Stew Perry TBDC changes being considered Don't mess with success... Leave it alone. Barry W9UCW _______________________________________________ Topband mailing list Topband@contesting.com http://list
Does anyone have a feel for how popular 160 really is in JA? If I were to assess that from my JA 160 experience I'd say there aren't any ! ;< To W2PM, I guess Louis gave a good feel for the answer to
Arunas asked: "Any info on his further activities on TB?" I have copied Remi, FK8CP most every morning for the last week... sometimes not well enough to call and be sure of who he's answering. I usua
Rest in peace, Earl. We were friends a long time, but the important thing is that you defined the term " Gentleman" on the Gentleman's band. 73 forever, Barry, W9UCW ** See what's free at http://www.
Hi Paul and Raoul, I agree, although listening to the east from here in the evening has been particularly punishing this spring/summer. The racket seems worse than usual, but maybe it's me. Reminds m
To Jim, W5QM: After 54 years on 160 I've reconciled myself to the fact that age is the best QRN fighter. You see, "hardening of the arteries" sets in, and simultaneously your eardrums begin to turn t
Re: Cage Vertical Worth It? Hi Dan, The vertical we used in Channahon Illinois in the 80's was built around a 120' tower sitting on busbar insulators with insulated guys. It had a 13 to 60 mHz conica
The Reflector postings on this subject have always been enlightening to me. I've never been strong on this subject and I tend to pay close attention to what everyone says. In terms of recent postings
My advice... Forget all that crap, get on the air and work what you can. I realize that we all have egos if we are alive... but as Abraham Maslow stated in his "Hierarchy of Human Needs," it is easil
Starting in 1954 I ran 160 mobile off and on for more than 50 years. Even did a lot of hidden transmitter hunts on 160 in the Chicago area with the "Chiburban Radio Mobileers. Check out their website
This subject comes up often. That should be no surprise. It's very important to those who need to load shortened monopoles, and there is a great deal of conflict in the available literature on the su
This may or may not be significant to the discussion. In the 1970's I was using a 120 foot insulated base vertical as my main transmit antenna. I had 12,000 feet of #12 copper radials from 90 to 200
In a message dated 11/19/2011 2:00:52 P.M. Central Standard Time, topband-request@contesting.com writes: K2AV <olinger@bellsouth.net You know Guy, your diatribes are a sure cure for insomnia. I have
Congrats, Gene, Your post reminded me and I remember the feeling well. It was in the mid 50's. I had a WW2 surplus Hammarlund Super Pro receiver but it only covered 3 to 20 MHz. For 160 I used an old
During the 1980's we had a 120 foot, insulated base tower with an appropriate radial system. I wanted to improve it's performance and increase its bandwidth. I also wanted to add an 11 foot conical m
It sounds like classic "spotlight propagation," Larry. Happens a lot on 160. I feel lucky to have experienced it several times over the last 58 years on topband. The most memorable one for me occurre
Roy, you said: <"Whaaat??? Where did that 1.7 ohm figure come from....space?"> Three cheers for you!!! And for Jeff! I was beginning to think that everyone was joining in a conspiracy of silence so t
After reading all the comments about the end of the 160 season, I wondered how many DX contacts I make in the "off season." I'm not very consistent in my operating habits and although I often "check
Hi Clay, Long time no see... When I lived in Minooka in the 60's & 70's our old friend from Kankakee who was with the TV cable company fixed me up with a lot of "scraps" of half inch and one inch 75
During the discussion of various 160 Antarctic operations did anyone mention AZ5ZA? In loading old logbooks in a new logging program I came across a couple contacts with them in late 1983 and January