) rope from them about 6 yrs ago using it for my dipoles and guys for my 60' 160M vertical and so far no issues.  They sell rope up to 1/2" dia. and, the best part is free shipping on orders over $25.

Re: Topband: Satisfactory fiberglass pole for K9AY loop

tz wrote: Was the 1" OD cut into 2 pieces 4' long? One sticking out the top and the other inside the 1.25" OD at the top joint to stiffen it? Or 2' each to stiffen both joints? Chuck W5PR On Wed, Feb 20, 2019 at 10:45 AM Russ Tobolic via Topband wrote:  I use 3 pcs of DXE-FT1250-8 (8',  1.

Re: Topband: Satisfactory fiberglass pole for K9AY loop

I use 3 pcs of DXE-FT1250-8 (8',  1.25" OD) and 1 pc DXE-FT1000-8 (8',  1" OD).  I cut the 1" OD into 2 pcs 2' long which nested inside the larger tubing and used the rest to stick out the top.  The total height is 25' for my K9AY loops.  I did try the cheaper route with similar dia PVC but it

Re: Topband: Stew Perry Contest

Nope, KH6LC doesn't have good ears, they have GREAT ears.  Worked them from MI with 5 watts and it wasn't the first time. HNYRuss, N3CO Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Mon, Dec 31, 2018 at 12:53 PM, Sam Josuweit wrote: Worked Hawaii from NE Pennsylvania with 100 watts. Still smiling

Re: Topband: 160m Vertical matching Help

JC's caution is important. Check to see if you have any MF broadcast stations near you.  I have the MFJ259 and a 5KW AM station at 1480 Kc about 1.5 miles away which renders the 259 useless on 160M' Russ, N3CO From: JC To: 'Ronald Gorski' ;

Re: Topband: 1809.2 kHz constant dashes

I'm hearing it here near Grand Rapids, MI at 1336Z peaking on my SE K9AY loop around S2-S3..   Russ, N3CO From: Don Kirk To: JP Zaimes Cc: topband Sent: Tuesday, December 6, 2016 7:13 AM Subject: Re: Topband: 1809.2 kHz

Topband: Fw: The Stew Perry is Coming. Are You Ready?

I'll be QRP also from MI, passing out 4X points.  Although. I'm a year older and don't think I can stay up as long as last year. Russ, N3COEN72 - Forwarded Message - From: Jim F. via Topband To: Mike - W5JR ;

Re: Topband: Speculating via Stew posted scores

From another QRP perspective, conditions were pretty miserable from here in Michigan, part of the mid-west sorta thang..  I didn't hear a single Euro, KH6, or KL7.  I only heard 2 CA  guys but they couldn't pull me out and worked only 2 in FL which seemed odd.  In the past couple of years I was

Re: Topband: The Stew

Hello Gary, I have been using the K9AY loops for several years and am very happy with the performance but always looking for more. Is there anything critical about the placement of the radials, i.e. in the same directions as the loops or at 45 deg in between the loops? Thanks, Russ, N3CO