- 181. Topband: XF4DL (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:37:48 -0700
- Got this from W7GJ: -- Forwarded message from Lance Collister <w7gj@accessoutwest.com> -- Here is the info from EA6VQ: The crew of XF4DL has been requested by the maritime authorities to put down som
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-10/msg00179.html (6,755 bytes)
- 182. Topband: SS CW Activity Period (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:57:42 -0800
- Okay - most of you know I am nuts - and now I will prove it to the rest of you. This next weekend is the SS CW contest. This contests runs from 2100Z on Saturday until 0300Z Monday morning (10 PM EST
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-10/msg00191.html (7,896 bytes)
- 183. Re: Topband: Non-DX QSOs, W1AW, etc. (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Fri, 3 Nov 2006 15:22:12 -0800
- I would think 1801 would be a good choice. The only times this frequency gets used is during one of the more active 160 meter contests (ARRL, CQ and the Stew). Tree N6TR tree@kkn.net PS: See you all
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00017.html (8,410 bytes)
- 184. Re: Topband: 9J2VB on 160 (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Wed, 15 Nov 2006 10:55:28 -0800
- Very excellent advice. If anyone wants to invest some time into really understanding how these techniques come into play with the "typical" weak signal conditions often encountered on topband, I have
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00100.html (8,398 bytes)
- 185. Topband: Boring Radar Report (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 08:45:27 -0800
- This morning, the radar was louder than ever - several S-units above the noise level. I made a recording of it here: http://www.kkn.net/~tree/160/160Radar.wav During this recording, I was tuning arou
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00110.html (7,184 bytes)
- 186. Topband: A fine evening on 160 from HC8 (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:56:51 -0800
- Well - the contest was over - and the multi-multi station at HC8N was mostly ripped apart - but I asked Trey, N5KO, if I could keep the 160 station running during the night. He said sure. Since I had
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00203.html (9,687 bytes)
- 187. Re: Topband: 160 mtr low signal - CW Pitch (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 14:40:07 -0800
- As everyone has said - personal preference is a big factor. I typically use 400 or 450 hz. One other thing that should be mentioned is what you do with your RF Gain control. This again seems to be pe
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00206.html (8,754 bytes)
- 188. Re: Topband: cw pitch (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:16:59 -0800
- This is a great explanation for why EME is better with SSB filters than narrow ones. There are a couple of samples of EME signals on this page that might be interesting for some to listen to. If you
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-11/msg00209.html (7,343 bytes)
- 189. Topband: Stew Perry score listing error (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 19:14:29 -0800
- A couple of stations found their scores missing in the 2005 Stew Perry results. An error was made when I was copying the score file into the html editor and the following scores were omitted from the
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00000.html (6,563 bytes)
- 190. Topband: F8BPN has one - do you? (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Wed, 6 Dec 2006 09:50:05 -0800
- http://www.kkn.net/~tree/160/f8bpn.jpg Stand by for upcoming announcements on how you can sponsor and WIN a plaque in the upcoming Stew Perry contest. In other Boring news, I am holding a vigil on (o
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00081.html (6,599 bytes)
- 191. Topband: Quick opening to zone 20 (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 06:32:22 -0800
- The band has been very poor most nights here. However, for a brief period last night, the RF gods decided to let some 160 meter signals through from zone 20. SV3RF was "out of nowhere" and gave me a
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00087.html (6,810 bytes)
- 192. Topband: Orion receiver on topband (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 08:18:04 -0800
- While working on a serial communication issue between my software and the Orion, W4PA sent me a radio to use for debugging. Naturally, I set it up on the table (pushing the Drake C line off for awhil
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00096.html (8,549 bytes)
- 193. Re: Topband: Orion receiver on topband (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2006 12:02:44 -0800
- Oops - that's 1500-1530. Sunrise is around 1530 currently. Tree N6TR _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/l
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00100.html (6,850 bytes)
- 194. Topband: Strange opening last night (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2006 00:03:42 -0800
- The band didn't sound good at all. Ten meters was full of signals - a bad for sure. However, around 0400, I could hear UT3MD working W8JI. I figured out his signal was coming in from the southeast! D
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00106.html (7,564 bytes)
- 195. Topband: Help with new noise on topband (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 13:22:51 -0800
- All - Maybe someone out there has dealt with this specific noise and can help me with possible sources. This noise is local - about 0.5 to 0.75 miles away - towards JA. The noise has about a 50 perce
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00128.html (7,489 bytes)
- 196. Re: Topband: General Conditions (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Tue, 12 Dec 2006 18:34:20 -0800
- QSOs in the log so far - each on different nights during very short openings (DF2PY, SV3RF and UT3MD). I am sorry to hear that SM and OH have fallen into the ocean. Conditions in October were MUCH b
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00146.html (7,096 bytes)
- 197. Topband: Boring Report (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 13:46:32 -0800
- The band actually sounded almost normal last night. Worked four EU signals that were coming in around 30 degrees - instead of skewed down to 70 degrees. This morning, Ross, 9M2AX answered one of my C
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00325.html (6,431 bytes)
- 198. Topband: Boring Stew Report (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Dec 2006 08:27:41 -0800
- The Stew Perry contest started off with a bang here in Boring, Oregon. No fewer than THREE VK6 QSOs in the log (at 30 points each) along with several handfulls of JAs, a VK3, ZL3, UA0, a couple KH6s
- /archives//html/Topband/2006-12/msg00348.html (7,123 bytes)
- 199. Topband: Stew logs and the robot and RSTs (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 09:01:54 -0800
- I have received a number of e-mails about certain logging programs not producing the correct Cabrillo format for the Stew Perry logs. Here is a "statement" about the problem. Hopefully, this will hel
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-01/msg00004.html (8,284 bytes)
- 200. Re: Topband: Noise during SP (score: 1)
- Author: Tree <tree@kkn.net>
- Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2007 15:03:47 -0800
- There was a very interesting noise here. It came on during my one hour nap which was from 0900-1000 UTC. When I got back on the band, there was this very strange sound on the band to the east. It so
- /archives//html/Topband/2007-01/msg00011.html (7,281 bytes)
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