Hi Jim, The AM radio stations are required to do the annual measurements per the current FCC rules and I have indeed been shown the measurement data at transmitter sites I have visited. The FCC does
Hi Michael, It was a very interesting opening (band improvement) into parts of Europe from here in Indiana at the same times you mentioned. I just looked at my contest log and something special start
It started off OK here near Indianapolis but as darkness moved West from here the QRN went way up from the Thunderstorms centered above KS, OK, and AR. As an example my noise floor when beaming West
Hi Steve, During 160 meter contests I often experience situations where I can barely hear a station calling me on my 68 foot base loaded vertical which I use for transmit but when I switch to any one
Hi George, On peaks of about 4dB over my noise floor you were solid copy this morning around 0940 UTC near Indianapolis using my small pennant RX antenna pointed 300 degrees but QSB would often take
5B4AMX very strong this evening (Oct 17, 2023 at 0040 UTC) on 160 meters CW, and here is a link to a video I just uploaded to YouTube which was recorded while he was working K1TZQ and also calling CQ
Hi Mike, Probably 8P5A. You will see that call listed in the recent Stew Perry results. Don wd8dsb _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Hi Roger, I know 3 RBN reporting receivers located in New Hampshire use very good RX antennas and they are as follows based on 2020 information I obtained from the owner of these receivers. 200m-long
Hi Mike, As far as I know the RBN receivers are not related at all to the websdr.com receivers. Don wd8dsb _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflecto
Woke up early this morning (0525 UTC) and saw numerous stations on my waterfall so turned up the volume and heard a bunch of familiar calls calling CQ (OT4A, G3PQA, G3YRO, G4EIM, G3OLB and a station
Hi George (AA7JV), Fantastic signal from E51D this morning into Indiana around 15 minutes before my sunrise. You were peaking almost 20 dB above my noise floor at times with lots of QSB (rapid/deep f
Hi Mike, Interesting read and thanks for sending it my way. This is a great example on why you need to keep an open mind as there are almost infinite sources of RFI. We are starting our drive back to
I manually edited the Cabrillo file and just entered a 2 for the received exchange where the section normally would be and the ARRL robot then no longer flagged an error. Don wd8dsb _________________
Hi Jim, During the Stew this weekend the QRN due to lightning was peaking 25 dB over my noise floor when listening on my TX antenna and this was from the big sting of lightning over the southern stat
Hi Jon and gang, I worked VP2VI last night on 160 meters CW at 08:23pm EDT which was five minutes before my sunset when they were just above my noise floor so they have very good receive capabilities
Hi Jim, I live in a deed restricted area so I keep things to a bare minimum and thats why I dont top load (or center load) my 68 foot vertical wire that hangs straight down from a massive Sycamore tr
Hi Andy, 100 watts to a 68 foot base loaded vertical with 55 short buried radials(2500 feet of radials). Worked you 5 minutes before my sunset when you were just above my noise floor whereas you were
Hi Nick, What counts for the numbers being posted? I ask this because I had my 160 meter DXCC verified by ARRL when I reached 102 countries but since then I have confirmed many more countries via QSL