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1. Re: Topband: 2 wire reversible Beverage (score: 1)
Author: "List Mail" <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Fri, 15 May 2020 18:34:10 +1000
I followed the instructions on the W0BTU website, which gave me all the information I needed to set up three, two-wire Beverages here. I found the easiest wire to work with for the baluns is what I s
/archives//html/Topband/2020-05/msg00074.html (9,045 bytes)

2. Re: Topband: 160m Vertical (score: 1)
Author: "List Mail" <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Sat, 16 May 2020 09:54:57 +1000
EZNEC ROHN25 model: 128' resonant at 1.796 MHz, 35 +j0 ohms 115' resonant at 2.000 MHz, 35 +j0 ohms 115', 1.800 MHz, 25 -j46 ohms 115' 1.800 MHz, 4.1 uH base series inductor, 25 +j0 ohms Dave KH6AQ -
/archives//html/Topband/2020-05/msg00091.html (8,767 bytes)

3. Re: Topband: Summer Stew Perry (score: 1)
Author: "List Mail" <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Mon, 22 Jun 2020 08:41:33 +1000
I worked K7RAT (with some difficulty) and that was all. The only other decent signal on the band was K3EST, but he was in the AA Contest. Top Band contests are a hard row to hoe from VK, even now in
/archives//html/Topband/2020-06/msg00048.html (7,108 bytes)

4. Re: Topband: Some experiments with a short beverage, not succeeding very well (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020 11:27:43 +1000
I read somewhere that one test for a receiving antenna is to compare the received noise floor against no antenna, during the day with little atmospheric noise. There should be a *slight* lift in the
/archives//html/Topband/2020-06/msg00077.html (10,030 bytes)

5. Re: Topband: 160m activity West Coast View (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Thu, 23 Jul 2020 11:40:23 +1000
Nice to hear you almost daily, Bob. Top Band is very slow during our winter time. It's good to see some activity at all. Yesterday I also worked AA1K and K3UL on the East Coast. Len, 0200z is midday
/archives//html/Topband/2020-07/msg00059.html (7,816 bytes)

6. Re: Topband: Windows 10 Update heads up (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2020 09:53:08 +1000
Thanks for the heads-up. I run Windows 10 on a newer Dell Optiplex with a solid state drive which allows me a very fast start up of my HPSDR station running an older version of PowerSDR console. I lo
/archives//html/Topband/2020-08/msg00017.html (8,251 bytes)

7. Re: Topband: Rohn 25 Vertical questions. (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 18:56:21 +1000
I am planning a similar installation, using Deeco mast sections (6' x 10"). I have 20 of these, used of course. I don't think they have been manufactured for decades. Sections interface with pin and
/archives//html/Topband/2020-08/msg00032.html (7,971 bytes)

8. Topband: VK Report (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:46:15 +1000
The band has been improving significantly in the past few weeks. I have been working a few NA stations nearly every day all year, in marginal to ok conditions. Since the start of September, I've been
/archives//html/Topband/2020-09/msg00036.html (8,306 bytes)

9. Re: Topband: VK Report (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2020 13:22:41 +1000
Sorry Tim, et al. de VK3HJ What is your callsign? 73 Tim K3LR The band has been improving significantly in the past few weeks. I have been working a few NA stations nearly every day all year, in marg
/archives//html/Topband/2020-09/msg00038.html (9,198 bytes)

10. Re: Topband: Dimensions Super Kaz delta (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2020 09:24:52 +1000
Why don't you add one metre more to your pole? I have Beverage antennas here, supported by 4 m treated pine poles. This leaves 3 m above ground and one metre in the ground. This is barely high enough
/archives//html/Topband/2020-09/msg00069.html (7,406 bytes)

11. Re: Topband: 160 activity night (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 10:40:28 +1100
I rarely see CW activity much above 1830 kHz. The only issue I see from time to time is SSB interference to the 1840 kHz FT8 channel. VK band is 1800 - 1875 kHz. If a particular mode were moved above
/archives//html/Topband/2020-10/msg00076.html (8,162 bytes)

12. Re: Topband: 160 last nite and this morning (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 2020 10:17:04 +1100
Last night's conditions on the band were quite good. It was quiet this end and I could hear many (US) stations calling the contest stations here, and I worked a few myself. Unfortunately, I couldn't
/archives//html/Topband/2020-10/msg00088.html (8,768 bytes)

13. Topband: OX - VK3 last night (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2020 10:31:37 +1100
John OX/OZ1LXJ was a nice addition to the log yesterday evening around 0930z. He was not easy copy at the time, but good enough to call. Despite his "Ugly QRN" we made the contact. I also had storm s
/archives//html/Topband/2020-10/msg00101.html (8,063 bytes)

14. Re: Topband: TopBand DX (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2020 10:07:11 +1100
Yes, I too enjoy reading the posts, and am also missing DXpedition activity. I'm at 143 countries and 34 Zones worked and confirmed, and am always looking for new ones. I hear/see some Caribbean stat
/archives//html/Topband/2020-10/msg00107.html (8,627 bytes)

15. Re: Topband: Conditions for Stew Perry Contest (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Mon, 19 Oct 2020 11:45:03 +1100
I listened yesterday evening through much of NA sunrise. I could see there were many stations on, but few were loud enough to make it through the storm QRN this end. After calling a few of the more r
/archives//html/Topband/2020-10/msg00123.html (7,437 bytes)

16. Re: Topband: Suggestions for vertical at HG0R (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Sun, 8 Nov 2020 11:45:40 +1100
You can also alter the resonance by changing the slope of the top hat wires. If you can make them more horizontal, this will slightly lower the resonant frequency. Either make them tighter or move th
/archives//html/Topband/2020-11/msg00042.html (9,726 bytes)

17. Re: Topband: Stainless Steel for coil taps. (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 2020 23:22:59 +1100
Rob, are you implying that I shouldn't use a steel lattice tower to conduct RF as a radiator? For coil taps, I like to solder. Luke VK3HJ On 16/11/2020 10:05 pm, Rob Atkinson wrote: We all learn this
/archives//html/Topband/2020-11/msg00093.html (8,310 bytes)

18. Re: Topband: OT - LG Dryer RFI (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:01:34 +1100
We only use a solar powered clothes dryer, aka Hills Hoist. Never a problem with RFI. 73, Luke VK3HJ _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
/archives//html/Topband/2020-11/msg00140.html (8,602 bytes)

19. Re: Topband: OT - LG Dryer RFI (score: 1)
Author: Mail 10 <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:10:13 +1100
There must be a List somewhere of Electromagnetic Compatible electrical appliances. I asked around at my Radio Club and Ham friends for recommendations for a split-system a/c and a Solar Inverter. I
/archives//html/Topband/2020-11/msg00141.html (9,316 bytes)

20. Re: Topband: EZNEC Ground Errors (score: 1)
Author: "List Mail" <mail10@barefoothorse.com.au>
Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2020 12:36:49 +1100
It's interesting how people's experiences differ, and how their perceptions of how something actually works, and how a computer model calculates how it should work. I have used MMANA-GAL to model des
/archives//html/Topband/2020-12/msg00140.html (9,157 bytes)

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