- 21. Re: Topband: elevated radials (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 10:57:23 EDT
- I am not an expert on radials but a very nice piece appeared on elevated guys appeared in the NCJ about a year ago. The gist of the article was four elevated radials over average ground at 65 feet pl
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-08/msg00029.html (6,845 bytes)
- 22. Re: Topband: elevated radials (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 5 Aug 2006 11:44:30 EDT
- That's about right for an 80 meter system. Since this is the top band reflector I assumed that everyone would know the antenna in question was for 160, as was the modeling....65 feet for 160. Bill K4
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-08/msg00032.html (7,508 bytes)
- 23. Topband: location of vertical (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 25 Dec 2006 16:05:38 EST
- Within the next few months I will begin construction of my new contest station on the Big Island in Hawaii. I have all the bases covered as far as 10 through 80 meters goes. My QTH sits on a hill wit
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00289.html (8,041 bytes)
- 24. Topband: 160 antennas (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 13:57:19 EST
- Thanks to all, especially DL8MBS for the input on my quandry about what effect the sloping ground would have on my antenna choice for my new KH6 QTH. It seems as though there is conflicting and spars
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00311.html (7,248 bytes)
- 25. Re: Topband: Beverage question ..and another (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 11:54:52 EST
- The only negative is that I they are higher than I would like to stay over the heads of deer (8-10 ft), so they don't work well on 40. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00215.html (7,495 bytes)
- 26. Re: Topband: Beverage question and more (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 12:48:15 EST
- I know a ham who used some of the same stuff to guy a 100' tower. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Scary thought. Beverage idea good, tower guys bad...espec
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-02/msg00279.html (6,707 bytes)
- 27. Topband: KH6CC, silent key (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs <cqtestk4xs@aol.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 06:42:18 -0500
- Just a quick note to inform that a very active big signal from KH6 on 160 over the years passed away last Wednesday. Jack, KH6CC is now a silent key. Bill KH7XS/K4XS _________________________________
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-04/msg00059.html (6,757 bytes)
- 28. Topband: Downhill for a vertical (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 20:02:15 EDT
- My impression from the e-mail, 50/50 split, is putting a Beverage on a hill side slope does not make it better but depending on the grade it doesn't hurt. I assume if it is too steep then the wire be
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-05/msg00110.html (6,877 bytes)
- 29. Topband: Radials for new 160 antenna (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2009 14:29:20 EDT
- I'm finally getting up a 160 antenna. Due to various factors, it will be a wire vertical about 90-100 feet tall and will be "T-topped" to make up the rest of the length. The support is a caternary sy
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-09/msg00042.html (8,281 bytes)
- 30. Topband: What the heck? (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2009 22:59:38 EDT
- I'm in the process of getting up and running on 160....40 radials (so far) hooked to a 90 foot T-topped vertical. All day long on 1846.5 is a station sending RA9 and then a three second carrier. Suns
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-09/msg00065.html (6,914 bytes)
- 31. Re: Topband: FT5GA on 160 (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:26:49 EDT
- Zone 5....W3LPL As far as the pics of the ops. Kinda look like the hams I saw at Dayton the last time I was there. Bill KH7XS _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topb
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-09/msg00171.html (7,220 bytes)
- 32. Re: Topband: How do we get more people on Topband? (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:06:35 EDT
- My two cents from an old timer but a relative rookie to 160. Make the guys aware of the ON4KST chat site. Let them know that 160 is not all CW, I made three EU contacts last night on SSB. I only have
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-10/msg00219.html (8,318 bytes)
- 33. Re: Topband: AAARRRAAGH ##$!@@!! (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 3 Nov 2009 17:21:35 EST
- I agree! However, equally stupid are the ones who try to correct them by calling them uncomplimentary names. That only serves to fan the flames. And on it goes.... What's the problem with calling a s
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-11/msg00076.html (8,173 bytes)
- 34. Topband: Real RST (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2009 12:13:22 EST
- Apparently, there is an unwritten rule to send 59 or 599 instead of realistic reports. Besides being meaningless this is noise because it doesn't convey any information. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-11/msg00126.html (7,360 bytes)
- 35. Topband: 160 from KH6 this morning (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 2009 12:48:31 EST
- I echo KH7C's report this AM. I got in the shack at 1500Z and called OH0 for a new one and worked 40 more stations, mostly EU in the next 80 minutes, including three more new countries. Many of the S
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-11/msg00211.html (6,678 bytes)
- 36. Re: Topband: FK8CP & EURO's (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Wed, 9 Dec 2009 16:49:24 EST
- I've got some Euros that EU guys have sent me....four 5EU notes. Exchange rate is currently about $1.50/1EU so a 5EU is worth about $7.50. I'll sell them for $6.50 each. One or all. Bill KH7XS/K4XS _
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-12/msg00108.html (6,735 bytes)
- 37. Re: Topband: high take-off angle (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 17 Oct 2011 07:10:47 -0400 (EDT)
- I agree with N2NL's post. As he is, I was located in the Pacific and everything was pretty much long haul, with the US being closest at 2500 miles. I went with a Tee-top suspended on a caternary from
- /archives//html/Topband/2011-10/msg00120.html (8,346 bytes)
- 38. Re: Topband: QSL or CFM or R? (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2011 11:16:08 -0500 (EST)
- ...and that's how you get a NIL. Always confirm whether it's a R, CFM or QSL. Some guys will NOT put you in the log unless they hear the confirmation. Bill KH7XS/K4XS If the station is 60 over 9, the
- /archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00314.html (6,533 bytes)
- 39. Re: Topband: QSL Manager (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 12:31:29 -0500 (EST)
- My friend Kappy, who has been a manager for years is in his late 80s and is an avid stamp collector. He likes the envelopes as well as the stamps and will pay for the shipping. I used to send him all
- /archives//html/Topband/2011-12/msg00537.html (6,844 bytes)
- 40. Re: Topband: Gotham vertical humor (score: 1)
- Author: Cqtestk4xs@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2012 08:20:00 -0500 (EST)
- I knew a guy who ordered one just to use the aluminum from these beasts to make a 15 meter beam. Bill K4XS/KH7XS In a message dated 2/28/2012 12:34:21 A.M. Greenwich Standard Time, chacuff@cableone.n
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-02/msg00443.html (8,368 bytes)
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