Re: Topband: Personal decision

2022-02-24 Thread Fortra
Tree, thanks for voice of wisdom. Nermin S58DX Sent from my BlackBerry 10 smartphone.   Original Message   From: Tree Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 16:22 To: Pete Smith N4ZR Cc: 160 Subject: Re: Topband: Personal decision I also need to respond to this sentiment: "it's more important at this

Re: Topband: New Modes, Systems, etc

2020-01-11 Thread fortra
Hi Roger, yeah, you are my man..could not be said better.. Nermin S58DX -Izvorno sporočilo- From: Roger Kennedy Sent: Saturday, January 11, 2020 3:32 PM To: topband@contesting.com Subject: Topband: New Modes, Systems, etc It's easy to appreciate why many people - who are passionate

Re: Topband: FT-8 Contest would be great for Topband

2020-01-10 Thread fortra
Hi guys, as a former radio officer and a ham for 51 years, i firmly belive, that hearing is beliving.. Not the other way around, seeing is beliving... We, hams has last word, ear, eye on modes... Nermin S58DX -Izvorno sporočilo- From: Cecil Sent: Friday, January 10, 2020 9:02 PM To:

Re: Topband: new style PL-259's with screw on back INSTRUCTIONS

2018-12-05 Thread fortra
Thanks Mike, that is very usefull. Nermin S58DX -Izvorno sporočilo- From: MICHAEL ST ANGELO Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2018 3:49 PM To: Pete Michaelis - N8TR ; topband@contesting.com Subject: Re: Topband: new style PL-259's with screw on back INSTRUCTIONS These are compression con

Re: Topband: 80-160M remote autotuner needed

2016-07-14 Thread fortra
Gary, check Harris RF-615B, several of the hams in nearby area including me, mine is not operational yet, use them to couple everything...it is a heavy beast though :) Kr Nermin S58DX -Izvorno sporočilo- From: Gary Marks Sent: Thursday, July 14, 2016 4:24 PM To: topband@contesting.c

Re: Topband: Book: The Amateur Radio Vertical Antenna Handbook Capt. Paul H. Lee 2nd Edition

2016-02-02 Thread fortra
Hi James, i have both edition's.. What i can do, for you ?? kr Nermin S58DX -Izvorno sporočilo- From: James Rodenkirch Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 9:58 PM To: Top Band Contesting Subject: Topband: Book: The Amateur Radio Vertical Antenna Handbook Capt. Paul H. Lee 2nd Edition

Re: Topband: Out-of-Turn Callers DX Expedition finances

2015-02-06 Thread Fortra
t needs to be ironed out. Garry On 2/5/2015 11:32 AM, Jim Brown wrote: On Thu,2/5/2015 8:29 AM, Fortra wrote: jeez those numbers are worrying. So are the numbers for contributions to the cost of DX trips that have gotten increasingly expensive. The only way to get on th

Re: Topband: Out-of-Turn Callers

2015-02-05 Thread Fortra
Out-of-Turn Callers On Thu,2/5/2015 8:29 AM, Fortra wrote: jeez those numbers are worrying. So are the numbers for contributions to the cost of DX trips that have gotten increasingly expensive. The only way to get on the island is via a helicopter, and they have had to make many trips. Some

Re: Topband: Out-of-Turn Callers

2015-02-05 Thread Fortra
th American stations. Are you on? 73 Lou KE1F On 2/5/2015 7:42 AM, Fortra wrote: Lou, is that what you have said, an argument ? Let us wait a week, and then we will judge... 73's Nermin S58DX - Original Message - From: "KE1F Lou" To: Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 12

Re: Topband: Out-of-Turn Callers

2015-02-05 Thread Fortra
Lou, is that what you have said, an argument ? Let us wait a week, and then we will judge... 73's Nermin S58DX - Original Message - From: "KE1F Lou" To: Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2015 12:51 PM Subject: Re: Topband: Out-of-Turn Callers To us EP6T was European QSO Party. GL an

Re: Topband: tool for install radials

2014-12-09 Thread Fortra
Hi Jorge, in one of the ARRL Antenna Compendium there was a guy who simply bought a truckload of ground?? and put it over the radial filed :) Spread with showel, add some grass seed and voila :) I like that solution, although never tried.. Nermin S58DX - Original Message - From: "J

Re: Topband: Matching network info for 80 & 160M needed

2014-09-22 Thread Fortra
Hi Gary, there was an article in recent issue of ARRL QST, A 20 and 40 meter Vertical on "Autopilot", from QST september 2005 by Dan Richardson, K6MHE...same article ended up in ARRL" " More vertical Antenna Classics :) Use heavy duty compononets, treat 160 m vertical as 1/4 lambda and 80 met

Re: Topband: Fixed capacitor source needed (150pf 5KV)

2013-10-03 Thread Fortra
Hi Herb, same thing happened to me, and i have used Russian doorknob capacitors very close in value ( i think i have combined 100 and 47 pf ). Try dr.Alex website for those... A friend of mine, replaced ALL of the PCB capacitors and since that time on, no problems... Of course, do not push more

Re: Topband: E-mail AH8DX

2012-02-02 Thread Fortra
Hi Bojan, try : ah...@msn.com or direct Craig Maxey, 16550 SW Taft Court, Beaverton, OR 97007-6262, USA rgds, Nermin S58DX - Original Message - From: "Bojan Sever" To: Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2012 8:35 AM Subject: Topband: E-mail AH8DX > Hello ! > > Anybody has E-mail from A