- 201. Re: Topband: The Stew Perry is Coming. Are You Ready? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:11:31 -0500
- I'm not going to be able to work the full contest but I'll be in there. I'll be keeping a special lookout for you, Jim. We'll get cha in the log, sooner or later. 73, Gary KA1J CT _________________ T
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- 202. Re: Topband: ARRL 160CW Contest QRP Portable Op (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 2015 15:16:14 -0500
- Nice! That's the way to do it and have fun. Looks just perfect. 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
- /archives//html/Topband/2015-12/msg00308.html (7,893 bytes)
- 203. Re: Topband: Stew Beef (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Sat, 02 Jan 2016 00:35:41 -0500
- To me, I say what the hell, a good contest is a good contest. You want four of them, then run four of them. You don't want top run four, don't operate on all four of them. The gem is you don't have t
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00024.html (7,523 bytes)
- 204. Re: Topband: Band opening? (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2016 16:21:28 -0500
- My logging software is Logic9, it's not free and has just one author to make changes as he deems fit. It has a spot log feature that is very well done. It does takes a bit of time to set the software
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00057.html (10,099 bytes)
- 205. Re: Topband: Stew Beef (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Sun, 03 Jan 2016 16:40:13 -0500
- For me, unless I use the amp, I get more DX on quiet nights than during a contest on 160. The more powerful stations always trump me when it comes to DX but while I'd rather make the contest DX Q, it
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00058.html (9,502 bytes)
- 206. Topband: K1BB (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Tue, 05 Jan 2016 22:17:47 -0500
- So much has been said about the Stew Perry contests and I really don't know much about him except him being an avid 160M OP and having the 1st DXCC on 160. I went to QRZ and read a bit more about him
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00088.html (7,291 bytes)
- 207. Re: Topband: W1BB (not K1BB) (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Wed, 06 Jan 2016 06:01:16 -0500
- Tony & Chris, Thanks, I'll get the book, that's just what I would like to read about. I appreciate it, 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00096.html (8,575 bytes)
- 208. Re: Topband: W1BB (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Thu, 07 Jan 2016 11:19:22 -0500
- I'd like to thank everyone for their really helpful on & off list replies to my question about W1BB, no, not K1BB... :) I'm not as accurate as I remember being before... ;) I'm a relative active newc
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00114.html (8,754 bytes)
- 209. Re: Topband: K5P signal strength (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 12:55:31 -0500
- Herb, I worked him at 7:24Z last night. (finally got my computer working, I was sans my computer for a couple days). His Tx 1.8255 My Tx 1.82711 The P3 showed the pileup so I listened to the split an
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00349.html (12,662 bytes)
- 210. Re: Topband: Louis Parascondola (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2016 20:38:54 -0500
- Bob, Lou is indeed a ham, and honestly, one of the nicest people you'll ever meet. He has repaired my father's Canadian built Viewstar PT2000A amp several times (Dad was quite blind and insisted on t
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- 211. Re: Topband: Topband Strange Propagation (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 03:10:37 -0500
- I suspect most of us here, are more like the old school hams were on 160. When a needed DX or non-needed DX is on & I'm calling, I'll happily stand by and let the next guy get their shot. I do believ
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- 212. Topband: Commscope SFX-500 - need SFX-ANF connectors - OT (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Sat, 16 Jan 2016 23:42:03 -0500
- A friend gave me some Commscope 1/2" heliax but had no connectors to go with it. Its out of production hardline and Commscope can't help with connectors. It requires SFX-ANF for a N connector, they d
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00455.html (6,838 bytes)
- 213. Re: Topband: K5P good job ! (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Sun, 17 Jan 2016 11:49:29 -0500
- Tim, I just checked as you mentioned and it was indeed K9CT I worked on 160 that first night. One fine op and I am amazed I got in the log at all, I could hear them but the QSB was so deep they were
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00463.html (10,857 bytes)
- 214. Re: Topband: K5P good job ! (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 08:22:36 -0500
- As am I. Tom leaving will be part of the end of learning about Ham Radio as I've always known it to be. When the knowledge bases are available no more, what is left? 73, Gary KA1J _________________
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- 215. Re: Topband: K5P good job ! (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jan 2016 23:21:37 -0500
- I agree and if that happens to me, then it's my stupidity that got me there. 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00535.html (12,142 bytes)
- 216. Re: Topband: VP8STI 160 Meter Path (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 2016 16:42:52 -0500
- Last night was frustrating trying to work VP8STI; The Hi-Z was indeed a help as was the diversity & filtering to 50Hz but what I had at that time and conditions didn't give me all I wanted. The QSB w
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00573.html (9,712 bytes)
- 217. Re: Topband: VP8STI last night - Report from Maryland (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2016 22:54:39 -0500
- Bill, Never say never. I worked them at 02:13 last night (Thanks Roger for the email today saying you'd heard the contact). It was right after they stopped working EU and I was waiting patiently on f
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00596.html (11,461 bytes)
- 218. Re: Topband: VP8STI rumor (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2016 16:03:20 -0500
- They're having one difficult time doing this DXpedetion. I'm going to add some extra when I do the OQSL, if that can't do the next stop at South Georgia, this is surely going to be a financial setbac
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00652.html (9,205 bytes)
- 219. Re: Topband: CQ 160 CW Contest (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Jan 2016 17:25:42 -0500
- For me, I don't personally care at all. I often win CT or division as high scoring in most anything I enter but I'll never be in the top dog category. This change might impact some very dedicated con
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00687.html (11,876 bytes)
- 220. Topband: CW160 (score: 1)
- Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>
- Date: Fri, 29 Jan 2016 15:06:08 -0500
- Good luck to all! 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_topband
- /archives//html/Topband/2016-01/msg00695.html (6,596 bytes)
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