Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-24 Thread Larry via Topband
opband <topband@contesting.com>; W7RH <midnigh...@cox.net> Sent: Sun, Jan 24, 2016 6:16 am Subject: Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma Bob, I concur that this might be the reason that Top Band has been so difficult for propagation to our area. I heard them the first

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Lee STRAHAN
Rich uses the Hi-Z 4-8 Pro Lee From: Mike Waters [mailto:mikew...@gmail.com] Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:06 AM To: Lee STRAHAN <k7...@msn.com> Cc: 160 <topband@contesting.com> Subject: Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma Exactly what antenna was he using?

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Dave Pascoe
t; > > > > > > *From:* Mike Waters [mailto:mikew...@gmail.com] > > *Sent:* Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:06 AM > > *To:* Lee STRAHAN <k7...@msn.com> > > *Cc:* 160 <topband@contesting.com> > > *Subject:* Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engi

Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Lee STRAHAN
Well, it was not as if I did not know it was going to happen someday, I had remained pretty cheeky until this time. I had often knew it was sure to come. I have remained pretty self-content that I had invented the ultimate DX antenna for the state of Oregon. The Hi-Z 8A. In the hours that I

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Mike Waters
Exactly what antenna was he using? All we know is that it wasn't the Hi-Z 8A. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Lee STRAHAN wrote: > he was using one of my own antennas invented ... I am doubly crushed that > it was one of my second tier designs that had

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Mike Waters
Waters [mailto:mikew...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:06 AM > *To:* Lee STRAHAN <k7...@msn.com> > *Cc:* 160 <topband@contesting.com> > *Subject:* Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma > > > > Exactly what antenna was he using? All we

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Tom
ou tonight for another round!! 73's Tom -Original Message- From: Lee STRAHAN <k7...@msn.com> Sender: "Topband" <topband-boun...@contesting.com> Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 18:56:05 To: '160'<topband@contesting.com> Subject: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer t

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Brad Rehm
Lee, No one's mentioned the "Spotlight" phenomenon, which occasionally happens on 160. The signal comes shining down from the "upper layers" and illuminates a very small area. Stations lucky enough to be in the covered spot get to work the DX. Everyone else, well... Can't remember where I

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,1/23/2016 2:07 PM, Brad Rehm wrote: No one's mentioned the "Spotlight" phenomenon, which occasionally happens on 160. Huh? Did you miss mine this morning, or the half dozen replies? 73, Jim K9YC _ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Mike Waters
Agreed. Thanks. 73, Mike www.w0btu.com On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 2:28 PM, Lee STRAHAN wrote: > ... Bear in mind the fact that one can never have enough receiving > antennas at any given time. The ionosphere is a fickle beast at best. > _ Topband Reflector Archives

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Yuri Blanarovich
More in the category of ducting. http://www.k3bu.us/propagation.htm Yuri, K3BU.us      On Sat, Jan 23, 2016 at 05:07 PM, Brad Rehm wrote:    > Lee, No one's mentioned the "Spotlight" phenomenon, which occasionally happens on 160. The signal comes shining down from the "upper layers" and

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Lee STRAHAN
Hello again Mike, Thanks for the question, I have had as many as 4 of the directional Hi-Z and a new undisclosed design experimental Low impedance element arrays running at one time for comparisons. Some over 1000 feet apart. From the plots of Eznec there is scant 1.4 dB RDF difference

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread W7RH
Congrats to those out West that have VP8STI in the log. You guys certainly had the good draw and the right angle. I did work them on 80m using OMNI short vertical and 100W. They however were not even moving the S meter. I offer my theorem on why Western US contacts are infrequent in this

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,1/23/2016 10:15 PM, Milt wrote: 73, and good night. GL with your quest. And to you, Milt. Not a dit here either. I wrote down calls of several dozen stations who called, mostly for brief periods. I took that to mean that 1) they worked them or 2) they no longer heard them. :) I

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Milt
sure has a bag of tricks. I doubt we will ever know and understand all the vagaries of 160 Meter propagation. 73, and good night. GL with your quest. de Milt, N5IA -Original Message- From: W7RH Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 10:42 PM To: topband Subject: Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread bob hervatine
com > From: j...@audiosystemsgroup.com > Date: Sat, 23 Jan 2016 22:45:13 -0800 > Subject: Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma > > On Sat,1/23/2016 10:15 PM, Milt wrote: > > 73, and good night. GL with your quest. > > And to you, Milt. Not a dit h

Re: Topband: VP8STI Humor, Design engineer trauma

2016-01-23 Thread Jim Brown
On Sat,1/23/2016 11:02 PM, bob hervatine wrote: (BTW, I am NOT the 'Bob' referred to by K9YC. I never tx-ed tonight.) I was referring to W7RH, a good guy I met at Visalia some years ago with a nice remote station in the AZ desert that he can operate locally (usually for contests) or from his