- 21. Topband: KH6CC is 80 Today (12/30/99) (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Thu, 30 Dec 1999 09:36:28 -0500 (EST)
- I had the pleasure of working Jack, KH6CC the Topband beacon of the Pacific at 0450Z on his birthday, 12/30/99. One of Jack's birthday presents was his working 6W6JX. I also worked Jean, who had is u
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-12/msg00324.html (7,434 bytes)
- 22. TopBand: 160M Shunt Fed Towers (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Thu, 1 Apr 1999 17:07:08 -0500 (EST)
- Hi Chuck, Sound like you are doing quite well with the system as it is now. I am also faced with the small yard problem and also shunt feed the tower which is full of HF, VHF & UHF antennas. I would
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-04/msg00007.html (8,393 bytes)
- 23. TopBand: ZL2JR/W3LPL QSO & condx (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Mon, 8 Mar 1999 19:48:40 -0500 (EST)
- Jim (ZL2JR), Nice to work you from W3LPL during the ARRL Phone DX contest this past weekend. Heard you best on the SOUTH Beverage and the SOUTH transmit antennas....equally difficult on both. I heard
- /archives//html/Topband/1999-03/msg00047.html (8,133 bytes)
- 24. TopBand: More Electric Fence (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 20:54:04 -0500 (EST)
- Ralph, Just saw the notes on you fence problem. While playing Shuttle retransmission operator last night after midnight at WA3NAN at the Goddard Space Flight Center, I was thumbing through a bunch of
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00084.html (7,512 bytes)
- 25. TopBand: 1830 Carrier (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 1998 21:02:46 -0500 (EST)
- Let me add another source of carriers, not necessarily on the even 10's of KHz. I was plagued by weak, but annoying carriers on 1828 and 1832 KHz. They drove me nuts when weak DX-peditions showed up
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00085.html (7,827 bytes)
- 26. TopBand: Misc Top Band info (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1998 07:38:24 -0500 (EST)
- Spoke with Jan, VP8CRB on 15M this morning. He is now on 160M with a 135 ft. vertical. Jan reports hearing K1ZM & W4ZV last night but didn't have andy luck in raising either Jeff or Bill. He will be
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-12/msg00350.html (8,267 bytes)
- 27. TopBand: FB long haul condx (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Fri, 2 Oct 1998 07:51:40 -0400
- With the 'K' Index at 4 this morning the conditions from this MD QTH were FB to the west. Worked Mike, VK6HD for my 31st Top Band Zone with 100 Watts at 1052Z. Was down at 1828.9 trying to pull a wea
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00005.html (7,019 bytes)
- 28. TopBand: MD to VK6, QRP! (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 07:55:25 -0400
- Hi Mike, Wow! What super condx today on the Top Band. Nice to work VK6HD again! When I first called you at 1058Z with 100 Watts you were S6 and building. I switched down to the 5 Watt QRP power level
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00022.html (7,384 bytes)
- 29. TopBand: MD to VK6, QRP! (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1998 07:55:49 -0400
- Hi Mike, Wow! What super condx today on the Top Band. Nice to work VK6HD again! When I first called you at 1058Z with 100 Watts you were S6 and building. I switched down to the 5 Watt QRP power level
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00023.html (7,390 bytes)
- 30. TopBand: More VK6-W3 land QRP QSOs (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1998 08:40:38 -0400 (EDT)
- Top Band conditions were again FB from W3 land to VK6 land this (Wed.) morning. At 1055Z, K1HTV worked VK6HD for the 2nd day in a row using QRP. About 25 minutes later, W3GH/QRP in western PA, also r
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-10/msg00027.html (7,135 bytes)
- 31. TopBand: CQ 160 Rules (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1998 08:49:44 -0400 (EDT)
- In regards to 160M contest hours, to really level the playing field, why not look to the idea used in the Stew Perry DX Challange. I believe that the use of a finite number of darkness hours, in the
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-09/msg00033.html (8,390 bytes)
- 32. TopBand: ZL8RS (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 14:57:27 -0400 (EDT)
- Nice to hear ZL8RS briefly this morning (Wed, 8 July) around U.S. East Coast sunrise. Sounds like K3UL made it in the log. Heard K1VW working him but not sure Bob got his call right. One of the probl
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-07/msg00028.html (7,798 bytes)
- 33. TopBand: S07WW update ! (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:58:00 -0400 (EDT)
- I heard Mark, S07WW briefly at about 01:05Z 6/22/98 on 1827.5 KHz. He didn't stay on 160M very long. W3BGN and I called him but he QSY'd back to 40M. There, Mark mentioned to GI3OQR that he heard him
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-06/msg00061.html (7,036 bytes)
- 34. TopBand: ZL7&KH9 wkd w/100W! (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Mon, 2 Mar 1998 07:16:45 -0500
- Worked ZL7DK at 1034Z and N6MZ/KH9 at 1107Z this morning (2 March) for 160 Meter countries #163 & #164 with 100 Watts. Although the QRN was a bit higher than usual, both signals came up quite nicely
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-03/msg00011.html (6,926 bytes)
- 35. TopBand: FB condx W3 to JA (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Mon, 2 Feb 1998 14:29:13 -0500
- Conditions at this morning's sunrise (Mon 2/2/98) were superb. Managed to work JA1JRK, the third JA worked with 100 Watts from my MD QTH. Heard the YB0/9 a few days ago but heard nothing this morning
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-02/msg00013.html (6,818 bytes)
- 36. TopBand: 5B4ADA 160M QSOs (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 01:38:05 -0500
- The Top Band sounded a bit noisey tonight in Maryland because of a passing storm. We missed out on the predicted ice/snow mix which is now on its way to W1/2 land. Well despite the noise, 5B4ADA came
- /archives//html/Topband/1998-01/msg00146.html (7,148 bytes)
- 37. TopBand: shortend bev antenna question ??? (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Tue, 9 Dec 1997 19:13:24 -0500
- Hmmmm...wonder what we should call the hybrid receive antenna being considered by Bob, N1NY. Lets see, 200 feet of Slinky with the rest of the antenna being wire. How about calling it a SLINKERAGE ?
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00156.html (7,465 bytes)
- 38. TopBand: 4 Square vs Beverage (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 09:27:41 -0500
- Jay, Regarding your question if Beverages are not needed if you have a 4-Square, I can tell you that this is NOT true, no matter who wrote it in a book. Having operated the 160 Meter position at W3LP
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00195.html (7,691 bytes)
- 39. TopBand: J8 on 160 meters (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Richard Zwirko)
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 16:40:21 -0500
- In response to W9VNE's question about J8/DF2SS activity on 160 Meters, I can happily report that they were active over the weekend in the SP DX Challange and that I snagged them for 160M country #159
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00370.html (7,799 bytes)
- 40. TopBand: JA in MD/VA (score: 1)
- Author: dz@VOA.GOV (Dick Zwirko)
- Date: Fri, 7 Nov 1997 07:21:58 -0500
- JA1HQT had a nice signal into MD Thursday morning on 1905 KHz. Heard him quite well with the vertical and even on the NW EWE, which surprised me. He worked a number of stations in the north eastern U
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-11/msg00096.html (7,093 bytes)
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