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161. Topband: ARRL 160M contest Rules (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 15:59:57 -0600
Fellow ARRL 160M participants Perhaps the best way for people to deal with the issues of rules changes, gripes, and complaints, is to forward them to me. I am passing off this brief summary to Dan He
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00068.html (9,032 bytes)

162. Re: Topband: Beverage Suggestions/Comments (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 10:04:25 -0600
...snip... ...snip... Is this a universal truth? I was under the impression that this depended on the quality of the soil conductivity. E.g. good soil, raise it up. Bad soil, lower it. Directivity is
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00078.html (7,661 bytes)

163. Re: Topband: Trap for 160m/80m inverted L (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 14:30:31 -0600
...snip... Jerry, Gary, I use such a system but with a grounded shunt fed tower and two separate shunts. However, I had to incorporate a vaccuum relay on the 160M hat wire. My two 'hats' are 180 degr
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00117.html (8,468 bytes)

164. Re: Topband: Error in ARRL 160 contest rules? (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2005 14:20:45 -0600
It occurs to me that Rod echos the sentiment of many, if not ALL contesting Topbanders. Any sort of "rules" modification must be made with the notion of increasing participation as being "key" to any
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00118.html (12,609 bytes)

165. Re: Topband: The death of 160m DX contests? (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 11:33:11 -0600
Spoken like a true Delawarian. Lets look at the math here folks, and compare it to some other stations around the country. I would like to have researched the differences in hardware at each of these
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00148.html (9,949 bytes)

166. Re: Topband: dx windows (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 11:40:57 -0600
As much as we would all hope otherwise, I'm fearful that the notion of DX windows would soon dominate any contest on Topband. Let's face it, last week we had about 1500 people using 60 KHz of spectru
/archives//html/Topband/2005-12/msg00179.html (8,352 bytes)

167. Re: Topband: RM-11306 (major issue) (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 19:57:33 -0600
This point cannot be emphasized enough. Without open protocols, it is impossible to navigate the band. Furthermore, a digital protocol that is private is tantamount to an encryption of sorts. It is n
/archives//html/Topband/2006-01/msg00215.html (7,963 bytes)

168. Re: Topband: CQ 160M Contest and a question about shunt feeding (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:04:26 -0600
...snip... ...snip... While I generally agree with your assessment, one has to balance the fact that a good percentage of the topband population that participates in these contests is seriously "nois
/archives//html/Topband/2006-01/msg00287.html (9,750 bytes)

169. Re: Topband: Noon time condx (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 17:08:46 -0600
Hmmm... Thor burped? The sun winked? Long delayed echoes? (snicker snicker) This reminds me of a story told to me by my friend Al-K0AD about Chicago "back in the 'olden' days." This was before the d
/archives//html/Topband/2006-01/msg00436.html (9,029 bytes)

170. Topband: New rules? (Was CQ 160 WW) (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 19:06:34 -0600
...snip... Wow! I guess you think the band should really get carved up for a contest--make special windows for everybody and a cadre of frequency police to enforce it! There are contesters that would
/archives//html/Topband/2006-01/msg00441.html (10,055 bytes)

171. Re: Topband: Calling without hearing (was CQ 160 WW) (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 20:16:18 -0600
...snip... Petr, Welcome to topband. Actually, CQDX makes considerable sense. There are times when the band is open and nobody discovers it. Last night the A and K were both at zero so I was on there
/archives//html/Topband/2006-01/msg00445.html (9,303 bytes)

172. Re: Topband: Should Be A Great Night! (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 20:07:03 -0600
I've hesitated telling the whole world the real secret to predicting good propagation on topband--trade secrets are hard to come by. I've got to tell you that this system really-really works. It's f
/archives//html/Topband/2006-02/msg00038.html (8,632 bytes)

173. Re: Topband: FairRite Products 2873000202 (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Fri, 3 Feb 2006 20:12:36 -0600
A little company called Ocean State Electronics carries many popular styles of ferrites and iron powder cores in various shapes and sizes. They are under Toroids in the index. http://www.oselectroni
/archives//html/Topband/2006-02/msg00064.html (8,113 bytes)

174. Re: Topband: W1AW (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Feb 2006 12:17:28 -0600
...snip... I would be happy to bend the ear of Dakota Director Jay Bellows-K0QB on the subject. Jay has been a good advocate on many issues and I'm certain he would be receptive to any notion that wo
/archives//html/Topband/2006-02/msg00123.html (8,240 bytes)

175. Re: Topband: 160m high power lowpass/bandpassfilter (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 18:43:33 -0600
Dick, I have designed and made competition grade bandpass filters for 80-40-20 that would handle 200W with good success. At 200W the voltages on resonant L/C circuits are going to be on the order of
/archives//html/Topband/2006-02/msg00205.html (10,478 bytes)

176. Re: Topband: Relays in RX array (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 16:45:38 -0600
Pete, I had a thread on here last year that discussed the topic at length. The bottom line was that all relays will be flaky due to oxidation and other issue on the contactors.--unless you run a bit
/archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00144.html (7,832 bytes)

177. Re: Topband: Relays in RX array (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 22:18:51 -0600
In a Rx array, I agree. Sealed switches are the way to go. But how much RF power do you dare run through a contact rated for 2amps at 30v or 60v? My assumption has always been that you needed to go t
/archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00147.html (10,750 bytes)

178. Re: Topband: Relays in *TX* array (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 09:59:06 -0600
Eric asks: And Steve ponders: Ok guys, first of all, I'm a bean counter--hardly in the same league as Tom when it comes to RF, so I defer 100% to the experts. But, I did do some research on the subje
/archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00167.html (12,837 bytes)

179. Topband: LBOW & WAS (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 14:46:29 -0600
I was going to support the Logbook of the World by requesting a 5BWAS certificate. I know I have a WAS on every band many times over. But I cannot yet submit my request. It seems as though some state
/archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00212.html (7,642 bytes)

180. Re: Topband: LBOW & WAS (score: 1)
Author: "Ford Peterson" <ford@cmgate.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Mar 2006 22:32:44 -0600
...snip... Rick, and others... To me, working a contest on Topband is more challenging than many others, in many ways. There are wild cards and loose canons galore. Clicks, limited bandwidth, extreme
/archives//html/Topband/2006-03/msg00219.html (11,191 bytes)

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