I respect your right to enjoy not enjoying FT8, or any other mode for that matter. I'll side with you every time this right is challenged. Bottom line is, nature hates vacuum. If a section of a band
With a 1 minute cycle, where only 46 seconds of it is payload, like in JT65 and JT9, a CW id is possible, and indeed available, to those that want to activate it. Not feasible with a 15 seconds cycle
Like most of you, my interest in radio started with a tube radio/turntable combo, listening to shortwave broadcasting stations back in the late 60s. Unlike some of you, my SWLing interest remained af
Well... he confirmed it. Granted that it may not have been used for all QSOs. Based on the posted correspondence, it's clear he is not doing anything with ill intent. It's either need, or his way of
I mentioned yesterday the tagline that an SWLer uses on his logs. I just noticed that he has updated it. It now says: "All logged by my ears, on my receiver, in real time & without the aid of a compu
to enforce a full >>>>amateur call sign to its subscribers and then to make the dbases available for scrutinity sothat >>>>the logs can be compared to say the DXCC mechanisms. This is just a thought
I may be missing something here. The way I interpret the excerpt below is that it's ok to use remote stations, within the same DXCC entity or outside of it. 'Station' here meaning TX and RX together,
How would you convince the owner to add a 5 second pause. We are not dealing with ham operated remote receivers necessarily. Peer pressure may work on a ham, but on other people, it would be limitati
Tree and Mike, With all due respect. Has anybody crossed the line? Any personal attacks? This is an issue relevant to Topband. If it's not discussed here, where will it be? Has the list turned into s
Hi Jim, Beautifully done. A work of art. 73 de Vince, VA3VF _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Tim, I'm a QLF CW operator. Yes, that bad. :^) What you described below is exactly what I go through during a contest. Unless I switch back and forth between narrow and wide, I cannot listen for very
Tim, You wrote in your reply to Mike, W0MU: FT8 perpetuate. The myth that FT8 is superior for DX'ing, to other modes. With all due respect, I think you are 'buying' into the 'red herring' that some a
Really sad to see that this 'comet' is already back in Topband 'orbit'. Do we have new list members, by any chance? People that are hearing/reading about FT8 on topband for the first time? Nobody wen
Hello, I was about to purchase this new antenna, when I saw a YouTube video showing it in comparison to the Wellbrook 1530LN, the Bonito ML200, and the el-cheapo ebay MLA-30. https://www.youtube.com/
Are TVs still available? All I have is a 50" Netflix display. The family says it should also 'receive' Amazon Prime. LOL party. These days, we try to sneak out of a party to go to the house!" One go
My guess as well. VY0ERC was very active last week on other bands that I monitored. 73 de Vince, VA3VF _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Reflector
Very interested in this discussion, as I embark on my common mode choke 'journey'. Got the toroids, and a NanoVNA. 73 de Vince, VA3VF _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/
Frank, I'm a 'metric' guy. If my faltering brain is still functional, this is close to 10 km. All for a 160M antenna? I just placed an order for 200 ft of wire. Even with the 50% off special, I canno
Hi Steve, Sure, but you worked hard for it. The station you built is the enabler, more than the conditions, I think. 73 de Vince, VA3VF _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.co
Pete, See the table at the following link: http://www.ohmslawcalculator.com/awg-wire-chart 73 de Vince, VA3VF _________________ Searchable Archives: http://www.contesting.com/_topband - Topband Refle