- 21. Topband: Outstanding condx (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:11:58 -0500
- Faithful Topbanders in much of the U.S. experienced outstanding conditions to Europe Wednesday evening (NA time). It was the best opening I've seen from here in Iowa in two or three years. There were
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-09/msg00129.html (6,905 bytes)
- 22. Re: Topband: TX5C (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 14:04:12 -0600
- This morning (NA time) VK3ZL mentioned to me that 1827 was a bad QRG due to a strong, ever-present broadcast spur. I asked the TX5 op to QSY up to 1828. He thanked me, acknowledged my request, and i
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-03/msg00026.html (8,167 bytes)
- 23. Re: Topband: TX5C (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:32:10 -0600
- to some Herb. . .I'm confused. I believe we are agreeing (rather than disagreeing) that VP6 had a superior signal and possibly better receive capability. That said, I hope my comments are not taken
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-03/msg00030.html (9,845 bytes)
- 24. Topband: Pleasant surprise this morning (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:45:43 -0500
- Topband brought a pleasant surprise this morning with four JA stations in the log. Two of those stations were first time contacts on 160m (JH7PFD and JA3BCT). The springtime QRN that has been so prev
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-04/msg00047.html (6,724 bytes)
- 25. Topband: Spurious BC Station (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 06:03:55 -0500
- W8JI, Tom, and I noticed a fairly strong BC station appearing on 1816 this morning. It peaks southwest from me (in Iowa) and west from Tom. It's peaking 10/S9 here but the QRN here today is too sever
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-04/msg00080.html (6,540 bytes)
- 26. Topband: Polyphaser protection for 4 sq (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:57:17 -0500
- Greetings everyone from a wet and flooded Iowa. . . I have had some problems with lightning getting into the Comtek box on my 160 meter four square array. I have used many Polyphaser protective devic
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00004.html (7,315 bytes)
- 27. Topband: More - lightning protection on 4 sq (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:43:22 -0500
- Greetings everyone. . . I received several responses to my email regarding installation of lightning protection on my 160 meter four square. Several people suggested I put a Polyphaser on the coax ou
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00007.html (7,699 bytes)
- 28. Re: Topband: lightning protection on 4 sq (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:25:27 -0500
- Shorted quarter wave stubs are fine for bleeding off static but not very effective for lightning protection. 73. . .Dave W0FLS _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Top
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00032.html (8,023 bytes)
- 29. Re: Topband: More - lightning protection on 4 sq (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Sun, 15 Jun 2008 23:04:59 -0500
- like tuning down frequency about 20kHz from a verticals resonance. They have about 5 ohms reactance of their own then. Adding the arrestors to each element is like moving the resonant frequency up ab
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00037.html (8,148 bytes)
- 30. Topband: Info from Polyphaser (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:14:20 -0500
- I received an email today from Polyphaser in response for my request to provide the capacitor values in the IS-50UX-CO device. They confirmed what was provided here earlier on the reflector. There ar
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00046.html (7,033 bytes)
- 31. Topband: I.C.E. lightning protective device (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:48:16 -0500
- As a follow up to the recent discussion of the capacitance value in Polyphaser HF protective devices (two each .01 uFd/500v in parallel), I made a technical query with I.C.E. as to the capacitance in
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00056.html (6,855 bytes)
- 32. Re: Topband: OJ0B (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 15:00:58 -0500
- OJ0B had a big signal into Iowa Thursday evening in Iowa the hour or so before their SR. In stark contrast, last night while the northwest part of the country was getting prop, OJ0B was completely u
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-09/msg00051.html (7,684 bytes)
- 33. Topband: EY8MM 80m WAS & JA sigs (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2008 11:40:22 -0600
- Congratulations is in order for Nodir, EY8MM, upon his completion of his 80m WAS. That's a difficult feat from EY. The last QSO needed was with K0HA in Nebraska. Way to go Nodir! We had a nice openin
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-12/msg00008.html (7,493 bytes)
- 34. Re: Topband: 160 Meter Propagation (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2009 20:40:31 -0600
- on propagation monitoring in QEX, "Medium Frequency Sunrise Enhancements", based on automated monitoring of signal strengths of overseas AM broadcast band signals near 1600kHz. Local sunrise enhance
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-01/msg00124.html (10,767 bytes)
- 35. Re: Topband: 8 Circle Array Paper - Rev 1 (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:47:12 -0500
- of While I expected good S/N performance from the 8 circle array vs. a conventional Beverage, the most remarkable thing is the absolute signal levels delivered (and as compared to noise) by the 8 ci
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-07/msg00072.html (7,904 bytes)
- 36. Re: Topband: EWE-----FLAG-----Pennant-----KAZ (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:45:11 -0500
- these antennas as to their TOTAL and COMPLETE measurements according to LENGTH, HEIGHT of APEX; HEIGHT above GROUND, Length of LEGS, TERMINATION RESISTOR VALUES, Impedance TRANSFORMER windings etc.
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-08/msg00039.html (8,081 bytes)
- 37. Re: Topband: Boring Report - first taste of Europe this season (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:27:01 -0500
- with well, The new season for the northern latitudes is definitely underway. This past Saturday (22 Aug, around 1100z) I CQ'd and managed to work three JA stations plus TB stalwart Bob, VK3ZL (all a
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-08/msg00094.html (8,349 bytes)
- 38. Re: Topband: DX-Enginneering Active Antenna System (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Fri, 2 Oct 2009 12:09:06 -0500
- It's been interesting to see the reviival of interest in the four square veritcal RX arrays. I built, I believe, the first short vertical RX array based on the original W8JI design back about a deca
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-10/msg00036.html (12,970 bytes)
- 39. Re: Topband: QUESTION (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:16:14 -0500
- I chat with stalwart VK3ZL prior to my SR about four times a week on TB. VK3IO, VK6HD, and others are also QRV from time to time. 73. . .Dave W0FLS THE _______________________________________________
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-10/msg00301.html (7,439 bytes)
- 40. Re: Topband: overposting (score: 1)
- Author: "David Raymond" <daraymond@iowatelecom.net>
- Date: Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:07:55 -0600
- With due respect, I guess I have never understood the logic of "bottom posting" (and perhaps I'm missing something). The entire business and email world overpost (and for good reason). . . no one wan
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-11/msg00269.html (51,343 bytes)
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