- 1. Topband: Coax to ladder line question (score: 1)
- Author: "John Harper" <john@ae5x.com>
- Date: Mon, 22 Sep 2003 08:55:40 -0400
- Good morning, The remnants of Isabel took down my 10-80m dipole that I'd been feeding with 450-ohm ladder line. Rather than replace it, I'm probably just going to change the feedline on my 160m semi-
- /archives//html/Topband/2003-09/msg00092.html (7,322 bytes)
- 2. Topband: Fire tower as support for 1/4-wave sloper (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <john@ae5x.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 17:50:22 -0500
- Hello, I have obtained permission to operate from what I hope will be an ideal location (better than my home QTH) for the upcoming ARRL 160 Meter Contest - a fire tower-like tower, 90 feet tall way u
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00138.html (7,590 bytes)
- 3. Re: Topband: Fire tower as support for 1/4-wave sloper - TNX forinfo (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <john@ae5x.com>
- Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 20:25:43 -0500
- I want to thank everyone for all the emails and follow-up posts to my question yesterday. I received 27 emails so please forgive me for responding here rather than answering them individually ;-) Wel
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00149.html (7,420 bytes)
- 4. Topband: First foray onto Topband (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <john@ae5x.com>
- Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:43:17 -0500
- After 28 years in the hobby, I guess it was high time to venture into new territory! The CQWW contest provided the excuse and the temptation - I used my 80m antenna Friday night to listen to the acti
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00176.html (7,917 bytes)
- 5. Re: Topband: ARRL 160M Contest (score: 1)
- Author: John Harper <john@ae5x.com>
- Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 09:46:00 -0500
- Well that was way too long a contest for me to participate in for the duration but I got 42 states with my 100 watts and inverted L (18 65' radials). I now have 46 states on Topband altogether and am
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00016.html (7,866 bytes)
- 6. Re: Topband: double L antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "John Harper" <john@ae5x.com>
- Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:02:52 -0600
- I used one for one season from NY state and am about to build one again here at my new TX QTH, just for 80m to start. It worked very well for me - lots of info online as someone previously mentioned.
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-09/msg00109.html (7,595 bytes)
- 7. Topband: Antenna switch rating for high SWR? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Harper" <john@ae5x.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 11:04:11 -0500
- Morning all, I am planning to put in a DPDT switch (or relay) to allow me to easily switch from using my 80m dipole as a vertical (T-top) antenna on 160m: http://www.ae5x.com/docs/antennas/160mT.jpg
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00161.html (7,984 bytes)
- 8. Topband: Antenna switch rating for high SWR? (score: 1)
- Author: "John Harper" <john@ae5x.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Oct 2013 12:52:16 -0500
- Hey guys, thanks so much for the info. I do have a ceramic-based knife switch that I bought years ago and had forgotten about.just dug it out a few minutes ago so now I finally have a use for it. The
- /archives//html/Topband/2013-10/msg00170.html (7,834 bytes)
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