- 1. Topband: Propagation on 160 (score: 1)
- Author: Ashraf Chaabane <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 09:59:38 +0100
- Hi All, I set up a 260m long beverage beaming NA back in March. The height from ground was 1m. It performed well (RBN spots of US stations). I dismantled it then re-installed it two weeks ago at 2m h
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-05/msg00021.html (6,836 bytes)
- 2. Re: Topband: Propagation on 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 30 May 2018 22:48:36 +0000
- Thanks to all those who responded to my email here in the reflector or offline! I may need to focus on preparing the best TX antenna for the upcoming autumn. I currently have an inv-V in 3V8SS which
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-05/msg00024.html (9,205 bytes)
- 3. Topband: Beverage Antenna Tuning (score: 1)
- Author: Ashraf Chaabane <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 15:13:27 +0100
- Hi All I measured the SWR in my beverage antenna; the SWR fluctuates between 1.5 and 3 in a range of 1.8 to 7 MHz. (See: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9AtNpPfAOUMRDNsaXROMG1VUTg?usp=sharin
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-07/msg00016.html (7,480 bytes)
- 4. Re: Topband: Beverage Antenna Tuning (score: 1)
- Author: Ashraf Chaabane <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 4 Jul 2018 15:39:57 +0100
- Mark, I'm planning to have the termination value adjustment excercice for F/B maximisation using a BC station signal. However, does SWR measurement have to do also with the termination value? Or that
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-07/msg00019.html (8,957 bytes)
- 5. Re: Topband: Beverage Antenna Tuning (score: 1)
- Author: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 14:33:28 +0000
- Hi Mark, Peter, The BC station to be used to minimize the back lobe would be in Egypt or Saoudi Arabia right on the back of my beverage antenna. That should offer signals coming well above 10deg (I p
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-07/msg00027.html (11,843 bytes)
- 6. Topband: Toploaded vertical - SWR (score: 1)
- Author: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2018 20:44:33 +0000
- Hi all, I just finished setting up my vertical antenna for 160 in 3V8SF location. It is 17m (55 ft) long with 2 top loading wires 12m each (40ft), angle to vertical about 40 deg. I added 8 radials, 2
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-09/msg00136.html (7,753 bytes)
- 7. Topband: Help on 3V8SF Toploaded Vertical - THANK YOU (score: 1)
- Author: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2018 17:58:16 +0000
- Hi all, The toploaded vertical is up and running. I had to put the antenna wire 1.5m away from the mast which was making the SWR curve weird. Then everything went good after hairpin match adjustment!
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-09/msg00165.html (7,651 bytes)
- 8. Topband: Topband sesson looking good (score: 1)
- Author: Ashraf Chaabane <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2018 21:45:23 +0100
- Ray, Try tonight and/or tomorrow night. I worked CA two weeks ago. 73 Ash 3V8SF www.kf5eyy.info -- Sent from Gmail Mobile _________________ Topband Reflector Archives - http://www.contesting.com/_top
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00025.html (6,370 bytes)
- 9. Topband: Beverage F/B using oscillator (score: 1)
- Author: Ashraf Chaabane <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2018 09:07:42 +0100
- Hi All, I used a 1.843 oscillator to check NA beverage F/B. The mesurements were taken 160m away from each end of the antenna. Noise level was constant. I had 4 dB difference between front and back s
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00026.html (7,070 bytes)
- 10. Re: Topband: Beverage F/B using oscillator (score: 1)
- Author: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2018 13:23:05 +0000
- Greg, I re-did the exercise at 470m distance from both ends of the beverage and the F/B has increased to 7db. I was tired to go further in a VERY muddy ground but I will test again at near-field edge
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-10/msg00066.html (8,574 bytes)
- 11. Topband: Low bands DXing group on Telegram (score: 1)
