- 21. RE: Topband: Strange conditions Sunday night (Monday too) (score: 1)
- Author: "R" <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2004 18:13:16 -0800
- You are experiencing exactly what we did for a month at XZ0A. In the first 90 minutes after sunset, there are no signals on low angle receive antennas, and everything shows up in a low dipole. It is
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-02/msg00141.html (10,702 bytes)
- 22. Re: Topband: Conditions last night (score: 1)
- Author: <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 20:08:17 -0800
- I NEVER take tail enders, and have even stopped pileups and instructed NO TAILS - wastes everyone's time getting fills. Once I pick on a signal, (usually a partial) I don't want to hear anyone else u
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-02/msg00210.html (11,257 bytes)
- 23. Re: Topband: HR5/OH3JF (score: 1)
- Author: <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2004 23:50:09 -0800
- Best to avoid ANY exact KHz. While 0.5 KHz is plenty to avoid most products, its better to stay farther than that away from 1820.0 and 1830.0 73 Robin, WA6CDR Can somebody from NA say to Henry move l
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00047.html (7,880 bytes)
- 24. RE: Topband: 3B9C topband report Mar 28/1430-29/0215z (score: 1)
- Author: "R" <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 16:26:12 -0800
- Now THIS sounds more like what I experienced from XZ0A, and XZ1N much of the time!! It is NOT easy going! The whispers of signals fading up occasionally is VERY familiar! - and my ears are STILL ring
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-03/msg00326.html (8,319 bytes)
- 25. Re: Topband: TRANSCEIVER WITH SEPERATE RECEIVER? (score: 1)
- Author: <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2004 19:23:07 -0700
- A K2 works VERY well as either the primary or aux receiver. Many use 2 full transceivers, sometimes wired both as TX/RX, and sometimes one just as Rx only. I used a TS940 and an R7 at N6LL for many y
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-04/msg00063.html (8,015 bytes)
- 26. Re: Topband: Titanex V160S and tuning unit (score: 1)
- Author: <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Fri, 5 Nov 2004 20:57:58 -0800
- just a quick response, see if you get more useful data from others The wire from the antenna end taps the coil to bring the antenna to resonance, the tap from the feedline is used to select a 50 ohm
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00036.html (8,869 bytes)
- 27. Topband: HS0AC-HS72B RAST Club station (score: 1)
- Author: "Robin" <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 23:08:25 -0800
- The HS72B CQWW & Special Operations team (DL3DXX,DL5LYM,G4ODV, G4UZN, WA6CDR, HS1CKC, HS0ZDX, HS0ZDZ) has received a very generous donation we will use as matching funds toward a new well equipped FT
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00166.html (7,665 bytes)
- 28. Topband: HS72B "Status" (score: 1)
- Author: wb6tza@socal.rr.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 18:19:58 +0000 (GMT)
- For all who have asked, we are well aware we have to be on the air at or before our sunset, and then continuously until NA sunrise is complete. We have not been on much due to equipment failures impa
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00291.html (8,967 bytes)
- 29. Topband: HS72B more thoughts (score: 1)
- Author: wb6tza@socal.rr.com
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 19:31:41 +0000 (GMT)
- A couple good points I skipped We will change our QSX to something between 25 and 30 during the 1030Z-15Z NA time, please listen and watch posts. The freq may change on the fly as there are wandering
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-11/msg00292.html (7,397 bytes)
- 30. Topband: hs72b notes (score: 1)
- Author: wb6tza@socal.rr.com
- Date: Wed, 01 Dec 2004 17:05:57 +0000 (GMT)
- thanks for everyones patience. the noise is really rough edged and tough to listen through. 9 NA made it through, KV0Q, W8AEF,N7RT,W6PBI,N7JW,AA0RS,K7CA,W9NGA,N7DD ( approximately reverse clock order
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00007.html (7,796 bytes)
- 31. Topband: HS72B.. the saga continues (score: 1)
- Author: wb6tza@socal.rr.com
- Date: Fri, 03 Dec 2004 20:30:50 +0000 (GMT)
- Tonite was different- or more rather typically unusual. ALL signals we heard from NA were heard on a very noisy low dipole- Just as at XZ0A, except there the dipole was QUIET. Typically at XZ0A the s
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00042.html (10,104 bytes)
- 32. Topband: HS72B first contest night (score: 1)
- Author: wb6tza@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 02:26:03 +0000 (GMT)
- results can be summed up (in polite company) in one word. N O T H I N G. got another beverage out, a properly terminated BOG aimed south. Spent a few hours recovering from a balloon VS tree encounter
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00063.html (8,195 bytes)
- 33. Topband: HS72B contest night #2 (score: 1)
- Author: wb6tza@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sun, 05 Dec 2004 18:10:15 +0000 (GMT)
- 9 new calls in the log, all between 15 and 16Z.. W7DT, when you called again at 1604, how far after your sunrise was that? Searchlight effect again... and some folks had the lens adjustment knob remo
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00075.html (7,714 bytes)
- 34. Topband: hs72b monday eve (score: 1)
- Author: wb6tza@socal.rr.com
- Date: Tue, 07 Dec 2004 08:10:38 +0000 (GMT)
- conditions seemed crummy on both 160 and 80, heard nothing for the first couple hours, and as Bill reports, apparently we were weak & inconsistent even tho we were on and calling steadily from 1055Z
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00118.html (7,539 bytes)
- 35. Topband: G3NOM/HS0ZDZ (score: 1)
- Author: wb6tza@socal.rr.com
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 04:34:17 +0000 (GMT)
- Several folks have written me asking.. Unfortunately there is no significant change in Rays condition. The family has not put out any new information recently and since they have requested severly li
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00149.html (6,555 bytes)
- 36. Re: Topband: HS72B (score: 1)
- Author: wb6tza@socal.rr.com (by way of Bill Tippett <btippett@alum.mit.edu>)
- Date: Thu, 09 Dec 2004 06:58:17 -0500
- Milt spelled it out pretty completely from our standpoint. Since XZ0A, a low dipole is a staple item in my antenna bag. HS72B has the additional issue of discrete local noise sources to try to hide f
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00150.html (12,188 bytes)
- 37. Topband: HS72B Friday (score: 1)
- Author: wb6tza@socal.rr.com
- Date: Sat, 11 Dec 2004 01:16:56 +0000 (GMT)
- Well... what a long string of noise! last couple of nights apparently our signal was either weak or not there for most folks, and as you are all painfully aware, we have to be thumping in before ther
- /archives//html/Topband/2004-12/msg00164.html (8,427 bytes)
- 38. Re: Topband: 160M Friday Evening, Etc. (score: 1)
- Author: "Robin" <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Sat, 1 Jan 2005 11:30:11 -0800
- HI Charlie DON'T give up! The low receiving dipole may very well do you some good. I have found that it really wants to be full size but that its far less critical about most other things. I ran it t
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-01/msg00008.html (11,450 bytes)
- 39. Topband: contact-relay cleaners (score: 1)
- Author: "Robin" <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:52:46 -0700
- Contact cleaners ( for you old timers, Tuner cleaner). This particular product line used to be known as Cramolin company is now CAIG They make a line of cleaners/lubes and protectants under the DeoxI
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-10/msg00278.html (8,394 bytes)
- 40. Re: Topband: VY2ZM - New World Record (score: 1)
- Author: "Robin" <wb6tza@socal.rr.com>
- Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 11:44:01 -0800
- DXCC on 160 in a single weekend! Stew Perry must really be shaking his head in disbelief! _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.com http://lists.cont
- /archives//html/Topband/2005-11/msg00340.html (7,215 bytes)
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