FB, Milt! Good catch! 73 Charlie, K4OTV He was first discernable here at 1350. In the log at 1400. It is now 1422 and he is fading with my sunrise. The signals peaked at S3 on the Beverages for about
'If you believe - no proof is necessary; if you don't believe- no proof is possible"! So it is with many discussions on this reflector! 73, Charlie, K4OTV Jim, You are giving terrible advice. I'm not
Hi, Bjorn Well I would expect that moving the loading coil higher would be more beneficial than improving the top loading spokes, as it would move the high current portion of the antenna higher above
Hi, Bjorn Well, I can't argue with JC. With my first ever inverted L for 160, I had similar experiences as did his friend, AA7JV with; submerged radials. In my case, the inverted L was on the dam of
FB, Jim! Congrats! 73, Charlie, K4OTV He said they have been working on their RX antennas, trying to improve their receive capability to the degree they can. FT5ZM is the antipode to a spot in Colora
Great information, Rick! (Of course we still don't know about dissipation and heating at high power - unlike the situation in the 4815A. Of course guys running power could employ a thermal probe init
FB, Gary! WFWL! :) 73, Charlie, K4OTV Fingers crossed it wasn't a slim I worked. The signals were in & out but for 4-5 minutes I could hear them clearly. Time'll tell. If I did get him it was greatly
I wonder what circular-polarized RX antennas might have to offer on 160? Charlie, K4OTV I have been listening several evenings now on 160M using my K3 in diversity mode with the TX vertical array on
Years ago I used DX Summit a lot, but it has become relatively useless and unresponsive without real support, so I gave it up years ago. Now I use DXWatch a lot - very good filters and tools. Another
BTW, Herb A couple of niceties and conveniences on DXWatch - if you set up a password and log in - when you put your cursor on the DX spot, it automatically shows bearing (SP and LP) from your QTH an
Well, Bruce, if they are using inverters forf the DC-AC conversion, I would expect I to be pretty nasty - some sort of "modified square wave" or "modified sine-wave" approximation. Like a HUGE switch
How's the phasing controlled amongst those antennas, Gary? Coaxial phasing lines and relays? Or more complex networks? 73 Charlie, K4OTV I have the triangular array and the antennas are the same. No,
Hello all, My original post regarding circular polarization receiving antennas for 160 was posted 2/2/2014 as a comment on Bill, VE3CSK's post regarding his observation of apparent rapid polarization
BTW - does anyone know if the EME boys employ circular polarization? 73, Charlie, K4OTV Hello all, My original post regarding circular polarization receiving antennas for 160 was posted 2/2/2014 as a
Wow! That's really interesting, with really detailed information and directions, Gary!! Thanks for sharing!! 73, Charlie, K4OTV Here's a recent link from Ed KL7UW regarding his experience with Adapti
Thanks, Joel! That makes perfect sense to me! I dont keep up with EME, as Im an HF CW DXer, but it seemed that the EME guys might use circular polarization to contend with the Faraday Rotation in Ear
Yikes, HEAVY snow, freezing fog and 23 degrees F in Raleigh! It's really coming down and accumulating FAST here! Next we're supposed to get hit with sleet, freezing rain and ice - up to 1/2 inch! Hop
Thanks for the info Carsten! Makes perfect sense to me, based on my spacecraft experience of long ago. Thanks for the update from the EME crowd! 73, Charlie, K4OTV ... circular polarization is standa
Hi, Bill! Well, it's bad out there! Lots of gridlock on the roads and now the weather people are calling for 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch of ICE! That WILL bring the power down. Dont' thimk I'm able to get m
Hi, Doug and Eddy and all others! Well, sadly ice storms are more common than snow storms in North Carolina, Yes I've lost a few antennas to ice and wind. I lost my 160 inverted L when a hurricane ti