- 1. Topband: Corner insulator of Inverted L (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 09:32:26 -0400
- I'm in the process of putting my inverted L back up, and have a construction question - how do you position and attach the corner insulator? My support for the vertical section is an old maple, plen
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-09/msg00067.html (7,426 bytes)
- 2. Re: Topband: Corner insulator of Inverted L (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 15:57:22 -0400
- Thanks everyone who replied - I think I have a handle on it now 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at <http://beta.reversebeacon.net>. For spots, please use your favori
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-09/msg00071.html (9,076 bytes)
- 3. Re: Topband: NA activity + Inv-L corner insulator (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2021 22:19:39 -0400
- I had to laugh - I'm sure that the couple of box wrenches I lost in the trees behind my townhouse in Reston, VA are still there - or if not, do you suppose people thought they grew there somehow? Re
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-09/msg00076.html (10,611 bytes)
- 4. Re: Topband: Inverted L's etc (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:52:49 -0400
- FWIW, the only thing that would concern me about that sort of solution is the projectile, and its potential for damage if it should hit someone (or something). I personally prefer the tennis-ball ca
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-09/msg00093.html (9,265 bytes)
- 5. Re: Topband: Balloon Supported Vertical (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2021 16:16:56 -0500
- Here's an interesting source - https://balloonmarket.co.uk/lift-ability. Looks like one of the last couple in the table should be big enough - say 5 feet in diameter for starters. 73, Pete N4ZR Chec
- /archives//html/Topband/2021-11/msg00011.html (8,904 bytes)
- 6. Topband: K9AY Loop Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2022 10:29:07 -0500
- I recently installed a K9AY loop (with the Array Solutions controller), and have a couple of questions. Installation is pretty standard, with a fiberglass pole at the center, ground rod at its base,
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-01/msg00002.html (7,495 bytes)
- 7. Re: Topband: K9AY Loop Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 2 Jan 2022 11:20:01 -0500
- Thanks, Cecil. I may have to look into one of those multi-element solutions. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>. For spots, please us
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-01/msg00004.html (10,384 bytes)
- 8. Re: Topband: K9AY Loop Questions (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2022 17:33:02 -0500
- No significant difference in most cases. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster.
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-01/msg00012.html (9,626 bytes)
- 9. Re: Topband: Wednesday CW DX Activity Night (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2022 14:30:41 -0500
- http://beta.reversebeacon.net/main.php 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. I
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-01/msg00017.html (8,926 bytes)
- 10. Topband: Radials on ground (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2022 09:14:03 -0500
- For the moment at least, I'm using on-the-ground radials for my 160M inverted L. Discussion on the reflector triggered a thought - is the size of wire used for on-the-ground radials - or elevated rad
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-01/msg00039.html (7,660 bytes)
- 11. Topband: RBN callsign pattern file revision (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2022 18:03:41 -0500
- In order to have the RBN's revised callsign pattern file ready before the CQ 160 contest, We're moving the target date up to January 25, so if you know of new callsign patterns that need to be incorp
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-01/msg00071.html (7,505 bytes)
- 12. Re: Topband: Poor Propagation or Noise? (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2022 08:36:30 -0500
- Hi Roger - unfortunately, we have no way of telling, because too many factors influence SNR at each individual node. If you noted that the same RBN nodes were giving lower SNR reports than they had
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-01/msg00076.html (7,971 bytes)
- 13. Topband: K9AY RX antenna (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 09:10:20 -0500
- My K9AY loop (the commercial version from Array Solutions) seems to be kind of an indifferent performer. I believe it is set up properly. and I've laid down a radial under each side of the loops, bu
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-01/msg00156.html (6,843 bytes)
- 14. Re: Topband: PLease! (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2022 15:10:03 -0500
- Amen, Mel. My favorites (ha) are the people who don't include *any* context in their replies. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>. For
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-02/msg00009.html (7,980 bytes)
- 15. Re: Topband: Personal decision (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 08:45:59 -0500
- Yup. Me too. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at<http://beta.reversebeacon.net>. For spots, please use your favorite "retail" DX cluster. On 2/24/2022 8:03 AM, MU 4C
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-02/msg00135.html (8,279 bytes)
- 16. Re: Topband: Personal decision (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2022 11:24:23 -0500
- I have to demur. Government-to-government sanctions are one thing, but ultimately it will come down to the Russian people turning against Putin, and it's hard for me to understand why they shouldn't
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-02/msg00140.html (13,856 bytes)
- 17. Topband: ARRL DX 160 Phone - worth a try? (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2022 16:29:32 -0500
- I'm sitting at about 95 confirmed or pending at LOTW for my 160 DXCC, and was toying with the idea of spending some time in the ARRL Phone DX Contest this weekend on single-band 160. Looking down my
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-03/msg00013.html (7,281 bytes)
- 18. Re: Topband: QRM Eliminator (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2022 12:37:48 -0400
- That's amazing - there are at least 10 different listings on Amazon, ranging from $54 to $70. They all appear to be the same box,. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server a
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-10/msg00012.html (8,707 bytes)
- 19. Re: Topband: QRM Eliminator (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Sun, 9 Oct 2022 22:23:27 -0400
- Funny (I guess) - we have Chinese manufacturers cloning a Russian design. 73, Pete N4ZR Check out the new Reverse Beacon Network web server at<https://reversebeacon.net>. For spots, please use your f
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-10/msg00014.html (9,213 bytes)
- 20. Topband: How good is good enough (score: 1)
- Author: Pete Smith N4ZR <pete.n4zr@gmail.com>
- Date: Mon, 7 Nov 2022 16:27:09 -0500
- Now that the lawn mowing is done for the season, I resuscitated my 160M inverted L. With 13 on the ground radials, each roughly 70 feet long, measured R of 34 ohms seems OK to me. Is it worth layin
- /archives//html/Topband/2022-11/msg00040.html (7,372 bytes)
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