I thought it was just me, Mike, who's been grousin' about poor conditions! I don't have exotic receive antennas so, in the context of being located in s/w Utah with a top-loaded 43' vertical and a ne
There is a wullenweber antenna down in the San Diego area - south end of the Coronado peninsula....not operational but the site is used by the Navy Seals. Jim R. K9JWV _________________ Topband Refle
I did it! Doesn't take long people -- it sure would be nice to see a lot more "chiming in" from us users...thanks for getting me started, Don! Hope others will follow. Jim R. K9JWV _________________
FINALLY heard and worked two JAs this morning on Top Band! Was beginning to wonder if I'd work at least of couple of JAs this winter! I've been hearing JAs, occasionally, along with HL5IVL, but no jo
Some background on it all: http://radioclubofamerica.org/history.php?page=1921.html Annnnd - voila - pics and schematics and wiring schema for the antenna: http://www.google.com/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab
Mike: re TX5K I "saw" much of that behavior on 40 as well. In fact, 40 was the only HF band that I operate on that I did NOT work them on and felt like the number(s) of stations and the utterly rude
Heh - THIS part of the citation caught MY eye! If, after receipt of this Citation, Mr. Lopez violates the Communications Act or the Rules by operating an incidental radiator and causing harmful inter
How about, "QRP is a challenge - be challenged!!!!" From one of a few who LOVEs working QRP on 160 and 80 meters! 72, Jim Rodenkirch, K9JWV All good topband ops know fine whiskey is a daylight bevera
Some of us thought you'd "done good," Tree! Change it every so often......change is GOOD -- except when replacing fine whiskey with "questionable stuff"! Jim R. K9JWV All good topband ops know how to
I use System Mechanic AND Malwarebytes Anti-Malware. Purchased both - use 'em all the time and have been free from malware or Trojan horses or whatever infections since installing them about two year
I can't build one (disabled to the point I can't operate tools or handle componenmts of any size) so wondering if anyone has an inexpensive and spare low noise preamp I could purchase? I need it for
This from the ARRL DX news e-mail: PRINCE EDWARD AND MARION ISLANDS, ZS8. Nadia, ZS8A plans to soon be QRV from Marion Island. In addition, Carson, ZS8C and David, ZS8Z are active as time permits. QS
OK - found out they will be on the Island(s) for a work assignment...thanks to all that sent me the info! 72, Jim R. K9JWV _________________ Topband Reflector
I have a schematic for a delta shaped loop that shows I'll need an 18:1 transformer to transform the 950 ohms of the antenna to 50 ohms (feeding it with 50 ohm coax). One transformer diagram shows an
Sorry - didn't make it crystal clear that this is a Delta shaped variant of a EWE antenna!!!! My bad for not utilizing all of the necessary verbiage to make that clear....you see it in ON4UN's latest
I wasn't going to use a binocular core, Tim - I was going to use the Amidon FT-140-43 OR the FT-140-77 IF it made any noticeable difference....is there some magical reason to use binocular vice stand
Yes to both, Charlie - a friend of mine has a calculator to figure the exact turns ratio BUT, at a web site I found for this antenna (used during an FO0 dxpedition) the ratio was defined as 8 turns i
Thanks to all that replied - VERY informative information as well as anecdotal evidence the small delta loop receive antenna works well AND at a lower height, which I was thinking of doing but not su
A friend of mine has been looking for a new or newer radio that he can operate complete with his Mac OS computer with out running some type of emulator. He says Ten-Tec Jupiter looks promising but he