- 381. TopBand: ARRL 160 Contest (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Sun, 07 Dec 1997 19:59:47 EST
- Dear Topbanders, The phenomenon of East Coast stations not hearing the West Coast at our sunset apparently didn't exist Friday afternoon here. VE3EJ appeared with a good signal at 2302 UTC. When he c
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00123.html (8,126 bytes)
- 382. TopBand: Re:Top Band Antenna Recommendations? (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 22:04:58 EST
- thus kicking from direction. transmit Inverted Vee 15' of 2" at I did options I've tend to UHF the protect the the tower, type ground put in location with number shunt out at a It seems electric on h
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00188.html (12,993 bytes)
- 383. TopBand: OH2PM/BY1QH (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Sun, 14 Dec 1997 22:21:25 EST
- On Sat, 13 Dec 1997 21:54:17 +0900 "Nob Ichino" <vr6jj@cyborg.or.jp> writes: == I'm glad that 10 meters was not yet open (contest) when I fired up at about 1420Z on 13 Dec. So I listened on 160m, and
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00189.html (7,271 bytes)
- 384. TopBand: 3XA8DX (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 12:24:20 EST
- == If you talk to Franz again, Bob, tell him that VS6DO used to work the world on 160 by simply tossing a tuned wire out of his high-rise window. He just reeled it back in when he didn't use it.. 73,
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00199.html (7,212 bytes)
- 385. TopBand: 4 Square vs Beverage (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 12:24:20 EST
- Beverages, >there are even more times where the Beverage will hear better than the conditions. == Be aware that the "other Topband verticals" on Frank's antenna farm, if resonant and within, say 270'
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00200.html (8,004 bytes)
- 386. TopBand: More on VS6DO (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 11:24:29 EST
- On Tue, 16 Dec 1997 07:49:01 +0200 gsmith.rdi@reutech.co.za (Greg Smith) writes: == It was the 70s I was referring to, also. Don't know what kinda power Paul was running then, but he had no trouble h
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00216.html (6,971 bytes)
- 387. TopBand: Re: VS6DO (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 11:24:30 EST
- and thrown had above had == In a letter Paul included with his QSL to me in 1981, he described his 160m antenna to me as "a wire thrown out the window", or words to that effect. Perhaps he was joshin
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00217.html (7,592 bytes)
- 388. TopBand: USA West Coast EU Openings (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 14:22:48 EST
- Hi, all, Two mornings in a row with signals from EU during our sunrise period! direction I could hear EU on my array was NE (short path). YB1AQS also had a good signal on 1828.7 kHz. Most of Joerg's
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00281.html (6,855 bytes)
- 389. TopBand: Re: Gamma Cap Voltage Ratings (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Wed, 24 Dec 1997 12:44:10 EST
- a vacuum legal get == If you know the required value of capacitance, this formula will yield a close approximation for 1500 watts applied to the antenna: Volts across cap = 475,000/capacity in pF. Fo
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00294.html (7,848 bytes)
- 390. TopBand: EU opening to So. California (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 04:53:30 EST
- Hi, all, I usually don't crow (too much), but it was a great Christmas night on Topband here. The opening to EU was so-so, with nothing remarkably strong, but widespread. Skip seemed to jump all over
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00308.html (7,168 bytes)
- 391. TopBand: Re:OH2PM/BY1QH QSL Address (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 05:31:38 EST
- Hi, Topbanders, I just received this email from Dave, BZ1BM, president of the BY1QH club station in Beijing, which will be of interest to those who worked OH2PM/BY1QH on 160m: Hi there Earl, I 've ju
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00309.html (6,978 bytes)
- 392. TopBand: Five new EUs in one Night (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Fri, 26 Dec 1997 16:49:44 EST
- Egad, I thought I "only" had four new ones last night. I was counting EA6NB as Spain, but it dawned on me that Jim has separate DXCC status in the Balearic Islands, another new one on 160m for me! Ra
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00315.html (6,792 bytes)
- 393. TopBand: Thank you, Stew! (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Sun, 28 Dec 1997 21:01:41 EST
- Hi, y'all, gods into creating the best DX condx I've ever heard on 160m during a contest! Sunrise occurred here one minute before the contest began, so in order to not exceed the 14-hour limit, I pla
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00353.html (7,852 bytes)
- 394. TopBand: JW5NM Info (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 00:44:25 EST
- In an e-mail note from JW5NM, Math says he worked 150 US stations the last three days on 160. For anyone who missed him, he says his next planned 160m operation will be at 0000 to 0600 UTC, 3 Jan 98
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00357.html (6,648 bytes)
- 395. TopBand: JW5NM Info (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Mon, 29 Dec 1997 18:31:30 EST
- == I re-read Math's message and you are indeed correct, Scott. Guess I'm getting feeble-minded in my old age! The correct date is January 2nd. 73, de Earl, K6SE -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.c
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-12/msg00371.html (6,997 bytes)
- 396. TopBand: Re: One-way Skip (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Sat, 01 Nov 1997 14:32:03 EST
- Tom's (W8JI) reply ("higher noise level on the east, lower noise on the west") to comments regarding stations near their sunset time hearing, but not able to QSO, stations to their east is what I hav
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-11/msg00012.html (7,341 bytes)
- 397. TopBand: 160 One way Propagation (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 13:04:41 EST
- (snip) (snip) == Sunrise in Perth, Australia for 5 Nov 97 was 2116Z -- you apparently heard Mike via "grey line" over the north pole. 73, de Earl, K6SE -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topban
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-11/msg00059.html (7,488 bytes)
- 398. TopBand: 3DA0CA qrv 160? (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 13:04:41 EST
- == I asked 3DA0CA on 80m if he could operate on 160m. He just ignored the question and went on running stations on 80m. 73, de Earl, K6SE -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/topband.html Submiss
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-11/msg00060.html (7,320 bytes)
- 399. TopBand: Beverage terminating resistor (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Fri, 07 Nov 1997 18:23:10 EST
- resistor?? less.... instruments?? == The value of termination resistance is certainly not dependant on the feedpoint transformer or the feedline impedance. If modeling software can be believed, the t
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-11/msg00109.html (10,640 bytes)
- 400. TopBand: Beverage terminating resistor (score: 1)
- Author: k6se@juno.com (Earl W Cunningham)
- Date: Sat, 08 Nov 1997 14:43:17 EST
- == Hi John, I lowered the same 580' Beverage to 4' and came up with the following: Very good soil: Termination for best skywave F/B (33 deg) = 580 ohms (22 dB) Termination for best F/B at 5 deg = 660
- /archives//html/Topband/1997-11/msg00116.html (10,243 bytes)
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