- 101. Topband: Topband Takeoff Angles & ICEPAC (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2002 21:20:49 -0800
- Don, W7DD didn't mention where to download ICEPAC from. The latest version of ICEPAC (5 Mb, including VOACAP & REC533), user manual (730 kb in PDF format) and technical manual (400 kb in PDF format)
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00056.html (7,009 bytes)
- 102. Topband: Topband Takeoff Angles & ICEPAC (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Thu, 7 Mar 2002 08:42:15 -0800
- "HF is defined to be the 3-30 MHz range. Do not use any of these models below 2 MHz. " 73, de Earl, K6SE
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00061.html (7,030 bytes)
- 103. Topband: TEN-TEC IS LISTENING! (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Sat, 9 Mar 2002 08:42:28 -0800
- "For those looking for a better "sub-receiver", just get a K2 for its receive capability. If we could marry its frequency-generating and elements with a computer port, that would be grand. But it req
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00084.html (8,132 bytes)
- 104. Topband: Topbanders' Dx Dinner (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Mon, 11 Mar 2002 09:32:24 -0800
- The Topbanders' DX Dinner will be Friday, 26 April 2002 at 7:30 PM in the banquet room at Sizzler's Restaurant, 2121 W Caldwell in Visalia, California during the International DX Convention. Dinner a
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00100.html (7,064 bytes)
- 105. Topband: beverage above water (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 07:27:21 -0800
- I can verify that Beverage work better when they are over soil with poorer conductivity. Here at my Mojave Desert home where the soil has poor conductivity, Beverages are an outstanding receive anten
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00170.html (7,223 bytes)
- 106. Topband: Ewe, Flag, and Pennant questions for the experts (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 20:36:33 -0800
- Mark, WA1ION asked a lot of questions about Flag and Pennant types of antennas: "Ken Alexander did some Pennant optimizations for medium-wave (AM broadcast) use. He came up with a vertical-section he
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00206.html (14,407 bytes)
- 107. Topband: VP6DI (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2002 07:11:39 -0800
- Worked VP6DI last night at 0457Z for #181. He was on 1823.50, listening up about 2 kHz. Their signal was weak, but fair copy here in So. Cal., and much easier to work than on the higher bands where b
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00238.html (6,649 bytes)
- 108. Topband: Visalia DX Convention Topband Dinner (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Fri, 1 Feb 2002 11:46:22 -0800
- The traditional Topbander's DX Dinner will be held in Vislaia, California during the DX Convention there this year. The Dinner will be on Friday evening, April 26th, at 7:00 PM. The location will be
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00002.html (6,922 bytes)
- 109. Topband: FT-1000MP Key Clicks (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Mon, 4 Feb 2002 18:42:23 -0800
- I just finished installing W8JI's key click mod in my FT-1000MP. Here's the results, as monitored with an S9+ signal on my Kenwood TS-830S in the narrow CW (250 Hz) mode.: Stock MP (no mod): Clicks a
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00006.html (6,446 bytes)
- 110. Topband: 5U1A (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 09:29:34 -0800
- Big pile last night on DF2PY. I gave up calling Wolf at about 0415Z to tune around and found 5U1A calling CQ on 1829.4. Easily worked him simplex for #179 at 0423Z. There's still life in to old band!
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00092.html (6,287 bytes)
- 111. Fw: Re: Topband: Noise and reception (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2002 08:39:36 -0800
- "I think if there was a significant higher angle component (say above 30 degrees) at modest or long distances my low dipole and high dipole would (be) better than the vertical." == My observation is
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00112.html (8,313 bytes)
- 112. Topband: Shunt fed verticals (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2002 11:49:18 -0800
- "There is a classic paper on shunt fed verticals which is very informative: Morrison and Smith, The Shunt-Excited Antenna, IRE proceedings, June 1937, pp. 673-696. They and other references point out
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00138.html (7,598 bytes)
- 113. Topband: PW0T (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Tue, 26 Feb 2002 08:45:33 -0800
- PW0T made it big time into the USA west coast last night, working many 6's and 7's. I assume the operator was either Dick, N6FF or Rolf, PY1RO, the two topband specialists on the team. Rolf is my 160
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-02/msg00225.html (7,118 bytes)
- 114. Topband: Pennant help.. (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 20:17:02 -0800
- "No doubt, this is sufficient space for two Pennants. But how will I get coverage in all directions??" == Two point-to-point Pennants require 54 feet of space and will cover two directions. If you al
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00026.html (7,009 bytes)
- 115. Topband: Pennant help.. (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2002 20:37:46 -0800
- Follow-up on a four-Pennant switchable array: The 57-foot by 57-foot space I mentioned describes the corners of the space needed. This translates to a square area 40.3 feet on each side. The EWE, K9A
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00027.html (6,749 bytes)
- 116. Topband: FT-1000MP Key Clicks? (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 16:05:38 -0800
- Lately there's been a lot said about key clicks on the Topband and 1000MP reflectors. I'd like to improve the CW waveform on my FT-1000MP, but I don't have the facilities to test for the correct resi
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00110.html (7,354 bytes)
- 117. Topband: FT-1000MP Key Clicks (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2002 22:29:58 -0800
- I ordered the InRad key click mod for my FT-1000MP (it took 6 days to get here via priority mail!), and just finished installing it. Here's the results: Before doing the mod, I used my TS-830S receiv
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00186.html (7,930 bytes)
- 118. Topband: Re: MP Clicks (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 10:41:34 -0800
- Tom, W8JI commented on the 1000mp Reflector: "All stock FT1000MP's and FT1000(D's) click excessively. I'm not sure about MK V's but certainly some click excessively." I certainly agree with Tom. One
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00232.html (7,842 bytes)
- 119. Topband: More About Clix (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 14:41:16 -0800
- Virtually all of today's modern rigs have a key click problem. The stock FT-1000MP and Mk V CW signal rise time is 2.4 ms and the fall time is 1.0 ms. This is on every dit and dah. The ARRL criteria
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00234.html (8,247 bytes)
- 120. Topband: 160 One Way Propagation (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (k6se@juno.com)
- Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2002 16:25:54 -0800
- "I've never experienced 'one-way propagation' on 160 without noise, QRM, or the radiated power on one end of the path easily explaining it." == I agree with Tom. Another reason is that the station be
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-01/msg00251.html (6,929 bytes)
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