- 41. Re: Topband: Advice needed! (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Tue, 20 Mar 2007 23:53:36 +0100
- The MFJ is a fine device *but* the problems I experienced during my stint in Tanzania were not helped much by it. The MFJ-1026 will do a great job of nulling power line noise coming from a single dir
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-03/msg00099.html (7,436 bytes)
- 42. Re: Topband: Earl SK (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Thu, 3 May 2007 23:11:04 +0200
- during the 1970 CQ 160 contest I worked W5RTQ on Jan-24 upon which I received a long letter from Earl. He was enthused about his first EU QSO with only homebrew 50w in his 75 ft T.L. vertical. In fac
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-05/msg00023.html (7,935 bytes)
- 43. Re: Topband: End off Season?? (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Tue, 15 May 2007 10:53:26 +0200
- It doesn't appear we have any darkness in common with the SMs - so we probably won't be working any of them until September. 73 Tree N6TR Boring, OR _________ Africa and South-America usually has som
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-05/msg00047.html (7,225 bytes)
- 44. Re: Topband: Waller Flag Antenna (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 10:26:58 +0200
- If YES! Absolutely. Last night both 5R8FU and A25OOK was worked here, just before darkness.( we have only 3 hours darkness now ! ) 73 " RAG " Ragnar Otterstad LA5HE JW5HE OZ8RO Located in Telemark -
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-07/msg00017.html (7,306 bytes)
- 45. Topband: Northern latitudes in favor on TB ??? (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 11:33:08 +0200
- The last days produced pretty strong signals from stations in the Pacific northwest. The WA-stations surely had the prop. N7UA,W1YY/7 very consistent here in central EU. Today the prop stretched down
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-09/msg00092.html (7,515 bytes)
- 46. Re: Topband: Using wires from large trees as verticals? (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2007 09:22:15 +0100
- At my OZ8RO QTH in Copenhagen suburbia I used an inverted L in a tall tree. Vertical part abt 25 meters and the rest sloping. Some 25 radials of mixed lengths. Managed some 160 countries before re-lo
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-11/msg00093.html (7,728 bytes)
- 47. Re: Topband: Silver Plated Conductor (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:53:19 +0100
- Before you consider silver plating a coil, here is something you should know. At 2 MHz the RF skin depth in silver is 0.00178 inches. You need about three skin depths of plating, that's about 0.0053
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-11/msg00165.html (8,292 bytes)
- 48. Re: Topband: V51AS qrv on 160m (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:27:58 +0100
- To whom it may concern: Frank, V51AS will be QRV on 1826 kHz @V51WM on 22/23 December... vy 73 Uli, DJ2YA Tnx Uli. Do you know why just 2 days ? Most of us will be busy with Xmas preparations at that
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-12/msg00096.html (7,155 bytes)
- 49. Topband: : 4S7NE on TB (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:25:13 +0100
- Nelson 4S7NE built new antenna for 160m and shows up daily at 1830 UTC on 1822 with 300 watts.Signals were up to 559 here (in LY) on Monday .GL Arunas/Ly2ij _____________________________ Worked him t
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-12/msg00146.html (7,429 bytes)
- 50. Re: Topband: TX5C (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 14:43:21 +0100
- TX5C was heard in Sweden this morning. Unfortunately they keep working US stns during our very short greyline/sunrise period. Same thing on 80 mtrs. We have about 30 mins around sunrise when it shoul
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-03/msg00038.html (8,662 bytes)
- 51. Re: Topband: P29 on 160m (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:57:47 +0200
- Hi guys, Derek > G3KHZ has confirmed to me by email there is a chance for next P29 expedition: http://www.425dxn.org/dxped/p29_2008/ to be QRV on topband with a good amplifier and a Titanex or Battle
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-08/msg00065.html (7,787 bytes)
- 52. Re: Topband: Contest where was EU (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 12:52:53 +0100
- Merv Schweigert schreef: I was at PI4Z, operated mostly 160 and 80. There are a lot of EU's with big (wide) signals who make it impossible to work DX without a good rx antenna. I called a lot of nice
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-12/msg00015.html (8,842 bytes)
- 53. Re: Topband: Tuner ??? on 160 (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:02:56 +0100
- I was playing in the 160 last weekend and experienced some problems with my setup when I tried to run power. I have a 160 dipole fed with ladder line and a Vectronics 1500 tuner. I used it all Frida
- /archives//html/Topband/2008-12/msg00135.html (8,040 bytes)
- 54. Topband: CQ 160 weird ideas (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2009 13:39:43 +0100
- A penalty for keyclicks and other bad things could possibly help with the Eastern Europe problemd. Some of the QRO clubstations are really bad ! ( none mentioned- none forgotten ! ) 73 rag LA5HE ____
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-01/msg00198.html (8,247 bytes)
- 55. Re: Topband: 160 to NA (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:50:36 +0100
- I slept late this morning so worked just a few stns. Cannot help thinking, that if more stations would listen more carefully instead of CQ-ing endlessly, there would be more DX-qsos ! 73 and have fun
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-01/msg00240.html (6,979 bytes)
- 56. Re: Topband: Difficult rxing in contest environments in EU (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2009 16:11:50 +0100
- of course "with the puck" :) instead of conflicts. As I heard in these cases even it not help to ask them for QSY or so... Very wise ! I never understood why somebody stick to one single frequency,
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00004.html (7,096 bytes)
- 57. Re: Topband: FW5RE (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 19:53:56 +0100
- Hello All, I don't remember the last serious activity from Wallis and Futuna on 80/160m .(anyway it was long time ago) and quite rarely we have DX expedition so dedicated to Low Bands as FW5RE. Walli
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00035.html (8,612 bytes)
- 58. Re: Topband: Difficult rxing in contest environments in EU (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 15:55:32 +0100
- * AND more often than not, there is plenty of clear frequencies higher in the band. I remember K3ZO as somebody who always was always from the crowds And was easy to work for that reason. I think his
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00041.html (8,078 bytes)
- 59. Re: Topband: Titanex (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 14:52:19 +0100
- I tried to get in touch with them too with some queries on a new antenna I was conidering - my emails also went un-answered. 73 Denis MW0CBC/GW8OQV That is unfortunately more the rule, than the excep
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00053.html (6,903 bytes)
- 60. Re: Topband: Titanex (score: 1)
- Author: "LA5HE Ragnar Otterstad" <la5he@otterstad.dk>
- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2009 13:02:34 +0100
- Rag, I have been using antennas built around Spider Poles with good results both on DXpeditions and my home QTH. Probably not as tough as the Titanex, but very light. I use them both on DXpeditions
- /archives//html/Topband/2009-02/msg00065.html (7,822 bytes)
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