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101. Re: Topband: 160m Inverted L High SWR (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Oct 2013 16:30:40 -0400
Bill, I'm probably the least savant of those on the reflector. Really... But I have an inverted-L which is held up under the tallest tree I can find and I have 45-50 130' radials on the ground and I'
/archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00017.html (9,655 bytes)

102. Topband: Balun question (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:25:05 -0400
Though this reflector is for 160M I have an 80M question that might be best asked here. My father W1BML is on an 80 meter net nightly. His antenna in an inv-V with 40 & 80 elements though he never us
/archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00214.html (7,723 bytes)

103. Re: Topband: Beverage Woes (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 19:35:08 -0400
I used WD1A wire for my reversible beverages over a salt marsh and had terrible luck with them. They were incredibly noisy, more so than the INV-L was and I gave them up for a HI-Z triangular array w
/archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00215.html (13,680 bytes)

104. Re: Topband: Balun Question (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 19:44:46 -0400
Fellows, Thanks for the on & off list replies, I just got back from a weekend away & read through them all. Part of me wants to just leave it as is but that's not practical, a good icing and the conn
/archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00234.html (11,251 bytes)

105. Re: Topband: Balun Question (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sun, 27 Oct 2013 20:50:42 -0400
Hi Charlie, the mast for his inv-V snapped during Hurricane Sandy and I attached the apex to the highest remaining part of the PVC mast that snapped, that I can reach up to. So for this moment, his I
/archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00236.html (14,628 bytes)

106. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 01:18:10 -0400
3.503.1 due south from SE CT. 3.501.6 due south from SE CT 73, Gary KA1J -- This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. http://www.avast.com ___________
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00003.html (9,062 bytes)

107. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 05:35:28 -0400
I'm using a HI-Z triangular array. Both of these signals are nulled significantly due north and are loudest due south not quite as loud SW & SE from here. -- This email is free from viruses and malwa
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00010.html (10,751 bytes)

108. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW -BTW (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 05:35:34 -0400
Yes, that's what I was thinking too. The link Frank posted mentions continuous operation which is something I hadn't experienced on 160. What is amazing to me is how loud their signals are compared t
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00011.html (7,809 bytes)

109. Re: Topband: Steady Carrier on 80 CW (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 01 Nov 2013 10:05:17 -0400
Charlie, mine's nowhere as good as the 8 element array they offer and others here have far better antennae than I. This offending signal is just stronger from my south and the HI-Z antennas do work a
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00023.html (13,435 bytes)

110. Re: Topband: Coax rodent protection (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 21:13:37 -0500
My primary vermin are deer and the YL had issues with squirrels digging up her plants on the deck. She helps out at a Nursery and they sell fox & Coyote urine. A little vial of the stuff lasts a long
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00176.html (8,038 bytes)

111. Topband: K9W (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2013 00:16:07 -0500
Hoping to get K9W on top band tonight. I couldn't hear them last night but see they were on after I went to bed. I snooze, I lose... 73, Gary KA1J -- This email is free from viruses and malware becau
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00187.html (6,367 bytes)

112. Re: Topband: K9W (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 06:35:49 -0500
Missed them, was trying at the wrong times I guess. Was listening at their Sun rise & afterward, was up till 3AM several nights trying. guess I should have been listening at my SR. So here's W8A I'm
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00203.html (7,542 bytes)

113. Topband: Verifying integrity of 75 ohm coax. (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 23:58:26 -0500
I need to isolate if a problem I am having is in a faulty 75 ohm coax (Remee RG6U flooded variety) where either a critter bit into the coax or a Snap-&-Seal 6QS connector failed, or an electronics is
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00221.html (7,665 bytes)

114. Re: Topband: Verifying integrity of 75 ohm coax. (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 21:15:06 -0500
Tom & all those that replied, Thanks for the replies. I do have a 259B I bought off of fleabay several years ago & no manual came with it. I only wanted it for SWR readings to adjust my vertical wire
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00240.html (9,300 bytes)

115. Re: Topband: Verifying integrity of 75 ohm coax. (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2013 22:46:34 -0500
I'm trying to eliminate issues with my Rx array and I'm getting birdies that are not heard on the main antenna. If the problem is faulty coax/connectors due to bad work on my end or the help of tree
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00243.html (9,046 bytes)

116. Re: Topband: Verifying integrity of 75 ohm coax. (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 02:00:13 -0500
Gentleman, and I say that honestly... :) I have a resolution to the issue and along with it my thanks for those who offered really solid ideas to track down. & more to the opportunity to learn, I hav
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00264.html (12,946 bytes)

117. Re: Topband: Sprites (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2013 18:55:48 -0500
If you haven't caught the Nova series called "Making Stuff" it is an absolute must see to truly get a tiny window into science we never got to see in the way they portray it. Making stuff cleaner, st
/archives//html/Topband/2013-11/msg00329.html (8,600 bytes)

118. Re: Topband: topband: ISON's last days (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 23:10:07 -0500
Just a guess but from what I remember from far too many years of college in a mostly unrelated subject; I'd be surprised if there's any oxygen in there at all, I'd think the gist of the sun is just p
/archives//html/Topband/2013-12/msg00011.html (9,355 bytes)

119. Re: Topband: Easy-to-learn 160 contest logging program? (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 11:25:23 -0500
I agree with Doug on N1MM. Do follow the instructions on the download page to install the program first and then the most recent update. Then once it's running and you've filled in the station info,
/archives//html/Topband/2013-12/msg00017.html (10,357 bytes)

120. Re: Topband: Easy-to-learn 160 contest logging program? (score: 1)
Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Dec 2013 15:39:56 -0500
Interesting this topic came up right now, it does look like I'll be able to participate at least a little this weekend so I just set N1MM up for this contest and am now ready to go. I'll finish check
/archives//html/Topband/2013-12/msg00030.html (10,090 bytes)

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