I am reading much comment of log verifications to validate "significant?" Contests. I am in favor of increasing the integrity of these contests....evenhough I have been semi-QRT for several years. A
The CQ World Wide 160 Meter DX Caontest. I would say it should be what the amateur community wants it to be. Of course hams will compete in any contest just to work some new countries, bust pileups,
Yesterday I jury rigged a makeshift tuning unit to get a 220' piece of wire 35 ft off the ground to just load on 160. Running about 20 Watts to the wire my first QSO was JH0BBE. I heard many JAs and
This works great, is almost invisible and available in many diameters and strengths. For Example 65# Test is about the same diameter of 10 pound test monofilament. Unbelieveably Strong for its small
But the 30WPM may "Squeek" between crasheds to result in a full copy. Since there are "Slow" and "Fast" variables in conditions, and we usually are not aware of what the conditions are at the other e
Oval Clodfester is a Ham O Holic. His call is N1ERD. He lives in Antenna Magicland on Eznec Avenue and can instantly create and remove any antenna his little Code Oscillatin Heart can stand. Here is
Thanks to all who responded. I got a lot of comments and, also, helpful suggestions. But, I was reminded in the process that Ham Radio is a truly great hobby as several of my old friends chimed in wi
K9YC touts the benefits of the 2.4" O.D. Mix #31 Core. Anyone know a good source? I bought a hand full from Arrow last year, now theirs are on back order. Other sites seem pricey. Anyone have good in
I have the following Transmit antenna questions, relative to Common Mode. Please let me describe what I have. centers) with 3 antenna ports used:Then at the W0MLY Inputs:Antennas:(1)160M Inv. "L"(Inf
OK,I hope a few Gurus come out of the woodwork on this. Given a 140' Self support Rohn SSTV starting with a 9N base (about 6' on a leg) section, a 20' high building 8' to the south of the tower appro
All,I am not very educated in these matters so I have nothing specific to add other than this: 1-We have some really bright "friends" who share the love of this exciting Hobby. And a true friend will
I am not a Skimmer expert, and am just asking. Question: Are all the Skimmers individually(and collectively) calibrated in concert? Can one rely on them for comparing scientific data and conclusion t
Good Day, Like most I am trying to prepare for Top Band season. I have a mystery noise which Warlbes and slightly shifts Freq. centering around 3513.5 Khz.I can disconnect most everything in house, i
This is preliminary, but just for an experiment and to satisfy my curiosity, I have made some basic measurements of the Bird Feeder's SWR and Resonant Frequency Changes as the tides move in and out.I
Here are a few photos:Link: http://n1bug.com/host/val/ You could make a simple adjustable piston-type capacitor with some nested pieces of PVC pipe and a float. I don't know if you'd actually want to
Pardon me for chiming in on this Waller flag discussion as I am probably the least qualified person on Topband to discuss technical issues. But, I do a lot of Trial and Error-ing and use some of the