To further Paul's point , CW "readers" have been around for decades. Automating the reply process on CW seems to me to be a "relatively simple" programing exercise with a USB keyer. Heck by adding th
Taking the 160M FT8 rant further ( nothing better to do) As I was out clearing a path through the jungle this morning in preparation for the 2 wire beverage it occurred to me that what we REALLY NEED
I joined the group yesterday so by way of introduction here is my background I was first licensed in 1961. I remember my first contact on 160M vividly, homebrew 6AQ5/807 running about 50 watts and
I understand many of you are frustrated by the FT8 camel with his nose in the tent. Things change Now FT8 showed up while I was on sabbatical for 10+ years from the hobby so I am now just getting int
Dave If read your post correctly you are saying that you are working against an ambient noise level of 20-30 db over S9 is that correct.? And for starters your measurements are made against that back
PaT What Mike says is only partially true about receiving antennas ..... Ideal yes ..... but not necessary...especially for a casual family vacation DXepedition and I think Mike might have missed the
So what is the recommended 2 wires conductor/cable for a 2 wire reversible BOG? More specifically what can I get at the big-Box home supply? I have heard of folks trying twisted pair doorbell wire, I
ALL Pursuant to the discussion a few weeks ago about robot contacts ( and to some degree robot digi contacts since that mode is most conducive) . As of the July board meeting the ARRL has officially
I am in the process of experimenting with an RBOG .. I have seen in several places that BOGS are "self-terminating" and as such have an optimum length (on 160M) of something on the order of 200-250
Chuck et all It is well documented that the the NEC-2 based programs leave something to be desired with wires on or very near the ground, This includes most of the EZENEC family and MMANA-G Purported
Sighhhh One of the few things I miss about living in New England (don't miss it enough to own a snow shovel again), Is the 160/80 path to EU My theory is LA/SM/OH and OJ0 all have a really "long" gra
Jerry et all My personal antenna FOR 160 was/is as follows 160M T: 60' Tall with with a 78' flattop. The "bottom" is at 7' ( so the actual vertical element is 53') with three 90' radials at 7' spa
Not enough coffee earlier a better description of the radials: three 90ft radials radials 7'ft high spaced in 120 degree increments (0, 120and 240 degrees) Another interesting side notes discovered
Lloyd et all Isn't a BOG say 3" or 6" high draped over the weeds really now a very low beverage and not a BOG at all? It now needs to be longer and terminated to ground on the far end like you would
Pete Interesting idea to be sure...Regardless of the "theoretical" answer. I would suggest you take daily readings (probably between 11AM and 1PM) for a month and log those before starting to add rad
Kevin How long a run we talking here? Dave NR1DX On 9/19/2019 11:17 AM, Kevin Shea via Topband wrote: I have read that the skin effect at 2 MHz may be deeper than the copper coating on a copper cover
Kevin et all (follow up to a post earlier this week) I am in the process of building some RG6 BOG's ( where the "antenna" and the feed line are both RG6) and happen have a brand new 500' role of Sou
Mark, Bill et all If you Google "Furnace Fan RFI" you will find a host of information on how to cure rfi from variable speed AC ( & HEATING) blower fans. Turns out that the fans in fact meet the FCC
Shelby Not all their computers logs as of the online time stamp get fed into the online database. Sometimes it takes another 12 to 24 hours for a particular stations logs (As I recall there are at l
Fred 1) You will be (pleasantly) surprised at how well a 300' beverage actually works on 160 ( and will work great on 80 & 40) 2) At 200' BOGs actually do well. I just finished a series of experiment