I don't believe this would significantly reduce the number of USA to USA callers. In reviewing the large number I had, on all bands not just 160, the USA callers were simply calling for a "general" Q
Signal is ~45 degrees from EM45 Arkansas. running about 15 dB above my noise floor. 73 Joel W5ZN On 2020-12-11 05:15, David Raymond wrote: Signal bearing from central Iowa/EN21 is about 70 degrees ba
I want to amplify what Dave said and Dave, thanks for the post! 73 Joel W5ZN There will be many of us looking forward to operating the Stew Perry contest this weekend. It's a great contest, unique i
Stan - yes dangerous......take a whiz on it instead!!!! :-))) ZN _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Same down here in Arkansas Dave. Not gud on 160 at all this past weekend during the contest. 73 Joel W5ZN _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Hi Ray, I run a lot of RG-11 here on long runs from the shack to my RX arrays and use PL-259 crimp connectors. I have gone exclusively to the DX Engineering connector, DXE-PL259CS8U. I crimp the shie
Greetings Jorge, Chak only uses paper QSL cards and does not use LoTW or Club Log. He does an excellent job responding to QSL requests though. His wife usually handles that for him. The current Covid
Thanks Wes. My information was based on comments from Jeff, K1ZM, when he and Krassy were there a couple years ago for a 160 op. Good to see hes doing some now. 73 Joel W5ZN _________________ Searcha
Yes John - my emails are not getting to you for some reason. 73 Joel W5ZN _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
I operated SOSB 160 from my station in Arkansas. I found Friday evening condx marginal and no EU peak at their SR. Saturday evening was much different. Sigs from EU were gud with a nice peak during E
and loud IS good !!!!! :-)) Looking forward to seeing, and working, everyone this weekend! 73 Joel W5ZN GD Love the spirit! GL OMs!! El El jue, ene. 27, 2022 a la(s) 1:47 p.m., John Crovelli <w2gd@ho
Jim, Which 8 circle version are you referring to?? The HiZ-8 or the Broad Side-End Fire (BSEF) 8 vertical array? The HiZ-8 uses all 8 verticals for each direction but the BSEF array only uses 4 verti
Hi Dino, I started with a single 1/4 wave vertical as Tree notes and it worked extremely well for years, however after a period of time I had a desire to upgrade the single vertical to a system that
The situation here at W5ZN is the same as Dave's. Way too much lightning from now until September to keep all of the 160 meter antennas out and operational. 73 Joel W5ZN On 2022-04-20 11:31, David Ra
Hi Kenny, Over the past 12 or more years I've conducted numerous comparisons of different receive antennas on the low bands. I'm fortunate to have enough land to lay all of them out with adequate spa
The YCCC-9 design by John, W1FV is an outstanding performer. I have had one installed at W5ZN for several years now and have documented direct comparisons with my HiZ-8 160 and BSEF-8 160 arrays plus
Its been a pretty rough year for 160 meter propagation but it did have its moments. Its difficult for me to gauge how things were because I seem to only remember to "good ones" and "great ones" we've