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- Original Message -
From: Nick Henwood n...@henwood.demon.co.uk
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 11:24 PM
Subject: Topband: 160m from 5X
I have been v QRV from 5X in past 5 years.
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UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
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- Original Message -
From: Nick Henwood n...@henwood.demon.co.uk
Sent: Tuesday, August 28, 2012 11:24 PM
Subject: Topband: 160m from 5X
I have been v QRV from 5X in past 5 years.
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UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw? BK
If you cannot use radials laid on the ground, you could use at least two (ideally
more) elevated radials loaded with inductors or the relatively new Folded
Counterpoise (FCP);bhowever, the FCP requires a special antenna matching
circuit.
Huh? No matching network on my FCP antenna.
I have been v QRV from 5X in past 5 years. Returning this Oct for 8 weeks
and considering how best to get 160 on the air as it is the only band I
have not worked and reckon there must be un-met need!
I go to work (pro bono) at a community university so not a dxpedition but
solo so plenty of
Hi Nick
Like many others, I am very glad to hear you will be QRV on Topband.
A few suggestions if I may:
Operating on Topband has a bit of a learning curve. Not steep, but a
few things that may help:
Code speeds tend to be more moderate than other bands. On 20, a
DXpedition can zoom along at
