- 1. Topband: JD1 (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr at aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Wed Aug 13 08:50:37 2003
- JR8XXQ/JD1-M.T. was on 10111 KHz this morning, 1230z. Any info if they will be qrv on 160m? 73 Bob W7LR
- /archives//html/Topband/2003-08/msg00069.html (6,147 bytes)
- 2. Topband: condx (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr at aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Wed May 21 13:24:40 2003
- Perhaps we should listen more evenings. In the few evenings when I have listened I have been surprised at 160m condx. I think we assume that the band will be dead until next winter. Some examples: 19
- /archives//html/Topband/2003-05/msg00134.html (6,717 bytes)
- 3. Topband: xu (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Sat, 7 Dec 2002 21:04:55 EST
- Talked with N6FF/XU7ACB tonite. Only 3 topband qsos so far, k6vx gm3poi & ?. He will start at 11z for east coast on 1827.5 KHz. 213 qsos on 80m. gl. 73 Bob W7LR -- StripMime Report -- processed MIME
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-12/msg00108.html (6,246 bytes)
- 4. Topband: RX transformers (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2002 11:09:27 EST
- Here is a transformer table: FT14043 Binocular Source Amidon Amidon Cost $3.75 80 cents size 1.40" od .525" x .550" material vhf hf A-L 952 8500 (thus few turns) pri jX? yes no Vs loss due to jX? 2 t
- /archives//html/Topband/2002-03/msg00211.html (6,632 bytes)
- 5. Topband: pulse noise (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2001 20:47:15 EST
- For some time I've experienced pulse noise on 160m. It occurs on certain discrete frequencies and is low level. I've turned things off in the house with no effect. I have a EWE receiving system givin
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-11/msg00091.html (7,157 bytes)
- 6. Topband: t32 (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (by way of Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>)
- Date: Sun, 07 Oct 2001 22:20:58 +0100
- FB on N0AH report. I usually hear well, with s1 noise level. For an hour and a half before our sunrise at 1330z until after sunrise I could not hear a whisper of the T32, with rf and af gains optimum
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-10/msg00038.html (6,903 bytes)
- 7. Topband: more bandplan (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 12:11:10 EDT
- I think that the concept of the plan, and the plan itself are fine - some leverage to make ssb and cw fit on 160m which shouldn't be difficult. So the first choice would be to make the plan work. The
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-10/msg00161.html (7,045 bytes)
- 8. Topband: dx condx (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (by way of Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>)
- Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 10:43:19 +0100
- Condx before our sunrise in MT now around 1300z have been good, with qso's with vk3zl vk3xu vk6hd zk1qma xe2mx and k3j all with good signals. n7ua reported working 17 ja one morning - I hadn't heard
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-09/msg00097.html (6,977 bytes)
- 9. Topband: zd7k (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Mon, 9 Apr 2001 09:39:54 EDT
- On 8 April hrd two w4's and maybe n6ff qso them, around 0615z. My noise level was very low that night but no zd7 signal. Last night 9 April storm qrn was about s8 but listened anyway and didnt hear a
- /archives//html/Topband/2001-04/msg00021.html (6,767 bytes)
- 10. Topband: 160 condx (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Mon, 4 Dec 2000 00:03:33 EST
- Ne9Z and I thought the test was a fizzle but maybe we did better than we thought. 3 JA sat am (one measure were two recent pileups with 23 and 24 JA each in about half hour session). Two of the conte
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-12/msg00027.html (7,031 bytes)
- 11. Topband: JA (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2000 17:59:25 EST
- Nice surprise this morning about half an hour before sunrise. Sent one cq and soon had 23 JA qsos on 160, some 599 and some after our sunrise. Last JA qso was 10 Sept with 7L3HLQ. Have heard a few EU
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-11/msg00095.html (6,561 bytes)
- 12. Topband: a61 (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 18:12:10 EST
- More A61AJ alert. He was 2 s units above the noise (which was very low) here in Montana. I have EWE broadside arrays with switching for 6 directions and the signals were best from VK which is west fr
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-11/msg00115.html (6,960 bytes)
- 13. Topband: 4w6 (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2000 12:15:45 EDT
- Started to hear Dick on 160 about 1310z, he peaked 579 at 1315z, and was gone by 1320z, here in Montana. Due to short time window contest style contacts would help - also to spread out the pile. No j
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-10/msg00038.html (6,470 bytes)
- 14. Topband: 4w (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 12:56:16 EDT
- N6FF is really a good operator. I got up at 5 am, 1100z, to hear him cq - he kept that up until 1330z and beyond. For more than an hour I dont believe that he could hear anyone. During that early tim
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-10/msg00069.html (7,341 bytes)
- 15. Topband: season (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Tue, 1 Aug 2000 08:53:29 EDT
- This wont be news to W8JI with his great station and a year long season. There are other factors besides propagation, qrn, putting out Beverages - one being zzz. It has been hot here, about 100 F nea
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-08/msg00002.html (7,056 bytes)
- 16. Topband: aurora (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:12:41 EDT
- For high latitude stations the auroral path is one of the problems for 160m. Does anyone have information on whether or not using a higher frequency in the band would help? I checked the swr on my ve
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-08/msg00012.html (6,947 bytes)
- 17. Topband: season (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Wed, 5 Apr 2000 19:09:57 EDT
- I thought the topband season was over, but tried a cq this morning and JA1HQT answered, we were on 1824 khz at 1218z, about half an hour before my sunrise, 579 each way, with noise at wintertime leve
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-04/msg00014.html (6,603 bytes)
- 18. Topband: dx (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2000 16:07:57 EST
- 04 to 05z 21 March heard OM0WR EA3VY PA0CLN DJ7AA DF2PY but none could hear me. At the 4am local time (1100z) slot (too early for that path with our sunrise 1320z) I've listened for V85AA but nothing
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-03/msg00067.html (7,003 bytes)
- 19. Topband: mt report (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 09:27:13 EST
- This morning, 9 jan, heard RA0FF and RA0FA s7 around 1340z before our sunrise (which is now 1503z). By 1415z they had almost faded out. So far this season UA0/RA0 signals have been nil or else right
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00070.html (7,477 bytes)
- 20. Topband: JA signal data (score: 1)
- Author: W7lr@aol.com (W7lr@aol.com)
- Date: Sun, 9 Jan 2000 10:28:38 EST
- Monitored JA0QNJ before and after our sunrise. One conclusion - dont give up after your sunrise. Started logging s readings at 1445z, s8; s9+ by 1454z; MT sunrise 1503z; 1505z he was s6; 1514z s3; 15
- /archives//html/Topband/2000-01/msg00071.html (6,878 bytes)
This search system is powered by
Namazu