- Author: Ashraf Chaabane <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:03:23 +0100
- Hi all, Im not sure if there is a low bands chat group on any of the chat apps (please advise). I herein suggest to have a chat group on Telegram application. Anyone with an Android or iOS mobile wou
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-11/msg00044.html (6,974 bytes)
- 12. Topband: CQ London (score: 1)
- Author: Ashraf Chaabane <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 11:59:49 +0100
- Hi all, I will be in London from Dec 3rd to 7th insh'Allah. If someone is interested in an eye ball (160m) QSO, please drop me a line in private. 73 -- Ash ~ 3V8SS/KF5EYY http://www.kf5eyy.info/ Phon
- /archives//html/Topband/2018-11/msg00291.html (6,579 bytes)
- 13. Topband: 4 Square Receiving at 3V8SF (score: 1)
- Author: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 10:45:51 +0000
- Hi guys, I built a 4 Square Receiving Array for 160m at 3V8SF. I put details in my website: http://kf5eyy.info/topband.htm The achieved F/B so far is 20 db and the F/S is 19 db. There is still room f
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-03/msg00003.html (7,162 bytes)
- 14. Re: Topband: 4 Square Receiving at 3V8SF (score: 1)
- Author: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 10:56:49 +0000
- Clive, The vertical is 130m away from the array center. I'm presuming this is a good distance to avoid interaction. 73 Ash 3V8SF Ash model in also your TX antenna and see whether you need to isolate
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-03/msg00004.html (9,009 bytes)
- 15. Re: Topband: 4 Square Receiving at 3V8SF (score: 1)
- Author: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 02 Mar 2019 15:52:43 +0000
- Thanks Clive! I did a F/B test towards the TX ant and the F/B is indeed 5 db less. I may need to think of that solution. 73 Ash 3V8SF Ash, model it when the RX antenna is pointing at the TX antenna.
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-03/msg00009.html (10,535 bytes)
- 16. Topband: 160m DXCCs issued? (wb6rse1@mac.com) (score: 1)
- Author: Ashraf Chaabane <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 May 2019 10:33:01 +0100
- Hi Steve, I did receive my Certificate #3260 for 3V8SF on Feb 5th 2019. 73 -- Ash ~ 3V8SS/KF5EYY http://www.kf5eyy.info/ Phone/SMS/Whatsapp: (+216) 22670026 Skype: kf5eyy _________________ Searchable
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-05/msg00094.html (6,544 bytes)
- 17. Topband: CQ 160 CW 2019 Results - 3V8SF winning SOLP World (score: 1)
- Author: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 01 Aug 2019 21:45:48 +0000
- Hi All, The results of CQ 160m 2019 have been published and I'm happy to report that I won the SO LP Category in the CW leg. My story with 160 started with the 3V3S (2009) activity I conducted with a
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-08/msg00059.html (8,995 bytes)
- 18. Topband: Network of BOGs (score: 1)
- Author: "Ashraf Chaabane" <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 12:29:32 +0000
- Hi all, I herein (http://www.kf5eyy.info/topband.htm) publish info on the network of BOGs I use for RXing. You can also take the opportunity of visiting my website to listen to some of my recorded QS
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-11/msg00191.html (6,892 bytes)
- 19. Topband: 7X7X - Low Bands Focused DXP (score: 1)
- Author: Ashraf Chaabane <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2019 15:46:23 +0100
- Hi All - Three members of the "Association des Radio Amateurs Tunisiens - ARAT" are traveling to Algeria to conduct a joint Low Bands DXpedition with five members of the "Amateurs Radio Algeriens - A
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-12/msg00160.html (7,272 bytes)
- 20. Re: Topband: 7X7X - Low Bands Focused DXP (score: 1)
- Author: Ashraf Chaabane <ash.kf5eyy@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Dec 2019 11:20:37 +0100
- Hi Sam, We will be QRV in Stew Perry inshallah. We shouldnt have any flight delays, hi! See you all on THE band 73 Ash Sent from Gmail Mobile _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contest
- /archives//html/Topband/2019-12/msg00190.html (9,723 bytes)
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