- 141. Topband: Skewed Path To South Pacific...? (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 09:36:10 -0500
- Good Morning All, I wonder if those of you blessed with superior receiving antennas to mine here may have noticed any skewness of the Australian path on the band this morning...? To-day was one of th
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-03/msg00037.html (7,438 bytes)
- 142. Topband: Water as a Dielectric in Capacitors (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 13:30:18 -0500
- Good Day All, It's amazing how what may seem, at first, to be having a rather narrow focus of interest, can ultimately expand into something much larger... A case in point: over the past couple of da
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-03/msg00058.html (9,231 bytes)
- 143. Topband: Topband Propagation (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:40:01 -0500
- Good Morning All, Well, as of to-day I've finally decided to stop trying to find ANY corelation(s) between conditions on 160-meters, and the WWV propagation forecasts. This morning's report would hav
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-03/msg00073.html (7,340 bytes)
- 144. Re: Topband: Condx 28 march (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Sat, 29 Mar 2008 09:24:38 -0500
- On 29th March, Carl wrote... "... The A index was very high. During my years on 160 I have never been able to figure out the relation between condx and A-index. Is there a relation at all?" ** Good M
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-03/msg00082.html (7,166 bytes)
- 145. Topband: "VE3" Conditions 3-IV-2008 (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Thu, 3 Apr 2008 07:07:54 -0500
- Good Morning All, Stellar conditions at sunrise to-day to Australia (despite QRN at both ends), with stalwarts VK3AMZ & VK3ZL in the log in very short order... This. despite a geomagnetic disturbance
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-04/msg00002.html (6,742 bytes)
- 146. Re: Topband: Content filtered message notification (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:37:39 -0400
- On 15th April, Bill (W4ZV) wrote... "...My solution was a shorted 1/4 wave stub for 160 at the output of my amplifier..." ** A most simple -- but effective! -- solution to what CAN be a vexxing probl
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-04/msg00054.html (7,829 bytes)
- 147. Re: Topband: KH6CC, silent key (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:41:54 -0400
- Good Day All, A lot of Top Band aficionados probably weren't aware of it, but Jack was a gung-ho Ham when it came to vintage gear operation, too, especially the use of amplitude modulated 'phone... D
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-04/msg00065.html (7,601 bytes)
- 148. Topband: Season's Finale! (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 07:56:47 -0400
- Good Day All, Well, the Topband season is officially over for me for another season...the XYL & I commenced with the raking chores on the lawn this weekend, & that meant that the feeders, radials, et
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-04/msg00073.html (6,750 bytes)
- 149. Re: Topband: Critters and Cables (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 15:14:25 -0400
- On 20th May, Bob wrote... "...Has anyone here had experience with ultrasonic devices or predator scented materials such as granules or sprays with oilbase?" ** Hi Bob, This past winter, some critter,
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-05/msg00057.html (8,256 bytes)
- 150. Re: Topband: RG8X for Top Band receiving antennas (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Tue, 24 Jun 2008 09:47:09 -0400
- On 24th June, Allan wrote... "...Can any one tell me if it is okay to use RG8X instead of RG-58U for top band receiving antennas other than beverages? It is so much cheaper and has the same impedance
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00061.html (7,137 bytes)
- 151. Re: Topband: BA rigs on 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 14:57:00 -0400
- On 28th June, John wrote... "...Top notch BA rigs for 160 are the Viking Ranger and the Viking Valiant. Their keying is excellent! They both utilize vacuum tube keying via a 12AU7 keyer tube. The key
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-06/msg00075.html (8,183 bytes)
- 152. Re: Topband: Thanks for the memories: the glory days of 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:54:15 -0400
- On 4th July, Doug wrote... "...Thanks for the memories: the glory days of 160..." ** I guess ANY so-called "glory days" are all relative...heck, some time in the not too distant future, even TO-DAY m
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-07/msg00035.html (8,919 bytes)
- 153. Re: Topband: 160m SSB DX (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:10:28 -0400
- "...FWIW, I don't hear much CW on 160 slower than 20 WPM, and the only time I hear much that's faster than 28 WPM is during contests." ** Hi Guys, I can hear a modicum of slow-speed CW work on the ba
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-08/msg00048.html (8,728 bytes)
- 154. Topband: Canadian Band Plan: 160-Meters (8th July 2008) (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 09:54:31 -0400
- Good Day All, For the sake of (possible) general international interest by topbanders, I've summarized below the "Radio Amateurs of Canada" official band plan for 160-meters (RAC is our version of th
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-08/msg00069.html (8,176 bytes)
- 155. Topband: 160-Meter WAC Award (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:39:42 -0400
- Good Day All, I'm usually not one for fussing and keeping meticulous records when it comes to DXCC awards & the like anymore, but for some reson I felt compelled yesterday to gather-up the QSLs I mig
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-08/msg00090.html (7,107 bytes)
- 156. Re: Topband: How to get started on 160? (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 19:31:56 -0400
- "...I have a dual 6SN7 regen, and...but I can't ever hear any amateurs. Is this how ham radio is, or am I just doing something wrong?" ** Jacob, Others here have already summarized the ins & outs of
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-08/msg00102.html (8,743 bytes)
- 157. Topband: "VE3" Report (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:31:18 -0400
- Good Morning All, Casual tuning across the band revealed an "FM5" holding court in the midst of a moderately-sized CW pile-up last night...and this morning I heard KL7RA working the deserving, right
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-09/msg00046.html (7,051 bytes)
- 158. Topband: Back in the Saddle Again... (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 10:10:13 -0400
- It sure is nice to be back on 160-meters again...! I spent a good part of the morning yesterday refurbishing the outdoor tuning network & enclosure of my eastern "L" (the one that's half in the bush
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-09/msg00074.html (7,882 bytes)
- 159. Topband: Stew Perry Warm-Up (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:38:04 -0400
- Good Day All, I had an absolutely wonderful time taking part in the Stew Perry Warm-Up Challenge this weekend... Ninety per cent of the activity here took place on Sunday morning, but it was interest
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-10/msg00122.html (7,752 bytes)
- 160. Topband: 160-Meter Phased Array (score: 1)
- Author: "EP Swynar" <gswynar@durham.net>
- Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 15:40:37 -0400
- Good Day All, Ah yes, "...the best laid plans of mice & men" -- how true. With the grass all safely harvested(!) for the season & the mower put away, I spent the entire day here laying down radials f
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-10/msg00145.html (8,613 bytes)
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