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341. Re: Topband: ARRL DX Contest (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2019 14:59:31 -0500; Fun conditions but I had un-avoidable obligations that kept me from any sincere contest effort, I just got on to give points. Didn't take part in any pileups, just answered CQ's with nobody else call; /archives//html/Topband/2019-02/msg00181.html (8,775 bytes)
342. Topband: Sloper lobes (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:06:44 -0500; My 160 sloper came down thanks to the high winds we had over the last few days (it'll make a nice radial now) & I have a new WD-1A wire ready to put back up. Not that I have much choice which directi; /archives//html/Topband/2019-03/msg00010.html (6,558 bytes)
343. Re: Topband: 7P8 last night (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2019 13:13:22 -0400; I did not make the log but they were booming in here last night, their SR. My 160 came down 8-10 days ago and my spud launcher was broken & I wasn't able to get it repaired & the wire back up till ye; /archives//html/Topband/2019-03/msg00056.html (12,196 bytes)
344. Re: Topband: From 5x3c (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 19 Mar 2019 00:35:10 -0400; Tonight was another of those times that make 160 the awesome band it is. 5X3C was not easily heard tonight. If not for the HI-Z setup I couldn't even hear them over the noise level from AMTRAK. The s; /archives//html/Topband/2019-03/msg00076.html (7,775 bytes)
345. Re: Topband: The DXpedition FT8 quandry (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2019 01:47:41 -0400; We all have our wills & wont's. For me, I will always prefer CW. I won't turn down a needed DX if it's on FT8. I will try for that same DX on CW even if I have the FT8, but I'd do that with SSB also.; /archives//html/Topband/2019-04/msg00020.html (9,289 bytes)
346. Re: Topband: NA activity CW topband .................... (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Sat, 13 Apr 2019 20:03:47 -0400; For me, the amp was apart I could have used the spare amp but it's too heavy for me to easily move back & forth anymore so it sits, I should sell it, AL-1500... New doorknobs, new plate choke in plac; /archives//html/Topband/2019-04/msg00049.html (9,320 bytes)
347. Topband: VI9NI - Missed em. (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Sun, 14 Apr 2019 06:57:03 -0400; Well, I did get them on digital but missed them on 160. Bad timing on my end & do need VK9-N on 160. Next time! 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband; /archives//html/Topband/2019-04/msg00050.html (6,572 bytes)
348. Re: Topband: Voltage at top of vertical and scaling? (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2019 01:06:04 -0400; When I was KA1DQG and in an apartment in Bridgeport, CT & not allowed to have antennas... I had two Hustler mobile sections I used opposed, as a short dipole on 80M that was on the carpet floor. Rig; /archives//html/Topband/2019-04/msg00072.html (10,136 bytes)
349. Re: Topband: Fresnel Zone (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2019 20:32:26 -0400; Maine has a problem with wild goats that chew aluminum & hardline, best to get your money back while you can. You can leave what you can't carry here in CT on your flee. You're welcome. Gary KA1J ___; /archives//html/Topband/2019-04/msg00095.html (10,921 bytes)
350. Re: Topband: Farming and Ham Radio don't mix too well. (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 15:06:29 -0400; An observation to share about buried radials surfacing is, It surely has to happen and it's likely impossible to predict where & when they'll do that. I metal detect and sometimes in never plowed sit; /archives//html/Topband/2019-05/msg00037.html (7,835 bytes)
351. Re: Topband: no activity (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Fri, 17 May 2019 19:48:10 -0400; Hi Jorge, Last night I heard a G3 calling around 1.825. I turned on the amp (a 3 minute wait) and called back barefoot but I was not heard and they went QRT. Shortly after my amp was ready but I hear; /archives//html/Topband/2019-05/msg00045.html (8,323 bytes)
352. Re: Topband: AM interference on 1840 (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 01:00:01 -0400; I sure hear something there and it is from due south. They're wasting a lot of power if that's them I'm hearing. 73, Gary KA1J _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topban; /archives//html/Topband/2019-05/msg00069.html (9,349 bytes)
353. Re: Topband: #1 W1BB (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Wed, 29 May 2019 15:16:50 -0400; Hello Joe, Same here, I also need 6M DXCC (May never get it), and I have all the DXCC available for the lower bands. I asked the DXCC bureau why not a DXCC that covers all the HF bands, and they used; /archives//html/Topband/2019-05/msg00106.html (9,728 bytes)
354. Topband: Little buggers (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 17:55:04 -0400; I realized my HI-Z Triangular I use for the diversity antenna wasn't working quite as well as it used to. I went to check & two of the three vented antenna amplifier enclosures were filled with ant n; /archives//html/Topband/2019-06/msg00006.html (7,325 bytes)
355. Re: Topband: Ticks (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 14:42:38 -0400; It is but only when freshly applied, non toxic to dogs. Insect exterminators use permethrin indoors, but warn pets must be kept away from the sprayed areas until it dries. Once dried it is not a pro; /archives//html/Topband/2019-07/msg00027.html (8,310 bytes)
356. Re: Topband: Ticks (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 15:01:41 -0400; Bruce, I am 10 miles from Lyme, CT and my property abuts a deer filled State park & marsh. After a lot of research I found the best option for me is to spray my yard with Permethrin. Here in CT you c; /archives//html/Topband/2019-07/msg00030.html (9,391 bytes)
357. Re: Topband: Ticks (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 16 Jul 2019 20:31:35 -0400; Don, You're absolutely right, It is definitely toxic to cats, but not after it has dried. Here's a FAQ answering this exact question. https://tinyurl.com/y6bdazkb As luck would have it, my 160 wire c; /archives//html/Topband/2019-07/msg00038.html (12,833 bytes)
358. Re: Topband: Unsubscribe (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:26:18 -0400; Hah! I am always amazed when something relevant to the community causes offence and people leave. I'm a doctor (retired) and have seen the effects of Lyme disease. For hams to go into the woods wher; /archives//html/Topband/2019-07/msg00057.html (8,149 bytes)
359. Re: Topband: RFI on TB (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2019 13:12:49 -0400; I agree with Ed, never rule it out. Me, I tried beverages over my available space (Salt marsh with phragmites everywhere) and they were more than worthless in this specific location. I think between; /archives//html/Topband/2019-07/msg00088.html (8,934 bytes)
360. Re: Topband: RX antennas comparison chart (score: 1): Author: "Gary Smith" <Gary@ka1j.com>; Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 18:18:26 -0400; I too voice the support for HI-Z antennas. The best possible out there? That I have no idea, but after many different attempts to hear on 160, the HI-Z Triangle was wonderful and performed better by; /archives//html/Topband/2019-07/msg00135.html (10,108 bytes)

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