- 1. Topband: shortened & low dipole for 160M--transmit/receive issues (score: 1)
- Author: kolson@erols.com (Kevin Olson)
- Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 11:49:49 -0400
- Gee Whiz. I guess my over 260 DXCC on 160 meters with only a dipole with the apex never above 90 feet doesn't work for DX. I guess I'll quit now while I'm ahead! *Nice job! But 90 feet is MUCH higher
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-09/msg00121.html (7,033 bytes)
- 2. Topband: Folded wire verticals (score: 1)
- Author: kolson@erols.com (Kevin Olson)
- Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 18:33:05 -0500
- N4UH: Hint: the folded section is just a transformer... -- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/topband Submissions: topband@contesting.com Administrative requests: topband-REQUEST@contesting.co
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-01/msg00169.html (7,061 bytes)
- 3. Topband: Good Receivers for Top Band (score: 1)
- Author: kolson@erols.com (Kevin Olson)
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 09:20:45 -0400
- I had a R4C many years ago, and found that much (not all) of the filter blowby in this rx was actually signal leakage around the filters. So I spent an evening with copper pc board and shield materi
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-08/msg00063.html (8,883 bytes)
- 4. Topband: Receivers for 160M (score: 1)
- Author: kolson@erols.com (Kevin Olson)
- Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2000 22:31:50 -0400
- I have owned a couple over the years...the cw filter was pretty poor, and sensitivity wise it was very mediocre (not really a problem on low bands but a problem on 15 and 10). It was also prone to I
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-08/msg00073.html (7,591 bytes)
- 5. Topband: Comments on R4C from Sherwood Engineering (score: 1)
- Author: kolson@erols.com (Kevin Olson)
- Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 11:46:51 -0500
- Aahh...R4C...brings back memories! Back in the day, a Sherwood-modified R4C ruled! I was jut a kid with no money but lotsa nerve, so I was determined to improve my R4C despite not being able to affor
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00238.html (8,797 bytes)
- 6. Re: Topband: New rules? (Was CQ 160 WW) (score: 1)
- Author: "Kevin Olson" <kolson@erols.com>
- Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 22:43:11 -0500
- Great. We can have a contest just for the 30 guys who can work mega DX all evening, most of the rest of us will make about 10/20 contacts. That would be wonderful for activity. There is. EVERYONE st
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-02/msg00002.html (7,925 bytes)
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