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1. Topband: Grounded Half Loop Antennas for 160... (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Thu, 7 Oct 2004 08:32:39 -0500
Hello All, I recently developed an infatuation of sorts for the grounded half loop antenna, & ended-up putting TWO of them in the air--one oriented north-south (like an inverted "V"), the other east-
/archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00031.html (6,948 bytes)

2. Topband: Grounded Half Loop Antenna (Cont.)... (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Fri, 8 Oct 2004 08:43:54 -0500
Hello Ink, Bob, Peter, Bob, Dick, Jim, Tom, Javier, David, & Jim, Many thanks for all of your e-mails... I hope you don't mind a "group" response like this, but it sure does save wear & tear on the f
/archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00039.html (10,422 bytes)

3. Topband: Re-Thinking My Antennas... (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:44:19 -0500
Well, yesterday afternoon I fired-up my homebrew pair of 813's for the first time in probably a year--the Top Band DX bug has bitten me again, I'm afraid... Anyway, I heard an honest-to-goodness 5-8/
/archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00100.html (7,073 bytes)

4. Topband: Last Night... (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sun, 24 Oct 2004 14:21:35 -0500
Yesterday was absolutely phenomenal on 160...! It all started at 5:00 PM local time, with G3ZES calling CQ. Later on, I heard OM3RM, OE8SKQ, CN2R, HA8BE (589!), and OM3BH. Some of the signals were un
/archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00118.html (6,793 bytes)

5. Topband: Yet Another New Antenna...! (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:22:21 -0500
Well, I spent the better part of the day to-day taking down my east-west inverted "U" grounded half loop antenna, and re-configuring it into a new inverted "L" (east side) right next to a second new
/archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00138.html (7,484 bytes)

6. Topband: 160 Last Nite... (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sat, 30 Oct 2004 08:39:06 -0500
Lots & lots of steady QRN, & static crashes well in excess of S-9 here both last night, and this morning...heard a single EA3 station in the evening yesterday repeatedly calling CQ--didn't seem to be
/archives//html/Topband/2004-10/msg00167.html (7,592 bytes)

7. Topband: When Will It End...?! (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Nov 2004 09:47:45 -0500
Gee, it sure is discouraging & tiresome to fire-up the rig day after day here & to barely be able to copy W1AW's code practice sessions through the pea soup, never-mind any DX...! Even the casual "CQ
/archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00129.html (7,309 bytes)

8. Topband: New Beverage Antenna... (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 08:48:29 -0500
Well, I spent the morning yesterday uncoiling 600-feet of wire through the bush & thicket in the back yard, a-la-beverage-antenna style... This one averages about 8-feet high, runs north-south, & is
/archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00178.html (6,914 bytes)

9. Topband: Top Loaded "T" Vertical Vs. Inverted "L" (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2005 14:56:22 -0500
Good Afternoon Guys, Well, the masochistic side within me beckons yet again -- time to prepare for yet another season of thrills & chills (and spills!) on 160 DX...! I took the inverted "L" down from
/archives//html/Topband/2005-10/msg00040.html (8,346 bytes)

10. Topband: K9AY Receiving Antenna (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:23:40 -0500
Hi All, I just finished construction of a K9AY receiving loop yesterday morning, having been inspired by Ivan's (VE3DO) success with his version of a "terminated" loop... I oriented mine to favour (s
/archives//html/Topband/2005-10/msg00208.html (8,252 bytes)

11. Topband: Band Is Open! (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:03:47 -0500
Hi All, Here it is only about 4:45 PM in southern Ontario (still an hour & some to go before sunnset), & already I can hear a "G3" calling CQ DX just above the W1AW frequency... I called several time
/archives//html/Topband/2005-10/msg00321.html (6,435 bytes)

12. Topband: CQ WW Contest (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sun, 30 Oct 2005 11:15:13 -0500
Well, the intrusion of the horde of SSB "splatter-meisters" into the traditionally CW DX segmented part of the band this weekend wasn't a complete loss -- I managed to work more than a few Caribbean
/archives//html/Topband/2005-10/msg00327.html (6,797 bytes)

13. Topband: Inverted "L" Transmitting Antennas (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 09:21:35 -0500
Well, just as G3XAP says in the "HF ANTENNA COLLECTION" book published by the RSGB, I too, "...found from bitter experience that the difference between a 40 ft. and a 60 ft. vertical on 160 can be qu
/archives//html/Topband/2005-11/msg00237.html (7,852 bytes)

14. Topband: ARRL 160 Contest (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sat, 3 Dec 2005 12:19:59 -0500
Conditions seemed to be pretty good here last night & this morning...actually worked my first "5T5" station on Top-Band! This morning I managed to work Canada from the proverbial "...sea-to-shining-s
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00015.html (7,308 bytes)

15. Topband: Conditions (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 09:04:32 -0500
Well, I must say, I've been having an absolute riot here on the band of late, ever since I re-located the inverted "L"... I know it's not much to the big shooters on 160, but if I can snag a couple o
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00097.html (8,002 bytes)

16. Topband: Yaesu FT-980 Transceiver (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 10:18:07 -0500
'Morning All, I wonder if anyone who might be reading this has had any experience in the matter of eliminating key clicks from their Yaesu FT-980 transceiver...? It seems to be relatively obscure to-
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00125.html (8,465 bytes)

17. Topband: Stew Perry Contest (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2005 08:12:30 -0500
Good Morning All, I have never before taken part in this event, but I must say, the level of participation is MOST impressive -- everything from guys in the next county, to DX! I've been enjoying mys
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00225.html (6,863 bytes)

18. Topband: 160 Antenna Update (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2005 20:01:57 -0500
Good Evening All, I've been having a regular riot with TopBand DX since I re-located the inverted "L" -- so much so, that I'm giving serious consideration now to the erection of second similar one 1/
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00306.html (6,903 bytes)

19. Topband: Conditions FB To-night! (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2005 22:13:21 -0500
Good Evening, Well, it was certainly a swell evening for me here -- some 18 different European & South American callsigns, all worked A-OK, & in the log...most on the very first call, & many in the m
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00309.html (7,405 bytes)

20. Topband: Trying To Make Sense Of It All... (score: 1)
Author: "Ed Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2005 09:31:44 -0500
Good Morning All, Well, I'm struggling here -- like most of the rest of the gang, I'm sure -- to try & understand what might be a precursor to a "good" night for 160 DX, versus a "bad" one... I found
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00314.html (8,026 bytes)

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