- 21. Topband: Ground return wire under a Beverage (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Sat, 12 Oct 2019 16:53:28 -0400
- I have been experimenting a lot with BOGs in the last couple of months. And now thanks to a very amiable neighbor will be moving into building some more traditional elevated Beverages in the 450 to 5
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-10/msg00078.html (7,450 bytes)
- 22. Re: Topband: PreStew coming next weekend (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 13:55:48 -0400
- Hi Tree Thanks for the reminder.... actually I had better VK/ZK openings this summer on the EAST coast than I have for the last month 8^). Europe and Africa are definitely better though 8^) Does N1MM
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-10/msg00100.html (8,166 bytes)
- 23. Re: Topband: PreStew coming next weekend (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 15:31:10 -0400
- Ohhh ....can I get a copy of the log checking software? I like to know how I am doing as the test goes on Dave NR1DX Tree Hi Tree Thanks for the reminder.... actually I had better VK/ZK openings this
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-10/msg00108.html (9,830 bytes)
- 24. Re: Topband: Remote operation (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2019 15:33:20 -0400
- Neither What is killing amateur radio is that for most young people it is not relevant. When you can chat face to face anywhere in the world with a PC and cell phone they ( understandably) don't see
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-10/msg00109.html (8,947 bytes)
- 25. Re: Topband: BevFlex-4X - RX antenna (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2019 23:31:38 -0400
- Tim Which antenna will you be using ; BOG, Beverage or a FLAG/Pennant I have been doing some experimenting with the BF-4X with BOGs and Beverages in both very poor sandy soil and then again at a wate
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-10/msg00141.html (9,676 bytes)
- 26. Topband: Beverage Length vs F/B or (RDF?) (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 09:53:17 -0400
- Jim Poor front to back can indeed be a result of being too long. Although w8JI would argue that at 700 feet your just about at optimum (1.5 wavelengths) I would think it would be easy to add an insu
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-10/msg00147.html (12,289 bytes)
- 27. Re: Topband: Beverage Length vs F/B or (RDF?) (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:27:29 -0400
- Jim When you say it measured 70K was that DC, low frequency (60hz) A/C or at 1.8/3.5 Mhz RF? Big difference. ' Here two 5' rods about 2' apart measure about 2K DC but measure about 600 ohms at 1.8 Mh
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-10/msg00150.html (15,346 bytes)
- 28. Re: Topband: Grounds (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2019 12:28:29 -0400
- And NEITHER of those have thing to do with a RF Ground at a specific frequency !!!! Dave NR1DX On 10/18/2019 11:36 AM, Roger D Johnson wrote: I wish there some sort of inoculation that hams could ge
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-10/msg00155.html (7,926 bytes)
- 29. Re: Topband: 160m Conditions Last Night (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 09:09:09 -0500
- Here in the deep south we generally don't get the kind of 160M openings to EU that you enjoy up north, the price we pay for not freezing to death when the lights go out and being able to work on our
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00051.html (9,390 bytes)
- 30. Topband: 60' High T with Elevated radials (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 14:50:17 -0500
- John touche !...for clarification, 65' high ( at top), Supported by 70' tall hickory trees. Radials are 90' long (5' off the ground) 8^). lot is 200x270 ( just shy of 1.25 acres) With non resonant,
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00054.html (8,423 bytes)
- 31. Re: Topband: Rx Antenna System (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2019 12:40:32 -0500
- Tony I have used one of these they do work . I had an opportunity to compare it with a more typical end fed bog of the same length in the same direction. They are identical in performance . In my sit
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00108.html (12,016 bytes)
- 32. Re: Topband: Additional comments on the BevFlex-4X (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 15:40:42 -0500
- Ned I was with right up until the last statement. What exactly is "ohmic isolation" ? I never heard that term before ..could you expand on that Dave NR1DX - - The boxes are highly water resistant wit
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00115.html (7,935 bytes)
- 33. Re: Topband: Ohmic resistance question (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 01:29:40 -0500
- As I suspected ..... thy "digging implement" tis naught but a spade ..... !!!!! Dave NR1DX Almost 20 years ago, an international group of engineers that made up the Working Group of which I was Vice-
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00118.html (8,377 bytes)
- 34. Re: Topband: Saturday night (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Sun, 24 Nov 2019 14:30:34 -0500
- Dave et all Friday night was better to be sure than Saturday night. Here in the deep south we got no sunset or sunrise bump. In fact early in the evening there were almost no EU to be heard, a few C
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00127.html (11,306 bytes)
- 35. Re: Topband: H40TT on 160m (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 04:27:57 -0500
- Nothing here in Florida ...not even a hint. Nothing else heard from the Pacific in general could be condx What are they using for an antenna? Dave NR1DX Listening with 3 different Rx antennas in CT &
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00133.html (8,003 bytes)
- 36. Topband: OFF TOPIC: AMP NEEDS RIDE FROM DFW TO FL (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 10:41:41 -0500
- Apologies in advance for off topic post If there is anyone on the list in the DFW area that is DRIVING to FLORIDA between now and the end of the year? I have an 80 lb amplifier ( Alpha 9500) that n
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00141.html (7,408 bytes)
- 37. Topband: Speaking of 3D2AG (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 08:32:24 -0500
- Speaking of 3D2AG Does anyone know why Tony does not show any CW contacts ( 160 or otherwise) in his Online ( club-log) Log? The FT8 & FT4 confirmations are there but no CW. I have asked him a couple
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00159.html (6,705 bytes)
- 38. Re: Topband: H40TT on 160m (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 08:39:48 -0500
- Thats great .....NOT even an ESP hint here in the south east... I listened from 07:30Z to 12:00Z ...my reward was I did finally get to work 3D2AG who I have been "stalking" for months, so the band co
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00160.html (10,603 bytes)
- 39. Re: Topband: Computer noise (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Tue, 26 Nov 2019 08:41:49 -0500
- Could be coming from the power supply? Sometimes simple clip on chokes are not enough either. I have a similar problem here on 20M I have dual (Identical) monitors . One has an irritating but not deb
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00161.html (8,543 bytes)
- 40. Topband: Odd (?) Propagation this Wednesday AM (score: 1)
- Author: Artek Manuals <Manuals@ArtekManuals.com>
- Date: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 18:26:13 -0500
- I went to bed the 2nd time last night around 0900Z (not much to show for my 0700-0900 2 glass of water alarm. I decided to leave the computer and rig on 1840 listening to dreaded drone of the FT8 bee
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00182.html (7,122 bytes)
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