- 281. Topband: 3W5FM Long Path (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 11:51:57 +0000
- Wow! Listened to 3W5FM on 3503 this morning from 1100 to 1140 and he peaked a real 589 on my 210 degree Beverage. I sent a few messages via the OH2AQ cluster to try to get him to move to 1826. Around
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00024.html (7,101 bytes)
- 282. Topband: More 3W5FM, Reflector, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 16:57:54 +0000
- Hi again! I was looking at my Great Circle map and thinking about the similarity in the long path to 3W from here compared to my LP QSO with JJ1VKL/4S7 from Colorado on December 28, 1991. Notice the
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00026.html (9,461 bytes)
- 283. Topband: More 3W5FM, Reflector, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Thu, 06 Jan 2000 22:04:57 +0000
- Hi Tom! I'll save space and make comments on your original post: I've been working this path for over 40 years on 20, 40, 80, and now even 160. If you check Packetcluster postings any morning for 20
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00027.html (11,538 bytes)
- 284. Topband: VK6 Cndx (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 15:36:34 +0000
- Hi Mike! This parallels my experience in 1985 when I had an elevated GP and dipole up 145' in Colorado. Both dipole supports were pulled out 500' so it was fairly flat...i.e. not an inverted vee whic
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00053.html (8,381 bytes)
- 285. Topband: More 3W5FM, Reflector, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 16:08:47 +0000
- Hi Don! Hi Don! I'm not familiar with the ON4UN program, but there is no reason the path should not exist at both morning and evening paths. I do think the signals are roughly following the terminato
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00055.html (9,547 bytes)
- 286. Topband: More 3W5FM, Reflector, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2000 18:43:50 +0000
- John, I wonder if this may be the exception because a true 180 degree reciprocal path may be possible without having to pass through or near the polar daylight regions. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00061.html (9,419 bytes)
- 287. Topband: Archives and Links (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2000 22:40:30 +0000
- Several have commented: "None of the links to the TOPBAND messages work!" This has to do with an archive numbering scheme change that was required by Y2K problems. If an individual message link was n
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00081.html (7,855 bytes)
- 288. Topband: XZ0A Propagation (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 11:03:08 +0000
- Thanks to the XZ0A gang, we should have an excellent opportunity to observe propagation from North America to a very distant area for the next 3 weeks. This is a very rare opportunity because they wi
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00101.html (7,684 bytes)
- 289. Topband: XZ0A Finally! (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 12:42:52 +0000
- At 1130 I set my receiver to 1826.5 using my 210 Beverage and turned the speaker on while doing E-mail etc. About 1145 I start hearing traces of him. Nobody is calling but K3RR is ragchewing with som
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00160.html (8,828 bytes)
- 290. Topband: BOUNCE topband@contesting.com : Approval required:Non-member submission from [Robert Brown <bobnm7m@cnw.com>] (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Fri, 21 Jan 2000 14:14:38 +0000
- Friends in Radio Land I arrived in the shack at 1200 Z and found XZ0A the loudest I had ever heard here in the Northwest, RST 569 but with deep fades. Signals declined in the next hour, to RST 239 or
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00163.html (7,556 bytes)
- 291. Topband: CQ WW 160 CW (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 11:14:54 +0000
- The CQ WW 160 CW Contest will be held from 2200Z 28Jan to 1600Z 30 Jan 2000. Rules are on the following Web page: http://www.cq-amateur-radio.com/160rules99.html Please observe the 1830-1835 DX windo
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00172.html (7,016 bytes)
- 292. Topband: XZ0A LP Opening (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2000 13:04:00 +0000
- Good opening to W4 today! I first started hearing him around 1200 and he was stronger than yesterday. He was always from 210 degrees here until around my sunrise (1227) when the signal shifted West.
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00173.html (8,333 bytes)
- 293. Topband: 9U5D Update (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Mon, 24 Jan 2000 19:42:17 +0000
- For all of us in NA (that's everyone except VE1ZZ) who need 9U5 on Topband, I have some bad news. I just spoke to Gus on 10 meters and he says he will no longer have any possibility to work below 40
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00204.html (6,734 bytes)
- 294. Topband: Reflector Outage (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:17:41 -0500
- Sorry for the inconvenience! 73, Bill W4ZV -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.com Problems:
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00208.html (6,789 bytes)
- 295. Topband: BOUNCE topband@contesting.com : Approval required: (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Wed, 01 Dec 1999 22:26:27 +0000
- Received: (from edbruns@juno.com) From: "Edward L. Bruns" <edbruns@juno.com> To: topband@contesting.com To: <topband@contesting.com> Date: Wed, 1 Dec 1999 18:07:13 -0500 Subject: 160 Lazy U antenna..
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-12/msg00017.html (7,631 bytes)
- 296. Topband: Topband Administrivia (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Thu, 02 Dec 1999 12:35:54 +0000
- Hello All! 160 must be entering prime season because I see we had about 25 posts the first day! This may be good news but it also raises a few concerns. Many overseas subscribers still have to pay by
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-12/msg00026.html (8,752 bytes)
- 297. Topband: 4X4NJ - LP QSOs (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 11:47:38 +0000
- Hi Riki and all! Very interesting to see 160 long path becoming almost commonplace! Wonder if it has to do with being at the peak of the sunspot cycle? I recall 80 meter sunrise LP being best from W0
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-12/msg00102.html (7,199 bytes)
- 298. Topband: RA0FA in Stew Perry (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 13:08:10 +0000
- Look for RA0FA on 1907 listening 1824 starting around 1200. He is looking for East Coast stations and will be on in the Stew Perry. He was about 559 here this morning, down maybe 1 S-unit from JA0MVW
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-12/msg00155.html (6,783 bytes)
- 299. Topband: Using CT for the SP TDC (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 13:08:08 +0000
- Just to add to your comments, here is how to use the program SPSCORE.EXE available at http://jzap.com/k7rat/stew.html 1. Open your log in CT (yes the ARRL VHF works fine). Type AK1AFORMAT in the call
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-12/msg00156.html (7,989 bytes)
- 300. Topband: Stew Perry Scores (score: 1)
- Author: btippett@alum.MIT.edu (Bill Tippett)
- Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1999 10:57:54 +0000
- Gentlemen: Just a reminder to report your scores to 3830@contesting.com or via the Web entry form at: http://www.hornucopia.com/3830score/tbdc.html 73, Bill W4ZV -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-12/msg00198.html (6,612 bytes)
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