- 1. Topband: 160m Digital (score: 1)
- Author: "Brian Webb" <kd6nrp@earthlink.net>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 2009 12:37:32 -0800
- Good Afternoon: This is Brian, KD6NRP in southern California. I have a modest 160-meter antenna and counterpoise, but I still get out surprisingly well. I am interested in scheduling 160m PSK31, RTTY
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-01/msg00008.html (7,151 bytes)
- 2. Topband: Long, Unelevated Wire Antennas (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2010 11:10:15 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- Good Morning: Back in the mid-1980s I discovered that long (1000, 1200, 2000, and 5000 foot), end-fed, insulated wires on the desert surface were superb receive antennas for VLF through at least 4 MH
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-01/msg00064.html (7,138 bytes)
- 3. Topband: First 160m Contest (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 1 Feb 2010 09:48:14 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- Good Morning: Last weekend's 160-meter content was the first 160-meter event I have ever participated in. My 160m capability is modest and my station may not even qualify as a "little pistol" (more a
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-02/msg00005.html (7,297 bytes)
- 4. Re: Topband: Low activity (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 2 Mar 2010 08:31:01 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- Hi Tom: Back in December I would hear multiple CW signals on 160m in the mornings between 0430 and 0630 local time (1230-1430Z). Now, I am lucky to hear one CW station during that time. I think that
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-03/msg00007.html (7,836 bytes)
- 5. Topband: First Taste of 160m DX (score: 1)
- Author: "Brian Webb" <kd6nrp@earthlink.net>
- Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 06:43:32 -0800
- Good Morning: I am under deadline and working from home this weekend, but I made a point to operate on 160m during the current SSB DX contest. The contest allowed me to work KH7X, KH7XS, and KL7RA. T
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-03/msg00048.html (7,061 bytes)
- 6. Re: Topband: suitable wire for top loading wires? (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2010 15:13:06 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Hi Johnathan: Here in the U.S., many people use copper-clad steel wire. It is sold under the name CopperWeld. I have purchased it from The Wire Man (http://www.thewireman.com/antennap.html). 73 Brian
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-03/msg00078.html (7,654 bytes)
- 7. Topband: 160m CW WAS (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2010 07:27:16 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Good Morning: I am interested in working all U.S. states on 160m CW. Could anyone suggest a specific topband CW calling frequency, frequency range, or net for this? 73 Brian, KD6NRP Southern Californ
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-03/msg00093.html (6,659 bytes)
- 8. Re: Topband: 160m CW WAS (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:45:56 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Hello Group: Thanks to everyone for their advice on how to achieve 160m CW WAS. Last night I logged my 100th station on topband. It was N6RX in Livermore, California, about 300 miles (482 km) to my n
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-03/msg00114.html (7,505 bytes)
- 9. Re: Topband: Top Band Openings (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 23 Aug 2010 08:32:06 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Hi Dick: I have a very modest (or should I say pathetic) 160-meter capability, but I have heard CW top band stations from Japan and the South Pacific. It seems that the upcoming equinox in September
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-08/msg00032.html (8,061 bytes)
- 10. Re: Topband: Band coming alive (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:57:47 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Good Morning: It might be helpful to create a separate e-mail list for beginner and intermediate level 160- and 80-meter operators. The topics covered could include antennas, propagation, which frequ
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-08/msg00044.html (10,567 bytes)
- 11. Topband: 160m Noise Floor (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Wed, 1 Sep 2010 10:29:13 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Good Morning: My QTH is in a suburban neighborhood surrounded by other houses. Manmade noise sources in the area are producing a receive noise floor of S-9 across the entire 160m band. Does anyone ha
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-09/msg00001.html (7,016 bytes)
- 12. Re: Topband: 160m Receive Noise Floor (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 08:47:24 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Good Morning: I would like to thank everyone who provided suggestions on lowering my 160m noise floor. I have already tried two of them. Previously, I owned a Timewave ANC-4 receive noise canellation
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-09/msg00025.html (7,448 bytes)
- 13. Topband: VK3 Heard (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2010 09:09:01 -0700 (GMT-07:00)
- Good Morning: A few weeks ago I posed a question to the group regarding my 160m noise floor (S-9 most of the time). Despite my high noise floor and limited antenna, I heard a VK3 in a CW QSO with a U
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-09/msg00100.html (6,756 bytes)
- 14. Re: Topband: zl8x in COLO this morning- (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 2010 09:20:42 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- Hi Paul: I also worked ZL8X. This was Sunday morning at 0450 PST/1250Z on 160m CW. Unfortunately, I did not smoothly handle the QSO, so I don't know if he logged me. I used a 3.1 MHz horizontal doubl
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-11/msg00121.html (8,369 bytes)
- 15. Topband: ARRL 160m Contest (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Fri, 3 Dec 2010 09:49:30 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- Good Morning: My 160m work began on 2009 December 9, so I missed the last year's ARRL 160m contest. This weekend will be my first such contest. I look forward to working as any of you as possible thi
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-12/msg00011.html (7,399 bytes)
- 16. Re: Topband: Stealth Copper weld Antenna wire (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 6 Dec 2010 07:48:48 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- Hi Bob: Stealth is a major consideration at my QTH. I live in a neighborhood with antenna restrictions and close proximity between houses. My antenna is also silohutted against the sky due to a lack
- /archives//html/Topband/2010-12/msg00030.html (8,427 bytes)
- 17. Re: Topband: The 16th Stew Perry TopBand DX Challenge (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2011 12:35:27 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- Hi Folks: I'm a slow CW op (less than 10 WPM). Would it be worth my time to participate, or will my slow speed slow down other stations and while I add to the QRM? 73 Brian, KD6NRP __________________
- /archives//html/Topband/2011-11/msg00188.html (7,718 bytes)
- 18. Re: Topband: Flags (terminated receiving loops), Noise Cancelors and city dwelling (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 10:53:56 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- Hi Markus: Thanks for sharing. I live in the suburbs and have a 50 x 50 foot backyard and need to keep my antenna low to the ground so it is not visible from the street. This means I have a 50 x 50 x
- /archives//html/Topband/2011-11/msg00270.html (8,817 bytes)
- 19. Topband: Preventing QRM (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2012 10:43:34 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- Good Morning: I have a very modest 160m station. Since I cannot hear as well as most of you, I run the risk of calling CQ on what appears to be a clear frequency and QRMing a DX station calling CQ or
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-01/msg00147.html (7,079 bytes)
- 20. Re: Topband: A Ham for 75 Years (score: 1)
- Author: kd6nrp@earthlink.net
- Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2012 09:34:25 -0800 (GMT-08:00)
- Hi Paul: Congratulations. I am impressed. Keep on hamming and keep on flying. 73 Brian, KD6NRP --Original Message-- _______________________________________________ UR RST IS ... ... ..9 QSB QSB - hw?
- /archives//html/Topband/2012-01/msg00189.html (11,532 bytes)
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